was a Japanese

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development company. It was a small company, with just 20 staff in 1996. Climax got its start during the 16-bit era, primarily developing games for the

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console. During the

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, some members of the team left to create

Matrix Software , commonly referred to as Matrix Software, is a Japanese video game development company located in Tokyo. Founded in July 1994 by former members of Climax Entertainment and Telenet Japan, the company has since created games for a number of syst ...

. Following the development of '' Dark Savior'' (1996), a group of staff members from the company's CGI division formed independant company Climax Graphics, initially described as a "brother company". By 2014 to 2015, without any official announcement, Climax was closed due to financial issues. ''

Element Hunters is a 2009 Japanese-Korean anime series that began airing in Japan and South Korea as a science-fiction adventure to generate more awareness in chemistry and other sciences. The series is set in the year 2089. A manga series began at the sa ...

'' on the

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was the last game to be developed by Climax.

Games

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Shining in the Darkness ''Shining in the Darkness'', released as in Japan, is a 1991 role-playing video game for the Sega Genesis, Mega Drive/Genesis video game console. It was one of the first role-playing games released for the system, and was the first in the Shining ...

'' (with

Camelot Software Planning (trade name, doing business as Camelot Software Planning) is a Japanese video game developer established in 1990 under the name Sega CD4, but quickly renamed to Sonic! Software Planning. Named after Sonic the Hedgehog, they were closely involve ...

) (Sega Genesis) *''

Shining Force is a 1992 turn-based tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console. While primarily a traditional fantasy-themed game, it contains some science fiction elements. The game has been repeatedly re-released: in Sega Smash Pack Vol ...

'' (with

) (Sega Genesis) *''

Landstalker is an action-adventure game that was developed by Climax Entertainment and released for the Sega Genesis in 1992 in Japan and 1993 elsewhere. Players take on the role of a treasure hunter named Nigel (Ryle in Japan and France, Niels in German ...

'' (Sega Genesis) *'' Lady Stalker'' (Super Famicom) *'' Dark Savior'' (Sega Saturn) *''

Felony 11-79 ''Felony 11-79'', known in Japan as , is a video game developed by Climax and published by Yanoman and ASCII for the PlayStation in 1997. It was part of a late 1990s wave of driving games which encourage the player to create chaos and destruction, ...

'' (PlayStation) *''

Time Stalkers ''Time Stalkers'', also known as in Japan, is a Dreamcast role-playing video game featuring appearances of worlds (and playable characters) from several of Climax Entertainment's earlier games in crossover fashion. The player initially takes the ...

'' (Dreamcast) *'' Runabout 2'' (PlayStation) *''

Virtua Athlete 2K , known as ''Virtua Athlete 2000'' in North America, is a Sega Dreamcast track and field sports game developed by Hitmaker. The arcade game ''Virtua Athletics'', also known in Japan as , is based on the Dreamcast version. ''Virtua Athlete 2K'' su ...

'' (with

) (Dreamcast) *'' Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition'' (Dreamcast) *'' Runabout 3: Neo-Age'' (PlayStation 2) *''

Kingdom of Paradise ''Kingdom of Paradise'' is an action role-playing video game available for the PlayStation Portable handheld system. The game is called in Japan and ''Key of Heaven'' in Europe. On April 24, 2008 it was released as a downloadable title from the N ...

'' (PlayStation Portable) *''Tenchi no Mon 2: Busouden'' (PlayStation Portable) *''Ore no Dungeon'' (PlayStation Portable) *''

Steal Princess ''Steal Princess'', known in Japan as , is a puzzle-based platform game developed by Climax Entertainment. Gameplay The game is divided into larger areas that are subdivided into multiple levels. Levels are short and generally only take a few ...

'' (Nintendo DS) *''

Dinosaur King is a Japanese card-based arcade game from Sega that uses similar gameplay mechanics to '' Mushiking''. The game was revealed in JAMMA 2005. A Nintendo DS version was also later released. In the fall of 2008, Upper Deck Company release ...

'' (Nintendo DS) *'' Hottarake no Shima: Kanata to Nijiiro no Kagami'' (Nintendo DS) *''

'' (Nintendo DS)

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