Nine Sols
- Developer
- Red Candle Games
- Publisher
- Red Candle Games
- Released
- 29 May 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £9.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: platform , hack and slash beat em up , adventure , indie
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat, immersive storytelling, and unique Taopunk setting. Embark on a journey of Asian fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Best gaming PC for Nine Sols in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Nine Sols today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Red Candle Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64bit | Windows 10 64bit |
| CPU | AMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460 | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370 | Nvidia GTX 970 | AMD RX 570 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 15 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Nine Sols?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 970 | AMD RX 570, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.