The Game Census
Imp of the Sun cover art

Imp of the Sun

Sunwolf Entertainment · Fireshine Games · 2022-03-24

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 24, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 24, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Mar 24, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Mar 24, 2022 (Xbox One), Mar 24, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 24, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.

64%
positive of 253 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
3.29★
PlayStation Store rating (105 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 4h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

Stolen by the Four Keepers centuries ago and hidden in the distant corners of the Empire, life cannot go on without the Sun’s power. With its dying spark the Sun creates Nin, sending him on an adventure to bring back the light and restore balance to the Empire.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 28% of 25,445 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.1k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 253 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$1.88-91%
WinGameStore$1.99-90%
Microsoft Store$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.72 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 61 of 90 observed days · $1.27 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420222026Week of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$0.002021-06-302026-10-092021-06-30 — best price $0.002022-05-15 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-08-02 — best price $17.972022-08-22 — best price $11.792022-09-13 — best price $14.692022-10-27 — best price $11.972022-11-29 — best price $16.952023-01-06 — best price $15.992023-02-07 — best price $9.992023-04-17 — best price $7.892023-05-29 — best price $9.172023-07-31 — best price $16.572023-09-25 — best price $8.592023-12-11 — best price $6.992024-01-04 — best price $6.452024-02-21 — best price $7.892024-03-24 — best price $14.392024-04-23 — best price $16.992024-06-17 — best price $3.792024-08-14 — best price $16.992024-09-27 — best price $3.752024-11-11 — best price $19.992024-12-05 — best price $19.992025-01-09 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-18 — best price $1.482025-05-27 — best price $19.992025-07-12 — best price $19.992025-09-16 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $1.902025-11-03 — best price $1.592025-12-11 — best price $1.992026-01-17 — best price $0.792026-04-17 — best price $14.392026-05-20 — best price $19.792026-07-22 — best price $19.992026-09-13 — best price $1.992026-10-09 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
2.7%
earned "False Utopia"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)10311%14
PS5 (PlayStation)9515%15
PS4 (PlayStation)5821%15
Steam (Steam)956%14
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCuteIndieActionColorfulAdventureDifficultHand-drawnPlatformerSoundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Monster Sanctuary3000th DuelTails of IronVernal EdgeIsletsPrince of Persia The Lost Crown

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Discord ↗