3DS | Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (VC) | 2013 | Strategy | Sonic Software Planning | See GG |
Game Gear | Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya | 1994 | Strategy | Sonic Software Planning | Technically Shining Force Gaiden II- just play Shining Force CD instead |
GBA | Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon | 2004 | Strategy | Amusement Vision | Remake of the first Shining Force with new plot and characters |
Genesis | Shining Force | 1993 | Strategy | Climax/Sonic Software Planning | Epic SRPG with unit promotion |
Genesis | Shining Force II | 1994 | Strategy | Sonic Software Planning | Similar to the first, with hidden characters and potentially branching promotion |
Genesis | Shining in the Darkness | 1991 | Dungeon Crawler | Climax/Sonic Software Planning | First-person dungeon crawl, first game released in the Shining series (but not first chronologically in story) |
JP Game Gear | Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict | 1995 | Turn-Based | Sonic Software Planning | Typical Shining Force gameplay, takes place after SFCD but before SFII, links SFI and II together |
PS2 | Shining Force EXA | 2007 | Action | Neverland | Isometric ARPG with two protagonists and some town-building, recycles many assets from Shining Force Neo |
PS2 | Shining Force Neo | 2005 | Action | Neverland | More realistically proportioned models than Shining Tears, but overall plays similarly |
PS2 | Shining Tears | 2005 | Action | NexTech/Amusement Vision | Plays vastly different to the rest of the Shining Force games- is an isometric ARPG rather than turn-based |
PS4 | Shining Resonance Refrain | 2018 | Action | O-Two/Sega/Media.Vision | Enhanced port of a previously JP-only PS3 game with added storylines; a serviceable ARPG with some dating sim elements |
Saturn | Shining Force III | 1998 | Strategy | Camelot | Technically only Scenario 1 of the full Shining Force III story |
Sega CD | Shining Force CD | 1995 | Strategy | Sonic Software Planning | Remake of Shining Force Gaiden I/II for the JP Game Gear, requires a backup RAM cart to play all scenarios |
Switch | Shining Resonance Refrain | 2018 | Action | O-Two/Sega/Media.Vision | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Shining Resonance Refrain | 2018 | Action | O-Two/Sega/Media.Vision | See PS4 |