After its release on mobile back in October 7th, 2021, The Sun Shines Over Us is finally coming to the PC and Steam platform! The game has a wide array of awards and nominations since its release:
- Winner Best Narrative - Indonesia Game Awards
- Winner Best Story - Indonesia Game Festival 2022
- Winner Best Sound - Indonesia Game Festival 2022
- 2nd Game of the Fest - Indonesia Game Festival 2022
- Nominee Best Art Direction - The Lazy Monday
- Finalist SEA Game Awards 2021 - Level Up KL
- Finalist Indie Craft 2022 - Indie Craft K-Game Festival
Join Mentari and friends as she navigates the difficulties of life as a high school student, coming from a background that may be all too familiar for some of our players.
The story in “The Sun Shines Over Us” is set in a private high school in Jakarta and focuses on Mentari as the main character with PTSD from her previous school bullying trauma. In her new school, she meets other unique teen characters with their own personal problems and neuroses. All the characters have different responses and understandings about Mentari and each other’s conditions. There are other mental challenges that are brought up in “The Sun Shines Over Us” including ADHD, eating disorders, the impact of a broken home, and much more.
Through the gameplay of “The Sun Shines Over Us”, players will be faced with multiple dialogues and actions that will affect the story directly. Every choice that is made will change scenes and interactions between characters. Each choice will also affect Mentari’s progress in her recovery and her relationship with other characters.
There are 13 characters with their own unique, personalized stories that can all be explored through various dialogue and action choices. With more than 100,000 words and six different endings, every choice in “The Sun Shines Over Us” matters and can give a different experience in every gameplay if the player chooses to opt for different options.
To complement the emotional story, “The Sun Shines Over Us” has interesting visuals with more than 40 event CG, 25 different beautiful backgrounds, character sprite animations, and everything is followed by more than 10 background music that will accompany players to uncover stories through options in the game.