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Shining Resonance Refrain

Shining Resonance Refrain

Play as Yuma Ilvern and stop the Empire from exploiting the power of the ancient dragons, including the soul of the Shining Dragon within you. With the help of your friends, realize your destiny, save Astoria, and unleash the strength you’ve always had locked away.

Released Jul 9, 2018 Developer SEGA Platforms Windows RPGAdventureAnimeJRPGAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

70.0%positive1,284 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Kinda rough, kinda janky, kinda buggy. But honestly it's more fun than most ARPGs.”

— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Love it! I sure enjoy this jrpg game and it sure has such nice likeable characters!”

— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I wanted to try and like this game. Playing on "casual" (easy) mode because I don't like grinding for hours. But guess what? You need to grind grind grind or each new boss is going to beat you. OK, so I'm fine with that. Then comes a battle where you fight an ice dragon. He is…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

6playing at last check
824-hour peak
416all-time peak
0 100 200 2019 2021 2023 2025 171 avg · Jul 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

47achievements
11.1%median completion
2.1%rarest: The Tune Heard 'Round the World
74.9% of players 72.9% of players 65.6% of players 63.7% of players 43.7% of players 40.3% of players 36.6% of players 32.1% of players 30.2% of players 29.4% of players 28.7% of players 25.2% of players 24.9% of players 17.7% of players 17.5% of players 17.3% of players 17.1% of players 16.4% of players 15.0% of players 14.7% of players 13.4% of players 12.2% of players 11.8% of players 11.1% of players 9.9% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 6.2% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 4.5% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 74.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.9%Knight of Astoria — Won your first battle.
72.9%Advancing Melody — Won a battle without taking damage.
65.6%Moonlit Overture — Completed Opus 1.
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%The Tune Heard 'Round the World — Collected all Tunings.
2.1%Wheel of Fortune — Fulfilled the wishes of the two and spoke to the orchestrator of Refrain.
2.2%Equals — Viewed Jinas's ending in Refrain mode.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia47.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,229 JPY
Brazil128.99 BRL
China228.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$20 Brazil Canada US UK Australia China EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 12, 2018
Thank you, Tony Taka!

Tony Taka sent us this portrait of Kirika as congratulations on the launch of Shining Resonance Refrain! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32143932/fd344af46802f79db62

Jul 10, 2018
Shining Resonance Refrain is live! - 10 JULY 2018

Hello Shining Resonance fans! We are pleased to announce that Shining Resonance Refrain is now live on Steam! We hope you enjoy this exciting RPG adventure featuring character designs from renowned ar

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Adventure · Anime · JRPG · Action RPG · Hack and Slash · Singleplayer · Dragons · Story Rich · Action · Dating Sim · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Japanese * , Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements47
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.shiningresonance.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 (8.1) / 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.9 GHz) or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Video card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 460 or AMD Radeon 5670) DirectX: Version 11