About the Game
Story
In New Kunlun, hero Yi has awakened the 9 rulers of this forsaken realm. To defeat the 9 Sols in the deserted city.
“Becomes one with the way of Tao…”
New Kunlun, the Solarian’s last sanctuary, has remained quiet for centuries. Inside this vast realm, the ancient gods left mortals with a promised land that is forever protected by the sacred rituals, yet the truth of this world remains unknown to most. Everything changes when Yi, a long forgotten hero from the past, is awoken by a human child.
Follow Yi on his vengeful quest against the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm, and obliterate any obstacles blocking your way in Sekiro-lite style combat. Explore in unique “Taopunk” setting that blends cyberpunk elements with Taoism and far eastern mythology. Unravel the mysteries of an ancient alien race and learn about the fate of mankind.
Features
2D Sekiro-lite Combat: Slash, deflect, charge into enemies and blow them up with the Taoist talisman! Each fight combines fast, brutal action sequences with classic platforming mechanics.
Intriguing Boss Fight: Ready yourself to fight the vicious ancient guardians and gruesome creatures. Be patient and utilize every move in your arsenal, mix up with Yi’s godly bow to defeat these larger than life figures.
Taopunk Setting: When cyberpunk clashes with Taoism, melding sci-fi elements with eastern mythology/fantasy, the experimental genre of Taopunk was born.
Exploration: Traverse in the interconnected regions of New Kunlun. Discover secrets, piece together the story behind Yi’s revenge.
Aids from inhabitants: Meet interesting NPCs of this world and interact with them to receive upgrades, gain new abilities, and discover useful technology.
Hand-drawn Environments/Animations and Manga: Nine Sols is filled with meticulous hand-crafted, anime style landscapes, sprite based hand-drawn animations, blending with Japanese manga inspired cutscenes.
Red Candle Games
From the creators of award-winning psychological horror games Detention and Devotion, comes Red Candle Game’s latest title Nine Sols. The studio aims to deliver a stylized action platformer that’s cohesive and complementary to its lore-rich narrative. It’s an ongoing, most ambitious project from this indie studio.
Screenshots
12 images
Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
- Fixed a memory leak caused by Rigidbody2D in the Unity engine, optimizing overall memory usage.
- Updated the engine version from Unity 2022.3.33f2 to Unity 2022.3.62f3.
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
Engine Update
The engine has been upgraded from Unity 2022.3.33f1 to Unity 2022.3.62f2.
This update addresses the Unity CVE-2025-59489 security vulnerability to prevent potential exploits and improve overall stability and security.
About Community Mod Compatibility
Due to the major engine update, some community-made mods built for older versions may no longer be compatible.
If you wish to continue using mods that only work with the previous stable version, please follow this guide:
Password: 1234432166LastStableProduction
Minor Fixes & Improvements
\ Fixed an issue where certain objects flickered when entering the screen from offscreen.
\ Fixed an issue where some Traditional Chinese dialogue text failed to display properly.
\ Fixed a layer misalignment issue with the container rail texture in the central transport hub area.
\ Fixed an issue allowing players to proceed to the next storyline before finishing Shennong’s final drink, which could cause the player’s max HP to remain permanently lower than intended.
\ Fixed an issue where boss battle music might not restart when re-entering combat after leaving.
\ Fixed minor visual cracks where players could see beyond the map boundaries.
\ Fixed an issue where the player’s dropped items upon death could land inside fire trap emitters.
\ Fixed a color flickering issue during the opening camera movement of the Eigong boss fight.
\ Fixed an issue where certain enemies could teleport into walls.
\ Fixed an issue where the player respawned too close to traps, causing repeated damage.
\ Fixed an issue where certain climbable moving walls became stuck or behaved incorrectly after multiple interactions.
\ Fixed a brief white line artifact that appeared just before a talisman explosion.
- Polish Proofreading
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- Incorrect images used for Switch controller prompts ,
- Incorrect images used for PS controller prompts , , ,
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- Monster health bar color did not correctly convert in colorblind assist mode.
- Certain attack cue red flashes were not properly converted to orange in colorblind assist mode.
- Layout issue in the settings menu when using different languages in the main menu.
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- Added a red-green colorblind assist mode. When enabled, key gameplay indicators will have altered color recognition: red will be changed to orange, and green will be changed to blue.
- Fixed an issue where some players experienced corrupted progress after reaching the true ending, preventing them from properly viewing the final cutscene.
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- Fixed an issue where the interaction prompts in some comic-style cutscenes had incorrect layer priorities.
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- Fixed the issue where the damage detection range behind the protagonist expanded when casting a Charged Strike.
- Fixed the error where some physics and art assets in certain scenes in the Empyrean Dist. were not properly aligned.
- Fixed the issue where some players experienced progress corruption in Lady Ethereal's Soulscape, causing them to be stuck in an endless fall within the scene.
- Fixed the issue where the interaction for obtaining certain Tao Fruits displayed "Pick Up" instead of "Absorb."
- Fixed the issue where some of Fuxi's damage detection did not align with visual effects.
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- Fixed an issue where the bow shooting sound effect would disappear in certain situations.
- Fixed an issue where the Unbounded Counter effect would be misaligned in certain situations.
- Fixed an issue where Ji could get stuck and become unresponsive during the Ji boss fight
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- Fixed an issue with character dialogue display formatting in Brazilian Portuguese.
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- The game now includes a built-in frame rate limiter, with a default setting of 120 Hz. Players can freely choose from the following options: Unlimit, 60 Hz, 90 Hz, and 120 Hz. (Note: When v-sync is enabled, the frame rate will adhere to the screen’s refresh rate.)
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
- Translation proofreading
- Default FPS changed to 120 Hz
- End credits team list corrections
If you encounter any issues after the update, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord group. Thank you!
Current Release
Build 21343987
Uploaded Jun 29, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
NineSols.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
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4.2 GB
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