"Children of the Sun" targets PC on April

German indie developer René Rother and publisher Devolver Digital will release "Children of the Sun" on PC in early April. In this ballistic puzzler, you only have one shot per level. The demo was very popular at the last Steam Next Fest.

The puzzle sniper shooter game "Children of the Sun" will be released on PC on 9 April 2024. The game is the brainchild of Berlin-based solo developer René Rother. It will be published by Devolver Digital. Announced in early February, it launches just two months later.

In the game, you play as The Girl, who grew up brainwashed by The Cult, but is now free from their control and waging a one-woman war of vengeance against them and their enigmatic messiah, The Leader. This vendetta is a mix of sniping and puzzle-solving: you can only fire one bullet per level. But thanks to The Girl's physics-defying telekinetic powers, that bullet can be redirected, curved around obstacles, and more.

The "Children of the Sun" demo was one of the top 50 most played demos at the Steam Next Fest in February. René Rother told GamesMarkt that he was very surprised by the feedback of the audience: "The reaction to the demo and the number of wishlists are quite good. So far I've just been making my own little nonsense without any significant reach. I think I can make the visuals work, but I didn't expect the gameplay to be so positive. How it will turn out on release remains a mystery. But as I said before, to release anything at all, and to do it in collaboration with Devolver, is a huge win for me. So for me personally, the game is a success even before release. Whatever the end result will be."

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