When did Pier Solar and the Great Architects release?

Pier Solar and the Great Architects was first released on December 14, 2010.

Pier Solar and the Great Architects

Dec 14, 2010Role-playing (RPG)IndieSega Mega Drive/Genesis Sega CD DreamcastLinuxMac

Pier Solar and the Great Architects — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Pier Solar and the Great Architects on?: Pier Solar and the Great Architects was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Dreamcast, Linux, Mac, Ouya, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox One.
When did Pier Solar and the Great Architects release?: Pier Solar and the Great Architects was first released on December 14, 2010.

About Pier Solar and the Great Architects

Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of Pier Solar and the Great Architects.

Summary via IGDB.

Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Wikipedia

Pier Solar and the Great Architects is an indie role-playing video game developed and published by WaterMelon for the Sega Mega Drive. The game was released worldwide on December 20, 2010. The game optionally utilizes the Mega CD expansion device to enhance its audio capabilities.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Dreamcast, Linux, Mac, Ouya, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox One
Developer: Watermelon Co.
Publisher: Watermelon Co.
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Fantasy

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	2010	$180	$300	$325	3 reviews	Medium

Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega CD · Dreamcast · Linux · Mac · Ouya · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Wii U · Xbox One. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$180

Complete

$300

Sealed

$325

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$18	$216	$222

How often it sells

Loose: about 4 times a year
Complete: about 4 times a year
Sealed: about 3 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $243 in Apr 2013, $178 five years ago, and $180 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2014	$140	$149
Jan 2015	$153	$132
Jan 2016	$71	$160
Jan 2017	$220	$91
Jan 2018	$97	$118
Jan 2019	$93	$102
Jan 2020	$78	$169
Jan 2021	$93	$191
Jan 2022	$171	$205
Jan 2023	$125	$208
Jan 2024	$146	$177
Jan 2025	$166	$169
Jan 2026	$180	$182
Oct 2026	$180	$300

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

Release record

Territory	Date
North America	20 December 2010
Europe / PAL	20 December 2010
Japan	20 December 2010

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 2010
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A role-playing game made for the Mega Drive long after the console's commercial life.

Pier Solar and the Great Architects was developed and published by WaterMelon and released worldwide on 20 December 2010. This is an unlicensed cart, made without Sega's licence.

It is a role-playing game that can optionally use a Mega CD for better audio. 1UP.com listed it in 2011 among its "31 homebrew games worth playing."

How it was made

Development began on the Mega CD, where discs would have been cheap to produce, and moved to cartridge as the goals grew more ambitious.

What the press said at the time

1Up.com		B
Jeuxvideo.com		18/20
Retro Gamer		84%

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.

Also on other platforms

Dreamcast · Linux · Mac · Ouya · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Wii U · Xbox One

How the other versions reviewed

Windows	Metacritic	73/100
PlayStation 4	Metacritic	69/100
Wii U	Metacritic	62/100
PlayStation 4	Game Informer	7/10
Windows	Jeuxvideo.com	13/20
PlayStation 3	Jeuxvideo.com	13/20
PlayStation 4	Jeuxvideo.com	13/20
Wii U	Nintendo Life	6/10
Wii U	Nintendo World Report	5.5/10
Wii U	GamesTribune	7/10
Wii U	Nintendojo	B
Xbox One	Pure Xbox	6/10

These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.

Before you buy

Several print runs of the cartridge were planned, so check which edition a listing is. The European copy usually costs much less than the North American one when loose, and somewhat less when complete. Ask for a photo of the board. Buy from the publisher or a known seller.