Ranking by platform

The best games on Saturn.

57 games compete in this selection. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night tops it with 1,878 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,878
  2. 2 Tomb Raider 1996 · Platformer 1,832
  3. 3 Command & Conquer 1995 · Strategy 1,754
  4. 4 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,743
  5. 5 Suikoden 1995 · RPG 1,720
  6. 6 Mortal Kombat II 1994 · Fighting 1,713
  7. 7 Myst 1993 · Point-and-click 1,700
  8. 8 Quake 1996 · FPS 1,687
  9. 9 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 1995 · Strategy 1,648
  10. 10 Mega Man X4 1997 · Platformer 1,587
  11. 11 Rayman 1995 · Platformer 1,574
  12. 12 Mortal Kombat Trilogy 1996 · Fighting 1,569
  13. 13 Worms 1995 · Strategy 1,536
  14. 14 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 1995 · Fighting 1,533
  15. 15 Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1997 · Point-and-click 1,533
  16. 16 The King of Fighters '95 1995 · Fighting 1,527
  17. 17 Samurai Shodown III 1995 · Fighting 1,526
  18. 18 Discworld 1995 · Point-and-click 1,517
  19. 19 Theme Park 1994 · Strategy 1,508
  20. 20 Virtua Fighter 1993 · Fighting 1,500
  21. 21 Sega Rally Championship 1994 · Racing 1,498
  22. 22 Fighting Force 1997 · Beat 'em up 1,478
  23. 23 Phantasmagoria 1995 · Point-and-click 1,476
  24. 24 Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter 1997 · Fighting 1,471
  25. 25 Aliens versus Predator 1999 · FPS 1,469
  26. 26 QuackShot Starring Donald Duck 1991 · Platformer 1,465
  27. 27 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo 1996 · Puzzle 1,465
  28. 28 Virtua Cop 1994 · FPS 1,464
  29. 29 Road Rash 1994 · Racing 1,462
  30. 30 Dead or Alive 1996 · Fighting 1,460
  31. 31 Transport Tycoon Deluxe 1995 · Sandbox 1,458
  32. 32 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse 1990 · Platformer 1,455
  33. 33 Z 1996 · Strategy 1,450
  34. 34 Space Harrier 1985 · Arcade 1,450
  35. 35 The King of Fighters '97 1997 · Fighting 1,447
  36. 36 Gex 1995 · Platformer 1,438
  37. 37 Marvel Super Heroes 1995 · Fighting 1,437
  38. 38 Rampage World Tour 1997 · Platformer 1,437
  39. 39 Virtua Fighter 2 1994 · Fighting 1,435
  40. 40 Pandemonium! 1996 · Platformer 1,413
  41. 41 Snatcher 1992 · Visual novel 1,412
  42. 42 Virtua Cop 2 1995 · FPS 1,411
  43. 43 Darkstalkers 3 1998 · Fighting 1,406
  44. 44 Wipeout 1995 · Racing 1,406
  45. 45 The King of Fighters '96 1996 · Fighting 1,401
  46. 46 X-Men vs. Street Fighter 1996 · Fighting 1,393
  47. 47 Nights Into Dreams... 1996 · Platformer 1,393
  48. 48 Destruction Derby 1995 · Racing 1,384
  49. 49 Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara 1996 · Beat 'em up 1,382
  50. 50 Wipeout XL 1996 · Racing 1,379
  51. 51 Primal Rage 1994 · Fighting 1,379
  52. 52 Alien Trilogy 1996 · FPS 1,368
  53. 53 Grandia 1997 · JRPG 1,366
  54. 54 Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! 1996 · Point-and-click 1,366
  55. 55 Dragon Ball Z: The Legend 1996 · Fighting 1,355
  56. 56 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos 1997 · Platformer 1,339
  57. 57 The House of the Dead 1996 · FPS 1,290

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In detail

The best games on Saturn, what this ranking says

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leads this selection with 1,878 ELO points, ahead of Tomb Raider and Command & Conquer. The 57 games competing in it have played 5,638 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 57
Duels played by those games 5,638
Game in the lead Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,878
Point gap between 1st and 10th 291
Best represented genre Fighting
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best game of every genre on Saturn

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre on Saturn
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Platformer 10 Tomb Raider 1,832 343
Strategy 5 Command & Conquer 1,754 156
Fighting 16 Mortal Kombat II 1,713 239
Point-and-click 5 Myst 1,700 140
FPS 6 Quake 1,687 274
Racing 5 Sega Rally Championship 1,498 69

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 57 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Darkstalkers 3 +88 1,406
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 +81 1,533
Fighting Force +51 1,478

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Fighting Force 3 67%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on Saturn?

According to community votes, the best game on Saturn is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, with 1,878 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Tomb Raider and Command & Conquer, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on Saturn are ranked?

57 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 5,638 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on Saturn is climbing right now?

Darkstalkers 3 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 88 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 57 games in the selection moved.

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