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Shining Force
Shining Force (シャイニング・フォース) is Sega's tactical RPG series begun in 1993 on the Genesis by Camelot, known for grid-based battles with up to 12 units, level-10 class promotion, the Saturn trilogy Shining Force III, and the 2004 GBA remake Resurrection of the Dark Dragon.
Shining Nikki
Shining Nikki (闪耀暖暖) is Papergames' 3D mobile dress-up game, sequel to Love Nikki, released in China August 2019 and globally July 5, 2021, featuring Styling Battles, Styling Power, and SR/SSR/UR Designer's Reflection cards.
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.
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (SHINOBI 復讐の斬撃) is a 2025 2D action platformer by Lizardcube and Sega starring Joe Musashi, the first new Shinobi since 2011, released August 29, 2025 with Metacritic 87.
Shiny Pokémon
Shiny Pokémon are rare alternate-colored variants introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver, with base odds of 1/8192 in Gens II–V and 1/4096 from Gen VI, boosted by the Shiny Charm and Masuda method.
Shion (Overwatch)
Shion (시온) is Overwatch's 52nd hero, a Flanker Damage Omnic released June 16, 2026 in Season 3: Into the Tiger's Den; she leads the Hashimoto Clan, wields Kira Pistols, and throws a motorcycle.
Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War is a 2000 Windows strategy game by Creative Assembly, the first in the Total War series, casting the player as a daimyo vying to become shogun of Japan.
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up, often shortened to shmup, is a video game genre where the player pilots a ship fighting masses of enemies, peaking in 1980s arcades.
Shooter game
Shooter game: action video game genre centered on defeating enemies with firearms or long-range weapons, split into FPS and TPS perspectives. Spans Space Invaders (1978) to Battlefield 6; among the most popular genres worldwide.
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.
Showa American Story
Showa American Story (昭和米国物語) is an upcoming action role-playing game by the Chinese studio NEKCOM Games, set in an alternate America economically colonized by Japan and devastated by a mysterious catastrophe.
Shuten Order
Shuten Order (Shuten Kyodan) is a 2025 multi-genre adventure game by Neilo and Tookyo Games, published by Spike Chunsoft. Its murdered cult Founder, resurrected as Rei Shimobe, investigates five ministers across five genre-shifting routes on Switch and Steam.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (SMAC) is Firaxis's 1999 turn-based 4X strategy game published by EA, a Civilization spin-off set on Planet/Chiron with seven ideological factions, social engineering, mindworms, and the Alien Crossfire expansion; PC Gamer rated it 98%.
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates! is an open-world pirate game series set in the 17th-century Caribbean, created by Sid Meier at MicroProse in 1987 and remade by Firaxis in 2004 for PC, Xbox, PSP, Wii, and iOS.
Sifu (video game)
Sifu is a 2022 kung fu beat-'em-up by Paris studio Sloclap; deaths age the protagonist (starting at 20, fatal past 70), built on motion-captured Pak Mei kung fu, selling over 4 million copies with a Netflix film in development.
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.
Silent Hill: The Short Message
Silent Hill: The Short Message is a free first-person psychological horror game by Konami and HexaDrive, released January 31, 2024 on PS5; Anita explores a German apartment block, Metacritic 52.
Silent Hill: Townfall
Silent Hill: Townfall is a 2026 first-person psychological horror game by Screen Burn Interactive, co-published by Konami and Annapurna Interactive, released September 24, 2026 on PS5, Steam, and Epic, set in 1996 on the Scottish island of St Amelia.
Silent Hills
Silent Hills: cancelled 2014-2015 Kojima Productions horror game with Guillermo del Toro and Norman Reedus, announced via the P.T. playable teaser (7780s Studio, Gamescom 2014), delisted April 2015 after the Konami-Kojima split.
Silver Pines
Silver Pines is a 2026 survival horror metroidvania set in small town America, by Swedish studio Wych Elm and published by Team17, released October 8, 2026 on PC and consoles; PI Red Walker searches for missing musician Eddie Velvet; Metascore 85, Steam 97% positive.