Nine Sols Adds Some Taopunk to Xbox Game Pass

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Key points
- Nine Sols joined the roster of games on Microsoft Gaming’s subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, on Sept. 3, 2025.
- The title, playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, became available for members of the Xbox Game Pass Standard subscription plan.
- Nine Sols has a ”Very Positive” rating on Steam with 29,004 views.
Nine Sols joined the roster of games on Microsoft Gaming’s subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, on Sept. 3, 2025.
The title, playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, became available for members of the Xbox Game Pass Standard subscription plan.
Developed and published by Red Candle Games, Nine Sols is a 2024 action-platform game with a hand-drawn animation style set in an Asian fantasy-inspired futuristic world described by creators as “taopunk,” a combination of Taoism and cyberpunk.
Nine Sols is a 2D action-platformer that allows players to assume control of Yi, who aims to defeat the Nine Sols to get revenge. The title features a default Normal Ending (Home Sweet Home) and a True Ending (Shooting Star).
Besides Xbox, the title is also available on PC (both Microsoft Windows and macOS), Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
As of the time of writing, Nine Sols has a ”Very Positive” rating on Steam with 29,004 views.
It is worth noting that, Nine Sols won ”Game of the Year” at Gamescom LATAM 2025,