Developer and writer Pink Candle Video games has revealed that Metroidvania motion platformer 9 Sols has reached a giant gross sales milestone, with the sport additionally celebrating its first anniversary.
Launched on Might twenty ninth final 12 months, 9 Sols has, in line with a Steam put up, reached 800,000 copies since its launch. That quantity counts throughout all platforms, too, so it consists of not solely the sport’s preliminary PC launch, but in addition November’s console ports.
Pink Candle additionally features a timeline of 9 Sols’ achievements within the put up, revealing that by the six-week mark, the sport had reached 6,000 Steam opinions and earned itself an Overwhelmingly Constructive ranking (which, throughout all opinions, it nonetheless holds at time of writing).
For those who’re not aware of 9 Sols, it is a 2D motion platformer with heavy Metroidvania parts created by Taiwanese studio Pink Candle Video games, finest recognized for controversial horror journey recreation Devotion.
The sport revolves round Yi, who should hunt down the titular 9 Sols with a view to take their Sol Seals. His true motivations are unclear on the outset of the sport, however develop into clearer because the plot progresses.
Yi additionally befriends a younger human baby by the title of Shuanshuan in the beginning of 9 Sols, and it is his relationship with Shuanshuan that informs his character growth and divulges extra in regards to the world by which the sport takes place.
Whereas 9 Sols is a Metroidvania, that may not be the very best perspective with which to strategy it; you’ll be able to consider it extra as a semi-linear platformer that takes affect from Sekiro than as a Hole Knight-style sprawling and interconnected expertise.
If you would like to provide 9 Sols a go (and I might suggest you accomplish that), you’ll be able to test it out proper now on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Swap. It is effectively price your time.
