Nine Sols Standard Edition

Nine Sols comes from Red Candle Games, the Taiwanese studio behind Detention and Devotion, and they describe its setting as Taopunk: cyberpunk technology built on Chinese Taoist cosmology rather than Western noir. You play Yi, a feline humanoid swordsman revived long after his people fell, working through the ruined city of New Kunlun toward the nine Sols who rule it. Combat is built on deflection in the manner of Sekiro — a parry with tight timing that converts incoming damage into an opening — layered with sword strikes, thrown talismans and a charge system that rewards aggression. Structurally it is a 2D metroidvania with an interconnected map, ability gates and shortcuts to find. The art is hand-drawn throughout with anime-styled cutscenes, and the story carries the weight Red Candle's earlier work is known for. Difficulty options are included for players who want the story without the parry windows. Single-player only. This is the only edition sold as a key — the complete game with no add-ons, and no deluxe variant exists. Keys activate on Steam; the console versions are not available as codes.