Bring Back The Sun by Daniel da Silva

Daniel da Silva · SmokeSomeFrogs

Released: Nov 18, 2020
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Last updated: 07 Sep 2026, 13:40 GMT

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18 Nov 2025Developer post
5 Year Anniversary Update!
Today, Bring Back The Sun is 5 years old. It was the first game I released on Steam and a major step for me. So much has happened since then, my life is wayyy different than it was back then. After the 1.3.3 update I started working on another little update for Bring Back The Sun
29 Jun 2022Developer post
Accessibility Update - 1.3.3 Version
Hey guys! I added a colourblind mode. All it does is changing the pale green tiles to a bright yellow and the red tiles to a bright blue, so they are more distinguishable. Also fixed a bug and made minor improvements to the code. Since I heard that some left-handed use the numpad
23 Dec 2021Developer post
1.3.2 - Tiny Fix
Fucked up. Fixed it. Full Changelog - For testing purposes I changed the availability of the winter challenge but didn't revert it (instead of 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th it was 16th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th); this is fixed now
23 Dec 2021Developer post
Festive Hat - 1.3.1 Update!
Since it's getting cold outside I decided to give our protagonist a warm and festive hat for his adventure in the winter challenge. If you haven't played the winter challenge level yet, it's accessible from December 23 to December 27. I wish you all a merry christmas! Full Change
18 Nov 2021Developer post
One Year Anniversary!
Today is the first anniversary of Bring Back The Sun! The game was first released as a Right-Before-Release version a few weeks before as a Linux only game. After adding a Windows version, a few languages and more, the 1.0.0 version got a proper Steam release on the 18th November
16 Sep 2021Developer post
Minor Patch - Version 1.2.4
I saw that I fucked up and didn't change the version number from 1.2.2 to 1.2.3 and had the urge to update the game. I'm still 100% focused on my upcoming game Sonucido: The Mage so this update isn't big but I still played a little and fixed a minor problem regarding the level de
24 Jun 2021Developer post
1.2.3 Update - Small improvements!
Hey everyone, just a small update for Bring Back The Sun. Even though I'm focussing on my next game Sonucido: The Mage, I try to get back to Bring Back The Sun every once in a while and Cyberpunk put out a 1.2.3 version (or 1.23 how they call it), so I needed to do my duty. Full
09 May 2021Developer post
1.2.2 Version - Engine Update
Hey guys! I planned on upgrading the underlying Godot Engine from version 3.2.2 to 3.3 but alas this introduced new bugs. Instead I decided to upgrade to 3.2.3. For a while this will be the last update for Bring Back The Sun. After almost 6 months and 13 updates, the game is smal
12 Apr 2021Developer post
Soundtrack released + Quality of Life Update!
The soundtrack of Bring Back The Sun is launched, featuring eight tracks! All of the music was made by myself and could be categorized as Ambient Music. All of the tracks are available as 320 kb/s mp3s (high quality mp3s) or flac. I also took some time off from Sonucido: The Mage
The soundtrack of Bring Back The Sun is launched, featuring eight tracks! All of the music was made by myself and could be categorized as Ambient Music.
All of the tracks are available as 320 kb/s mp3s (high quality mp3s) or flac.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596280/Bring_Back_The_Sun_Soundtrack/
I also took some time off from Sonucido: The Mage and worked on a little update for the game to improve it further! This mostly doesn't have impact on the gameplay but polishes the game further.
The file-size was reduced over 10%! This was mostly due to changing the .wav files to .ogg files. It will be a tad heavier on the CPU but for people with abysmal internet speeds this is good news.
This is one of my continuous efforts to make the game smaller and smaller. The 1.0 version was over 100 mb big (around 110), the 1.0.2 version reduced this to 63.8 mb - this fluctuated but overall grew a bit with numerous updates and got to 65.9 mb in the 1.1.0 update. When the 1.2.0 update hit I reduced the filesize to 59.3 mb and now with the 1.2.1 update the game is only 52.2 mb large (this is all in regards to the Linux version, the Windows version had similar changes but is overall a bit smaller).
The size of the game was reduced more than 50% while adding new languages, the winter level, new tiles, new music.
If you turn fullscreen on and go through one of the starting doors (normal or hardmode) the setting is now saved. This reduces annoyance :D
There was one bug relating to the F-Keys. When you pressed F1 or F2 and were in the settings the text wasn't updated. After my inbox was full of hundreds of complaints, I fixed it (nobody noticed except me).
I adjusted/changed/added/removed a couple of tiles/graphics in some levels but this doesn't affect gameplay only the look of the game.
I didn't thought about Azerty keyboard layouts when I released the game (they are used in France and Belgium commonly according to wikipedia) and now it is possible to play with their "wasd" which is "zqsd".
Since the z key is the jump button on Azerty keyboards I moved the bunnyhop-switch from z to u. This is also nice for English keyboard users since most of the special keys are now in one row (rtui).
I also added support for the Azeri layout (used in Azerbaijan) since it was really easy - I just added ü as jump button.
In the initial release of the game, I had support for Dvorak layouts but forgotten to add one key - it is now completed. Also, I added support for Svorak keyboards (Dvorak keyboards for Swedish people) since it was also very easy - I just added ä as jump button.
Some code changes and a few improvements to the English wording were also made.
That's it for today!
Daniel
Full Changelog

Soundtrack is now available!
Reduced filesize over 10%
Fullscreen setting is now saved
Fixed a bug relating to the F-Keys
Small improvements to the English wording
Small visual and code changes
Made using an Azerty, Azeri and Svorak Keyboards better and completed the Dvorak Keyboard!
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21 Feb 2021Developer post
1.2.0 Version - Looking into a sharp future!
Oh boy, this update got bigger than I initially planned. One day when I took a break from my new project (Sonucido: The Mage), I decided to improve the code in Bring Back The Sun a little bit and thought about putting some Quality of Life features into the game. This quickly turn
Oh boy, this update got bigger than I initially planned. One day when I took a break from my new project (Sonucido: The Mage), I decided to improve the code in Bring Back The Sun a little bit and thought about putting some Quality of Life features into the game.
This quickly turned into a much bigger update!
I discovered that I had some settings wrong in the graphical department but could fix them fast and the game looks a lot sharper now, especially on higher resolution screens.
Also, to improve the graphics even further, I designed a whole new tileset of broken tiles and put some of them here and there. I use them only a few times because I didn't want to change the core look of the game too much but I think these tiles are a good addition!
This is by far the biggest update to the game yet and I let the changelog speak for itself!
TL;DR
Sharper graphics, more visual variety, Quality of Life features.
PS: If you can't see a difference right away, it's more noticeable on large monitors.
Full Changelog

I got rid of filtering the tiles and now the game looks a lot sharper!
Newly designed tiles added to increase the visual variety
Change the music and sound volume from your keyboard (F1/F2)
You can instantly go to the reset save menu - this should be nice for speedrunners (F7)
You can now quit the game directly and skip the menu (F8)
I moved the screenshot key from tab to F6
You can now disable the F1-F8 keys in the settings if it is causing problems with your setup
Reduced the filesize over 5%
I reduced the standard volume of the music and sound to the 75% setting
A lot of code improvements and cleanup
Performance improvements (in 1-2 places the performance is a bit worse but overall it's better)
Some graphical adjustments
The sun looks different now
Layout of the menu improved
If you want to check out my new game Sonucido: The Mage!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1535240/Sonucido_The_Mage_by_Daniel_da_Silva/
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07 Feb 2021Developer post
1.2.0 Version coming this month - new game in the works!
The next update for Bring Back The Sun will be released this month! It will upgrade the game visually in subtle ways and improve the overall game quite a bit with quality of life changes and more. It was quite some work - what started as a code improvement session evolved quickly
01 Feb 2021Developer post
My new game "Sonucido: The Mage" is now officially announced! :D
Hey everyone! If you like grid-based, turn-based Dungeon Crawler RPGs I have good news! My new game "Sonucido: The Mage" is now officially announced! Check it out!
05 Jan 2021Developer post
Version 1.1.1 - Change your appearance!
Happy new year everyone! The next update for Bring Back The Sun is available! Change your appearance! If you press i you change the appearance of the protagonist. - Ghost: Haunt the world semi transparent. - Shadow: All black everything. - Invisible: You are invisible! I took a s
21 Dec 2020Developer post
Winter Update! Version 1.1.0
Hey everyone, The 1.1.0 Update is ready! Christmas is approaching and since my head is sometimes overloaded from the increasing complexity of my next game, I decided to do a bit of work on Bring Back The Sun! I made a completely new level which differs a lot from the rest of the
12 Dec 2020Developer post
1.0.8 - Quality of Life Update
This update is mostly a quality of life update! The startup annoyance has an end! Now, Bring Back The Sun starts in the center of your monitor as expected :D But there is more! The option to disable VSync was a long time in the files but I never made it accessible. I still think
10 Dec 2020Developer post
1.0.7 - Portuguese available! Obrigado!
European Portuguese added TODAY! ːsteamhappyː First of all: Thanks to my mother who translated the game to European Portuguese from the English and the Brazilian Portuguese translation. She comes from Portugal so I always wanted to have a Portuguese translation of the game. Obrig
02 Dec 2020Developer post
Fix for the Brazilian Portuguese translation!
Hey everyone! Yesterday, when I uploaded the Brazilian Portuguese translation I was only testing certain areas and not the complete thing because I wanted to get it out fast. This lead to some text of the translation being cut off by other assets. Now, I tested the whole thing an
01 Dec 2020Developer post
Brazilian Portuguese Translation!
Olá! The Brazilian Portuguese translation for Bring Back The Sun is added :D Since my mother is from Portugal there will be an European Portuguese translation somewhen in the future :) I wanted to thank both the Spanish translator and Brazilian Portuguese translator for their wor
30 Nov 2020Developer post
Steam Cloud Save Support! Version 1.0.4 Released!
Hey everyone! Bring Back The Sun got Mighty Steam Cloud Saves™ ! Now, you can switch computers and continue with your play session! You can even switch from Linux to Windows and vice versa :D I never really cared about Steam Cloud Saves until I switched to a new computer and was
27 Nov 2020Developer post
1.0.3 Update! Finally, I fixed this bug!
If you have read all the update posts, you remember maybe that I wrote in the 1.0.1 update post that I fixed a bug related to the credits. Yeah, this was only half true. The credits thing was true but the core problem was still there as I know now. It's the third time or so that

Updates & announcements

The next update for Bring Back The Sun will be released this month!

Happy new year everyone!