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Shining Force

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1992

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • Single-player*

Players by platform

  • Sega Mega Drive*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Series

  • Shining

Localized titles

  • Shining Force

Store genres

  • RPG*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Graphics alternatives
    32MB or greater graphics card*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Video memory
    1 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unknown*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Climax Entertainment

Publishers

  • THQ · Sega · Game Boy Advance · Europe*
  • Atlus · Sega · Game Boy Advance · North America*
  • Sega · Sega · Game Boy Advance · Japan*
  • Sega of America*

Release history

  • 1992-03-20
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1992-03-20 · Sega Mega Drive*
    Release date
    1992-03-20*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Sega Mega Drive*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 4 fields
Windows minimum graphics requirement
32MB or greater graphics card*
Name
Shining Force*
Release year
1,992*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
32MB or greater graphics card*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
Developers · Sega Mega Drive
Climax Entertainment
Climax Entertainment*
Genres · Sega Mega Drive
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive*
Publishers · Sega Mega Drive
Sega of America
Sega of America*
Release date · Sega Mega Drive
1992-03-20 · Sega Mega Drive
Release date
1992-03-20*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Sega Mega Drive*
Specifications 3 · 12 fields
Writers
  • Masaki Wachi*
  • Kenji Orimo*
  • Haruki Kodra*
  • Hiroyuki Takahashi*
Composers
  • Masahiko Yoshimura*
Series
  • Shining*
Platforms
  • Sega Genesis*
  • Game Boy Advance*
  • iOS*
  • Windows*
  • Linux*
  • macOS*
Release history
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • Genesis*
    Value
    March 20, 1992*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • Genesis*
    Value
    May 1993*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • Genesis*
    Value
    July 1993*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    April 30, 2004*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    June 8, 2004*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    August 5, 2004*
  • Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • iOS*
    Value
    July 29, 2010*
  • Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • Windows*
    Value
    January 26, 2011*
  • Scope
    • March 20, 1992*
    • Linux, macOS*
    Value
    May 29, 2018*
Genres and style
  • Tactical role-playing*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
Publishers
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • Sega*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    THQ*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • Sega*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    Atlus*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • Sega*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    Sega*
Directors
  • Yasuhiro Taguchi*
  • Kenji Orimo*
Producers
  • Hiroyuki Takahashi*
Designers
  • Hiroyuki Takahashi*
Artists
  • Hidehiro Yoshida*
  • Yoshitaka Tamaki*
Specifications 4 · 13 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
partial*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Store genres
RPG*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
15,026*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended video memory · 2026-06-27
1* GB
Title
Shining Force*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Partial*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unknown*
Store genres
RPG
RPG*
Windows recommended video memory · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Video memory
1 GB*

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