Secret of Evermore

SNES1995

  1. JP—
  2. NA1995
  3. EU1996
  4. RU—

Secret of Evermore kept the same title everywhere it was released: North America in 1995, then Australia and Europe in 1996. A Japanese release was planned but cancelled, and the game has no official re-release we could confirm.

Secret of Evermore is an action RPG developed by Square's office in Redmond, Washington, known as Square USA, where work began in early 1994. Square Soft released it in North America on October 17, 1995. Alan Weiss produced it and designed it with George Sinfield, who also wrote the story with Paul Mazurek; Brian Fehdrau was lead programmer. It was the first video game score by composer Jeremy Soule.

Nintendo published the game in Australia on February 22, 1996, and in Europe in 1996, translating it into German, French and Spanish. Some PAL versions came in a large box with a strategy guide.

A Japanese release was planned for a few months after the American launch but was cancelled. Square also published a 29-track soundtrack CD, at first only for pre-order customers.1

Names and releases

RegionTitle on the boxPlatformDatePublisherSrc
NA Secret of Evermore SNES Oct 17, 1995 Square Soft 1
AU Secret of Evermore SNES Feb 22, 1996 Nintendo 1
EU Secret of EvermoreGerman, French and Spanish versions also in 1996; Spanish Wikipedia dates the PAL release to February 1996 SNES Mar 13, 1996 Nintendo 1

Box art by region

  • Secret of Evermore box art, North America release
    NA Secret of Evermore
  • Secret of Evermore box art, Europe release
    EU Secret of Evermore

Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.

Version differences

  • TextSNES (EU)

    For the PAL release the game was translated into German, French and Spanish.2

  • CoverSNES (EU)

    Some PAL copies were sold in a large box that included a strategy guide.1

  • ContentSNES

    A debug ring menu shown at E3 1995 does not work in the final game, and the cartridge still contains an unfinished Laser alchemy formula and several unused spells.3

Translations

  • German Official

    Nintendo1996SNES · US versionReleased · complete

    German version for the PAL release.1

  • Spanish Official

    Nintendo1996SNES · US versionReleased · complete

    Spanish version for the PAL release.2

  • French Official

    Nintendo1996SNES · US versionReleased · complete

    French version for the PAL release.1

Reception

It holds an 81% GameRankings average. Electronic Gaming Monthly scored it 33.5/40, and the Spanish magazine Nintendo Acción gave it 93/100.1

Sources

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org
  2. 2es.wikipedia.org
  3. 3tcrf.net

Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13

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