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Shine

German-produced game Shine is a typical Myst-like 1st-person perspective adventure game with pre-rendered backdrops. In this game you will become Shine. But who is Shine? You don't know when you start the…

1 November 1996

Shine is an adventure, released 1 November 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shine is

Shine was released in 1996. It was published by BMG Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this game you will become Shine. But who is Shine? You don't know when you start the game. You don't know anything but that you are in Twilight City, a once huge and crowded metropolis. But all life and population seems to have vanished, everything is past and only remains as a distant memory. Strange artificial creatures, lost musicians, no day and no night - what dark secret does the city hold? Become Shine and find out by exploring murky and frightening places, meeting bizarre creatures and people and solving a few puzzles.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery.

What it launched against

Shine launched on 1 November 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

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When did Shine come out?
Shine was released on 1 November 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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