Ranking by platform

The best games on SNK.

27 games compete in this selection. Samurai Shodown tops it with 1,633 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Samurai Shodown 1993 · Fighting 1,633
  2. 2 Metal Slug X 1999 · Platformer 1,573
  3. 3 Metal Slug 4 2002 · Shoot 'em up 1,553
  4. 4 Metal Slug 1996 · Platformer 1,550
  5. 5 The King of Fighters 2002 2002 · Fighting 1,538
  6. 6 Metal Slug 3 2000 · Platformer 1,531
  7. 7 The King of Fighters '95 1995 · Fighting 1,527
  8. 8 The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle 1999 · Fighting 1,527
  9. 9 Samurai Shodown III 1995 · Fighting 1,526
  10. 10 Metal Slug 2 1998 · Platformer 1,521
  11. 11 The King of Fighters 2000 2000 · Fighting 1,521
  12. 12 Garou: Mark of the Wolves 1999 · Fighting 1,517
  13. 13 The King of Fighters '98 1998 · Fighting 1,492
  14. 14 Windjammers 1994 · Sports 1,482
  15. 15 Metal Slug 5 2003 · Platformer 1,480
  16. 16 Bust-A-Move 1994 · Puzzle 1,462
  17. 17 The King of Fighters '97 1997 · Fighting 1,447
  18. 18 Fatal Fury 2 1992 · Fighting 1,441
  19. 19 The King of Fighters 2001 2001 · Fighting 1,438
  20. 20 Fatal Fury Special 1993 · Fighting 1,436
  21. 21 Art of Fighting 1992 · Fighting 1,425
  22. 22 Fatal Fury 1991 · Fighting 1,420
  23. 23 The King of Fighters 2003 2003 · Fighting 1,416
  24. 24 Art of Fighting 2 1994 · Fighting 1,401
  25. 25 The King of Fighters '96 1996 · Fighting 1,401
  26. 26 Samurai Shodown II 1994 · Fighting 1,386
  27. 27 The King of Fighters '94 1994 · Fighting 1,329

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In detail

The best games on SNK, what this ranking says

Samurai Shodown leads this selection with 1,633 ELO points, ahead of Metal Slug X and Metal Slug 4. The 27 games competing in it have played 2,117 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 27
Duels played by those games 2,117
Game in the lead Samurai Shodown (1993)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,633
Point gap between 1st and 10th 112
Best represented genre Fighting
Last reading September 18, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 25 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Garou: Mark of the Wolves +44 1,517
The King of Fighters 2002 +42 1,538
The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle +25 1,527

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 SNK?

According to community votes, the best game on SNK is Samurai Shodown, with 1,633 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Metal Slug X and Metal Slug 4, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on SNK are ranked?

27 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 2,117 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on SNK is climbing right now?

Garou: Mark of the Wolves is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 44 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 25 games in the selection moved.

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