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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a 1994 Sega Genesis platform game and the third main Sonic entry, also the name of a 2024 Paramount film directed by Jeff Fowler.
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Unleashed (Sonic World Adventure, ソニックワールドアドベンチャー) is a 2008-2009 Sega platform game by Sonic Team, directed by Yoshihisa Hashimoto, splitting daytime speed stages from Werehog night brawling on the purpose-built Hedgehog Engine; Metacritic 60 (X360), 54 (PS3).
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.
Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
Sora (ソラ) is the spiky-haired Keyblade-wielding protagonist of Square Enix and Disney's Kingdom Hearts series, introduced in 2002, voiced by Miyu Irino and Haley Joel Osment, a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter, and star of Kingdom Hearts IV (late 2027).
Sorry We're Closed
Sorry We're Closed: retro-styled story-driven survival horror by à la mode games (Bournemouth, UK), published by Akupara Games; PC November 14, 2024, consoles March 6, 2025. Michelle's Third Eye switches between London reality and a demon world; Metacritic 83.
Soul Edge
Soul Edge (ソウルエッジ), also known as Soul Blade, is Namco's 1996 3D weapons-based fighting game on System 11, the first Soulcalibur series entry, featuring a Weapon Gauge disarm mechanic, Guard Impact parries, and a 1583 setting.
Soulcalibur
Soulcalibur (ソウルキャリバー) is Namco/Bandai Namco's weapon-based 3D fighting game series, begun with Soul Edge and the 1999 Dreamcast Soulcalibur (Metascore 98); over 15 million sold, latest main entry Soulcalibur VI (2018).
Soulcalibur II
Soulcalibur II (ソウルキャリバーII) is Namco's 2002/2003 3D weapons-based fighter for arcades, PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, with exclusive guests Link, Spawn, and Heihachi, Metacritic 92-93, and Weapon Master Mode.
Soulcalibur V
Soulcalibur V (ソウルキャリバーV) is a 2012 3D weapon-based fighting game by Project Soul and Namco Bandai for PS3 and Xbox 360, set 17 years after Soulcalibur IV, starring Patroklos, with Critical Edge supers, Just Guard, and guest character Ezio Auditore.
Soulcalibur VI
Soulcalibur VI (SCVI, ソウルキャリバーVI) is Bandai Namco Project Soul's 2018 weapon-based fighting game reboot on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with Reversal Edge, Soul Chronicle and Libra of Soul story modes, and Metacritic 84.
Soulframe
Soulframe is Digital Extremes' upcoming free-to-play fantasy action RPG, set in Midrath, tested via the Preludes pre-alpha with 2,000 weekly lottery invites; no firm release date.
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 of Midnight
South of Midnight: Compulsion Games' 2025 third-person action-adventure set in a magical American Deep South; Hazel's Weaving power, stop-motion art, Olivier Derivière score, Game Pass day one, PS5/Switch 2 in 2026.
South Park: Snow Day!
South Park: Snow Day! is a 3D four-player co-op hack-and-slash game by Question LLC and THQ Nordic, released March 26, 2024 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch, with roguelike card mechanics and a Metacritic score of 59.
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.
Space Ace
Space Ace (1983–84) is a Don Bluth/Cinematronics laserdisc arcade game, the follow-up to Dragon's Lair, with Energize Dexter/Ace transformation, branching scenes, three difficulty levels, and later Digital Leisure, Blu-ray, and Steam re-releases.
Space Hulk (1993 video game)
Space Hulk (1993) is Electronic Arts' real-time adaptation of the 1989 Games Workshop board game, set in Warhammer 40,000, where players command five Space Marine Terminators against Genestealers using a freeze-time mechanic; released on DOS and Amiga, followed by Vengeance of the Blood Angels.
Space Hulk: Deathwing
Space Hulk: Deathwing is a 2016 first-person shooter by Streum On Studio and Focus Home Interactive, adapting the Space Hulk board game in the Warhammer 40,000 universe; Dark Angels Terminators fight Genestealers on the hulk Olethros, with an Enhanced Edition in 2018.
Space Invaders (1999 video game)
Space Invaders (1999) is Activision and Torus Games' 3D remake of Taito's 1978 arcade shooter, released for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and PC, adding ships, power-ups, and bosses.
Space Invaders (Atari 2600 video game)
Space Invaders (Atari 2600) is Atari's March 1980 home port of Taito's 1978 arcade hit, programmed by Rick Maurer; with 36 invaders, 112 variations, and no high score list, it became the first console killer app and quadrupled Atari 2600 sales.
Space Invaders (スペースインベーダー)
Space Invaders (スペースインベーダー) is Taito's 1978 arcade shoot 'em up by Tomohiro Nishikado, running on custom Intel 8080 hardware; its 55 aliens speed up as they die due to a hardware accident, and it caused Japan's 100-yen coin shortage.
Space Quest
Space Quest is Sierra On-Line's comedy science-fiction graphic adventure series (1986–1996) by Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy, the Two Guys from Andromeda, starring janitor Roger Wilco across six games plus a canceled Space Quest 7.
Spaceteam
Spaceteam is a free cooperative shouting party game for 2 to 8 players by Henry Smith, released November 29, 2012 on iOS and later Android, where players relay technobabble instructions before their ship explodes.
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.
SpeedRunners
SpeedRunners is a 2016 4-player competitive 2D platformer by DoubleDutch Games and tinyBuild; runners use grappling hooks, power-ups, and screen-edge elimination. Sequel SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed launched September 3, 2026.
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.
Spider-Man (2002 video game)
Spider-Man: The Movie is Treyarch's 2002 Activision action-adventure tie-in to the Raimi film, released April 16, 2002 on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC, and GBA; Maguire and Dafoe voiced roles, over one million units shipped day one, and its success led to Spider-Man 2 (2004).
Spider-Man 3 (video game)
Spider-Man 3 (2007) is Activision's open-world action-adventure tie-in to the Raimi film, developed by Treyarch, Beenox, and Vicarious Visions across eight platforms; 4 million units shipped, Metacritic 63, black-suit rage mechanic, delisted digitally.