Nine Sols Steam Charts & Stats

I don't understand people who compares this masterpiece with Hollow Knight masterpiece. All common they have is 2D. A-a-and some souls-like mechanics. Parry, secrets buring, map travelling, sidequests, [b]CATS[/b], inventory, design - all of it is different, and that's fine. But I was baited on it by my close guy. Anyway, game is cool, story is magnificent (made me think about "accept reality" and "fight to the last blood drop" concepts) that is combined with Chinese mythology, gameplay is nice. Have met no critical bugs or something. Chill game performance on high quality. Not really gameplay style I prefer but it still was very funny to play in it. 8/10

Nine Sols emerges as a striking entry in the indie action-platformer genre, weaving together fast-paced combat, intricate world-building, and a captivating narrative that immerses players in a dark, atmospheric universe steeped in Asian-inspired mythology and cyberpunk aesthetics. Developed by Red Candle Games, known for their emotionally charged storytelling, Nine Sols distinguishes itself with a visceral combat system that demands precision and fluidity, challenging players to master its rhythmic blend of melee attacks, dodges, and powerful abilities while navigating beautifully crafted, hauntingly detailed environments. At the heart of Nine Sols lies its combat, which is both brutal and elegant. The game introduces a unique “stance” system that encourages players to switch between offensive and defensive postures seamlessly, rewarding skillful timing and strategic decision-making. Each enemy encounter feels dynamic and intense, requiring a keen eye for patterns and quick reflexes to exploit weaknesses while managing stamina and positioning. The inclusion of powerful "Divine Skills" and an upgrade system allows for deep customization, enabling players to tailor their fighting style to their preferences, whether favoring aggressive combos or more methodical counterattacks. Beyond the gameplay, Nine Sols excels in atmosphere and world design. Its setting—a fusion of ancient traditions and futuristic technology—creates a rich tapestry where crumbling temples coexist with neon-lit cities. The art direction is stunning, blending hand-drawn 2D character sprites with lush, layered backgrounds that convey both beauty and decay. This visual style, paired with a haunting and evocative soundtrack, envelops the player in a melancholic mood that perfectly complements the game’s themes of loss, revenge, and the cyclical nature of fate. Narratively, Nine Sols unfolds a gripping tale centered around its enigmatic protagonist, who is on a quest for vengeance and redemption. The story is conveyed with subtlety and elegance through environmental storytelling, cryptic dialogue, and memorable encounters with a cast of well-developed characters, each bearing their own burdens and secrets. The narrative pacing is measured, allowing players to absorb the lore and emotional weight without overwhelming them with exposition, making each revelation all the more impactful. While Nine Sols shines in many areas, it also presents challenges that might not appeal to every player. Its high difficulty level and demanding combat mechanics require patience and dedication, potentially alienating those seeking a more casual experience. The platforming elements, while polished, sometimes demand precise timing that can frustrate players during tense sequences. Additionally, the story’s abstract presentation and minimal hand-holding may leave some players craving clearer direction or more explicit context. Nevertheless, these challenges are intrinsic to Nine Sols’ identity, reinforcing the sense of accomplishment that comes with overcoming its trials. The game rewards perseverance with exhilarating combat moments, breathtaking visuals, and a haunting narrative that lingers long after the final boss is defeated. For fans of action-platformers that combine skillful gameplay with rich storytelling and immersive world-building, Nine Sols is a remarkable and memorable experience that stakes its claim as one of the standout indie titles of its generation. In summary, Nine Sols is a masterful fusion of challenging combat, atmospheric design, and compelling storytelling. It invites players into a beautifully dark world where every battle tests their resolve and every story beat deepens their connection to the protagonist’s journey. Though demanding, it ultimately delivers a rewarding and unforgettable adventure that highlights the potential of indie games to blend artistry and gameplay in powerful ways. Rating: 9/10

справді чудова гра, сюжет неймовірний, true ending – шедевр, дякую за українську локалізацію, що я зміг повністю насолодитися сюжетом, один мінус – це невелике розмаїття ворогів truly magnificent game, the story is incredible, true ending is a masterpiece, thanks for the Ukrainian localizationone, so i can fully enjoy story, one minus is the low variety of enemies 9/10

Nine Sols is a bit light on it's metroidvania element, what it's excel at is it's combat, easily the best in the genre. The game also very story heavy, thankfully the taopunk settings and characters are all very likeable.

Absolute masterpiece, this game is definetly worth your attention and money. The story is very good, every character feels alive and real. Sols are not just "evil guys who likes to do evil stuff", they have personality, you can feel sorry for them. Gameplay is also great, one of the best gameplays I've seen lately. This parry mechanic is awesome and makes every battle as clean as possible. I really like that you NEED to master all mechanics to go further. And you understand it way earlier than right before final boss or something like that. Fourth Sol already demands you to master all things you can do, and this is awesome. Other stuff, like vibes, music, graphics, all this is amazing. And this game is hard. Not like hard-hard, but some bosses can give you troubles. If you wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong or just want to play some good metroidvania, than that game is your choice. 10/10, I can reccomend Nine Sols to everyone.

What an absolute gem of a game. It's honestly hard for me to find any real faults with it. The 2d art and graphics are beautiful, the game play is satisfying and feels great. It doesn't shy away from being brutal, the final boss really tests everything you've learned, I haven't that way since fighting Owl in the hirata esate in Sekiro. The lore is really cool, the story is sweet and the music especially the credits theme is amazing! While I feel Hollow Knight has more polish and smoothness, Nine Sols surpasses Hollow Knight in so many ways for me personally. Overall I can't recommend it enough. It took me like 2 weeks to beat the final boss as I kept chipping it away at almost daily and it was so worth it. It's so rare to find a game that makes you feel so fulfilled and satisfied like this one when the credits roll.

Absolute masterpiece of a game. There could be some minor quality of life improvements here and there I feel, but otherwise simply amazing. While it gets compared to Sekiro, the story here is infinitely better, I love the characters and how many boss fights left me with heartache for the enemies I had just defeated, and if anything happened to Shuanshuan I would kill everyone and then myself.

An absolute masterpiece overall with the art, music, and gameplay. The aforementioned elements compliment each other well which makes you feel like you are in the Xia dynasty. The only gripe I have is that most of the lore feels rushed towards the end, leaving little time to really understand what's at stake in the game. Never realized that I have old man hands and the reaction time of a snail until I played this game. If you like challenging games with engaging boss fights, rich story-telling with huge references to Chinese mythology, and protagonists with a thirst for revenge trope, you should play this game now.

There are a lot of negative reviews for Nine Sols; some even make good points. Unfortunately, I have depicted your argument as the uncivilized apeman and mine as the sagacious Solarian. Nine Sols displays a level of Metroidvania design mastery that is practically unheard of for a studio whose previous works fall squarely within the indie horror genre. RedCandleGames has created a Taopunk world that is evocative and unlike anything else in gaming: a discordant world filled with secrets and horrors waiting to be unearthed. True to its Tao influences, the level design is harmonious; each region features memorable quirks and logical, satisfying progression. Combat is a separate beast, requiring players to sink or swim while mastering the parry. With the majority of combat balanced around this defensive technique, encounters with even basic enemies feels brutal but exciting. Of particular note are the boss fights, each featuring diverse mechanics and increasing challenge. This culminates with the final boss being worthy of a hall-of-fame entry. Although the skill tree might feel unsatisfying, its minimalist design avoids bloat, allowing the developers to craft tight and balanced battles. This may come off unorthodox but players interested in this title should do some homework. Nine Sols is directly inspired by the legend of Hou Yi from classical Chinese mythology. A basic understanding of this legend will greatly improve your enjoyment of this title's story, which itself is an exploration of loss, revenge, and the dangers of noblesse oblige.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS Simple graphics but boy are they beautiful and work in every way. ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't Some of the best combat and gameplay I've played in a game. If you are a fan of Sekiro style gameplay and Hollow Knight you'll love this. Very well telegraphed moves and gives enough variation so you can play focused on a couple different things. ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf Satisfying to hear the parry sound effect. ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☑ Dark Souls I was tossing up between difficult or dark souls. At it's core it is definitely dark souls level difficulty, and I would say most people would agree. However, some fights are definitely harder than others and I felt like I was stuck on one or two for 30+ deaths, but beat others in less than 5. ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life Very well thought out story. Simple but has a lot of love. ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10 Nine Sols is one of those games that you pick up and should be exactly what is describes to you. But it is so much more than that, the rush you get from learning a bosses moveset and going around 20s on the defensive feeling like Neo in Matrix is amazing. It definitely is Sekiro in that regard but keeps it simple with the 2D aesthetic, letting you focus exactly whats in front of you and making each encounter feel like something to cherish and learn from. My only disappointment is that the last few bosses ruined the progressive difficulty. By this I mean, each boss from the start till about 3/4 of the way through slowly get harder as you learn more mechanics, 1 phase bosses turn into 2, and 2 into 3 adding everything you've accumulated up till that point. However, after the first 3 phase boss it feels like the difficulty drops, up until the very last boss and the exploration feels more of the same so you're left with a small chunk that didn't feel as special to me besides the lore.