ShadowFlare

ShadowFlare
Title screen
Developer(s)Denyusha
Publisher(s)Emurasoft
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseEpisode One
  • JP: October 2001
  • WW: October 2002
Full release
February 13, 2003
Genre(s)Action role-playing, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

ShadowFlare is an episodic action role-playing game developed by Denyusha and published by Emurasoft for Microsoft Windows. The game consisted of four episodes.[1] The first episode was released in Japan in October 2001,[2] with a worldwide release following in October 2002.[3] The second episode was released on December 10, 2002.[3] The third episode was released on January 10, 2003, and the fourth and final episode was released on February 13, 2003.[1] The game was released as shareware on January 21, 2003 with the first episode made available as a free download.[4]

The game is no longer available for purchase as of today, after the official site closed down in October 2013. The site returned online in 2020 but it is still impossible to legally obtain a copy of the game.[5]

  1. ^ a b Sulic, Ivan (February 11, 2003). "Last ShadowFlare Episode Coming". IGN. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Chin, Elliot (September 5, 2002). "ShadowFlare Preview". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Parker, Sam (October 1, 2002). "ShadowFlare: Episode II announced". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Jan. 21: ShadowFlare: Episode One Now Free". IGN. Ziff Davis. 21 January 2003. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Home". shadowflare.us.