ActRaiser (1990)

- Developer
- Quintet
- Publisher
- Enix Corporation, Enix America Corporation, St. GIGA, Square Enix, Nintendo
- Platforms
- Arcade, Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
- Genres
- Platform, Simulator, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 70 player ratings
- Main story
- about 8.0 hours
- Completionist
- about 12 hours
- Where to get it
- Nintendo eShop
How it feels
A rare SNES hybrid blending side-scrolling action combat with top-down city-building god game sections in a mythic setting.
uniquegod gameaction-platformerfantasynostalgichybridretro
About
ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console download service. A version of the game was also released for European mobile phones in 2004.
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