Nine Sols
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| Developers | |
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| Red Candle Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2022[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 29, 2024 |
| macOS (OS X) | May 29, 2024 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 84 |
| OpenCritic | 86 |
| IGDB | 89 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Metroidvania, Platform |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Asia, Cyberpunk, Fantasy, Supernatural |
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Nine Sols is a singleplayer scrolling and side view action, metroidvania and platform game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
Choice between DRM-free or Steam key Deluxe edition also available. |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |
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| Steam | |
Deluxe edition also available. | |
Version differences
- The Deluxe edition includes the base game and the soundtrack.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\RedCandleGames\NineSols |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1809540/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\RedCandleGames.NineSols_10t6522ex6jht\SystemAppData\wgs\ |
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\RedCandleGames\NineSols |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.RedCandleGames.NineSols |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1809540/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use p1xel8ted fix. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 60, 90, 120 or Unlimited. The framerate cap will only be applied when Vsync is disabled. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | [Note 3] | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Interface settings.
Input
Default keyboard/mouse settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense, DualSense Edge No rumble support. |
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired | |
| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) | Support for Pro Controller | |
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| Additional button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | Options for Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo available. | |
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement support | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
PlayStation controller settings.
Xbox controller settings.
Nintendo controller settings.
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Sliders for master, background music and special effects. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Ukrainian |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Native 3D | Dual-View Rendering Use Geo-11 fix in 3D Fix Manager for SBS, TAB, Interleaved and Anaglyph. Or Geo-11 fix with 3D Game Bridge GUI for Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays. |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | Dual-View Rendering Use Geo-11 fix |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 | |
| Metal support |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon X4 Intel Core i5 4460 | AMD Ryzen 3 Intel Core i5 Skylake |
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| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 15 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 AMD Radeon R7 370 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 570 |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.13 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Apple M1 | Apple M1 Pro | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 15 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Apple M1 | Apple M1 Pro | ||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2022.3.62f3[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1809540/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1809540) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ Current colorblind assist mode it is only for key gameplay indicators, not a complete solution.[2]
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Liwsy on 2025-12-16
- ↑ Steam Community Events - (49a1a4dc) Update Notes - last accessed on 2025-02-12
- "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."