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SimFarm
SimFarm (1993) is a Maxis farm-management simulation, a SimCity spinoff for DOS, Mac, and Windows. Players grow 24 crops, raise livestock, manage weather and disasters, and sell harvests; no sequel was made.
Simon the Sorcerer
Simon the Sorcerer is a 1993 comedy point-and-click adventure game by the British studio Adventure Soft, in which a teenager is sent to a fairytale world against the wizard Sordid.
SimTower (ザ・タワー)
SimTower, released in Japan as The Tower, is a 1994 construction and management simulation by OPeNBooK and Maxis in which players build a skyscraper toward a five-star rating.
SimTown
SimTown (SimCity Jr., シムシティジュニア) is a 1995 Maxis kid-friendly city-building simulation for PC, Mac, SNES, OS/2, and PlayStation, aimed at ages 8-12, with visible Sims, mix-and-match house design, and simplified town management.
Sin and Punishment (罪と罰)
Sin and Punishment (罪と罰 地球の継承者) is a Treasure-Nintendo on-rails shooter for Nintendo 64, Japan-only in November 2000, set in 2007 with heroes Saki and Airan fighting Ruffians; sequel Star Successor on Wii.
Skate (2025 video game)
skate. (2025) is EA Full Circle's free-to-play, always-online multiplayer skateboarding sandbox set in San Vansterdam, released in Early Access September 16, 2025 on PC and consoles; first new Skate entry in 15 years, with seasons, San Van Bucks, and no offline mode.
Skate 3
Skate 3 (EA Black Box, May 11, 2010) is the third Skate series skateboarding game, set in Port Carverton with team-based career, Hall of Meat, Skate.Park editor, and Flick-It controls; predecessor to 2025's skate.
Skee-Ball
Skee-Ball, the classic alley-roller arcade game, invented by Joseph Fourestier Simpson of Vineland, New Jersey; U.S. Patent 905,941 granted December 8, 1908. Players roll nine balls up a ramp into scoring rings; now owned by Bay Tek Entertainment, made in Pulaski, Wisconsin.
Skin (video games)
Skin (video games): a cosmetic item changing a character's or weapon's appearance without affecting gameplay. Also called outfits or cosmetics. Originated with Quake 1996 mods; now central to free-to-play monetization, Fortnite and Counter-Strike markets, and skin gambling debates.
Skin Deep (video game)
Skin Deep is a 2025 first-person immersive sim by Blendo Games and publisher Annapurna Interactive, released April 30, 2025 on Steam and Epic. Insurance commando Nina Pasadena rescues cats from space pirates aboard starships using slapstick, systemic stealth built on the idTech4 engine.
Sky: Children of the Light
Sky: Children of the Light (Sky) is thatgamecompany's free-to-play social adventure MMO, iOS July 2019, later Android, Switch, PS4, Steam; seven realms, wordless story, 300M+ downloads, AURORA concert with 1.6M concurrent attendees.
Skyblock
Skyblock is a Minecraft survival challenge where the player starts on a small floating island with limited resources and must survive by making them renewable.
Skybox (video games)
Skybox (video games): a large textured cube or cubemap rendered around a 3D scene to fake a distant sky and horizon; rotates with the view but never translates, unlike SkyBox Labs or the SKYBOX VR player.
Skyforge
Skyforge: free-to-play sci-fi/fantasy action MMORPG by Allods Team and Obsidian Entertainment, open beta July 16, 2015 on Aelion; Prestige-based progression, Ascension Atlas, multi-class system; servers closed September 3 (PC) and October 29, 2025 (console).
Skylanders: Trap Team
Skylanders: Trap Team (2014), fourth Skylanders toys-to-life game by Toys for Bob and Activision; introduced the Traptanium Portal with speaker, letting players trap villains and play as them.
Skywind
Skywind: fan-made, free total conversion mod for Skyrim Special Edition recreating The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind; TES Renewal Project, ~3,000 voiced characters, 27 skills restored, unreleased as of 2026.
Slay the Spire II
Slay the Spire II (Slay the Spire 2), Mega Crit's roguelike deckbuilder sequel in Godot, launched on Steam Early Access March 5, 2026 at $24.99 with five characters, four-player co-op, enchantments, and 3 million first-week sales.
Sleeping Dogs (video game)
Sleeping Dogs is a 2012 open-world action game by United Front Games and Square Enix, set in Hong Kong, starring undercover cop Wei Shen infiltrating the Sun On Yee triad; began as True Crime: Hong Kong, Metacritic 80, remastered as the 2014 Definitive Edition.
Slitterhead
Slitterhead (野狗子) is a 2024 action-horror game by Bokeh Game Studio, Keiichiro Toyama's first post-Silent Hill title. Players possess humans as the Hyoki to fight monsters in Kowlong; Metacritic 62.
Slow Damage
Slow Damage (スロウ・ダメージ) is a 2021 adult boys' love visual novel by Nitro+CHiRAL, written by Fuchii Kabura with art by Yamada Gitarou, set in the crime-ridden district Shinkoumi; English release by JAST BLUE in 2022.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (Sly Raccoon) is a 2002 Sucker Punch stealth platformer for PS2, starring raccoon thief Sly Cooper recovering the stolen Thievius Raccoonus book from the Fiendish Five; Metacritic 86, re-released on PS4/PS5 in 2024.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, also known as Sly Cooper 4, is a stealth platform game by Sanzaru Games, released in 2013 for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita.
Smash Hit
Smash Hit (smAsh HIT) is a 2014 free first-person endless-runner physics game by Swedish studio Mediocre AB for iOS and Android, where players throw metal balls to smash glass obstacles; crystals add 3 balls, crashes cost 10, and $1.99 premium adds checkpoints and modes.
Smuggler's Run
Smuggler's Run, formerly titled Getaway, is a 2000 open-world off-road racing game by Angel Studios and Rockstar Games, a PlayStation 2 launch title about smuggling contraband.
Smuggler's Run 2
Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory is a 2001 Angel Studios off-road driving game for PS2, published by Rockstar Games. Sequel to the 2000 launch title; 36 missions in Russia, Vietnam, and Russian winter; setting changed from Afghanistan after 9/11; GameCube port called Warzones.
Snake (1998 video game)
Snake (1998 video game): Nokia's preinstalled mobile game, designed and programmed by Finnish engineer Taneli Armanto in 1997 for the Nokia 6110; 84×48 monochrome display, number-key controls, carried on an estimated 350–400 million phones.
Snake's Revenge
Snake's Revenge: Konami's non-canon NES stealth action sequel to Metal Gear, released April 1990 in North America under Ultra Games, made without Hideo Kojima, whose existence prompted Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.
Sniper Elite: Resistance
Sniper Elite: Resistance is Rebellion's 2025 third-person WW2 stealth shooter spin-off for PS4/PS5, Xbox, PC, and Game Pass, starring Harry Hawker in occupied France 1944, with X-ray kill cams, co-op, Invasion mode, and new Propaganda missions.
Soldier of Fortune (video game)
Soldier of Fortune (2000) is a Raven Software first-person shooter published by Activision, built on the Quake 2 engine with the GHOUL hit-location system, consultant John Mullins, and notorious dismemberment gore; ports to Dreamcast, PS2, and Linux followed.
Song of the Deep
Song of the Deep is a 2016 metroidvania action-adventure game by Insomniac Games, published by GameTrust, following Merryn, who builds a submarine to find her lost father; Metacritic 69, Steam Very Positive.