Saurus
Founded 1993
Saurus Co. Ltd (株式会社ザウルス) was a Japanese video game company established in May 1994 by Nobuyuki Tanaka as a second-party subsidiary of SNK, working on titles for the Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD and Neo Geo Pocket Color. It was eventually dissolved in 2000.
Saurus at a Glance
Saurus has been active in the gaming industry from 1995 to 2004, with 10 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Arcade, Shooter, Sport, with additional titles in Puzzle and Racing. The studio carries a solid 71/100 average rating across their catalog, with 2 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Shock Troopers (75.4/100). Games from Saurus are available across 10 platforms, most notably Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD.
10
Total Games
71
Avg Rating
1995
First Release
2004
Latest Release
Genre Breakdown
Arcade
28%
Shooter
22%
Sport
17%
Puzzle
11%
Racing
11%
Platform Spread
Neo Geo MVS
8
Neo Geo AES
5
Neo Geo CD
4
PlayStation
3
Arcade
2
Release Timeline
1990s
9
2000s
1
Rating Distribution
0
80-100
2
60-79
0
40-59
0
0-39
Highest Rated Titles
Lansquenet
2004·Arcade
6.7Prehistoric Isle 2
1999·PS4, XONE, Switch +3
Irritating Stick
1998·PS1
7.5Shock Troopers
1997·neogeomvs
The Irritating Maze
1997·neogeomvs
Ironclad
1996·PC, Linux, Mac +4
Pleasure Goal
1996·neogeoaes, Neo Geo CD, neogeomvs
Stakes Winner 2
1996·PS1, Saturn, neogeoaes +1
Stakes Winner
1995·Wii, PS1, Saturn +3
Quiz King of Fighters
1995·neogeoaes, Neo Geo CD, neogeomvs
