The Saint Seiya video game series are based on the manga and anime series of the same name created by Masami Kurumada. The games are of various genres, mostly fighting games and beat 'em ups, with occasional elements of role-playing games and platform games. Other genres include educational games and card battle games.

Several video games have been released based on the series. Most video games refer mainly to the classic series from 1986.

Since 1987, many video games based on the property have been released in Japan, with the majority being published by Bandai. Most of the releases remained Japan-exclusive until 2005, with the exception of the first title in the series, Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu, which was also released in France. Recent games in the series were also made available in Australia, South Korea, Brazil and parts of South America and Europe. In 2013, a title in the series was released in North America for the first time.

Characters from Saint Seiya have appeared in a number of games published by Bandai and Bandai Namco Entertainment including Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden (1988), Jump! Ultimate Stars (2006), J-Stars Victory VS (2014) and Jump Force (2019).

Main series Most video games refer mainly to the classic series Saint Seiya from 1986/1990:

Mobile games All of these video games are based on the 1986 classic series Saint Seiya:

Saint Seiya Cosmo Slottle, released on January 10, 2014, by Namco Bandai for iOS platforms only in Japan, and later released for Android compatible devices.Dengeki Online – iOS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. The events are based on the classic series, and the game offers slot-machine and pachinko gameplay.CavZodíaco – Cosmo Slottle. Retrieved 2019-04-19. The plot covers the Galaxian Wars arc and the Twelve Temples arc as interpreted by the anime adaptation.Dengeki Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. Saint Seiya: Big Bang Cosmo, a trading card game released on April 1, 2014, for Yahoo's and DeNA's mobile phone game portal, Mobage.Yahoo Japan. Archived from the original. Retrieved 2019-04-19. Support for the game ended in 2017.Amino Apps (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. Saint Seiya Sugo-waza Party Battle, an action role-playing game released on June 16, 2016, for Android and iOS devices in Japan.4gamer Sugo-waza Android (in Japanese) Saint Seiya: Cosmo Fantasy – Knights of the Zodiac, an action role-playing game initially released on January 29, 2016, for Android and iOS devices in Japan as Saint Seiya: Zodiac Brave. The game features characters from the classic manga series and was released worldwide in English in 2017.Seiya-SP. Retrieved 2019-04-19.Saint Seiya Info – News . Retrieved 2019-04-20. Support ended after July 28, 2022. Saint Seiya: Galaxy Spirits, an action role-playing game, originally released in 2016 and released globally on May 13, 2019, for Android devices.The Enemy (in Portuguese) Saint Seiya: Awakening (originally released as Saint Seiya Tencent in 2017), a role-playing game released globally in June 2019.CavZodiaco – Saint Seiya Awakening (in Portuguese) Saint Seiya: Shining Soldiers, a fighting game focusing on PvP battles, released in 2020.Tech Tudo (in Portuguese) Support ended after January 2021. Saint Seiya: Legend of Justice, a role-playing game released in 2022 for Android and iOS devices.Tech Tudo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-20.

Related games

Crossovers The following games feature characters from the 1986 classic series Saint Seiya:

Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden (Famicom, 1988) Cult Jump (Game Boy, 1993; Quiz game in Japanese with questions about the original Saint Seiya manga)At Wiki (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. Pop'n Music Animation Melody (Arcade, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, 2000) Pop'n Music Animelo 2 (Arcade, 2001) Karaoke Revolution Anime Song Selection (PlayStation 2, 2003; "Pegasus Fantasy" is one of the songs featured in the game) Jump! Ultimate Stars (Nintendo DS, 2006) Taiko no Tatsujin (Arcade, 2011) - The music track Pegasus Fantasy is part of the C/N: KATSU-DON update released in July 2012, as well as Sorairo Version from March 2013, Momoiro Version from December 2013, Kimidori Version from July 2014, and Murasaki Version from March 2015. The song is also featured in the following games in the series: Taiko no Tatsujin Plus (Android, iOS, 2010; Pegasus Fantasy was included in the Popular Song Pack 9, in November 2012) Taiko no Tatsujin: Portable DX (PSP, 2011; Pegasus Fantasy was made available as a downloadable song in November 2012) Taiko no Tatsujin: Shinkyoku Tori Houdai! (Android, 2012) Taiko no Tatsujin Plus: Shinkyoku Tori Houdai! (Android, iOS, 2016) J Legend Retsuden (Nintendo 3DS, 2013; Compilation of Famicom games that includes Ougon Densetsu and Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu-hen)GameFAQs. Retrieved 2019-04-19. LINE Rangers (Android, 2014; Four Bronze Saints and two Gold Saints appeared for a limited time in February 2018)Line Apps. Retrieved 2019-04-19. J-Stars Victory VS (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, 2014) Jumputi Heroes (Android, iOS, 2014) Puzzle & Dragons (Android, iOS, 2014; Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryu, Cygnus Hyoga, Andromeda Shun, and Phoenix Ikki were added in a collaboration to promote the release of the film Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary)Siliconera. Retrieved 2020-04-24. J-Stars Victory VS+ (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, 2015) Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Android, iOS, 2016; A MLBB × Saint Seiya collaboration in October 2022 featured a number of Gold Cloths and Bronze Cloths) Monster Strike (Android, 2016; Featured Saint Seiya characters during the collaboration event Saint Seiya × Monster Strike)Monster Strike . Retrieved 2019-04-19. Weekly Shōnen Jump: Ore Collection! (Android, iOS, 2017; A card RPG game featuring different characters from Shōnen Jump, including the five main Bronze Saints)OreColle Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-01. Weekly Shōnen Jump Jikkyō Janjan Stadium (Android, iOS, 2018)YouTube – Evolution of Seiya in Jump Games 1989–2019. Retrieved 2019-04-19. Jump Force (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, 2019)Gematsu. Retrieved 2019-04-19. Jump Hero Taisen: Ore Collection 2 (Android, iOS, 2019; A turn-based RPG featuring Pegasus Seiya as one of the playable characters)Jump Taisen Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-01.

LCD games LCD games were released in Japan and Italy featuring characters from Saint Seiya.CavZodíaco – Minigames (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-19.

Saint Seiya: Explode, Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken (Japan, 1987) Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Armagedon (Japan, 1988) Saint Seiya: Burn! Seven Senses (Japan, 1988) Saint Paradise: 12 Kyū Saigo no Seisen (Japan, 1992) I Cavalieri dello Zodiaco: Electronic Game (Italy, 2001) I Cavalieri dello Zodiaco: Il Duello Decisivo (Italy, 2008)

Pachinko Several pachinko and pachislot machines have been released featuring themes based on the original 1986 Saint Seiya .

CR Saint Seiya Ōgon (2011)P-World 2011 – 1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya Seidō (2011)P-World 2011 – 2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya 99 Version (2012)P-World 2012 – 1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. Pachisuro Saint Seiya (2012)P-World 2012 – 2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya: Hoshi no Unmei (2013)P-World 2013 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya: Hoshi no Unmei 77 Version (2014)P-World 2014 – 1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya: Hoshi no Unmei 99 Version (2014)P-World 2014 – 2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. Pachisuro Saint Seiya Ōgon: Gekitō Hen (2014)P-World 2014 – 3 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. Pachisuro Saint Seiya: Megami Seisen (2015)P-World 2015 – 1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya: Beyond the Limit MLA (2015)P-World 2015 – 2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya: Beyond the Limit XLA (2015)P-World 2015 – 3 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya: Beyond the Limit ZLA (2015)P-World 2015 – 4 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya: Beyond the Limit ZLB (2015)P-World 2015 – 5 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CRA Saint Seiya: Beyond the Limit 99 Version (2016)P-World 2016 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. Pachisuro Saint Seiya: Kaikō Kakusei (2017)P-World 2017 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. CR Saint Seiya 4: The Battle of Genkai Toppa (2018)P-World 2018 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. Pachisuro Saint Seiya: Kaikō Kakusei Special (2019)P-World 2019 – 1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-19. PA Saint Seiya 4: The Battle of Genkai Toppa (2019)P-World 2019 – 2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-28. S Saint Seiya: Meiō Fukkatsu (2022)P-Gabu 2022 – 1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-18. P Saint Seiya: Chōryūsei Seiya Gold ver. 92% (2022)P-Gabu 2022 – 2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-13. P Saint Seiya: Chōryūsei Megami Gold ver. 1500 (2022)P-Gabu 2022 – 3 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-13. e Saint Seiya: Chōryūsei CliMAX 349 (2023)P-Gabu 2023 - 1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-13. P Saint Seiya: Chōryūsei LIGHT (2023)P-Gabu 2023 - 2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-01. L Saint Seiya: Kaikō Kakusei Custom Edition (2024)P-Gabu 2024 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-12.

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References

External links Official Bandai Namco website