Action 1994 — top best games in the Action genre

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

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 for the chance...

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: 8.3/10

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 original DOOM...

Battletoads (1991)

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

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

Players: 6/10

Gex

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: 3DO, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, PC → 14 July 1995

Players: 9/10

Gex is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The events of the game will tell the story of a witty gecko named Hex, who by chance ends up in the Television...

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 fighter who...

Syndicate (1995)

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Cyberpunk

Game released: 3DO, Amiga CD32, Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, Jaguar, Mac, PC-98, SEGA CD, SNES → 9 June 1995

A real-time tactical strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopia where corporations divide the world into territories under their control. The player leads a...

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 for the past 20...

Shadowrun (1993)

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: SNES → 28 July 1994

Shadowrun (1993) is an isometric role-playing game with action elements from the developers of Beam Software Pty., Ltd.. The game is published by Data East...

Zool

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

Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga CD32, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES → 1993

This platform action game follows Zool, a ninja forced to land on Earth who must cross seven lands and defeat a boss at the end of each to earn his ninja rank...

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 year 2072, where...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Genesis → June 1994

Players: 9.5/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from Konami Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Konami...

Virtua Fighter

Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: SEGA 32X, SEGA Saturn → 1995

Players: 7.2/10

Virtua Fighter is a fast-paced side-scrolling fighting game with fully 3D environments and characters. Unlike other games in its genre, Virtua Fighter focuses on...

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. Finally, an evil dark...

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 kidnapped the...

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 World is an action...

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 with distinct...

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 enemies and...

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 flights: third...

Star Trek: Generations - Beyond the Nexus

Action, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy, Game Gear → November 1994

Star Trek: Generations — Beyond the Nexus is a first-person action game with strategy and puzzle elements from the developers of Absolute Entertainment, Inc...

Super Baseball 2020

Simulation, Action, Baseball, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sports game

Game released: Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, SNES, Wii → 4 March 1994

Super Baseball 2020 is a third-person simulator with a touch of action, baseball simulator and sports game from developers from Pallas studio. The game is published...

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 SNK of America...

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, a descendant of...

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 stolen by Ridley...

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 beginning; the hero...

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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

Game released: Genesis, Wii, Xbox 360 → March 1994

Players: 7.6/10

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — The player will have to go through 6 game levels called zones (“Angel Island”, “Hydrocity”, “Marble Garden”, “Carnival Night”, “Ice...

Revolution 10

Action, Shooter, Music game, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Arcade, Genesis, SNES, PC, SEGA Saturn, PlayStation → 16 June 1994

Revolution 10 is an action game with a mixture of shooter and music game from developers from the studio Midway Games, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

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 individual...

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 against the...

Another World

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Side view

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...

Vortex

Action, Shooter, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: SNES → 9 December 1994

Steam: 90/100

Vortex is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter, racing and robot simulator from the masters from the studio Argonaut Software Ltd.. The game is...

Beyond Oasis

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: Genesis, Wii, PC, Mac, Linux → 1995

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 100/100

This top-down action-adventure with role-playing elements follows Prince Ali, who uncovers a gold armlet once belonging to a powerful sorcerer. When Ali puts it on...

Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 3

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

Game released: SNES → 29 September 1994

Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 3 is a third-person action game with elements of a fighting game and an anime or manga game from the studio Tose Co., Ltd.. Main...

Sonic & Knuckles

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Genesis, Wii, Xbox 360 → 28 October 1994

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic & Knuckles — controlling the game character, the player goes through various levels, the structure of which is labyrinth-like and includes many steep...

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

Shadow of the Beast 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns, Genesis, SEGA CD → 1990

Shadow of the Beast 2 is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and puzzle games from the masters at Reflections Interactive Limited. The game is...

Obsession

Action, Simulation, Top-down view, Pinball

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST → 1 June 1995

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...

Streets of Rage 3

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Side view, Beat them all

Game released: Genesis, iPhone, Wii, PC, Mac, Linux → September 1994

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Streets of Rage 3 — After Mr. X suffered two defeats, he founded the research company RoboCy Corporation to cover his illegal activities. Dr. Zahn, the...

Ghouls 'N Ghosts

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

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Genesis, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1990

Ghouls 'N Ghosts is a third-person action game with elements of horror and an anime or manga game from the masters of the Capcom studio. The game is published...

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