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[[File:Brighter Shores key art.jpg|thumb|A promotional image for Brighter Shores]]
[[File:Brighter Shores logo.png|thumb|The Brighter Shores logo]]
'''''Brighter Shores''''' is
Brighter Shores features an ongoing story set in the world of [[Adothria]] with hundreds of hours of gameplay.{{CiteGeneral|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2791440/Brighter_Shores/|title=Brighter Shores on Steam|author=Valve|date=22 March 2024|accessdate=22 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.is/eYgMA|archivedate=22 March 2024}} New content is released in the game in an episodic format. Players start their journey in [[Hopeport]], as a member of the town guard.
==System requirements==
The official minimum requirements to run the game for different platforms are the following.
===Windows===
* OS: Windows 10/11
* Processor: Intel i3 or AMD equivalent
* Memory: 8 GB RAM
* Graphics: DirectX 11 capable graphics with at least 2GB RAM
* DirectX: Version 11
* Network: Broadband Internet connection
* Storage: 2 GB available space
* Additional Notes: Internet connection required to play
===macOS===
* OS: 10.13+
* Processor: Apple Silicon or Intel
* Memory: 8 GB RAM
* Graphics: Metal capable graphics
* Network: Broadband Internet connection
* Storage: 2 GB available space
* Additional Notes: Internet connection required to play
==Getting started==
The game can be downloaded and installed through its [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2791440/Brighter%20Shores/ Steam page].
After launching the game, the player is taken to the [[title screen]].
==History==
The game has been under development since September 2016, but some assets were taken from Fen Research scrapped ''Chasm Game''{{CiteTwitter|url=https://twitter.com/AndrewCGower/status/1819021220911673582|author=Andrew Gower|date=1 August 2024|accessdate=16 August 2024|quote=September 2016 Brighter Shores game started|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/VmmMK|archivedate=16 August 2024}} and was announced officially on 13 March 2024. An initial two-minute trailer was released, which depicts [[player character]]s engaging in [[combat]], several [[
Part of the reason that Brighter Shores took a long time to develop is because Gower decided to create a new game engine from scratch, as opposed to using a popular engine like {{wp|Unreal Engine}} or {{wp|Unity}}.{{CiteGeneral|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/runescape-creator-answers-our-biggest-questions-about-his-new-mmo-brighter-shores-classes-professions-monetization-and-a-ttrpg-open-world/|title=RuneScape creator answers our biggest questions about his new MMO Brighter Shores: classes, professions, monetization, and a TTRPG open world|author=Austin Wood|date=23 March 2024|accessdate=23 March 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.is/AxMwI|archivedate=23 March 2024|name=griv}} He had previously created his own engine for his previous MMORPG {{wp|RuneScape}} in the early 2000s, programmed in {{wp|Java}}. The engine that Gower built is called [[Fenforge]], and had previously been used by at least two games prior to being used for Brighter Shores. Gower has said that active development on Brighter Shores officially started in 2017.{{NamedRef|griv}}
A closed beta test occurred between the alpha test and the early access launch.
Early access to the game was opened on 6 November 2024, with the game still missing many key features such as player-versus-player combat, special attacks for epic weapons, and the fifth episode, [[Stonemaw Hill]]. Early access is planned to "maybe" last for 6 months. There won't be a save reset or price increases to [[Premium Pass]] at the end of the early access.{{CiteGeneral|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2791440/Brighter_Shores/|title=Brighter Shores on Steam|author=Valve|date=6 November 2024|accessdate=6 November 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.is/Vas8O|archivedate=6 November 2024}}
==Update history==
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* The logo of Brighter Shores features [[Hopeport Obelisk]].
* Fen Research might have first wanted Brighter Shores to be named "Wondrous Shores", judging by the trademark filings on 11 January 2024<ref>https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00004001073</ref> and 15 January 2024<ref>https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00004002179</ref>.
* The game's
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