The best Sega Genesis games of all time

The Sega Genesis was an incredible system when it was launched in 1989. Featuring hit franchises such as the best Sonic games and best Mortal Kombat games, the console was able to go toe-to-toe with the best SNES games — an impressive feat when you look at all the series only available on Nintendo’s system. But the Genesis was no slouch in the games department. Not only was it home to exclusives such as Streets of Rage 2 and Altered Beast, but it also made use of a unique subscription service called Sega Channel. This gave owners rotating access to some of the best titles the system had to offer, much like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass do today.

Now that Sega has bowed out of the hardware space, it remains one of the top developers and publishers in the business. A couple of its games are even in our 50 best video games of all time. Let’s use our blast processing to look at the best Sega Genesis games of all time.

Action

Action-adventure

Fighting

Platformers

Puzzle games

Role-playing

Sports

Strategy