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Sniper Elite III
Sniper Elite III (Sniper Elite 3: Afrika) is Rebellion's 2014 tactical third-person stealth shooter set in WWII North Africa, starring OSS sniper Karl Fairburne, with X-ray kill cams, gravity and wind ballistics, co-op, and a Metacritic score of 67.
Sniper Elite V2
Sniper Elite V2 is a 2012 tactical stealth shooter by Rebellion Developments starring sniper Karl Fairburne in 1945 Berlin, introducing the X-ray kill cam; remastered in 2019 with Metascores of 67 and 73.
Sokoban (倉庫番)
Sokoban (倉庫番, Sōkoban, warehouse keeper) is a 1982 Thinking Rabbit puzzle game by Hiroyuki Imabayashi: push-only crate puzzles, PSPACE-complete, NP-hard, and the template for the box-pushing puzzle genre.
Soma (video game)
SOMA (Soma) is a 2015 first-person sci-fi survival horror game by Sweden's Frictional Games, creators of Amnesia. Released September 22, 2015 on PC and PS4, it follows Simon Jarrett in the underwater base PATHOS-II, exploring consciousness and identity, with a safe mode and a 2026 spiritual successor, Ontos.
Sonic Generations
Sonic Generations (ソニック ジェネレーションズ) is Sega's 2011 20th-anniversary Sonic platformer for PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and 3DS, starring Classic and Modern Sonic; remastered in 2024's Sonic X Shadow Generations.
Soulslike
Soulslike (Souls-like): action RPG subgenre named after FromSoftware's Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, defined by punishing combat, death penalties, checkpoints, and interconnected dark worlds; a mainstream Steam genre since 2022.
South Park: The Stick of Truth
South Park: The Stick of Truth is a 2014 turn-based RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, published by Ubisoft after THQ's bankruptcy, written and voiced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, released March 2014 on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, with a 2017 sequel, The Fractured But Whole.
Spacewar!
Spacewar! is a 1962 two-player space-combat video game written by Steve Russell and others at MIT on a DEC PDP-1, inspired by Doc Smith's Lensman novels; it seeded hacker culture and inspired Computer Space and Pong.
Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line is a 2012 third-person military shooter by Yager Development and 2K Games set in ruined Dubai, a Heart of Darkness-inspired antiwar critique of the shooter genre, delisted permanently in January 2024.
Spelunky
Spelunky: Derek Yu's roguelike-inspired 2D platformer, freeware in 2008, HD on XBLA July 4, 2012; procedurally generated levels, permadeath, Metacritic 87, sequel Spelunky 2 in 2020.
Splatterhouse (スプラッターハウス)
Splatterhouse (スプラッターハウス) is Namco's 1988 horror beat 'em up arcade game starring masked Rick rescuing Jennifer; spawned Wanpaku Graffiti, sequels 2 and 3, cancelled Splatterworld, and a 2010 reboot.
Spore (2008 video game)
Spore (2008), Maxis/EA god game by Will Wright, evolving a creature through Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space stages; Metacritic 84 but Amazon rating under 1.5 stars over SecuROM DRM.
Squad (video game)
Squad (video game): tactical 50v50 military FPS by Offworld Industries, Steam Early Access 14 Dec 2015, full release 23 Sep 2020, Unreal Engine 4 then 5, 13 factions, 24 maps, Squad 44 spinoff.
Star Citizen
Star Citizen is Cloud Imperium Games' crowdfunded multiplayer space sim by Chris Roberts, announced October 10, 2012; it passed $1 billion from 6.5 million backers in 2026 while still in alpha, with Squadron 42 delayed.
Star Wars: Empire at War
Star Wars: Empire at War (EaW) is a 2006 Petroglyph real-time strategy game for PC set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, with galactic conquest, space and land battles, and the Forces of Corruption expansion.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is BioWare's 2003 d20-based Star Wars RPG set 4,000 years before the Empire, featuring light/dark side choices, the Ebon Hawk, the Star Forge, a 2004 Obsidian sequel, and an announced remake.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) is BioWare and LucasArts' 2003 d20-based Star Wars RPG for Xbox and PC, set 4,000 years before the films, with light/dark side choices, a 60-hour story, and a long-gestating remake.
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Star Wars: Republic Commando (also Republic Commando) is a 2005 LucasArts tactical first-person shooter for PC and Xbox, starring Delta Squad clone commandos led by RC-1138 Boss during the Clone Wars; remastered by Aspyr for PS4, PS5, and Switch in 2021.
Star Wars: Squadrons
Star Wars: Squadrons is a 2020 first-person 5v5 starfighter combat game by EA Motive, set after Return of the Jedi, with a dual-perspective campaign, Fleet Battles, VR and crossplay support, and a Metacritic score of 79.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set thousands of years before the Star Wars films, launched by BioWare in 2011.
StarCraft
StarCraft (Blizzard Entertainment, March 31, 1998) is a real-time strategy game with three asymmetric races, Terran, Zerg, Protoss; best seller of 1998, Brood War expansion, and the foundation of South Korean professional esports.
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (2015) is Blizzard's stand-alone Protoss campaign expansion concluding the StarCraft II trilogy, starring Artanis against Amon, with Co-op Missions, Archon Mode, and a major multiplayer overhaul.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard's 2010 terran-focused RTS sequel with a 29-mission Jim Raynor campaign, scored 93 on Metacritic and went free-to-play in November 2017.
State of Decay (video game)
State of Decay is a 2013 open-world zombie survival game by Undead Labs, published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360 and PC, with permanent character death, base building, and 250,000 first-48-hour downloads; sequels followed in 2018 and 2027.
State of Decay 2
State of Decay 2 (2018) is a zombie survival game by Undead Labs, published by Microsoft, with community management, base building, and four-player co-op; Juggernaut Edition remaster (2020), 10+ million players, final update late 2024.
Stealth game
A stealth video game is a genre where players use concealment and evasion to avoid direct confrontation. It was popularized by Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear series in 1987.
Stellaris (video game)
Stellaris is a 2016 sci-fi grand strategy and 4X game by Paradox Development Studio; sold 200,000+ units in 24 hours, 1.5 million by 2018, still updated with expansions like Nomads.
Story of Seasons
Story of Seasons (Bokujō Monogatari, 牧場物語) is Marvelous's farm life sim series, localized as Harvest Moon until 2014, then renamed because Natsume owns the Harvest Moon trademark; latest entry Grand Bazaar, 2025.
Strategy game
Strategy game: video game genre of planning and resource management over reflexes; subgenres include RTS, 4X, grand strategy, MOBA, tower defense; named with Dune II (1992); mobile strategy earned $9.1bn in H1 2026.
Strategy video game
Strategy video game genre: planning-focused games of resource and unit management against human or AI opponents. Subgenres include RTS (Dune II, StarCraft), turn-based, 4X, and grand strategy; 10,796 Mobygames titles as of 2015.