Best Games of 1994

The best games released in 1994, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 1994 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 1994. Every title from 1994 that earned a Belly Score appears here, sorted from the highest verdict down. It's a year-by-year snapshot of what The Belly thought of the releases — the standout hits, the disappointments, and everything in between from 1994.

9.9

FINAL FANTASY VI

RPG

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · PlayStation · Game Boy Advance · iOS · Android · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4

FantasyDark / GrimSteampunk

EpicEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.1

Shin Megami Tensei II

RPG

Super Famicom · PlayStation · Game Boy Advance · iOS · Android · Wii Shop · Wii U

Post-ApocalypticDystopianMythology+1

DarkBleakUnsettling+3

9.1

The Lion King

Platformer · Action-Adventure

Sega Genesis · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · NES · Game Boy · Game Gear · Sega Master System · Amiga · MS-DOS · Windows · Linux · Macintosh · Antstream

Nature / WildernessFamily

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

8.9

Shin Megami Tensei if...

RPG

Super Famicom · PlayStation · i-Revo · iOS · Wii · Wii U · Nintendo Switch

School / AcademySupernaturalDark / Grim

DarkChallengingAtmospheric+2

8.8

MOTHER 2: EARTHBOUND

RPG

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii U · New Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch · Game Boy Advance

ModernComedySatire+1

FunnyQuirkyWeird+3

8.8

EarthBound

RPG · Adventure · Strategy

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii U · New Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch

ModernSupernaturalComedy+1

AdventurousQuirkyWeird+3

3.2

Rise of the Robots

Fighting

Amiga · PC DOS · Arcade · Amiga CD32 · Philips CD-i · Super Nintendo · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Sega Game Gear

Sci-FiCyberpunkRobots / Mechs+1

AtmosphericSingle-PlayerChallenging+1

2.8

Shaq Fu

Fighting

Sega Genesis · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Game Boy · Game Gear · Amiga

Martial ArtsComedySatire

FunnyGoofyQuirky+2