Joe from GameSack just posted a review of the awesome new game Earthion. The game was made by Ancient and includes a soundtrack composed by the legendary Yuzo Koshiro. It was created as a “modern Sega Genesis game”, however it’s currently only available on Steam; You can pre-order physical versions for all modern consoles (link below), or just wait until the digital version is released in September. The game will also be available as a Sega Genesis cartridge in 2026. Overall, it seemed like Joe (and basically everyone else) loved the game and said the emulation felt great – Remember that since this was made as a Genesis game, all modern versions run through Genesis emulation. More info below the links:
Main Page: https://earthiongame.com/
Steam Version: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3597580/Earthion/
Physical Versions: https://limitedrungames.com/search?q=earthion&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
As a note, the Steam version comes with the Genesis ROM and if you have the ability to decrypt it, you can use it on MiSTer and higher end ROM Carts like the Mega Everdrive Pro. I also tried it on the much cheaper OpenED and the game wouldn’t launch – I believe the ROM size is simply too big for less-powerful Genesis ROM Carts to handle.
I had a chance to play the game early a few months ago and while I don’t have nearly as much time with it as Joe did, I completely agree – Everything about it is just perfect. Absolute top-tier Genesis 16-bit graphics, an awesome soundtrack and really just a “new classic” shooter! It stinks the Genesis cartridge version isn’t available yet, but I totally understand that the team wants to wait to make sure there aren’t any changes needed to the ROM before having the cartridges made. We’ll absolutely post the moment it goes up for pre-order though!
We got @RetroRGB at the @LimitedRunGames booth checking out @yuzokoshiro’s Earthion! Come say hi and play it yourself at booth 11049! pic.twitter.com/pDJuuq5aO6
— Audi Sorlie (@PC98_Audi) May 10, 2025
