Actraiser was an early SNES gem and one of the few games of that era that combined multiple genres. It brought the worlds of action-platformers and simulation games in an early form for the latter genre. The original game hasn’t gotten a ton of love on modern hardware despite being highly-regarded. Its sequel hurt the series a bit by only featuring action-platforming and being clunkier, but now we’ve got a new era for the series.
Square Enix is bringing the game back for Actraiser Renaissance on the Switch, offering up new visuals and a revamped OST that can be switched on or off at any time. This new release is available now digitally for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC — marking the franchise’s debut on non-Nintendo hardware at a cost of $29.99.