Sky: Children of the Light

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***Sky: Children of the Light*** (shortened to ***Sky*** in-game or Sky: CotL) is an adventure indie game developed and published by Thatgamecompany (also known as TGC for short), who also made past games called *Flower, Fl0w,* and *Journey*. Sky was released on July 18, 2019 for iOS, with subsequent releases on April 7, 2020, for Android, Nintendo Switch on June 29, 2021, and Sony PlayStation on December 6, 2022.

In China, *Sky* is published by NetEase under the name ***光·遇*** (*Guāng·yù*; roughly translates to *Light·encounter*). There are some notable differences from the international version, such as exclusive cosmetics and Traveling Spirits different from the international versions.

## Description

From the award-winning creators behind Journey (2012 Game of The Year) and the highly-acclaimed Flower, comes a ground-breaking social adventure that is set to warm players hearts. Welcome to the enchanting world of Sky, a beautifully-animated kingdom waiting to be explored by you and your loved ones. In Sky, we arrive as Children of the Light, spreading hope through the desolate kingdoms.

In the kingdom of Sky, you will experience:

* **Spirits:** Relive spirits’ memories throughout the land and return them to their realms’ temples to be rewarded with their unique expressions and see the items they offer you in their constellations.
* **Expressions:** Learn expressions from spirits and use them to communicate with others. Upgrade these expressions to unlock more creative and elaborate animations.
* **Friendship and Forging Candles:** Make friends with players around the globe! Collect light to forge candles, offer them to upgrade your friendship to unlock special expressions to share between one another, and use them to send the gift of a heart to strengthen your connections with others.
* **Cosmetics:** Grow your friendship with the spirits you’ve encountered and offer them candles and hearts to be rewarded with items to enhance your appearance.
* **Explore the Skies:** Collect scattered Children of Light throughout every Sky Realm to increase your cape power and soar to greater heights! Dive into the clouds to instantly recharge your cape. Interacting with others will also restore your energy.
* **Daily Quests:** Complete daily quests to receive up to four candles per day. Candles are used to upgrade friendships and abilities with spirits and other players.
* **Seasons and Events:** Celebrate new spirits and special occasions with other players! Adventure seasons bring unique spirits, expressions, and collectibles to reflect the world of Sky, and events offer an assortment of playful and colorful items to revel in the festive mood.
* **Traveling Spirits:** Past adventure seasons do not repeat, but the spirits and their unique cosmetics will return for a limited duration in case you missed them during their initial debut. Traveling Sprits will only charge ascended candles, normal hearts, and normal candles, which are game currency. No seasonal currency, real currency, or event tickets required.
* **Graphics:** Enjoy stunning graphics at your fingertips. *Sky* supports several graphics settings to suit your preferences whether you play in docked mode (TV mode) or handheld mode.

## Gameplay

The world of *Sky: Children of the Light* allows the player to explore a fantasy-based Kingdom, using free-roaming experience and a magical Cape that grants players the ability to fly and flap. There are seven unique Realms to visit, and each one is themed around a different stage in life. In addition to these Realms, there is the player's Home, which serves as a hub. Throughout the game, the player will encounter Spirits which may be used to unlock Cosmetics and Expressions in return for in-game Currency. The player can also find Children of Light, which grant Winged Light – a Collectible item used to increase Cape Energy, allowing further flight.

Furthermore, the game heavily focus on social mechanics. The Kingdom of Sky is filled with other players from all over the world, which may all be befriended and interacted with. You can subsequently unlock new abilities such as Chat, enabling lasting relationships and deeper connections.

## App Icons

As the events goes by so does the icons of the App. See below the different icons as the years passed.

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## Soundtrack

The music of Sky is available in the form of **Original Soundtracks** for listening outside the game. The first volume by Vincent Diamante was released on July 31 2020, followed by Volume 2 on July 16 2021, Volume 3 on July 30 2021, and Volume 4 on September 18 2022. Besides, singer AURORA released the album **Sky: Concert in the Light** on December 8th, 2022, including some of her own songs featured in the AURORA concert from season of AURORA as well as some collaborated soundtracks.
See Original Sound Track for more information.

Volume 1 CoverVolume 2 CoverVolume 3 CoverVolume 4 CoverSky: Concert in the Light Cover
## Sticker Pack

On December 12 2019, a sticker pack with 24 *Sky* chat sticker was announced for iMessage and on March 31 2020, they were added to LINE. In August 2022, 16 more stickers were added. On July 19 2023, 24 more stickers were added to LINE to celebrate Sky's 4th anniversary.

Inital Sticker SetSticker Pack 2 "Sky Kids and Friends"Sticker Pack 3 "Fun Sky Kids"

## Trivia

* *Sky* can be considered the spiritual successor to Journey as;
	+ Both have cape-wearing characters (Wayfarers and Sky children, respectively) that could make noises and fly at the same time.
	+ (Chirps and Calls) Flight thanks to an article of clothing (scarfs and capes).
	+ The focus of both is friendship, not violence.
	+ Colorful Flowers found and scattered in Butterfly Fields may be a reference to the game "Flower," another game by TGC past decades before "Journey" was released.
	+ Both have similar finales (in the Mountain and Eye of Eden). Flower also has a equivalent to Eden with the Rain and City levels.
	+ Difference between "Sky" and "Journey" is about ways of communicating with people. "Sky" can use both calls/chirps, chat, and Expressions while "Journey" only uses calls/chirps.