This is a listing of all original homebrew applications and tools for Sega Saturn. The vast majority of this software is hosted through SegaXtreme and would likely never exist if it was not for them. Also, a huge thanks to our good friend and supporter, Emerald Nova, who has inspired the Saturn community to create so many great homebrew applications through the annual Saturn game competition!
ORIGINAL GAMES
7shades – SegaXtreme
Cube Cat – Delightful 3D platformer that controls great
cafe-alpha – SegaXtreme / Website
Jacky Car – Simple 2D top-down driving game
Planet de Pon – Panel de Pon clone
Cobradile – SegaXtreme
Rossies Classic – Simple gallery shooter
Kriss Mingle – Visual novel and Santa-dating sim
Telocation Gemini – Port of the 3D platformer for N64
DamageX – SegaXtreme
Fly vs Fly – 2-player shooter
Shmup Salad – Vertical shooter with food & utensils
Emerald Nova – SegaXtreme / Website
Cash Boa – Snake meets GTA
Tower – Rudimentary tower defense game
Minesweeper – Just like Minesweeper for Windows
Forsaken Plane – Dungeon exploring rogue-like
GalaXmas – Christmas-themed vertical shooter
Ervilsoft – SegaXtreme
Sickle – Overhead shooter / action game
Sartist – Saturn painting studio
Folken (nova32) – SegaXtreme / Website
Asteroids Terra – Simple 2D arcade shooter
Mazinger Z – Simple 2D arcade shooter
Fran Matsusaka – SegaXtreme / Website
Bridget Bishop – 3D Adventure & Exploration game
Hitomi2500 – SegaXtreme / GitHub
15 Xtreme – 2D Puzzle Game
Everlasting Summer – Visual novel
Jberetta – SegaXtreme
ZYGO – 2D action platformer
ZYGO 3D – 3D action platformer
Cold Case – 3D survival horror game
KeiDash – SegaXtreme
Blood Stigma: The Mystical Escape – Isometric Action-Adventure game
mrkotfw – SegaXtreme
Heroic-Vania – Simple NES-style Castlevania clone
El Tekolote Demo – Entered into the 2003 Coding Contest under the name Nescphp
nando (Hassmaschine) – SegaXtreme
Pixel Poppy Pong – Pong with kitties & yarn
ndiddy – SegaXtreme
New Game
The Garfield Master – Garfield-themed Tetris-style puzzle game
not-AI-generated – SegaXtreme
Saturn Wordle – Wordle for Saturn
Ponut – SegaXtreme
Pony Game – 3D physics playground & obstacle course
Slidehop – 3D Obstacle Course Racing game
Reinhart – SegaXtreme
Sonic Steals a Ring
Rockin’ B – SegaXtreme
MineSweeper
Sansigolo (Neuromage Studio) – SegaXtreme / Website
The Lighthouse of Sao Bento do Odeste – Visual Detective Novel
The Case of the City Botucaiba – Visual Detective Novel
Red Moon: Lost Days – Visual Novel with Adventure game elements
LD0 Lost Days Zero – Visual Novel with Adventure game elements
Slinga – SegaXtreme / GitHub
Twelve Snakes – 12 Player Snake clone
Flicky’s Flock – 12 Player Flappy Bird clone
Balloonatics – 12 Player Balloon Fight clone
Disasteroids – 12 Player Asteroids clone
Sweeper Squad – 12 Player Minesweeper clone
SuperReye – SegaXtreme / Website
Tank Game – 3D Combat clone
SkyBlaster – 2D horizontal shooter with 3D elements
Utenyaa – 3D isometric Combat clone with kitties
VBT – SegaXtreme
SegaXtreme Coding Contest 2003 entries – SMS Plus, FCE Ultra, Master Gear, Pic Viewer
Touring Truck Challenge – Simple 3D drag racing game
Voxel – SegaXtreme
Sonic X-Treme (Remake) – Remake of the famously unreleased Sonic game
Vreuzon – SegaXtreme
Le Spin
Xenos Interactive (Team Starlane) – SegaXtreme / Website
Blue Skies – 3D flight simulator
XL2 – SegaXtreme / GitHub
Sonic Z-Treme – Reimagining of the famously unreleased Sonic game
Sonic Z-Treme: Metal Sonic – Remake of the Sonic Xtreme E3 1996 Demo
Hellslave – First person shooter & multiplayer deathmatch
Irréel– Remake of the first few levels of Unreal
Z-TEAM – SegaXtreme / Website
Maria Renard’s Revenge – Simple SNES-style Castlevania clone
TECH DEMOS
am.25 – SegaXtreme
Sonic Boss Tech Demo – Simple 3D engine demo
Emerald Nova – SegaXtreme / Website
Seniriu – Simple 3D environment demo
Knight 0f Dragon – SegaXtreme
Unnamed Shooter App – Simple NetLink OS Test Game
SuperReye – SegaXtreme / Website
3D Cloth Simulation – Fabric physics demonstration
TrekkiesUnite118 – SegaXtreme
Cinepak Demo Reel – Best Cinepak Video Compression Demonstration
VBT – SegaXtreme
Magic – Simple graphics demo
Test – Simple graphics demo
EMULATION
Ervilsoft – SegaXtreme
Pico-8 Emulator
Chip-8 Emulator
ndiddy – SegaXtreme
Cyberblock Metal Orange
Ponut – SegaXtreme / GitHub
GVRL Demo – A somewhat complex use demo for hi resolution 3D on Saturn
TrekkiesUnite118 – SegaXtreme
Final Fantasy Demo
VBT – SegaXtreme
Final Burn Neo
Flashback (Reminiscence Port Update)
Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D – Multiboot
TOOLS & UTILITIES (For SATURN)
cafe-alpha – SegaXtreme / Website
Dezaemon 2 Save Game Manager – Import homemade shmups for play in Dezaemon 2
Save Data Manager – Multi-purpose tool for save data management, more info here
ChristopheF – SegaXtreme / Website
Dungeon Master Nexus Translation Kit – Tools for custom translations of DMN
Ervilsoft – SegaXtreme
QR Save Transfer – Export save files from Saturn to PC via QR code
Hitomi2500 – SegaXtreme / GitHub
240p Test Suite – Port of the video color and calibration software for Saturn
Knight 0f Dragon – SegaXtreme
Kronos Emulator NetLink Edition – NetLink Compatible Version of Kronos
Netlink OS – Specialized NetLink/XBand Connection Driver/Software
Saturn Save Converter – Convert save data between different formats
Sega Saturn Patcher – Great Patching utility for Sega Saturn hacks & translations
Ponut – SegaXtreme / GitHub
Ponésound Library – Saturn SCSP Sound Library / 68K Driver
Rikapso – SegaXtreme
Shining Force III Translation Tools
SegaRpgFan – SegaXtreme / GitHub / Website
NetBand Tunnel – Online Tunnel for NetLink / XBand Saturn Games
Slinga – SegaXtreme / GitHub
Save Game Extractor – Transmit saves to PC as audio waveform
Save Game Copier – Backup internal & cart save files to SD card
SuperReye – SegaXtreme / Website
3D Model Converter
TrekkiesUnite118 – SegaXtreme
Cinepak Test Player – Play back Cinepak encoded video on Sega Saturn
TOOLS & UTILITIES (For PC)
cafe-alpha – SegaXtreme / Website
SatLink – Communicates with supported cartridges to perform various functions
Save Repack – Inject save files into Save Data Manager, more info here
Hitomi2500 – SegaXtreme / GitHub
Sega Saturn RAM Backup parser – Manage whole dumps of internal and cartridge memory
Ponut – SegaXtreme / GitHub
Ponésound Library – Saturn SCSP Sound Library / 68K Driver
Z-Treme Engine Model Converter (fork)
TrekkiesUnite118 – SegaXtreme
Sega Saturn FILM Tools – Easily MUX audio & video without the need for Macintosh VM
XL2 – SegaXtreme / GitHub
Z-Treme Engine Model Converter – Convert 3D Models for Z-Treme Engine