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.
- Price:$7.49
- Release Date:4/9/2024
- Franchise:Devolver Digital
- Developer:René Rother
- Publisher:Devolver Digital
- Last Updated:6/4/2025
- Steam App Id:1309950
Children of the Sun
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Children of the Sun has 10 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 96% lower than its previous all-time peak of 224 players achieved on 4/10/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Children of the Sun. It has received a total of 1,730 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 89 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Children of the Sun and its growth over time. It currently has 12,180 followers on its community page.
Children of the Sun Price
Children of the Sun costs $7.49 in the Steam store as of 6/4/2025 which is a 50% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Moroi x Children of the Sun or Children of the Sun: Soundtrack Edition which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Children of the Sun.
About Children of the Sun
Children of the Sun is an Indie, Action, and Strategy game developed by René Rother. On 4/9/2024, it was released on the Steam Store by Devolver Digital.
Players have rated Children of the Sun as "Very Positive" out of 1,730 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 1,620 positive reviews and 110 negative reviews — an overall 94% positive review rating. Additionally, Children of the Sun has earned a metascore of 81 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Japanese. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Children of the Sun supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Children of the Sun has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Assassin
- Sniper
- Third Person
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Tactical
- Stylized
- Puzzle
- 3D
- Third-Person Shooter
- Shooter
- Psychedelic
- Real Time Tactics
- Horror
- Arcade
- Strategy
- Indie
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Female Protagonist
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Children of the Sun and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Children of the Sun is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Children of the Sun Soundtrack | Music | 11/25/2024 | View |
Related Bundles
Children of the Sun is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Moroi x Children of the Sun | 2 | 2 | $20.23 | View |
 | Children of the Sun: Soundtrack Edition | 2 | 2 | $17.98 | View |
Related Packages
Children of the Sun is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Children of the Sun | $14.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Children of the Sun is available in 10 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Children of the Sun data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 4). Children of the Sun on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1309950
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 4). Children of the Sun. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1309950
- Metacritic. (2025, June 4). Children of the Sun for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/children-of-the-sun
- René Rother. (2024, February 1). Children of the Sun. Children of the Sun. https://www.childrenofthesungame.com/