Base Game
"HIBIKI of the Cosmos" - SFS: The Gun-Dog Digital Soundtrack
The Amazing 22-track chiptune OST from the game
"KISEKI of the Gun-Dog" - Digital Artbook
A digital version of the physical limited edition artbook, featuring development iterations, side-by-side art comparisons, and exclusive commentary from the game’s Creative Director in English.
Base Game
"HIBIKI of the Cosmos" - SFS: The Gun-Dog Digital Soundtrack
The Amazing 22-track chiptune OST from the game
War is over. War is just beginning.
Planetary Calendar 214. Four years have passed since the end of the Solar War. Our protagonist, scarred from the loss of their crewmates in the war, is re-assigned to the Jovian patrol ship Gun-Dog as it’s dispatched with orders to investigate mysterious signals coming from the edge of Jovian Space.
Unknown to the Gun-Dog’s crew, a new danger looms deep in the ocean of stars, threatening not just the Gun-Dog but all her crew.
Take on the role of the Gun-Dog's security officer as you attempt to save the ship from an unknown assailant whilst navigating the paranoia, conspiracies and vendettas that break out amongst the crew. As camaraderie falls apart can you overcome the challenges that await?
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is a visual novel adventure in the spirit of classic PC-9800 titles. Space Colony Studios strives to create an "era-accurate" game that exudes retro vibes in every way, from the text to the visual effects. As the Jovian patrol ship sails into the darkness among the stars, the players will feel like they are on an adventure in an 80s Sci-Fi as they solve the mystery they find themselves in.
Humans have long since freed themselves from the grasp of gravity, but they are still unable to escape the hold of war.
It’s year 214 of the Planetary Calendar. Four years have passed since the end of the Solar War and an uneasy peace persists throughout the solar system. The Jovian patrol ship Gun-Dog is sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate mysterious signals coming from the edge of Jovian space. What starts as a routine assignment quickly escalates into a battle for survival as an unknown threat terrorises the crew.
Utilising traditional point-and-click adventure mechanics, during your time on the Gun-Dog, you can navigate various locations on the ship, examine the details of the richly realised backgrounds or talk with the different crew members on board. You will need to listen closely to the characters' words to reveal important clues or duplicitous intentions and keep your eyes peeled for key items and interactive elements in the backgrounds that you can use to advance the story.
The main stage of the first instalment in the "Stories from Sol" series, as the Jovian patrol ship Gun-Dog heads into deep space it serves as the setting for the game’s story. It has been exhaustively realised. Rich and evocative descriptions of the ship, including the constant rumble of the engine room, the bustle of the bridge, the silence of space pair with an extensive range of scenes that have been meticulously designed and animated in detail to deliver an immersive experience. Inspired by the best that anime has to offer the ship even features "Armoured Frames", mechanised, human shaped, weapons of war.
All stories are about people and the cast of “The Gun-Dog” bring the story to life, so much so that their charm and charisma convinced the team at Astrolabe Games to board the Gun-Dog and sign up to be the publisher. From the elegant yet distant Captain Bartermews, to the bubbly Lieutenant Commander Cassandra Quinn, to the assertive and domineering Chief Mackenzie Cathays, “The Gun-Dog” features an extensive cast of characters for you to meet. Each crew member has a distinct personality, role and history. Get to know them and their quirks and decide whether to work with or against them to unravel the mystery that lies at the story’s heart.
Good. Hated that it ended on a cliffhanger though...
Writing is just ok, which a game like this lives or dies on. It sets up an intriguing mystery and doesn't satisfyingly pay it off. Feels very MCU, in that you've paid to see an ad for next product. So beware you're going into something that sets up a sequel and resolves very little. Characters are across the board in quality. Some are good, some are bad. Some, like Vanessa, are just one dimensional and exist to be conflict engines with no real motivation to speak of beyond "I deserve more." VNs need a bit more meat on the bone there. I liked the setup from the demo, which to the devs credit was quite long. But the unexpected genre shift right at the end put me off in a big way. Not a fan of the resolution at all.
great story.. but the cliffhanger.. ugh
Seems promising, but it lacks polish with some of the writing. I feel like the story is all over the place. The pacing is not done well. It starts really slow and then gets rushed suddenly like the writers were running out of time/budget. And the ending is so unsatisfying. On the positive: I think the animation and setting is pretty cool. I would love a space opera, mystery visual novel. It just doesn't achieve what I feel a visual novel, story-driven game should. So for these reasons I can't recommend it.
This is a fun game that I'd be keen to see more of. Great art and music, and I think the story was pretty interesting all in all. I do have some story complaints (like some characters are underdeveloped compared to others) but in general I had a good time. Will definitely check out the sequel if they ever make one. I'm a big fan of space opera and I'd be interested to see what else they do with this setting.
Amazing story, music and art. Jumped between every art style while playing as they all all look great and lend perfectly to their aesthetics. The music was always on point and beautiful. I'm excited to pursue more paths and endings in this installment, as well as see everything this universe has to offer in whatever installments may come.
Really good visual novel with gorgeous pixel art. Reminded a bit of Ace attorney in space sometimes. Short and Sweet, makes me wanna see all the different dialog I missed. strongly recommend if you enjoy the gundam aesthetic.
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is one of the more interesting retro throwbacks I've seen in a while. Most adventure game developers tend to take things back to the Sierra / Lucasarts days, but Gun-Dog is modeled after doujin games on Japanese PCs like the PC-98. It's an underexplored part of gaming history, but there were a ton of games like this where the concept was cute girls and mechs such as the Power Dolls series. Gun-Dog I think slides right into those aside from scant references. The strength of Gun-Dog is definitely the art and animation at least in the Vivid Style. I personally detest monochrome green graphics, so I didn't go for the more 'authentic' graphical style. The art itself looks excellent with tons of details, and all of the characters have sprites with a set of fluid animations for reactions. If there's anything I can appreciate Ace Attorney for, it's influencing the genre to convey character personalities through animations. Unfortunately, you don't get much on a...
Visual Novel Newbie Here. I would call this a short but sweet adventure. I found Stories From Sol very enjoyable. I loved the cast of characters. No fully voiced dialogue here but I found myself giving specific voices to each of the characters internally as I would read. The music was not anything grandiose but it's style was perfect for the vibe of the game. If this game was a book it would be a page turner. I found it very tough to not continue on to see what the story held. "Gameplay" is quite simple, talk to people, investigate areas, make dialogue choices, & solve a few puzzles. It is a visual novel after all. Overall, I give this 3.5 out of 5 stars. Hope to see a sequel soon!
It was interesting and fun to play through! Loved the aesthetics and music, and the writing is pretty good as well! Hope there's a sequel!
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Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog costs $14.99.
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 300 MB available space
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is available on Windows PC, Linux.
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog has 84% positive reviews from 19 players. Metacritic score: 80/100.
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog was released on Feb 19, 2025.
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