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Children of the Sun
On a deadly road trip into darkness, control the path of a single bullet and unleash a fury of vengeance on the sinister cult that ruined your life in this tactical puzzle-shooter.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
73 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's a very intresting puzzle game. The cahllenges for each level are really fun and the best way to play for me was to figure out what the challenges were and how do to them and the game does a lot of intresting things…”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's a very intresting puzzle game. The cahllenges for each level are really fun and the best way to play for me was to figure out what the challenges were and how do to them and the game does a lot of intresting things…”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A distillation of the "exploitation revenge" genre in its purest form. Great visuals, great puzzly gameplay with lots of room for experiments; a good game to come back to when the mood strikes. Devolver Digital never…”
“This is a cool puzzle/action game. You have to kill every enemy in the level with one shot from your sniper rifle. You can reposition a little bit around the area, scope out all the enemies, pick a target, then fire.…”
“100% a buy on special type of game, as its not a very long game at all and I'm just a cheapass anyway xd. Children of the sun is a very clever, gritty, puzzle, arcade game. Its themes and story tell of a violent…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a cool puzzle/action game. You have to kill every enemy in the level with one shot from your sniper rifle. You can reposition a little bit around the area, scope out all the enemies, pick a target, then fire.…”
“Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment Would you capture it or just let it slip? This is a very unique game, the story is full of depressive anger, the more it…”
“A satisfying puzzle shooter worth checking out if you want to give your brain a nice workout!”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A distillation of the "exploitation revenge" genre in its purest form. Great visuals, great puzzly gameplay with lots of room for experiments; a good game to come back to when the mood strikes. Devolver Digital never…”
“I don't give out reviews often. I also don't care about achievements in games or perfecting them. But I have made an exception on both parts for this game. It is amazing in all regards. I only wish there was more.…”
“Really fun puzzle game, amazing art style and wonderful sound effects. A game that I had to replay a couple of times due to wanting to find different ways to beat each puzzle. So much fun.”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this · 19 of them still recommend the game.
“Very cool game. The art style is super unique and crazy in the best way. Super simple gameplay but the puzzles get pretty complex. Quick playthrough, but well worth the price tag”
“100% a buy on special type of game, as its not a very long game at all and I'm just a cheapass anyway xd. Children of the sun is a very clever, gritty, puzzle, arcade game. Its themes and story tell of a violent…”
“I don't give out reviews often. I also don't care about achievements in games or perfecting them. But I have made an exception on both parts for this game. It is amazing in all regards. I only wish there was more.…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a very intresting puzzle game. The cahllenges for each level are really fun and the best way to play for me was to figure out what the challenges were and how do to them and the game does a lot of intresting things…”
“Fun little puzzle game about shooting cult members. Final level kinda sucks though.”
“Very strong 'maybe' recommendation, but close to a one person project so leaning on the side would recommend. The repetitiveness of failing earlier sections of levels can get quite frustrating, but the levels are…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“100% a buy on special type of game, as its not a very long game at all and I'm just a cheapass anyway xd. Children of the sun is a very clever, gritty, puzzle, arcade game. Its themes and story tell of a violent…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a very intresting puzzle game. The cahllenges for each level are really fun and the best way to play for me was to figure out what the challenges were and how do to them and the game does a lot of intresting things…”
“a very interesting concept that's well executed and a excellent story will admit that I didn't make sense of it the first time I played through it my largest issue with the game was the rifle model being different from…”
“Very simple gameplay loop that does not remain engaging. I did not enjoy the art style or sound direction either. Just a worse Sniper Elite game in most ways.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a very intresting puzzle game. The cahllenges for each level are really fun and the best way to play for me was to figure out what the challenges were and how do to them and the game does a lot of intresting things…”
“Children of the Sun is a very stylistic and well-crafted experience. For a short game, the core objectives were all laid out quite well and the puzzle-solving was very well made. Genuinely felt amazing to go for combos…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Children of the Sun is essentially a puzzle game about killing your way through a cult with one bullet. Each time you hit a target, time stops and you get to reaim and shoot at another one. The levels start out easy aim-click-reaim-click, but as the game goes on, more and more…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Wow, like wow. I have always been a puzzle game fan, but this blew me out of the water. The grungey sleazy aesthetic elevates it incredibly high. It's hard to come across a puzzle game that can simutaineously give both a badass power fantasy with enjoyable and in depth mechanics”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“[i]Children of the Sun[/i] is a sniper-puzzle game; each level you get one shot to take everyone out, but have the ability to slightly control the path of your bullet in flight, and get to re-launch the shot after every successfully hit target. Levels are quite creative, and new…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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If you're still curious about what exactly awaits you in Children of the Sun, check out the latest What the Facts video in which Devolver's JM describes the game in great detail. Even better, go ahead
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Action · Strategy · Arcade · Shooter · Real Time Tactics · Psychedelic · Third-Person Shooter · Stylized · 3D · Indie · Assassin · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Official site | https://www.childrenofthesungame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 x64 Bit Processor: Intel Core i5-2500k / AMD FX-4350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R9 270X DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: Low Quality setting, in 720p, producing 30 FPS