A cult-classic retro Sega game is coming to PC for the first time
Treasure is bringing one of its classic Sega games to PC, the fan-favorite Radiant Silvergun. Radiant Silvergun first launched on Sega Saturn in the late 1990s and had a spot in Sega’s Japanese arcade scene as well, but despite several re-releases over the years, this marks the first time the game will be officially playable on PC.
“The light emitted by a ‘stone-like object’ excavated from the strata of B.C. enveloped the earth, destroying the human race. Only the four crew members of the space cruiser TETRA and one robonoid barely escaped into satellite orbit,” the Steam description reads.”
“One year later. The TETRA is forced to re-enter the atmosphere because the ship’s supplies have finally been depleted. The battle for the survival of the TETRA begins.”
Radiant Silvergun sees you pilot a spacecraft through a series of challenging stages, taking on waves of enemies, navigating twists and sharp turns, and chasing that old-school high of nabbing a high score. It has six stages in total, with nearly two dozen bosses spread out across them, upgradable weapons, and five difficulty modes, along with a soundtrack composed by the renowned Hitoshi Sakimoto, known for his work on Final Fantasy Tactics and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, among other games.
The PC release will include online leaderboards as well. Radiant Silvergun has a Steam page, but no release date aside from a vague “coming soon.”
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF