Underplayed Gems

Arcade Archives: Senkyu (2025)

Arcade Archives: Senkyu cover
Developer
Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher
HAMSTER
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A retro puzzle game focused on chaining colored balls for high scores in arcade-style sessions.

retropuzzlearcadecolor matchingskill testcompetitive2-player

About

Aim for the winning SENKYU KING!! "SENKYU" is a puzzle game released by SEIBU KAIHATSU in 1995. The game is played by connecting four or more balls of the same color and erasing them to create a chain of four or more balls of the same color, aiming for a high score. In addition to the SKILL TESTER MODE where you can judge your own skill, you can also participate in the SENKYU tournament and aim for the victory in the NORMAL MODE, as well as engage in 2-player versus battles.

Trailer

Screenshots

Arcade Archives: Senkyu screenshot 1Arcade Archives: Senkyu screenshot 2Arcade Archives: Senkyu screenshot 3Arcade Archives: Senkyu screenshot 4Arcade Archives: Senkyu screenshot 5Arcade Archives: Senkyu screenshot 6

More games like this

More by Seibu Kaihatsu

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.