25.
Opening our list of the Top 25 PS4 Action Adventure is Heavy Rain
When it comes to story-driven games, Quantic Dreams’ interactive action-adventure puts
you in a murder mystery to find the mysterious Origami Killer.
Throughout the entire game, players can only interact with their surroundings to observe
and investigate.
During action sequences, QTE’s are a handful and it requires careful attention.
Just like every interactive game, players can receive unique endings depending on their
choices.
It has a PlayScore of 8.38
24.
Skylanders: Trap Team
The Evil Kaos has blown up their evil super prison and it’s up to you to find these
missing villains.
Team up with your favorite Skylanders and use the Trapnatium.
A magical material that can silence these baddies for good.
It’s an action-adventure of all ages, and it doesn’t end there, their latest expansion
adds more levels and colors to the fray.
It has a PlayScore of 8.41
23.
LEGO Dimensions
An amalgam of the entire LEGO franchises.
Meet your favorite pop culture characters in their various franchises in this unique
crossover episode.
Travel from dimensions and meet Harry Potter, Gandalf, Batman, Spiderman and more to defeat
the evil lord Voltech.
Use your Master Building skills to build new life, and destroy evil.
It has a PlayScore of 8.42
22.
Beyond: Two Souls
The second game from Quantic Dream on our list.
It offers the same interactive elements from their popular Heavy Rain entry but this time
it contained a star-studded cast and a new gameplay mechanic.
Play as a spiritual entity guiding Ellen Page in a one of a kind soul-link.
The game is also accompanied by Willem Dafoe and it’s one of the first games to perfect
the realism of facial recognition technology.
It has a PlayScore of 8.43
21.
Watch Dogs 2
San Francisco awaits you in this sequel to the hacking action-adventure game form Ubisoft.
Marcus Halloway takes the helm with his new DedSec peeps to take down an omnipresent Operating
System that’s threatening their city.
Explore an open world San Francisco and play with everything digital… from cars, TV’s
and cellphones.
It’s a tech playground and it receives a PlayScore of 8.50
20.
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
A remastered version of the classic action-platformer from Lizardcube.
This game takes you once again to the shoes of the adorable cursed boy as he explores
dangerous caverns and creepy temples all in the hopes of finding a cure.
As a Hu-Man cursed with into a half-lizard monstrosity, your quest goes even deeper than
that.
Transform into various monsters after slaying dangerous dragons to adapt various gameplay
challenges.
This latest version also offers additional characters like Hu-Girl and more.
It’s a good game with a PlayScore of 8.53
19.
The Last Guardian
Control a young boy and his giant pet Trico as they explore ruined caverns and traverse
their way to dangerous platforms.
Solve puzzles and manipulate the game’s fantastic environments with the help of your
magnificent buddy while also running away from dangerous people.
It’s a beautiful tale filled with so much heart and it’s a worthy Team Ico game with
a PlayScore of 8.57
18.
InFamous: Second Son
After a horrific event that gave him powers, follow Delsin Rowe as he goes on a path of
self-discovery while being hunted by evil government baddies.
Choose between being a good guy or a bad guy in the game’s unique duality system while
also soaring around the skies with your badass powers.
It’s a colorful game, and it really showed the PS4’s power.
It has a PlayScore of 8.58
17.
The Evil Within 2
Return to the poor, poor, shoes of Sebastian Castellanos as he gets hunted by another mind-bending
threat.
Face off against horrific monsters, find your missing friends and watch how the game ironically
jokes about itself during one point of the game.
Critics loved how it’s bigger than its original, but it was shunned with its unnecessary open-world
addition.
Nonetheless, this sequel still shows that things aren’t looking pretty to Sebastian’s
life.
And not to mention it still makes you crap your pants.
It has a PlayScore of 8.60
16.
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
Two Capcom games in a row.
Explore a living and breathing world filled with so many possibilities in this definitive
version of Dragon’s Dogma.
This game takes the action-adventure combat to another degree.
Set in a huge open-world to explore, go with your AI companions and fight independently
together with its dynamic combat system.
Additionally, this special edition contains all the game’s previous DLC and a revitalized
visual experience.
Now all we have to wait is a sequel.
Come on, CAPCOM!
It has a PlayScore of 8.61
15.
Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War
Cleverly expanding what the original was good at, Monolith’s sequel to the critically
acclaimed action-adventure series takes you to a BIGGER Middle-earth journey.
Return to Talion and Celebrimbor as they dominate Orcs and send their legions to overthrow enemy
Overlords.
With an improved Nemesis System, expect unique encounters with Mordor’s creatures in every
passing moment…
all while being a badass motherfucker.
It’s a solid game with a PlayScore of 8.66
14.
DmC: Devil May Cry - Definitive Edition
Easily the smoothest Devil May Cry game yet.
This reboot gives players a new side for the Sons of Sparda while keeping up with the nostalgia
of the original.
Follow Dante in his salad days and emo hair as he takes down an evil Demon from taking
over the world.
His new half-angel and half-demon facade brings out new possibilities in the gameplay.
Switch weapons on the fly and seamlessly incorporate your Nephilim skills to the test.
This Definitive Edition contains all the DLC’s including Vergil’s playable story mode and
a few extra challenges.
It has a PlayScore of 8.71
13.
Far Cry 4
Before 5 hits the shelves next year, let’s take a look back to Far Cry 4’s icy gaze.
Travel to the beautiful world of Kyrat.
A fictional Himalayan place filled with snowcapped mountains, mystical tribes, and the occasional
evil honeybadger determined to rip you to shreds.
In the midst of a civil war, survive in this war-torn landscape using your resources and
climbing radio towers.
You might have to say goodbye to the Minimap because you won’t be seeing that in Far
Cry 5.
It has a PlayScore of 8.73
12.
Yakuza 0
The highly requested prequel of the Yakuza series.
Set in 1988, find out the real score between Tokyo’s power struggle and uncover the events
leading to the first game.
Played in a third-person perspective, explore classic Japan like you’ve never seen before.
Run your businesses to gain money for your growing character and experience Yakuza as
fans would love to experience it.
It has a PlayScore of 8.75
11.
Gravity Rush 2
The sequel to the world-bending game on the PS Vita.
Set after the events of the first game, follow Kat in her perilous quest to another town
doomed to destruction.
Test your hand-eye coordination skills and dive into a space bending adventure with Kat.
This sequel improves on the original with new and enhanced combat such as new Gravity
Types and a beautiful new world to explore.
It has a PlayScore of 8.76
10.
Dishonored 2
Set fifteen years after the first game, travel to a fictional land of Karnaca and embroil
yourself in a political conflict full of morally-difficult decisions.
It’s the first Dishonored game to feature two playable characters.
Choose between Emily or Corvo as they exact revenge on the people responsible for the
usurpation of Emily’s rightful claim to the throne.
It’s stealth gameplay balances well with its pacifistic route.
Choose when and who to kill because this game plays with you.
It has a PlayScore of 8.76
9.
God of War III Remastered
Before we get to see him and his son travel to the land of Valkyries and Frost Giants,
Kratos was once a vengeful Olympian determined to end Greek Mythology.
This third and final Greek arc of Kratos’ journey takes you to Mount Olympus to kill
Zeus and his allies.
Enjoy its free-flowing third-person hack and slash filled with blood and magic.
It’s the most satisfying God of War game to date, and its remastered form gave us a
polished PlayStation 4 experience.
It has a PlayScore of 8.77
8.
Rise Of The Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Lara Croft’s latest adventure takes you to the heart of Siberia.
Explore freezing tundras, snowcapped mountains and glowing glacial caverns in Lara’s dangerous
quest yet.
Find the mysterious artifact that could change the world and go in a race against time with
a new threat.
This definitive edition, as usual, contains all the DLC’s including new skins and offers
a shining, shimmering gameplay experience to new players.
It has a PlayScore of 8.82
7.
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Ubisoft gets back on track with the most compelling Assassin’s Creed game yet.
Set in ancient Egypt, uncover the true origins of the Creed as you explore sun-soaked dunes,
mystical temples and glowing pyramids.
Follow Bayek as takes down a mysterious organization that pre-dates the Templars.
Meet iconic historical figures such as Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, and use your pet eagle
to be your watchful eye in its refined combat system.
It’s bigger, badder, and it’s definitely the most ambitious Assassin’s Creed game
yet with a PlayScore of 8.85
6.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Return to the shoes of BJ Blazkowicz as he wakes up from a coma and paint the town red
with the blood of unsuspecting Nazis.
Following the events of the first game, explore an alternate timeline where the Nazis won
World War II.
They’ve already corrupted God’s green earth with their fascism and it’s up to
you to stop this vile plague from spreading to U.S. Borders.
Meet Hitler, fight some KKK, or just simply use your badass Nazi-killing skills to kill
more Nazis.
It has a PlayScore of 8.94
5.
Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocksteady’s explosive finale to their critically acclaimed franchise.
Joker might be long gone, but a Scarecrow emerges from the shadows with a vengeful plot.
Take on the role of the caped crusader and save Gotham fight against the impending threat.
This is the series’ biggest leap towards a huge open-world element with the introduction
of the batmobile.
Ride around the grim streets and use Batman's million dollar gadgets to defeat the villains
of the Rogue's Gallery.
It has a PlayScore of 9.02
4.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
It’s not a surprise anymore.
If there’s a PlayStation 4 list, you’d be expecting this by now.
You can even guess what our top pick would be.
The final game of Kojima’s legacy.
Follow the events after Snake Eater and PSP’s Peace Walker in Big Boss’ descent into political
intrigue.
Witness the birth of the man who sold the world and uncover the events that leads to
the first game of the series.
It has its flaws, but you can’t deny it's an achievement in game design.
It has a PlayScore of 9.29
3.
Grand Theft Auto V
Switch between Michael, Trevor, and Franklin as they go about their dysfunctional lives
in decidedly criminal fashion.
Before we get to taste Grand Theft Auto VI, we get to taste hate this game brimming with
new features that fill Los Santos with more mayhem and excitement.
In keeping with the outrageous freedom of the franchise, let go of all your social inhibitions
and do whatever the hell you want.
It has a PlayScore of 9.32
2.
The Last Of Us: Remastered
As much as we’re hyped for its brutal upcoming sequel, we should know that it wasn’t easy
being Joel and Ellie in this game.
Naughty Dog perfected the art of emotional resonance when it comes to their narrative
and story.
Follow Joel and Ellie as they survive a grim world filled with mutated humans and selfish
scavengers.
Seasons after seasons, the game develops their characters pretty well that you can really
empathize with these characters.
This remastered version contains added content and the additional Story DLC that picks up
before the game.
It has a PlayScore of 9.39
1.
And the best PlayStation 4 Action-Adventure game so far is Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Do we have to talk about this game again?
A hallmark of video game design, story and visuals.
Naughty Dog doesn’t disappoint when it comes to their games.
Considered as the final adventure of Nathan Drake and his friends, but it's also his most
personal quest yet.
Find the lost city of pirate treasure and witness 10 over 10 action set-pieces that
make your jaw drop.
With PlayStation 4’s capabilities, watch how every new area contains maximum detail
that feels like a painting.
It’s definitely the best PlayStation 4 game so far, and it has a PlayScore of 9.45