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. Following the development of ''

Dark Savior is a 3D mixed-genre video game for the Sega Saturn created by Climax Entertainment. It was referred to by ''GameSpot'' as a sequel to the developer's game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, '' Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole'', even though ...

'' (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'' on the Nintendo DS was the last game to be developed by Climax.

Games

*'' Shining in the Darkness'' (with

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) (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 Pac ...

'' (with

) (Sega Genesis) *'' Landstalker'' (Sega Genesis) *''

Lady Stalker is an action role-playing game developed by Climax Entertainment and published by Taito for the Super Famicom in 1995. It is a spinoff of ''Landstalker'' and was designed with female gamers in mind. ''Challenge from the Past'' is the only game r ...

'' (Super Famicom) *''

'' (Sega Saturn) *'' Felony 11-79'' (PlayStation) *'' Time Stalkers'' (Dreamcast) *''

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'' (PlayStation) *'' Virtua Athlete 2K'' (with

) (Dreamcast) *'' Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition'' (Dreamcast) *'' Runabout 3: Neo-Age'' (PlayStation 2) *'' Kingdom of Paradise'' (PlayStation Portable) *''Tenchi no Mon 2: Busouden'' (PlayStation Portable) *''Ore no Dungeon'' (PlayStation Portable) *'' Steal Princess'' (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 rele ...

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

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