Children of the Sun
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- PCApr 09, 20248.5playscore8.236 Critics9.32.33K Players
36 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
The silver lining to all of this is that most of the frustration is drowned out by wonderful little touches and clever design wrinkles. Without even trying, I binged the entire campaign in one sitting.
Elijah Beahm · Jul 04, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewChildren of the sun es una arriesgada, original y satisfactoria propuesta en forma de híbrido de videojuego de francotirador táctico con elementos de rompecabezas. Contando con una única bala para aniquilar a varios objetivos, la posibilidad de “redispararla” cada vez que acertemos en un blanco nos permite ir acumulando bajas como si de una carambola de billar se tratara. De manera muy inteligente y progresiva, el título va introduciendo nuevos elementos y mecánicas a su propuesta, que se mantiene fresca en todo momento.
Yago Lago · Apr 29, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewChildren of the Sun es un "puzle shooter" interesante que llega para dar un giro de tuerca a los juegos de disparos y, pese a no ser perfecto, es una experiencia recomendable para aquellos que busquen una experiencia diferente.
Saúl González · Apr 18, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewChildren of the Sun is a prime example of an experience born from a straightforward premise and then iterated for the right amount of time before it loses its charm. On occasion, the central mechanic can't keep up with itself – I missed more than a few finicky shots that should have landed, forcing a retry. But once you successfully execute a strategy and finish a level, the satisfaction is unmatched. You then seek to replicate the feeling during subsequent hunts, completely alienated from the messiness of your actions as you chase a higher score.
Diego Nicolás Argüello · Apr 17, 2024 Reviewed on PCChildren of the Sun is a great video game, designed for players who want a hyper-violent revenge story that remixes puzzle and slow-motion mechanics in a unique way. The narrative is familiar but gripping, delivered in small chunks and with a distinctive style. The entire presentation communicates dread and determination.
The Girl’s ability to fire just one bullet and then control it to kill multiple targets is unique. It allows the developer to create impressive puzzles while also giving gamers freedom to explore and craft plans. Children of the Sun is immersive, dark, accessible, challenging, and fun.Cosmin Vasile · Apr 11, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewChildren of the Sun is a game that's probably going to appeal to a different general audience than its visuals may imply, but whether the grungy, ultra-violent visuals seem tempting or it's the unique puzzle mechanics, there's a lot to love. However, it's worth noting that what a player wants out of the game will affect the dollar value of the package. It's possible to plow through the whole thing in a long afternoon, and it's the pursuit of better scores and a higher ranking on each level's leaderboard that adds true longevity.
Quinn Levandoski · Apr 11, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewChildren of the Sun is an incredibly vivid and creative puzzler-shooter. It is thoroughly engaging to find the perfect thread of headshots to line up, poking holes in a setpiece cultist encampment, linking each bloody kill to the next with both finesse and inventive solutions. It is quite simply the best sniping game I’ve ever played and, better yet, it has a story, vibes and atmosphere you just want to bathe in, much like the blood of your enemies. In the plethora of ‘cool’ video games to have graced our screens over the years, Children of the Sun is near the tippy top.
Charlie Kelly · Apr 10, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewOf course, you could, as always, turn it around and praise developer René Rother for designing a very specific mechanical and structural framework and then wanting to nail the gameplay within it, rather than constantly expanding it. This is absolutely true, and for the purposes of leaderboards, there is certainly room for a strong community that wants to complete scenarios as quickly and efficiently as possible. But for those of us who play games once, it's just simple enough, even if what you're actually doing is entertaining.
Magnus Groth-Andersen · Apr 09, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewChildren of the Sun built upon some concepts from other first-person puzzle games, and came up with something charming and uniquely fun.
Ridge Harripersad · Apr 09, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewStrip essentially everything out of the Sniper Elite series except the bullets – then make the bullets magic and capable of steering, stopping, and speeding up – and you’re maybe four-fifths of the way to understanding what Children of the Sun is. Either way, puzzle-shooter is probably too broad a term to adequately describe it, which makes it a rare commodity. That is, it’s weird, and it’s different, and it’s not really like anything I’ve played before. However, while this slickly-packaged and shrewd supernatural sniping game is packed with satisfying spatial problems to solve (and shoot), once you’ve had success on a map there’s not a great deal to glean from trying it again.
Luke Reilly · Apr 09, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
Burning with anger, THE GIRL wages a one-woman war against THE CULT, taking them down cultist by cultist, bullet by bullet, until she reaches her true target: THE LEADER. Along the way she will unravel the dark truth about this mysterious order and the atrocities committed by them in the name of their master.
In this tactical third-person puzzle-shooter you assume control of one bullet, guiding it through increasingly complex and challenging levels to kill cultists, trigger traps, and reshape the environment. Every shot counts and ruthless precision is rewarded. Taking down THE CULT is deeply satisfying; doing it with style even more so.