What platforms is Lunar: The Silver Star on?

Lunar: The Silver Star was released on Sega CD.

When did Lunar: The Silver Star release?

Lunar: The Silver Star was first released on June 26, 1992.

Lunar: The Silver Star

Jun 26, 1992Role-playing (RPG)AdventureSega CD

Lunar: The Silver Star — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Lunar: The Silver Star on?: Lunar: The Silver Star was released on Sega CD.
When did Lunar: The Silver Star release?: Lunar: The Silver Star was first released on June 26, 1992.

About Lunar: The Silver Star

Welcome to the world of Lunar, where reigns the magic and dragons still live. Join Alex, a young adventurer and his companions Luna, Ramus and Nall, to save the land of the Magic Emperor Ghaleon tyranny. Explore dungeons, fight terrifying monsters, and collects local information of where to go along to the explosive confrontation with Ghaleon own.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Sega CD
Developer: Studio Alex
Publisher: Working Designs
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Open world, Romance

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

82/100

from 13 ratings

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

$99

Complete

$200

Sealed

$1,156

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release	$11	$21	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about 2 times a week
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $25 in Oct 2008, $131 five years ago, and $99 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$21	—
Jan 2010	$18.99	—
Jan 2011	$22	—
Jan 2012	$33	—
Jan 2013	$30	—
Jan 2014	$48	$50
Jan 2015	$45	$60
Jan 2016	$49	$80
Jan 2017	$51	$77
Jan 2018	$63	$97
Jan 2019	$68	$99
Jan 2020	$64	$90
Jan 2021	$116	$134
Jan 2022	$132	$174
Jan 2023	$153	$188
Jan 2024	$88	$161
Jan 2025	$75	$163
Jan 2026	$85	$154
Nov 2026	$99	$200

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode	MSRP
North America	December 1993	T-127015	735366270155	—
Japan	26 June 1992	T-45014	4988649113175	¥7,800

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: JP+NA
Released: 1993
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

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Game Arts' role-playing adventure, localized by Working Designs, and still one of the best-regarded games on the Sega CD.

Game Arts developed Lunar: The Silver Star with Studio Alex, and it came out in Japan on 26 June 1992. Working Designs translated it for North America, where it followed in December 1993. The Sega CD's disc was put to work on full or quarter-screen animated scenes and CD audio, and animator Toshiyuki Kubooka oversaw the planning of the video sequences. Noriyuki Iwadare was among the composers.

GamePro considered it not just the best Sega CD role-playing game but one of the best on any Sega system, and gave particular credit to the translation. Progress is saved to the Sega CD's internal memory or to a separately bought RAM cartridge.

What the press said at the time

Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 53	December 1993	9, 8, 7, 7, 7
Electronic Games January 1994	January 1994	86%
Sega Pro Issue 29	March 1994	93 %
MegaTech Issue 28	April 1994	82%
GameRankings (aggregate)		88%
Famitsu		26/40
GameFan		97%
Game Informer		8.5/10
GamePro		4.5/5
Game Players		79%
Sega-16		9/10
VideoGames		9/10
Mean Machines		86%

“RPG fans will definitely want to check out this adventure game that has some absolutely beautiful music”
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, December 1993

“Lunar: The Silver Star by Working Designs is just what the RPG doctor ordered. Great graphics, awesome sound, and a very intriguing story come together to make this not just the best Sega CD RPG ever, but one of the best on any Sega system.”
— GamePro, January 1994

“Games like this have been sorely lacking on the Sega CD and Lunar is a great place to start. This is a highly recommended game for any RPG fan”
— Electronic Games, January 1994

“Undeniably the most comprehensive RPG on the Mega-CD and a software masterpiece. For me, this is the best game this genre I've ever ployed.”
— Sega Pro, March 1994

Electronic Gaming Monthly's average rating is the mean of its Review Crew's scores, each given on a 1 to 10 scale "in relation to other titles available for the same system." Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Sega CD version.

Before you buy

Reproductions of this game are sold, so this is a disc to inspect before paying. Ask for photos of the printed side, the data side and the inner ring: the label should be printed on the disc itself and the title should match the case. The US release had several different disc prints, so a disc that looks different from another copy is not proof of a repro. The US disc sits among the pricier North American Sega CD games, while the Japanese disc usually costs far less and needs a Japanese Mega-CD. The tall plastic case is fragile and often swapped, so make sure it is the right one.