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Shinobi (series)
Shinobi is Sega's ninja action franchise begun with the 1987 arcade game starring Joe Musashi of the Oboro clan. It spawned 11 titles through 2003, went dormant after 2011's Shinobi 3D, and returned in 2025 with Lizardcube's Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.
Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight is a 2D side-scrolling platform game with an 8-bit retro aesthetic by indie studio Yacht Club Games, first released in 2014 for PC and Nintendo platforms.
Silent Hill
Silent Hill is Konami's psychological horror game franchise, first released in 1999 by Team Silent, known for fog, radio static, and Akira Yamaoka's music; revived from 2024 with the Silent Hill 2 remake, Silent Hill f, and Townfall.
Silent Hill (video game)
Silent Hill (1999) is Konami Team Silent's PlayStation survival horror game, first in the Silent Hill series, known for fog, darkness, psychological horror, and an ongoing franchise revival with remakes.
Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)
Silent Hill 2 is a 2024 survival horror game by Bloober Team and Konami, a remake of the 2001 classic, released for PlayStation 5 and PC.
Silent Hill 2 (サイレントヒル2)
Silent Hill 2 (サイレントヒル2) is Konami's 2001 KCET psychological horror game for PS2, Metacritic 89, starring James Sunderland; remade by Bloober Team in October 2024, selling over 5 million units by January 2026.
Silent Hill 3 (サイレントヒル3)
Silent Hill 3 (サイレントヒル3) is a 2003 survival horror game developed by Konami's Team Silent for the PlayStation 2, following teenager Heather Mason, the series' first female protagonist.
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room is Konami Team Silent's 2004 survival horror game for PS2 and Xbox, in which Henry Townshend is trapped in Room 302; it introduced ghosts, limited inventory, and hauntings, and returned DRM-free on GOG in 2020.
Silent Hill f
Silent Hill f (サイレントヒル f) is a 2025 survival horror game by NeoBards and Konami, the first series entry set in Japan: 1960s Ebisugaoka, protagonist Shimizu Hinako, writer Ryukishi07, Metacritic 86.
Silent Hill: Downpour
Silent Hill: Downpour is a 2012 survival horror game by Vatra Games and Konami for PS3 and Xbox 360, following escaped convict Murphy Pendleton in a semi-open world Silent Hill with side quests; Metascore 64 (PS3), composer Daniel Licht.
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Silent Hill: Homecoming (2008), sixth series installment per Konami, survival horror developed by Double Helix Games for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC; Alex Shepherd searches Shepherd's Glen; Metacritic 70, about 0.45 million units sold.
Silent Hill: Origins
Silent Hill: Origins (2007) is a Climax Studios survival horror prequel for PSP and PS2 starring trucker Travis Grady, with breakable melee weapons, Akira Yamaoka's score, and Metacritic scores of 78 (PSP) and 70 (PS2).
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009) is Climax Studios' combat-free Wii, PS2, and PSP reimagining of the original Silent Hill, with psychological profiling, chase sequences, Akira Yamaoka's score, and a 79 Metacritic Wii score.
Skies of Arcadia
Skies of Arcadia (Eternal Arcadia) is Sega Overworks' 2000 Dreamcast JRPG of sky pirates Vyse, Aika, and Fina; GameCube Legends version 2002-03; 93 Metascore, ~90k/220k sales, never remastered, 2025 trademarks.
Skull and Bones (video game)
Skull and Bones (Ubisoft Singapore) is a naval action RPG released February 16, 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Set in the 17th-century Indian Ocean, it began as a Black Flag expansion, took about 10 years, sold at $70 as a 'quadruple-A' live service game, and had lackluster sales.
Skullgirls
Skullgirls (SG) is a 2012 2D fighting game by Reverge Labs, published by Autumn Games, set in the Canopy Kingdom; later versions include Skullgirls 2nd Encore and the free-to-play mobile Fighting RPG with 300+ fighters.
Skylanders
Skylanders is a toys-to-life video game franchise by Activision, developed principally by Toys for Bob, launched with Spyro's Adventure in 2011 and its Portal of Power reader.
Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire is a single-player roguelike deck-building video game by Mega Crit, released fully in 2019 after Early Access, and credited with popularizing the roguelike deckbuilder genre.
Slender: The Arrival
Slender: The Arrival is a 2013 first-person survival horror game by Blue Isle Studios with Parsec Productions' Mark Hadley and Marble Hornets writers, following Lauren searching for Kate while stalked by Slender Man; it received a 2023 10th Anniversary Update.
Slender: The Eight Pages
Slender: The Eight Pages is a 2012 free indie horror game by Parsec Productions and Mark Hadley in which players collect eight pages in a dark forest while evading the faceless Slender Man; it sparked the YouTube Let's Play horror boom and preceded Slender: The Arrival (2013).
Slowpoke
Slowpoke (Yadon, ヤドン) is Pokémon #0079, a Water/Psychic 'Dopey Pokémon' from Generation 1. It evolves into Slowbro (level 37) or Slowking (King's Rock trade), and its Galarian Psychic form branches into Poison/Psychic Galarian Slowbro and Slowking.
Sly Cooper
Sly Cooper is a PlayStation stealth platformer series starring a raccoon master thief, made by Sucker Punch (2002-2005) and Sanzaru (Thieves in Time, 2013); Sony owns the IP, dormant since 2013.
Smeargle (ドーブル)
Smeargle (ドーブル, Doble) is a Normal-type Painter Pokémon, National Dex #235, the only Pokémon that learns Sketch, which copies the opponent's last move; in Pokémon GO it copies moves via GO Snapshot photobombs.
Snatcher (スナッチャー) (video game)
Snatcher (スナッチャー) is Hideo Kojima's 1988 Konami cyberpunk graphic adventure for PC-8801/MSX2, starring amnesiac junker Gillian Seed hunting androids; only the 1994 Sega CD version reached North America.
Snorlax (カビゴン)
Snorlax (カビゴン, Kabigon) is Pokémon #0143, a Normal-type Generation I Sleeping Pokémon that evolves from Munchlax, weighs 460 kg, eats 880–900 lbs of food daily, and was designed after Game Freak developer Koji Nishino.
Solid Snake
Solid Snake is the fictional stealth soldier protagonist of Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear series, debuting in Metal Gear (1987), starring in Metal Gear Solid (1998), voiced by David Hayter, and concluding his saga in Metal Gear Solid 4 (2008).
Sonic Dreams Collection
Sonic Dreams Collection: 2015 free compilation of four parodic Sonic minigames (Make My Sonic, Eggman Origin, Sonic Movie Maker, My Roommate Sonic) by Arcane Kids, framed as leaked Dreamcast prototypes from MJSTUDIO.
Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ)
Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) is SEGA's 1991 Mega Drive/Genesis high-speed platformer franchise starring the blue hedgehog; over 1.77 billion units sold or downloaded, expanded into films, TV, and merchandise, with a 35th anniversary in 2026.
Sons of the Forest
Sons of the Forest (also Sons Of The Forest) is Endnight Games' open-world survival horror sequel to The Forest, on Steam Early Access February 23, 2023, full 1.0 release February 22, 2024; over 2 million copies sold in 24 hours, Shawn Ashmore voices Timmy.
Sonya Blade
Sonya Blade, Mortal Kombat's first female fighter, a Special Forces officer created in 1992 by Ed Boon and John Tobias, digitized from Elizabeth Malecki, known for the leg grab, kiss Fatality, Jax, Johnny Cage, and Cassie Cage.