Action
Action is a genre of video games in which the success of completing a task depends on the player's reaction speed and ability to make quick, correct decisions. The dynamics of such games are high, although some allow for a slower pace. Most often, this genre includes fighting games, shooters, platformers, and some sub-genres of real-time strategy. Action games may include elements of exploration, racing, puzzles, and more, but the foundation is always built on visual-motor coordination.
Years
Platforms
PlayStationNESSNESGame BoyPC-FXWindows 3.xTurboGrafx CDSEGA SaturnGenesisSEGA Master System3DOPC-98FM TownsSharp X68000SEGA CDDOSNeo Geo CDSEGA 32XNeo GeoGame GearAmiga CD32JaguarArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 1994 (Game released)
Game released: Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, SNES → 1994
Players:
7.7/10
Mortal Kombat 2 is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the studio Midway Games, Inc.. The game is published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc...
Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iOS, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS → 1993
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
83/100
This arcade action fighting game follows the struggle against the Syndicate after Mr. X kidnaps Adam. Players choose Axel, Blaze, Skate, or Max, each with distinct...
Game released: DOS, Mac, PC-98, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 23 September 1994
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
85/100
System Shock is a legendary shooter with a first-person view and elements of a role-playing game in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in the year 2072, where...
Game released: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, CD-i, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, iPhone, Jaguar, Mac, SEGA CD, SNES → 17 February 1995
Players:
7/10
Flashback: The Quest for Identity is an action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and puzzle from the masters from the Delphine Software International...
Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Mac, Linux → 1993
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
53/100
This action-adventure with puzzles follows Ecco, a dolphin searching for his family after a strange whirlpool sweeps them from their home bay. He explores a vast...
Game released: Game Gear, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, SEGA CD, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Xbox 360, Android → 1994
Metacritic:
63/100
An arcade fighting game based on Garou Densetsu Special, Fatal Fury Special features battles between fifteen fighters and a special guest character. The roster...
Game released: 3DO, Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis, SNES, Windows 3.x, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 21 October 1994
Players:
8.8/10
Young physicist Lester Knight Chaikin is conducting a physics experiment at a synchrotron when suddenly lightning strikes the facility. As a result of the reaction...
Game released: 3DO, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA CD, SNES, Wii → 10 February 1995
Players:
10/10
Samurai Shodown (1993) is an action game with a mixture of fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the SNK Corporation studio. The game...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Adventure, Simulation
Game released: 3DO, DOS, FM Towns, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC, Mac, Linux → 26 January 1996
Players:
10/10
Steam:
94/100
This futuristic cyberpunk action game with puzzles follows Zak, an outlaw computer hacker who infiltrates a secret terrorist base in 2027 to steal a doomsday...