
Update #2 [Fri 3rd Nov, 2023 12:35 GMT]: Radiant Silvergun is finally available on Steam, one year after the port was initially announced.
The game is available to buy now on the digital storefront and costs £16.75/$19.99.
To coincide with the release, Livewire has also published a new announcement trailer on its YouTube channel, which you can watch below:
Update #1 [Fri 27th Oct, 2023 17:15 BST]: As spotted by gosokkyu, Radiant Silvergun will be arriving on Steam on November 3rd. It will come with classic & modern modes and will be compatible with Xbox, PS4/PS5, and Nintendo Switch controllers, in addition to keyboard & mouse. The Japanese price is listed at ¥2,500.
Original Story [Thu 3rd Aug, 2023 11:30 BST]: Treasure's shmup classic Radiant Silvergun is coming to Steam, thanks to Live Wire, the company which ported the game to the Nintendo Switch.
Originally released in 1998 on the Saturn and in arcades, Radiant Silvergun quickly became famous thanks to its amazing overall quality and the fact that the Saturn version was one of the first titles to sell for insane amounts on eBay.
Since then, it has been released on the Xbox 360 in HD form. Live Wire's Switch port retains many of the features seen in the 360 version, including improved graphics.
There's no word on when the game will hit Steam, but you can check out its page here.
[source store.steampowered.com, via twitter.com]
Comments 4
IIRC there were some graphical glitches with the Switch port. They weren't game breaking or anything (at least not that I remember!) but were they ever fixed?
I'll probably end up re-buying it anyway, just like all the Ikaruga ports! 😅
when i first played this game last year, i thought it was THE ONE, INCREDIBLE on so many levels!
but then i realized you have to essentially play perfectly, and in a very specific arbitrary way, in order to become powerful enough to stand a chance in later levels, and all of that enthusiasm drained from my body and then some.
i love treasure, and in this case they figured it out and fixed it for Ikaruga. ✌️
just my opinion! I wanted to love this game!
I'm still patiently waiting for my physical copy from Limited Run. Awesome game allround
@-wc-
"when i first played this game last year, i thought it was THE ONE, INCREDIBLE on so many levels!
but then i realized you have to essentially play perfectly, and in a very specific arbitrary way, in order to become powerful enough to stand a chance in later levels, and all of that enthusiasm drained from my body and then some.
i love treasure, and in this case they figured it out and fixed it for Ikaruga. ✌️
just my opinion! I wanted to love this game!"
i came here to say this. 😔
im probably spending a little too much time here 🫣
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...