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Terranigma

Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom • 1995

Should you play it?

Terranigma is an action role-playing game for the SNES. It is one of the few games which has never been released in North America. The Game is about a boy named Ark whose fate is to resurrect the earth and to contribute to the evolution of life.

What works

  • Deep and philosophical story
  • Engaging and varied combat system
  • Immersive world restoration and town development
  • Outstanding music and visuals
  • Smooth progression and pacing

Things to keep in mind

  • Middle chapters have pacing issues with fetch quests
  • Magic system is cumbersome and underused
  • Some bosses are unbalanced without grinding
  • Limited character customization
  • No multiplayer or social features

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Terranigma. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Terranigma. These titles are not in What to play next.

Terranigma: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition.

Last update: 02/09/2026