Ranking by year

The best games of 1994.

69 games compete in this selection. Super Metroid tops it with 1,880 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Super Metroid 1994 · Metroidvania 1,880
  2. 2 Doom II: Hell on Earth 1994 · FPS 1,839
  3. 3 Final Fantasy III 1994 · JRPG 1,825
  4. 4 EarthBound 1994 · JRPG 1,736
  5. 5 Donkey Kong Country 1994 · Platformer 1,732
  6. 6 Mortal Kombat II 1994 · Fighting 1,713
  7. 7 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 1994 · Platformer 1,713
  8. 8 System Shock 1994 · Action RPG 1,636
  9. 9 Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 1994 · Platformer 1,632
  10. 10 X-COM: UFO Defense 1994 · Strategy 1,619
  11. 11 Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1994 · Strategy 1,612
  12. 12 Sonic & Knuckles 1994 · Platformer 1,573
  13. 13 The Lion King 1994 · Platformer 1,571
  14. 14 Mega Man X2 1994 · Platformer 1,560
  15. 15 Tekken 1994 · Fighting 1,554
  16. 16 Super Punch-Out!! 1994 · Fighting 1,532
  17. 17 International Superstar Soccer 1994 · Sports 1,522
  18. 18 Dynamite Headdy 1994 · Platformer 1,520
  19. 19 Castlevania: Bloodlines 1994 · Platformer 1,518
  20. 20 Heretic 1994 · FPS 1,518
  21. 21 Breath of Fire II 1994 · JRPG 1,513
  22. 22 Star Wars: TIE Fighter 1994 · Simulation 1,512
  23. 23 Killer Instinct 1994 · Fighting 1,511
  24. 24 Contra: Hard Corps 1994 · Platformer 1,511
  25. 25 Theme Park 1994 · Strategy 1,508
  26. 26 Super Street Fighter II Turbo 1994 · Fighting 1,499
  27. 27 Sega Rally Championship 1994 · Racing 1,498
  28. 28 Donkey Kong 1994 · Platformer 1,494
  29. 29 The Incredible Machine 2 1994 · Strategy 1,489
  30. 30 Transport Tycoon 1994 · Strategy 1,489
  31. 31 Windjammers 1994 · Sports 1,482
  32. 32 Beneath a Steel Sky 1994 · Point-and-click 1,481
  33. 33 Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage 1994 · Fighting 1,479
  34. 34 The Elder Scrolls: Arena 1994 · Action RPG 1,476
  35. 35 The Adventures of Batman & Robin 1994 · Platformer 1,475
  36. 36 Kirby's Dream Course 1994 · Sports 1,471
  37. 37 Virtua Cop 1994 · FPS 1,464
  38. 38 Road Rash 1994 · Racing 1,462
  39. 39 Bust-A-Move 1994 · Puzzle 1,462
  40. 40 Disney's The Jungle Book 1994 · Platformer 1,461
  41. 41 The Need for Speed 1994 · Racing 1,450
  42. 42 Jazz Jackrabbit 1994 · Platformer 1,444
  43. 43 Animaniacs 1994 · Platformer 1,442
  44. 44 Earthworm Jim 1994 · Platformer 1,436
  45. 45 Virtua Fighter 2 1994 · Fighting 1,435
  46. 46 Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors 1994 · Fighting 1,429
  47. 47 Super Bomberman 2 1994 · Arcade 1,417
  48. 48 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 1994 · Beat 'em up 1,413
  49. 49 Sensible World of Soccer 1994 · Sports 1,411
  50. 50 Alien vs. Predator 1994 · Beat 'em up 1,410
  51. 51 Rise of the Triad: Dark War 1994 · FPS 1,410
  52. 52 Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure 1994 · Platformer 1,407
  53. 53 Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament 1994 · Racing 1,403
  54. 54 Art of Fighting 2 1994 · Fighting 1,401
  55. 55 Sid Meier's Colonization 1994 · Strategy 1,394
  56. 56 Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure 1994 · Platformer 1,389
  57. 57 Twinsen's Little Big Adventure Classic 1994 · Action-adventure 1,387
  58. 58 Samurai Shodown II 1994 · Fighting 1,386
  59. 59 Urban Strike: The Sequel to Jungle Strike 1994 · Shoot 'em up 1,386
  60. 60 Cruis'n USA 1994 · Racing 1,384
  61. 61 Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1994 · Platformer 1,383
  62. 62 Demon's Crest 1994 · Action RPG 1,379
  63. 63 Primal Rage 1994 · Fighting 1,379
  64. 64 Wild Guns 1994 · Arcade 1,338
  65. 65 Beyond Oasis 1994 · Action-adventure 1,337
  66. 66 Blackthorne 1994 · Platformer 1,335
  67. 67 The King of Fighters '94 1994 · Fighting 1,329
  68. 68 Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1994 · Platformer 1,329
  69. 69 Master of Magic 1994 · Strategy 1,327

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In detail

The best games of 1994, what this ranking says

Super Metroid leads this selection with 1,880 ELO points, ahead of Doom II: Hell on Earth and Final Fantasy III. The 69 games competing in it have played 7,101 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 69
Duels played by those games 7,101
Game in the lead Super Metroid (1994)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,880
Point gap between 1st and 10th 261
Best represented genre Platformer
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best game of every genre in 1994

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre in 1994
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Platformer 20 Donkey Kong Country 1,732 266
Fighting 12 Mortal Kombat II 1,713 239
Strategy 7 X-COM: UFO Defense 1,619 110
Racing 5 Sega Rally Championship 1,498 69

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 63 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure +64 1,389
Transport Tycoon +57 1,489
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure +57 1,407

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Super Metroid Donkey Kong Country 3 67%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game of 1994?

According to community votes, the best game of 1994 is Super Metroid, with 1,880 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Doom II: Hell on Earth and Final Fantasy III, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games of 1994 are ranked?

69 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 7,101 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game of 1994 is climbing right now?

Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 64 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 63 games in the selection moved.

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