A single person developed game that takes an interesting idea and runs with it. You would think being a line puzzle for a runtime greater than 30 minutes is gonna get boring, yet children of the sun actually stays fresh the whole playtime (about 4 hours).
The meat and potatoes here is the concept: you are a sniper who can bend bullets and re aim at kills , a gory join the dots puzzle. The pacing is classical and perfect, abilities and difficulties rising to a crescendo as you progress.
The story is certainly barebones but told in a cool way, the sound design is terrifying in the bloodlust it can bring in me and has a commanding presence to the game.
There are very few genuine holes in this awesome, sweet and short experience, but I would like to acknowledge that the price is on the higher side for a very short and simple game at >10euros. Luckily, the quality of the experience still makes it absolutely worth it and I would say it is one of the better games of the year so far! Totally worth a try.

Reviewed on Apr 21, 2024


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