As a sniper, there’s no question of getting up close with these goons.

That’s right, no keyboard required for Children Of The Sun.

The entire game can be played with just a mouse.

A young girl runs through a forest carrying a sniper rifle in Children Of The Sun

I particularly like how, when you run, a trill of electronic quavers thrum out from underfoot.

Since you only have a single bullet per encounter, knowing where your targets are is important.

It starts simply enough with just a handful of guards to take out.

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I will absolutely take it.

For example, first she’s able to bend the trajectory her bullet in real time.

Well, most of the time.

Several guards stand around a petrol station in Children Of The Sun

My cursor lit up red on his exposed ankle, and I swooped in for the killing blow.

Two guards walk around an outpost building as a sniper bullet approaches in Children Of The Sun

A soldier fusses by a chest of drawers as a sniper bullet closes in,  in Children Of The Sun

A young girl crouches in the dark with a sniper rifle in Children Of The Sun

A girl aims a sniper rifle at two train tracks in Children Of The Sun