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Game entry

Nine Sols

2024 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Beat 'em up, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S · Red Candle Games

Nine Sols carries 1,465 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 2,732 in the world ranking, with 33% of duels won out of 124 played. Of the 5 duels that pitted it against Ori and the Blind Forest, it has won 1 and lost 4. In its strongest family it holds position no. 57 out of 108 (2024).

World rank

no. 2,732

ELO score

1,465

Wins

33%

Duels played

124

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About Nine Sols

Nine Sols is a hand-drawn 2D action-platformer set in a science fiction world influenced by Asian fantasy and Taoist imagery. The game follows a vengeful protagonist on a quest to defeat the nine Sols, the rulers of a ruined realm once inhabited by an ancient alien civilization. Gameplay focuses on exploration, story progression, and combat built around timed deflection mechanics.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,465 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

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  2. 12 Ori and the Will of the Wisps2020 · Metroidvania 1,926
  3. 31 Super Metroid1994 · Metroidvania 1,880
  4. 35 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night1997 · Metroidvania 1,878
  5. 51 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow2003 · Metroidvania 1,865

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Around this spot

The games Nine Sols sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 2,729 Colin McRae: Dirt 2 1,465
  2. 2,730 Watch Dogs: Legion 1,465
  3. 2,731 Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando 1,465
  4. 2,732 Nine Sols 1,465
  5. 2,733 SpeedRunners 1,465
  6. 2,734 Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power 1,465
  7. 2,735 Badland 1,465

Released in 2024

The standing

Where Nine Sols ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Nine Sols stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 57 out of 108 (2024).

Where Nine Sols ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 2,732 5,046
Metroidvania 58 95
2020s 440 866
2024 57 108

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