Best PS5 & PS4 Games — Page 5
Expert-reviewed PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 games, scored out of 10.
- Reviewed
- 118
Top rated on PlayStation
- 01God of War (2018)Santa Monica Studio's God of War is a reboot that re-evaluates its protagonist and its genre, delivering an emotionally…9.7Outstanding
- 02Persona 5 RoyalPersona 5 Royal refines an already exceptional JRPG to an unassailable standard, blending deep social simulation with s…9.7Outstanding
- 03UndertaleUndertale is a foundational critique of the RPG genre itself, one that weaponizes player choice to deliver an unforgett…9.7Outstanding
Against the Storm
Simulation gameAgainst the Storm blends the Sisyphean struggle of a roguelite with the careful planning of a city-builder, creating a perpetually engaging and punish...Outstanding9.2Darkest Dungeon
RPG gameDarkest Dungeon is a punishing, deeply strategic, and psychologically taxing RPG whose stress system turns the roguelike dungeon crawl into a harrowin...Outstanding9.1Dorfromantik
Simulation gameDorfromantik is a quietly excellent piece of minimalist design, turning the simple act of placing a tile into a deeply satisfying, low-stakes obsessio...Great8.1Satisfactory
Adventure gameSatisfactory is less a game and more a voluntary second job as a logistics god. It is a monumental achievement in the simulation genre, offering a ter...Outstanding9.3They Are Billions
Strategy gameAn unflinching, sharply executed RTS that weaponizes anxiety. They Are Billions is a study in designing for strategic collapse — brilliant, but with...Great8.3A Monster's Expedition
Adventure gameA Monster's Expedition builds enormous depth from one simple log-rolling rule, and it is one of the very best puzzle games of its era. Its simple log-...Outstanding9.0The Banner Saga
RPG gameA brutal, beautiful, and emotionally taxing work of strategy and consequence. The Banner Saga is a grueling journey that rewards investment with one o...Great8.9Frostpunk
Simulation gameFrostpunk is a masterwork of tension—less a city-builder than a brutal, soul-crushing leadership simulator where every choice is a compromise and ever...Great8.3
Baldur's Gate 3
Adventure gameBaldur's Gate 3 is a great game whose reactive world and systemic depth set a new standard for digital role-playing. It's a messy, ambitious, and utte...Outstanding9.6Wildermyth
RPG gameWildermyth is a triumph of procedural generation, weaving tactical RPG mechanics into a storytelling engine so potent it creates legitimate emotional ...Outstanding9.2Inscryption
Adventure gameInscryption fuses psychological horror with genre-bending design, a game that plays its players with the same ruthless ingenuity they use to play its ...Outstanding9.5Door Kickers: Action Squad
Action gameDoor Kickers: Action Squad is a sharply focused tactical arcade shooter with a brutally satisfying loop of run-and-gun violence. It's a demanding, wel...Great8.1SteamWorld Heist
Action gameSteamWorld Heist fuses turn-based tactics with skill-based shooting to create a compulsively playable, deeply satisfying strategy game — one of the ve...Outstanding9.1Bridge Constructor Portal
Puzzle gameThis unlikely crossover succeeds not as a gimmick, but as a genuinely clever and demanding physics-puzzler that weaponizes Portal's mechanics to creat...Great8.1XCOM 2 Collection
Action gameThe XCOM 2 Collection is a crucible. Firaxis Games crafted turn-based tactics at its finest, a game whose tension and emergent storytelling remain as ...Outstanding9.4Northgard
Adventure gameNorthgard trims the fat from the real-time strategy genre, delivering a tense, elegant survival simulation that values deliberate planning over franti...Good7.9Plague Inc.
Simulation gamePlague Inc. remains a sharp, systems-heavy strategy game that rewards patience and cunning with a grim, compulsive puzzle. It earns a clear recommenda...Great8.3Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Simulation gameCivilization VI refines the series' legendary formula with a brilliant district system, creating the most geographically-aware and strategically deep ...Outstanding9.2The Escapists 2
Simulation gameA clever and often hilarious sandbox of systemic prison-life simulation, The Escapists 2 rewards careful planning and chaotic improvisation in equal m...Good7.7Kingdom Two Crowns
Adventure gameKingdom Two Crowns turns a simple premise into a solid, often absorbing strategic experience where every coin spent carries the weight of your kingdom...Good7.4Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Action gameBad North: Jotunn Edition is a sharply focused tactical game that distills real-time strategy into positioning, timing, and unit counters inside a pun...Good7.7Slay the Spire
Card gameSlay the Spire blends roguelike mechanics and deck-building into an endlessly replayable and deeply strategic experience, with every run demanding fre...Outstanding9.7
