The Sun Never Sets

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The Sun Never Sets is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Cipher Hive and was released on June 6, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

Join Captain Eldon and his crew in a epic quest to find the treasure of the legendary Pirate King. The mad king had sealed his treasure by four mysterious crystals. Only by breaking those seals will Eldon and his crew gain access to the cave where the legendary treasure is buried.

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Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

story3 negative mentions

Simple and straightforward pirate adventure RPG with a familiar and comfortable gameplay loop.
Engaging exploration through island travel and ship navigation, offering varied environments and opportunities to recruit crew members.
Accessible turn-based combat that is easy to understand for new players and a light, charming narrative tone.

Numerous technical issues including game-breaking glitches, bugs, and poor UI clarity that hinder progression and immersion.
Repetitive and shallow combat system lacking depth and strategic variety, making battles feel routine and sometimes frustratingly unbalanced.
Unpolished presentation with basic, generic sprite graphics, frequent typos, lack of fullscreen support, and an overall low-quality production typical of asset-flipped RPG Maker titles.

gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay in The Sun Never Sets is a straightforward, retro-inspired RPG experience with classic turn-based combat and exploration reminiscent of older RPG Maker titles. While it offers a familiar and easy-to-follow loop with character variety, the mechanics lack depth and strategic complexity, leading to repetitive encounters and limited long-term engagement. Overall, the gameplay is functional but unremarkable, with some critics noting its predictability and low-quality presentation.
- “The sun never sets is a small-scale, retro-inspired RPG that openly embraces its influences, leaning into familiar mechanics and structures rather than attempting to modernize or reinvent the genre.”
- “Along the way, you encounter a variety of characters who can join your crew, each contributing to both the gameplay and the tone of the adventure.”
- “Gameplay is rooted in classic turn-based combat and overworld exploration, closely resembling older RPGMaker-style titles.”
- “Enemy encounters can become repetitive, and the lack of deeper mechanics or strategic variety limits the long-term engagement of the system.”
- “But... sometimes it seems that the mechanics don't have enough depth – after a couple of hours it's predictable, and you want some unexpected twist.”
- “Gameplay and graphics are basic, even for RPG Maker.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is straightforward and traditional, focusing on progressing through objectives to reach the final goal without complex twists or deep character development. Dialogue is functional and lightly charming but lacks expressiveness, and presentation issues make it unclear which character is speaking. Overall, the narrative effectively supports gameplay but remains simple and somewhat poorly conveyed.
- “The story unfolds in a traditional manner, guiding players through a sequence of objectives centered on collecting key items that unlock access to new areas and ultimately lead toward the final goal.”
- “Dialogue tends to be functional rather than deeply expressive, serving to move the plot forward rather than explore complex character development, but it maintains a light charm that fits the game’s overall tone.”
- “- Badly told story (I have no idea which character says the text that's appearing on screen, since those aren't labeled with faces nor colors, not even proper placement).”
- “The premise is simple and immediately recognizable, and the game doesn’t try to complicate it with heavy narrative twists or layered storytelling.”
- “Dialogue tends to be functional rather than deeply expressive, serving to move the plot forward rather than explore complex character development.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization approach is heavily criticized for relying on cheaply copied templates and asset flips, resulting in low-quality shovelware primarily aimed at cash grabs rather than providing value to players. This practice is viewed as unethical and exploitative, with repeated patterns of dumping such content onto platforms.
- “These guys do nothing but copy premade game templates and game tutorials, fill out a few things/stamp out basic levels using the construction kit templates, slap on an asset flipped set of sprites/assets, and dump them on Steam and into cheap nasty shovelware game bundles as cash grabs.”
- “Trying to get paid for someone else's game templates and assets... at best, this is shovelware; at worst, it's a scam/cash grab.”
- “Cipher Hive/My Way Games/A Nostru have shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as cheap, nasty cash grabs, through this account or through closely linked alternate accounts.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music provides a fitting background atmosphere that complements the game's tone without being particularly memorable, featuring standard RPG Maker sounds that some find relaxing but overall unremarkable.
- “Okay music and standard RPG Maker sounds.”
- “The audio design follows a similar approach, offering background music that fits the tone without standing out.”
- “+- okay music and standard RPG Maker sounds.”
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are considered basic and outdated, lacking full HD support and customization options, which leads to a poor display experience in fullscreen mode. Users feel the visual quality is subpar even for RPG Maker standards and not justified for a paid game.
- “Gameplay and graphics are basic, even for RPG Maker.”
- “I don't like it and I don't like people charging money for something like this, when there are so many better games made with RPG Maker with more and self-made graphics for free!”
- “As with all RPG Maker games, the poor quality engine displays badly in fullscreen and doesn't have full HD support or any graphics tweaking options, making this unacceptable for any dedicated modern PC gamer.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development is functional and plot-driven, with dialogue that is light and charming but not deeply expressive or complex.