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| Developer(s) | Red Candle Games |
| Publisher(s) | Red Candle Games |
| Engine | Unity |
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| Release | May 29, 2024 |
| Genre(s) | Action-platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Nine Sols is an 2D action-platformer developed and published by Red Candle Games. The game is set in an Asian fantasy-inspired futuristic world which Red Candle Games describes as "taopunk", a combination of Taoism and cyberpunk, stating that “we had a clear goal of combining Taoism with cyberpunk, melding sci-fi elements with Eastern mythology."[1] In gameplay, combat emphasizes the player deflecting attacks from enemies to build up energy to perform special attacks.[1] It features a hand-drawn animation style.[2] The game was released on Windows and macOS on May 29, 2024.[3]
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