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Best Sega Saturn games

The 30 best Sega Saturn games, ranked from 10,776 critic and player ratings.

The best Sega Saturn game right now is Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, with a critic score of 92/100 — updated October 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
  • 30 games are listed on this page, carrying 10,776 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 12 October 2026.

Top 30

01 Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995 · 384 ratings Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a Strategy video game published by Blizzard Entertainment released on 1995 for MS-DOS. Warcraft 2 is a successor of the popular Warcraft real-time strategy game. The game contains many improvements over the previous version in graphics, sounds and playability. The Multiplayer was also greatly improved allowing up to 8 players in the marvelous multiplayer skirmish. 92 /100
02 Suikoden Suikoden 1995 · 86 ratings Suikoden is a Japanese-style role-playing game with several unusual additions. There are three kinds of combat in the game, the most common one being the traditional turn-based party combat (players can have up to six people in their active party). Magic runes can be equipped on the player's characters which allow limited usage of offensive and healing spells. There are also a few army battles, where the player must control whole units of fighters, archers, magicians, etc., and one-on-one fights (duels). 92 /100
03 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · 846 ratings Having been awoken from his eternal slumber by the reappearance of Castlevania, Alucard must once again face the evil minions of darkness. Use your vampiric powers, along with weapons, potions, and other magical relics to change the tide of battle. A mixture of platform and role-playing action with many hidden areas and secrets. Can you discover them all? 92 /100
04 Rayman 2: The Great Escape Rayman 2: The Great Escape 1999 · 208 ratings With its enchanted storybook look beautifully translated into 3D, lush, vibrant colors, funny enemy designs, and clever jumping puzzles, Rayman 2 is platforming perfection. No arms, no legs, no problem for the little French creation that could. 90 /100
05 Doom S Doom 2016 · 1,927 ratings · 1 Tier vote Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid movement provide the foundation for intense, first-person combat – whether you’re obliterating demon hordes through the depths of Hell in the single-player campaign, or competing against your friends in numerous multiplayer modes. Expand your gameplay experience using Doom SnapMap game editor to easily create, play, and share your content with the world. 87 /100
06 Street Fighter Alpha 2 Street Fighter Alpha 2 1996 · 80 ratings Street Fighter Alpha 2 is both a sequel and a remake to the previous year's Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams. The game features a number of improvements over the original, such as new attacks, stages, endings, and gameplay features. New characters in this version include Gen, Rolento and Sakura. Dhalsim and Zangief also return to the fight with some new moves. 85 /100
07 Tomb Raider Tomb Raider 2013 · 2,387 ratings A remaster of the original Tomb Raider, including The Unfinished Business expansion as well as the ability to toggle between original and remastered graphics. 85 /100
08 Tomb Raider (1996) Tomb Raider (1996) 1996 · 484 ratings Tomb Raider is a 3D action game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. The game follows the exploits of Lara Croft, a British female archaeologist in search of ancient treasures. The objective of Tomb Raider is to guide Lara through a series of tombs and other locations in search of treasures and artifacts. On the way, she must kill dangerous animals and other creatures, while collecting objects and solving puzzles to gain access to an ultimate prize, usually a powerful artifact. The game was critically acclaimed and widely influential, it spawned a number of sequels and a franchise of related media. 85 /100
09 Mega Man X4 (1997) Mega Man X4 (1997) 1997 · 151 ratings Mega Man X4, known as Rockman X4 in Japan, is the fourth game from the Mega Man X series. It was the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation (although it is the first original game; Mega Man X3 was ported to the systems), released in 1997 (and also re-released onto PlayStation as part of its greatest hits in 2002). It was later ported to the PC in 1998 and then re-released as part of the Mega Man X Collection 84 /100
10 Command & Conquer Command & Conquer 1995 · 340 ratings Experience the game that started it all! Enter a gritty, high-tech world and take advantage of electronic intelligence and covert surveillance to determine who reigns supreme. Join either the forces of the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) or the Brotherhood of Nod as you build bases, muster forces and dominate your enemies. All for the love of power. Play as the Brotherhood and obey the charismatic Kane’s every command or take control of GDI forces as they seek to save the world from Kane’s ambition. Gather Tiberium to produce tanks, infantry and more to decide the fate of the world. 84 /100
11 Riven: The Sequel to Myst Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1997 · 90 ratings 83 /100
12 Quake Quake 1996 · 401 ratings 82 /100
13 Worms Worms 1995 · 212 ratings 80 /100
14 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) 1998 · 82 ratings 80 /100
15 Sonic & Knuckles Sonic & Knuckles 1994 · 197 ratings 80 /100
16 Resident Evil Resident Evil 1996 · 448 ratings 79 /100
17 Theme Park Theme Park 1994 · 106 ratings 79 /100
18 Mega Man X3 Mega Man X3 1995 · 128 ratings 78 /100
19 Rayman Rayman 1995 · 223 ratings 78 /100
20 The Need for Speed The Need for Speed 1994 · 104 ratings 76 /100
21 Mortal Kombat II Mortal Kombat II 1994 · 335 ratings 76 /100
22 Earthworm Jim 2 Earthworm Jim 2 1995 · 122 ratings 76 /100
23 Duke Nukem 3D Duke Nukem 3D 1996 · 450 ratings 75 /100
24 Out Run Out Run 1986 · 97 ratings 71 /100
25 SimCity 2000 SimCity 2000 1993 · 211 ratings 71 /100
26 Mega Man 8 (1996) Mega Man 8 (1996) 1996 · 93 ratings 68 /100
27 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 1995 · 178 ratings 60 /100
28 Sonic 3D Blast (1996) Sonic 3D Blast (1996) 1996 · 98 ratings 59 /100
29 Myst Myst 1993 · 184 ratings 55 /100
30 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Mortal Kombat Trilogy 1996 · 124 ratings 50 /100

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Sega Saturn game?

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness currently tops the ranking with a score of 92/100 across 384 ratings. Ranking updated October 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.