# The 37 Greatest PS4 Games of All Time

> Big-budget exclusives sit beside tiny indie hits, punishing action RPGs and sprawling Japanese role-playing epics. One console generation, a lot of late nights.

*By YPB Team · Published November 8, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-37-greatest-ps4-games-of-all-time*

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1. **God of War** — score 1000/1000
   Santa Monica Studio's 2018 reboot moves Kratos into Norse mythology alongside his son Atreus and won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2018.
2. **Bloodborne** — score 899/1000
   FromSoftware's 2015 PS4 exclusive is a fast, aggressive action RPG set in the plague-ridden Gothic city of Yharnam.
3. **Horizon Zero Dawn** — score 759/1000
   Guerrilla Games' 2017 PS4 exclusive follows the hunter Aloy through a post-apocalyptic world ruled by animal-like machines.
4. **Until Dawn** — score 759/1000
   Supermassive Games' 2015 PS4 horror game follows eight friends on a snowy mountain, where any of them can die depending on the player's choices.
5. **Ratchet & Clank** — score 647/1000
   Insomniac's 2016 PS4 reimagining of the 2002 original, released alongside the animated film of the same name.
6. **Nier: Automata** — score 597/1000
   PlatinumGames' 2017 action RPG, directed by Yoko Taro, follows the androids 2B and 9S fighting machines on a far-future Earth.
7. **Dark Souls III** — score 542/1000
   FromSoftware's 2016 conclusion to the Dark Souls trilogy sends the Ashen One through the decaying kingdom of Lothric.
8. **Hollow Knight** — score 542/1000
   Team Cherry's Metroidvania, released on PS4 in 2018, explores the ruined insect kingdom of Hallownest.
9. **Uncharted 4: A Thief's End** — score 542/1000
   Naughty Dog's 2016 PS4 exclusive closes Nathan Drake's story with a hunt for the pirate Henry Avery's treasure.
10. **Persona 5** — score 542/1000
   Atlus's JRPG, released in 2016 in Japan and 2017 worldwide on PS4 and PS3, follows Tokyo high schoolers who become the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.
11. **Celeste** — score 542/1000
   Matt Makes Games' 2018 platformer follows Madeline climbing Celeste Mountain, in a story that deals with anxiety and depression.
12. **Hades** — score 542/1000
   Supergiant Games' roguelike, released on PS4 and PS5 in 2021, has Zagreus fight his way out of the Greek underworld.
13. **Batman: Arkham Knight** — score 478/1000
   Rocksteady's 2015 finale to the Arkham trilogy lets Batman drive the Batmobile through an evacuated Gotham City.
14. **Doom** — score 478/1000
   id Software's 2016 reboot sends the Doom Slayer through demon-infested Mars and Hell with fast, aggressive combat.
15. **The Last of Us Part II** — score 478/1000
   Naughty Dog's 2020 PS4 exclusive follows Ellie on a revenge journey through a post-pandemic Seattle.
16. **Death Stranding** — score 478/1000
   Kojima Productions' 2019 PS4 game stars Norman Reedus as the courier Sam Porter Bridges reconnecting a fractured United States.
17. **Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice** — score 478/1000
   FromSoftware's 2019 action game follows the shinobi Wolf in Sengoku-era Japan and won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2019.
18. **Ghost of Tsushima** — score 478/1000
   Sucker Punch's 2020 PS4 game casts players as the samurai Jin Sakai resisting the 1274 Mongol invasion of Tsushima.
19. **Grand Theft Auto V** — score 404/1000
   Rockstar's 2013 crime game with three playable leads, Michael, Franklin and Trevor; its PS4 edition arrived in November 2014 and added a first-person mode.
20. **Marvel's Spider-Man** — score 404/1000
   Insomniac's 2018 PS4 exclusive features a Peter Parker eight years into being Spider-Man, swinging across an open-world Manhattan.
21. **Titanfall 2** — score 404/1000
   Respawn's 2016 shooter pairs the rifleman Jack Cooper with the Titan BT-7274 in a single-player campaign alongside its multiplayer.
22. **Elden Ring** — score 404/1000
   FromSoftware's 2022 open-world action RPG, with worldbuilding by George R. R. Martin, launched on PS4 alongside PS5, Xbox and PC.
23. **Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain** — score 404/1000
   Hideo Kojima's 2015 open-world stealth game sends Venom Snake on missions in 1980s Afghanistan and Central Africa.
24. **Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales** — score 404/1000
   Insomniac's 2020 follow-up, released on PS4 and PS5, has Miles Morales protecting Harlem during a snowy New York winter.
25. **Detroit: Become Human** — score 319/1000
   Quantic Dream's 2018 PS4 exclusive is a branching narrative game about three androids in a near-future Detroit.
26. **Red Dead Redemption 2** — score 319/1000
   Rockstar's 2018 western follows outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang in 1899; it launched on PS4 and Xbox One.
27. **Yakuza 0** — score 319/1000
   Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's prequel, released on PS4 in 2015 in Japan and 2017 worldwide, follows Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima in 1988 Kamurocho and Sotenbori.
28. **Days Gone** — score 319/1000
   Bend Studio's 2019 PS4 exclusive follows the drifter Deacon St. John across a post-pandemic Oregon overrun by Freakers.
29. **Resident Evil 2** — score 217/1000
   Capcom's 2019 remake of the 1998 survival horror game follows Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield through a zombie-overrun Raccoon City.
30. **Rocket League** — score 217/1000
   Psyonix's 2015 car-football game launched on PS4 as a free PlayStation Plus title and grew into a long-running esport.
31. **Dragon Quest XI** — score 217/1000
   Square Enix's JRPG, released on PS4 in 2017 in Japan and 2018 worldwide, follows the reincarnated Luminary across the world of Erdrea.
32. **Final Fantasy VII Remake** — score 217/1000
   Square Enix's 2020 PS4 reimagining of the 1997 classic retells Cloud Strife's story inside the city of Midgar.
33. **Monster Hunter: World** — score 217/1000
   Capcom's 2018 action RPG sends hunters into the seamless ecosystems of the New World to track and fight giant monsters.
34. **Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy** — score 217/1000
   Vicarious Visions' 2017 PS4 remake of the first three Crash Bandicoot games from the 1990s.
35. **The Last of Us Remastered** — score 0/1000
   The 2014 PS4 version of Naughty Dog's 2013 survival game, bundled with the Left Behind expansion, follows Joel and Ellie across a post-pandemic United States.
36. **Infamous Second Son** — score 0/1000
   Sucker Punch's 2014 PS4 exclusive follows Delsin Rowe, who absorbs other people's superpowers, in an open-world Seattle.
37. **The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt** — score 0/1000
   CD Projekt Red's 2015 open-world RPG follows monster hunter Geralt of Rivia as he searches for his adopted daughter Ciri.

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