Secret of Mana - Climate Crisis (Hack) SNES ROM

Secret of Mana is an Action RPG video game published by SquareSoft and developed by Square released on October 3rd, 1993 for the SNES.

Hack Credits:

Released by: Tomm
Type: Improvement tweaks/additional levels
Status: Complete
Patch Version: v2.02
Date: 23 April 2026

Source and details: https://hackofmana.com/2026/04/09/secret-of-mana-climate-crisis-2-released/

As Mana weakens, natural catastrophes begin to tear the world apart…

Rediscover Secret of Mana like never before, under new climatic conditions. This new extensive version of Climate Crisis magnifies the ROM hack.

A lot of new content:

• New maps extending the existing areas or creating brand-new dungeons.
• Graphic improvements mixing the game elements to create vibrant new climate effects.
• Difficulty modes: Easy, Normal, Hard, Impossible or Turbo.
• Spell changes with an all new Leaf Saber to steal MP from enemies, Speed Up doubling your weapon charge rate, and many more...
• Additional storylines added to the classic (but altered) Secret of Mana lore.
• The best Quality of Life updates
• Many surprises

Quality of Life features:

A ton of new improvements....

• Up to 8 letters character names (instead of 6)
• Mixed case naming (by Regrs)
• New textbox backgrounds including a solid background
• Rope available in new spots (Witch's Castle, Ice Palace and Mana Fortress)
• Magic experience no longer decreased on maps with no weapons allowed
• Killable snowmen with magic (by Kethinov)
• Boss AI improvements for Tropicallo, Hexas and the Dragons (by Regrs)

...alongside the best hacks from Mana moders

• Max consumable count increased from 4 to 7 (by Moppleton)
• Allies won't get you stuck anymore (by Moppleton and zhaDe)
• Weapon elemental and species damage fix (by Moppleton)
• Speed up spell increases weapon charge (by Moppleton)
• Spell grinding speed-up hack (x2) (by Kethinov)
• Improved screen scrolling for better visibility when moving around (by Binarynova, zhaDe and Queue)
• Kettle Kin chainsaw restoration (by Queue)
• Turbo mode (optional) removes the weapon recharge timer (by Queue)

WHAT DIFFICULTY DO I CHOOSE?

EASY: For a quick or casual playthrough without having to grind too much. It may still be challenging at times.

• Enemies HP/Defense/Evasion -10%
• Experience/Money gain x2
• Magic experience x3
• Weapon experience x2
• Objects limit 7

NORMAL: A bit harder than regular Secret of Mana.

• Magic experience x2
• Objects limit 7

HARD: For a challenging playthrough, if you aren't afraid of game overs or grinding.

• Enemies HP +25%
• Enemies Magic Defense +25%
• Magic Absorb cost 2MP
• Magic experience x2
• Objects limit 4
• Monsters get stronger (Attack/Magic) after sealing each Mana Seed.

IMPOSSIBLE: Not recommended, way too difficult. It might not even be possible.

• Enemies HP +56.26%
• Enemies Magic Defense +50%
• Magic Absorb cost 3MP
• Magic experience x2
• Objects limit 4
• Monsters get stronger (Attack/Magic) at the beginning of the game.
• Monsters get stronger (Attack/Magic) after sealing each Mana Seed.
• Monsters get stronger (Attack/Magic) after visiting each ruins dungeon.

TURBO: Removes the recharge timer for weapons, be ready to spam attacks. (Does not include other Turbo patches.)

• Enemies HP +100%
• Experience/Money gain x1.5
• Magic experience x2
• Objects limit 7