Humble Bundle and SEGA are once again releasing a monthly Humble Bundle dedicated to SEGA games*. This time, it’s a bundle featuring plenty of SEGA’s strategy games on Steam. Of course, Valkyria Chronicles is part of the collection, but SEGA have also included the first two Shining Force games. These were turn-based tactical RPG’s that were first released on SEGA’s Mega Drive/Genesis console, and have since then been re-released on various other systems, including the PC.
For a bit of history: Shining force I was co-developed by Climax Entertainment and Sonic! Software Planning. Sonic! Software Planning (later renamed to Camelot Software Planning after they separated from SEGA) went on to develop Shining Force II and III. Aside from the main Shining Force titles, the franchise received a lot of spin-off games featuring a variety of gameplay styles. If you want to learn more about the older Shining Force games, be sure to check out the fansite Shining Force Central.
You can find the Humble Bundle by following this link. The Shining Force games are included in the bundle’s “SEGA Genesis/Megadrive Strategy Pack”, and are already unlocked for $1. Worth noting is also the inclusion of SEGA’s classic puzzle game Columns. Aside from the games mentioned above, it also includes several RTS games from SEGA’s UK development studios. Here’s an overview of all the games included in the bundle, per tier:
Tier 1: pay $1 or more to unlock
- Company of Heroes Complete Edition
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Master Collection
- Medieval II: Total War Collection
- Rome: Total War – Collection
- SEGA Genesis/Megadrive Strategy Pack, including Shining Force, Shining Force 2, Gain Ground and Columns
- A coupon for 10% off Humble Monthly for New Subscribers (one month only)
Tier 2: pay more than the average price to unlock ($5.61 at the time of writing)
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II – Grand Master Collection
- Eastside Hockey Manager
- Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai Collection
- Coupon: 66% off Football Manager 2016
* Note that the each tier only grants one Steam key, so unfortunately you can’t gift individual games if you already own them.
