| Shining | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Developer(s) | Climax Entertainment Sonic! Software Planning Camelot Software Planning Nextech Grasshopper Manufacture Amusement Vision Neverland Flight-Plan Media.Vision Studio Saizensen |
| Publisher(s) | Sega Atlus Infogrames Entertainment, SA THQ |
| Platform(s) | various |
| First release | Shining in the Darkness 29 March 1991 |
| Latest release | Shining Resonance Refrain 29 March 2018 |
The Shining (シャイニング, Shainingu) series is a name of role-playing video games published by Sega, who owns the property. The first game, Shining in the Darkness, was a first-person dungeon crawler with randomly encountered, turn-based battles (comparable to Wizardry and Might and Magic). The next game released in the series was Shining Force, which was a turn-based strategy style tactical role-playing game with battle scenes acted out with sprites (comparable to Fire Emblem). Other directions include Shining Soul, a dungeon crawl action role-playing game with roguelike elements, and a number of traditional Japanese role-playing games. Shining Resonance Refrain was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam PC and Nintendo Switch worldwide across 2018.