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| − | '''Terarin Games''' is  | + | '''Terarin Games''' is an indie videogame developer and publisher from Japan, created by the lead programmer, ''Junichi Terayama'', known as '''''Terarin55'''''. | 
| − | Their main focus is creating retro-styled [[shooting game]]s  | + | Their main focus is creating retro-styled [[shooting game]]s, but without the “unfairness” of that era<ref>https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-09-14-Interview-with-Terarin.html</ref>. A common theme of their games is that the protagonist is fighting a system gone haywire, Terarin makes it an important point that they in their games humans are not fighting other humans. Their games most often have a single, but well implemented, mechanic and feature an excellent [[Help:Glossary#Caravan_Shooter|Caravan]] mode. The main target platforms are Steam and the Nintendo Switch, but many of their games are also available in a visually stripped-down version on Android. | 
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| + | According to interviews<ref>https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-09-14-Interview-with-Terarin.html</ref><ref>https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/07/feature_missile_dancer_dev_terarin_games_on_shmup_design_future_plans_and_embracing_western_players</ref> Junichi Terayama is an information security engineer by day, and develops shooters in his spare time, using the GameMaker engine. | ||
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| − | | ''[[ | + | | ''[[Image Striker]]'' || 2016 | 
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| − | | ''[[ | + | | ''[[Image Striker 2]]'' || 2017 | 
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| − | | ''[[ | + | | ''[[Missile Dancer]]'' || 2018 | 
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| − | | ''[[ | + | | ''[[Gemini Arms]]'' || 2019 | 
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| − | | ''[[ | + | | ''[[Raging Blasters]]'' || 2021   | 
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| | ''[[Moon Dancer]]'' || 2022   | | ''[[Moon Dancer]]'' || 2022   | ||
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| + | | ''[[Terra Flame]]'' || 2022 | ||
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| + | | ''[[Star Gagnant]]'' (together with [[Takahashi Meijin]]) || 2023 | ||
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| + | | ''[[Missile Dancer 2]]'' || 2024 | ||
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| + | | ''[[Crystal Breaker]]'' || 2024 | ||
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| + | | ''[[Blaze of Storm]]'' || TBA | ||
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| * [https://www.teraringames.com/ Terarin Games Official Site] | * [https://www.teraringames.com/ Terarin Games Official Site] | ||
| * [https://store.steampowered.com/franchise/terarin Terarin Games at the Steam Store] | * [https://store.steampowered.com/franchise/terarin Terarin Games at the Steam Store] | ||
| + | * [https://terarin.itch.io/ Terarin Games (old, seems abandoned) Itch.io page] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:51, 20 October 2025
Terarin Games is an indie videogame developer and publisher from Japan, created by the lead programmer, Junichi Terayama, known as Terarin55.
Their main focus is creating retro-styled shooting games, but without the “unfairness” of that era[1]. A common theme of their games is that the protagonist is fighting a system gone haywire, Terarin makes it an important point that they in their games humans are not fighting other humans. Their games most often have a single, but well implemented, mechanic and feature an excellent Caravan mode. The main target platforms are Steam and the Nintendo Switch, but many of their games are also available in a visually stripped-down version on Android.
According to interviews[2][3] Junichi Terayama is an information security engineer by day, and develops shooters in his spare time, using the GameMaker engine.
Shooting games developed by Terarin Games
| Game | Year | 
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| Image Striker | 2016 | 
| Image Striker 2 | 2017 | 
| Missile Dancer | 2018 | 
| Gemini Arms | 2019 | 
| Raging Blasters | 2021 | 
| Moon Dancer | 2022 | 
| Terra Flame | 2022 | 
| Star Gagnant (together with Takahashi Meijin) | 2023 | 
| Missile Dancer 2 | 2024 | 
| Crystal Breaker | 2024 | 
| Blaze of Storm | TBA | 
External Links
- Terarin Games Developer Twitter
- Terarin Games Official Site
- Terarin Games at the Steam Store
- Terarin Games (old, seems abandoned) Itch.io page

