SNK's 1981 Shooter Satan of Saturn Hits Arcade Archives and ACA2 on August 27
The dual-line release, with a 330 yen owner discount bridging the PS4 and PS5 versions, is a direct pricing incentive that ties the new Arcade Archives 2 line to the existing one.
Key Facts
- Satan of Saturn is a shooting game originally released by SNK in 1981.
- Arcade Archives Satan of Saturn launches August 27, 2026 on Nintendo Switch for 838 yen and PlayStation 4 for 837 yen, tax included.
- Arcade Archives 2 Satan of Saturn launches August 27, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S for 1,100 yen each, tax included.
- PS4 owners can buy the PS5 version at a 330 yen owner discount price, tax included.
- The Arcade Archiver YouTube program airs a Satan of Saturn special on August 27 at 19:00 with game introductions and developer talks.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp.
Hamster Corporation will release SNK's 1981 shooting game Satan of Saturn across its Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 lines on August 27, 2026. The game appears as Arcade Archives Satan of Saturn on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and as Arcade Archives 2 Satan of Saturn on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Prices are set at 838 yen for the Switch version, 837 yen for the PS4 version, and 1,100 yen each for the PS5 and Xbox versions, all including tax. Players who buy the PS4 version can purchase the PS5 version at an owner discount price of 330 yen. Satan of Saturn tasks players with firing missiles and laser beams to repel UFOs and rockets invading Earth before heading to Saturn for a final battle against the demon of the same name. The standard Arcade Archives release includes difficulty settings, save functions, rewind, rapid-fire, and online rankings. Arcade Archives 2 adds Time Attack Mode to Original, High Score, and Caravan modes, and supports VRR to more closely match the original arcade behavior. A special Satan of Saturn broadcast of the official program Arcade Archiver is scheduled for 19:00 on the release day, featuring game introductions and developer talks.
Hamster Corporation, based in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo and led by president Hitomi Hamada, announced the release on August 26, 2026. The two lines diverge in features: Arcade Archives 2 includes Time Attack Mode, where players race to clear the game regardless of score, in addition to the Original, High Score, and Caravan modes found in the standard Arcade Archives release. It also supports VRR for behavior closer to the original arcade version.
The standard Arcade Archives version adds convenience features such as rewind, rapid fire, and multiple save slots alongside online rankings for worldwide high score competition. The official YouTube program Arcade Archiver will air its 613th episode as a Satan of Saturn special starting at 19:00 on August 27, featuring game introductions and developer talks. The game is credited to SNK with all rights reserved by SNK Corporation.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.