# The best PS4 games

The PlayStation 4 games with the highest critic scores on Metacritic, checked against Showmetech's and TechTudo's lists. No DLC or expansions.

- 8 votes · 20 items
- Aug 12, 2025 · bhpixel
- https://even.best/en/l/31/the-best-ps4-games

## Top 20

1. **Grand Theft Auto V** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rockstar, 2014 on PS4. Metascore 97; three protagonists in Los Santos plus GTA Online.
2. **Persona 5 Royal** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Atlus, 2020. Metascore 95; the definitive version of the RPG about Tokyo's Phantom Thieves.
3. **God of War** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Santa Monica Studio, 2018. Metascore 94; Kratos and his son Atreus in Norse mythology.
4. **Persona 5** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Atlus, 2017. Metascore 93; the original JRPG that won over the West.
5. **NieR: Automata** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — PlatinumGames, 2017 (Game of the YoRHa Edition in 2019). Metascore 91; androids on an Earth taken over by machines.
6. **The Last of Us Remastered** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Naughty Dog, 2014. Metascore 95; Joel and Ellie crossing a post-pandemic United States.
7. **The Last of Us Part II** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Naughty Dog, 2020. Metascore 93; Ellie's story of revenge in Seattle.
8. **Uncharted 4: A Thief's End** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Naughty Dog, 2016. Metascore 93; Nathan Drake's final adventure.
9. **Bloodborne** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — FromSoftware, 2015. Metascore 92; gothic horror and aggressive combat in Yharnam.
10. **The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — CD Projekt Red, 2015. Metascore 92; Geralt of Rivia searching for Ciri.
11. **Journey** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Thatgamecompany, 2015 on PS4. Metascore 92; a wordless journey across the desert towards a mountain.
12. **Undertale** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Toby Fox, 2017 on PS4. Metascore 92; the RPG you can beat without killing anyone.
13. **Divinity: Original Sin II – Definitive Edition** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Larian Studios, 2018. Metascore 92; a tactical RPG with huge freedom.
14. **Shadow of the Colossus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bluepoint Games, 2018. Metascore 91; the remake of Fumito Ueda's classic with 16 colossi.
15. **Celeste** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Maddy Makes Games, 2018. Metascore 91; a tough platformer about climbing a mountain.
16. **Inside** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Playdead, 2016. Metascore 91; a dark puzzle-platformer without dialogue.
17. **Dragon Quest XI S** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Square Enix, 2020 on PS4. Metascore 91; the definitive edition of the classic JRPG.
18. **Red Dead Redemption 2** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Rockstar, 2018. Metascore 97; Arthur Morgan's western and the Van der Linde gang.
19. **Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Kojima Productions, 2015. Metascore 93; open-world stealth in Afghanistan and Africa.
20. **Resident Evil 2** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Capcom, 2019. Metascore 91; the remake of the survival horror set in Raccoon City.

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