Games Game Genres Action

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.

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Best Games in the Action genre of 1994 (Game released)

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Wing Commander

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, SEGA CD, SNES → 1992

Players: 10/10

Wing Commander is a legendary space simulator with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The Confederacy has been at war with the alien Kilrathi...

DOOM (1993)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school, Demons

Game released: 3DO, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Jaguar, Linux, PC-98, SEGA 32X, SNES, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 26 April 1996

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

DOOM 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Demons

Game released: DOS, Game Boy Advance, Mac, PC-98, PC, Zodiac, Xbox 360 → 10 October 1994

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

DOOM 2 is a continuation of the legendary bloody first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place shortly after the events of the...

Mortal Kombat 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

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

This fighting game continues the story of the first Mortal Kombat with a tournament in Outworld, where fighters from Earthrealm and Outworld battle...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Point & Click, Adventure

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum, PC → 1989

Steam: 76/100

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game is a third-person action game with platforming elements from developers from the Tiertex Ltd...

Mortal Kombat (1993)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, SNES → 1993

Players: 6.6/10

This 2D fighting game centres on the Mortal Kombat tournament, hosted by the sorcerer Shang Tsung. Fights take place one on one: a round goes to the...

Streets of Rage 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

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...

Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Boy, Genesis, NES, SNES → December 1993

Players: 6.8/10

This science-fiction beat ’em up crossover of Battletoads and Double Dragon follows the Battletoads and brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee as they team up...

Strike Commander

Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view

Game released: DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 → 23 April 1993

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Hagane: The Final Conflict

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk

Game released: SNES → June 1995

Hagane: The Final Conflict is an action game with elements of a platformer and an anime or manga game from the developers of the studio CAProduction...

Alone in the Dark (1992)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Survival horror

Game released: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, PC-98, PC → 21 October 1994

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Alone in the Dark (1992) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. Suspicious suicide. A terrible curse. Evil force...

Super Metroid

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: SNES, Wii → 28 July 1994

Players: 8.4/10

This action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements follows Samus Aran as she travels to the planet Zebes to retrieve an infant Metroid...

World Heroes 2 JET

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Game Boy, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD → 1995

World Heroes 2 JET is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the masters from the ADK Corporation and SNK Corporation studios...

Street Fighter 2 (1992)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, SNES, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1992

Players: 9.5/10

A one-on-one fighting game built around a series of rounds between distinctive fighters. Street Fighter II lets players choose a character with an...

Flashback: The Quest for Identity

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Puzzle, Cyberpunk

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

Steam: 47/100

This science-fiction platformer with action and puzzle elements follows Conrad B. Hart, an employee of the Galactic Bureau of Investigation who...

Earthworm Jim

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Comedy

Game released: DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC → 30 November 1995

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This science-fiction action platformer follows Jim, an ordinary earthworm who becomes an intelligent superhero after a strange suit lands on him...

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: Genesis, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, Mac, Linux → 25 October 1991

Steam: 100/100

Monsters have overrun a fantasy land, leaving its citizens afraid for their lives as they wait for a hero to restore peace. Wonder Boy in Monster...

Space Harrier

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Game Gear, NES, PC-88, SEGA 32X, Sharp X1, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, SEGA Saturn, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation 4 → 1988

Players: 7.7/10

A pseudo-3D arcade shooter in which the hero fires in all directions. The game also features fixed bursts of...

Double Dragon 5: The Shadow Falls

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Genesis, Jaguar, SNES → July 1994

Players: 4/10

Double Dragon 5: The Shadow Falls is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the developers of Leland Interactive Media. The game...

Mad Dog McCree

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: 3DO, CD-i, DOS, iPhone, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA CD, PC → 1994

This live-action western shooter follows a stranger who rides into a Wild West town and takes on the gang led by Mad Dog McCree. The outlaws have...

Alone in the Dark 2

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: 3DO, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, PC-98, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows 3.x, PC → 8 September 1995

Steam: 72/100

Set in 1923, this action-horror adventure follows Edward Carnby as he confronts evil in the dark house of Derceto. Getting inside is only the...

Fatal Fury 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii → 24 June 1994

Players: 7.5/10

Fatal Fury 2 is a third-person arcade game with action, fighting and anime/manga elements from the SNK Corporation studio. The game is published by...

Star Wars: TIE Fighter

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Space

Game released: DOS, PC → July 1994

Steam: 81/100

Star Wars: TIE Fighter is a first-person simulator with action and flight simulator elements from developers from LucasArts Entertainment Company...

System Shock

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Science fiction

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...

King's Field

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 16 December 1994

World Heroes 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii → 4 June 1993

World Heroes 2 is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from developers from the ADK Corporation studio. The game is published by...

Mega Man X

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: DoJa, DOS, iPad, iPhone, SNES, Wii, iOS → 2007

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Mega Man X is a futuristic action platformer built around shooting and completing a series of stages. The player moves through levels, jumps, attacks...

Contra Hard Corps

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Genesis → 15 September 1994

Players: 9.8/10

A futuristic run-and-gun entry in the Contra series follows the Hard Corps task force as it confronts a new threat five years after the war with the...

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm

Action, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Comics

Game released: DOS, SEGA CD → 1995

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm is a third-person action game from the masters from the studio Rocket Science Games, Inc.. The game is...

Dragon's Lair (1994)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Interactive movie

Game released: 3DO, Android, CD-i, DOS, iPhone, Jaguar, Mac, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA CD, PC, Xbox 360, iOS → 1994

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Battle Heat

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC-FX → 23 December 1994

Battle Heat is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the developers of the studio Hudson Soft Company...

Castlevania Bloodlines

Action, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: Genesis → October 1994

Castlevania Bloodlines — In 1897, the long war between humanity and Dracula came to an end, Dracula was sent to eternal rest by Quincy Morris...

Soccer Kid

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: 3DO, Amiga CD32, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Jaguar, PlayStation, SNES, Windows Mobile, PC → 1994

Soccer Kid is a platform action game about a young hero searching for the stolen World Cup trophy, which has been shattered into pieces. The journey...

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: 3DO, DOS, Mac, SEGA CD → 17 February 1995

Star Wars: Rebel Assault — the game consists of four types of missions: three types of space flights and one on foot. Three types of space...

Battletoads (1991)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sports game

Game released: Amiga CD32, Amiga, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, Game Boy → 1994

Players: 6/10

Microcosm (1994)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: 3DO, Amiga CD32, DOS, FM Towns, SEGA CD → 9 July 1994

Players: 5.5/10

Microcosm (1994) is a first-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the studio Psygnosis Limited. The game is...

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Genesis, Wii, PC → February 1994

Steam: 100/100

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron — in the previous part, ToyJam and Earl crashed on planet Earth, after which they were forced to look for a...

Lunicus

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Mac, Windows 3.x → April 1994

Lunicus is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the Cyberflix Incorporated studio. The game is published by Paramount Interactive...

Nitemare-3D

Action, Horror, First-person view

Game released: DOS, PC, Windows 3.x → 17 May 1994

Steam: 69/100

Nitemare-3D is a first-person action game with horror elements from the masters from the Gray Design Associates studio. The game is published by Gray...

Terminator (1992)

Action, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System → 1992

Terminator (1992) is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from developers from Probe Software Ltd.. The main publisher of the game...

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