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The best Konami games
The 29 best games from Konami, ranked from 4,456 critic and player ratings.
The best Konami game is Super Castlevania IV, with a critic score of 100/100. Updated September 2026.
- Ranked releases span 1984 to 2020.
- Average critic score across the 29 ranked games: 73/100.
- 4,456 critic and player ratings behind this ranking.
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.
- 29 games are listed on this page, carrying 4,456 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 29
01
Super Castlevania IV
A century of Transylvanian tranquility is about to come to a shocking end. Once again the mortifying screams of helpless villagers shake the ground as they huddle against new nightmarish horrors unleashed by the Duke of Darkness, Count Dracula. And this time he has a tombstone with your name on it, Simon Belmont. You must descend into Castle of the Undead and its gruesome ground, accompanied by the most chilling sound effects to ever tingle your spine. Inside, a freshly dug 11 levels maze features the treacherous Terrace of Terror, the dangerous Rotating Dungeon, the Sunken Ruins of Lost Spirits, torture chambers and creature filled caves. Use your whip like a grappling hook and swing past hundreds of traps and a host of ghost freaks, living corpses and hidden goblins. All while dodging or destroying the unpredictable spitting lizards, carnivorous coffins, and more. Find the concealed weapons needed to defeat everything from eerie phantoms to haunted furniture. Then prepare to find yourself face-to-thing with hideous torments like the Tongue Lasher, the Darkest Knight, the Bone-Afide Horseman and the Granite Crusher. When your nerves get shot, use your password and take a breather. But forge on, Simon Belmont, because if you though Dracula was down for the count, he's only just begun to fright!
100
/100
02
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
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
03
Contra: Hard Corps
Kickin' cyborg butt... That's what it's all about, dude. Jack into this game of genetic engineering gone bad. Real bad. It's five years after the mother of all wars ended - and things still aren't right. Your job is to fix it. The ever-popular Contra series makes its Sega Genesis debut with a pulse-pounding new storyline. At 16 megs, HARD CORPS pushes the technology to bring you over ten gut-wrenching levels with huge boss characters, great graphics and dynamic sound. Find high powered weapons such as the homing gun, crush gun, needle laser or mine setter. Do you think you can handle it? Trust me, you can't. You still here? Okay, then get ready for the fight of your life. Pick one of the four heroes and begin your search across many dark levels of doom. The ending changes, depending on the paths you choose - but every pass crosses boss characters that will blow you away. Literally!
87
/100
Super Castlevania IV
A century of Transylvanian tranquility is about to come to a shocking end. Once again the mortifying screams of helpless villagers shake the ground as they huddle against new nightmarish horrors unleashed by the Duke of Darkness, Count Dracula. And this time he has a tombstone with your name on it, Simon Belmont. You must descend into Castle of the Undead and its gruesome ground, accompanied by the most chilling sound effects to ever tingle your spine. Inside, a freshly dug 11 levels maze features the treacherous Terrace of Terror, the dangerous Rotating Dungeon, the Sunken Ruins of Lost Spirits, torture chambers and creature filled caves. Use your whip like a grappling hook and swing past hundreds of traps and a host of ghost freaks, living corpses and hidden goblins. All while dodging or destroying the unpredictable spitting lizards, carnivorous coffins, and more. Find the concealed weapons needed to defeat everything from eerie phantoms to haunted furniture. Then prepare to find yourself face-to-thing with hideous torments like the Tongue Lasher, the Darkest Knight, the Bone-Afide Horseman and the Granite Crusher. When your nerves get shot, use your password and take a breather. But forge on, Simon Belmont, because if you though Dracula was down for the count, he's only just begun to fright!
100
/100
02
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
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
03
Contra: Hard Corps
Kickin' cyborg butt... That's what it's all about, dude. Jack into this game of genetic engineering gone bad. Real bad. It's five years after the mother of all wars ended - and things still aren't right. Your job is to fix it. The ever-popular Contra series makes its Sega Genesis debut with a pulse-pounding new storyline. At 16 megs, HARD CORPS pushes the technology to bring you over ten gut-wrenching levels with huge boss characters, great graphics and dynamic sound. Find high powered weapons such as the homing gun, crush gun, needle laser or mine setter. Do you think you can handle it? Trust me, you can't. You still here? Okay, then get ready for the fight of your life. Pick one of the four heroes and begin your search across many dark levels of doom. The ending changes, depending on the paths you choose - but every pass crosses boss characters that will blow you away. Literally!
87
/100
04
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is a football simulation game developed and published by Konami in 2017. It features updated teams, players, and competitions with a focus on realistic gameplay and presentation. The game introduces improved ball control, dribbling mechanics, and enhanced player animations. Modes include Master League, Become a Legend, online multiplayer, and licensed tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League.
84
/100
05
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is a football simulation game. It is the fifteenth edition of the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The game features improved artificial intelligence, dynamic match weather, larger set of player animations, new night time lightning and a revamped Master League.
83
/100
06
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
In Castlevania X: Rondo of Blood, the player takes control of Richter, the ultimate Vampire Killer, guiding him through a total of nine stages filled with treacherous traps and hidden secrets. Using your legendary whip – passed on from generations of Belmonts – and a powerful selection of Item Crash attacks, it's up to you to destroy Dracula and his evil horde. What's more, rescuing Maria at some juncture in the game allows you to use her as a playable character for even more vampire-slaying fun.
80
/100
07
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2019
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 is a football simulation game developed and published by Konami in 2018. It emphasizes realistic gameplay with improved ball physics, player fatigue, and enhanced animations. The game expands its roster of licensed leagues and clubs, while maintaining modes such as Master League and Become a Legend.
80
/100
08
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is a free-to-play, digital collectible card game developed by Konami for the iOS, Android and Microsoft Windows platforms, based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. It features characters from the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime series.
80
/100
09
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
This version includes two new levels (the first part of Scene 3 and all of Scene 6), which feature new enemy characters, including two new bosses: Tora (a dog-like "blizzard beast") and Shogun (a robotic samurai), both characters created for the game. Most of the original stages from the arcade version were extended as well and the second half of Scene 3, the parking garage stage, replaces the arcade version's end battle with Bebop and Rocksteady with a battle against the mutated fly form of Baxter Stockman.
80
/100
10
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up. The game features play mechanics similar to the previous game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, but it is an original title for the NES without any preceding arcade version.
79
/100
11
Sunset Riders
79
/100
12
Castlevania
79
/100
13
Contra
79
/100
14
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
77
/100
15
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
77
/100
16
Tiny Toon Adventures
75
/100
17
Metal Gear
73
/100
18
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
73
/100
19
eFootball PES 2021
73
/100
20
Adventure Island (1986)
72
/100
21
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
71
/100
22
Circus Charlie
70
/100
23
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
65
/100
24
Super Bomberman R
64
/100
25
Super Contra (1988)
61
/100
26
Metal Gear Survive
60
/100
27
Contra
50
/100
28
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
45
/100
29
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
40
/100
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is a football simulation game developed and published by Konami in 2017. It features updated teams, players, and competitions with a focus on realistic gameplay and presentation. The game introduces improved ball control, dribbling mechanics, and enhanced player animations. Modes include Master League, Become a Legend, online multiplayer, and licensed tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League.
84
/100
05
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is a football simulation game. It is the fifteenth edition of the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The game features improved artificial intelligence, dynamic match weather, larger set of player animations, new night time lightning and a revamped Master League.
83
/100
06
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
In Castlevania X: Rondo of Blood, the player takes control of Richter, the ultimate Vampire Killer, guiding him through a total of nine stages filled with treacherous traps and hidden secrets. Using your legendary whip – passed on from generations of Belmonts – and a powerful selection of Item Crash attacks, it's up to you to destroy Dracula and his evil horde. What's more, rescuing Maria at some juncture in the game allows you to use her as a playable character for even more vampire-slaying fun.
80
/100
07
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2019
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 is a football simulation game developed and published by Konami in 2018. It emphasizes realistic gameplay with improved ball physics, player fatigue, and enhanced animations. The game expands its roster of licensed leagues and clubs, while maintaining modes such as Master League and Become a Legend.
80
/100
08
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is a free-to-play, digital collectible card game developed by Konami for the iOS, Android and Microsoft Windows platforms, based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. It features characters from the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime series.
80
/100
09
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
This version includes two new levels (the first part of Scene 3 and all of Scene 6), which feature new enemy characters, including two new bosses: Tora (a dog-like "blizzard beast") and Shogun (a robotic samurai), both characters created for the game. Most of the original stages from the arcade version were extended as well and the second half of Scene 3, the parking garage stage, replaces the arcade version's end battle with Bebop and Rocksteady with a battle against the mutated fly form of Baxter Stockman.
80
/100
10
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up. The game features play mechanics similar to the previous game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, but it is an original title for the NES without any preceding arcade version.
79
/100
11
Sunset Riders
79
/100
12
Castlevania
79
/100
13
Contra
79
/100
14
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
77
/100
15
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
77
/100
16
Tiny Toon Adventures
75
/100
17
Metal Gear
73
/100
18
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
73
/100
19
eFootball PES 2021
73
/100
20
Adventure Island (1986)
72
/100
21
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
71
/100
22
Circus Charlie
70
/100
23
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
65
/100
24
Super Bomberman R
64
/100
25
Super Contra (1988)
61
/100
26
Metal Gear Survive
60
/100
27
Contra
50
/100
28
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
45
/100
29
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
40
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Konami game?
Super Castlevania IV currently tops the ranking with a score of 100/100 across 98 ratings. Ranking updated September 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.