Sol Cresta

Sol Cresta
DeveloperPlatinumGames
Publisher
  • PlatinumGames
Directors
Producers
  • Takahito Washisaka
  • Yuji Nakao
DesignerHiromu Nakazono
ComposerYuzo Koshiro
SeriesCresta Series
Neo-Classic Arcade
EngineUnity
Platforms
ReleaseFebruary 22, 2022
GenreScrolling shooter
ModeSingle-player

Sol Cresta is a vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by PlatinumGames. It is the fifth and final entry in the Cresta series, following the Japan-exclusive 1997 game Terra Cresta 3D for the Sega Saturn and the first game in the series to not be developed by Japan-based studio Nichibutsu. The title was released as the first under PlatinumGames' label of "Neo-Classic Arcade" range, a label that refers to the modernization of classic arcade games. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows in February 2022.