ActRaiser is a mix of City-Building, Platform, and Simulation developed by Quintet and published by Enix. The game offers the traditional side-scroll platforming gameplay with urban god game elements. The story revolves around the creature called the Master in his battle against Tanzra, referred to as an Evil. According to the booklet, the protagonist was taken down in the battle with an evil and his six lieutenants. He is retreated to his six palaces to tend his wounds and fell into a deep sleep. In the absence of Master, an evil split the world where the game takes place split into six lands and start turning people into evil. After hundreds of years, the Masker awakens from his deep sleep and finds out that he has lost his powers due to lack of belief. As the story progresses, the Master struggles to take down the lieutenants and restores his power by reconstructing the civilizations of people and interacting with them to solve other issues. ActRaiser includes prominent features, old-school graphics, and brilliant sound effects.