Best PlayStation 4 Games
2,060 PlayStation 4 games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Released: Mar 3, 2017
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This game is a free expansion included in the main game, Shovel Knight, and its updated title, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition
Released: Mar 22, 2012
Critic rating: 86.4 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
An HD Remaster of Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition, included in "Devil May Cry HD Collection." Devil May Cry 3 takes place before the events of the first game. In this installment, you can choose different close-combat styles like Swordmaster and Gunslinger, and it's up to you which style you decide to develop and improve on. This Special Edition lets you play as Dante's brother Vergil.
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
Released: Oct 7, 2015
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is a remastered compilation of the action-adventure shooter platform video games Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves, and Drake's Deception.
Bastion
Released: Jul 20, 2011
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A hack-and-slash RPG featuring a reactive narrator, various unlockable weapons, weapon upgrades, practice mini-games and optional difficulty modifiers, set in an imaginary world in the aftermath of an uncertain apocalypse, in which the player embodies a teenager with a troubled past as he and the narrator work together to rebuild the world out of a persisting hub called the Bastion.
Omori
Released: Dec 25, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A turn-based surreal horror RPG in which a child traverses various mundane, quirky, humourous, mysterious and horrific lands with his friends in search of a missing person while confronting his past and his fears.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Released: May 30, 2013
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remaster of the original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, released exclusively as part of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy bundle.
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
Released: Sep 17, 2015
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows is a free expansion for Shovel Knight that follows Plague Knight in his own quest.
Hypnospace Outlaw
Released: Mar 12, 2019
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hypnospace Outlaw is a '90s internet simulator in which players act as Enforcers, volunteer moderators who scour Hypnospace's surreal network of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers while also keeping an eye on their inbox, avoiding viruses and adware, and downloading a plethora of apps that may or may not be useful.
Resident Evil 4
Released: Sep 8, 2011
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil 4 is directly based off the Wii port, having all the new features that the Wii added.
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Released: Mar 24, 2017
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Zero welcomes you to take part in both the Nonary Game and the Nonary Game: Ambidex Edition as the award-winning escape-the-room visual novels Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) and its sequel, Virtue’s Last Reward (VLR), are together for the first time.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
Released: Apr 23, 2020
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is the fourth installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of the Liberl arc and the beginning to the Crossbell arc.
Cocoon
Released: Sep 29, 2023
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Cocoon is a puzzle adventure game developed by Geometric Interactive and published by Annapurna Interactive.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
Released: May 28, 2020
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure is the fifth installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and the ending to the Crossbell arc.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered
Released: Oct 7, 2015
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100 • 161 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Reacquaint yourself with fortune hunter Nathan Drake through a tale of life-threatening danger, exotic locations and heroic rescue missions.
Pentiment
Released: Nov 15, 2022
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A 16th-century narrative adventure set in Upper Bavaria, following Andreas Maler, a journeyman artist working in the bygone scriptorium of Kiersau Abbey during a time of great social unrest.
428: Shibuya Scramble
Released: Dec 4, 2008
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Released: Jun 20, 2017
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is the second expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV Online.
Steins;Gate 0
Released: Dec 10, 2015
Critic rating: 87.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Steins;Gate 0 is a Japanese visual novel.
Sea of Stars
Released: Aug 28, 2023
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics.
Vampire Survivors
Released: Feb 1, 2022
Critic rating: 91.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn!
Titanfall 2
Released: Oct 28, 2016
Critic rating: 88.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Titanfall 2 is a first-person shooter with both a single-player campaign and competitive multiplayer.
Doom
Released: May 12, 2016
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience.
Yakuza 0
Released: Mar 12, 2015
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yakuza 0 is an action-adventure beat 'em up and a prequel to the Yakuza series, set in 1988 Japan during the country's economic bubble era.
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Released: Aug 29, 2017
Critic rating: 86.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen adds extensive new content in the fight against Advent when additional resistance factions form in order to eliminate the alien threat on Earth.
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
Released: Sep 17, 2020
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk.