An indie graphic adventure / visual novel game in the style of PC-98 titles. Players take on the role of a ship's security officer in deep space near Jupiter as a deadly mystery threatens the entire crew.
About the story
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog takes place in a vintage anime and sci-fi inspired retro future. Players take control of a security officer transferred to the Jovian warship 'The Gun-Dog' as it heads into deep space to investigate reports of mysterious signals. As things begin to unravel on the Gun-Dog the player has to navigate the slow breakdown of the crew and do their best to uncover the mystery of the threat from deep space before it is too late.
Platforms
Linux Switch PC PS4 PS5Genres
Adventure Indie Point-and-click Role-playing (RPG) Visual NovelThemes
Drama Mystery Romance Science fiction Thriller
Languages: English and 7 more
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Media
Critic Reviews
Digitally Downloaded
By Digitally DownloadedStories from Sol: The Gun-Dog has made a great impression on me because of the characters, the narrative, and how everything is so detailed. The gameplay and text create a frantic experience, contrasting with the laid-back visual novel style.
Niche Gamer
By Fingal BelmontAs an introduction to a grander story and universe full of possibilities, there is potential here. For its price, players get an OVA’s worth of story stretched to about three to four hours. This would have been an awesome first chapter, but the fact that it ends with a big question mark will leave players wanting in frustration.
NintendoBoy
By Victor BocatoBetween good and bad things, Stories of Sol: The Gun-Dog shows us an adventure that, despite pretty good, might be an annoying experience sometimes, which it's overall good, despite that. It's amazing pixel art with great color pallette options it's a great way to present the game to the world, being the most iconic aspect of the game. With some of it's flaws showed above, it's an interesting well told narrative, even if this "good" can't fit so perfectly while describing this title, far from perfect, unfortunately
RPG Fan
By RPG FanRichly detailed and only occasionally derivative, Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is well worth the few hours of your time it will take for a playthrough and a half.
Checkpoint Gaming
By Edie W-KStories From Sol: the Gun-Dog would fit right into any collection of the best PC-98 titles, emulating the detailed art and bit-crushed music flawlessly while also integrating modern game design to marry the best of both worlds. It creates an exciting and dramatic sci-fi universe just like your favourite mecha anime from the 80s, while avoiding the bad tropes that are best left in the past. It's an excellent debut into the world of Sol, and I can't wait for whatever next instalment may come.
