Action 2014 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Action genre

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 September 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An engaging sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

GTA 5

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 November 2014

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Legendary continuation of the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The action takes place in the city of Los Santos, beloved since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 November 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...

War Thunder

Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 June 2014

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of equipment and realistic damage physics. It is the...

Sleeping Dogs

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 October 2014

VGTimes: 9.6/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The game takes place in Hong Kong from the perspective of secret agent Wei Sheng, embedded in the local triads. The game pays special attention to combat mechanics...

Wolfenstein: The New Order

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 May 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Wolfenstein: The New Order is the legendary return of the famous series about Nazis, black magic, underground experiments and grandiose conspiracies. This time the...

The Evil Within

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 October 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A terrifying action-horror with a third-person view and stealth elements from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. You have to try on the role of detective...

Watch Dogs

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 May 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Watch Dogs is a third-person, open-world sci-fi action-adventure game. The game takes place in the summer of 2003 in New York, whose key systems were infected with...

Far Cry 4

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 November 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Far Cry 4 is a first-person shooter adventure set in a large open world. The game takes place in the Himalayas. You will explore the Himalayan region of Kirat: a...

Alien: Isolation

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 October 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...

Need for Speed: Rivals

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 November 2013

VGTimes: 5.8/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Need for Speed: Rivals is a third-person arcade game with simulation, action and racing elements from the masters of Criterion Games, EA Vancouver and Ghost Games...

Walking Dead: Season 1

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 31 October 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 November 2013

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Call of Duty: Ghosts is a first-person action game with a dash of shooter from Certain Affinity, Infinity Ward, Neversoft Entertainment, Inc., Raven Software and...

Outlast

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 February 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Outlast is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in the Mount Massive Asylum, which for a long time served as a home...

Rayman Legends

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 February 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Rayman Legends is a continuation of the exciting side-scrolling arcade platformer Rayman Origins. Rayman and his friends find a mysterious tent in the magical...

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 November 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a first-person shooter in a futuristic setting. Private military corporations have come to power in the world. Technology has...

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 October 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Assassin's Creed: Unity

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 November 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Assassin's Creed: Unity is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. The game takes place in Paris in the 18th century. The developers...

Crimsonland

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 July 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Crimsonland is an isometric action game in a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting. You have to destroy huge numbers of enemies, pick up weapons and destroy enemies...

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 April 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 53/100

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the second part of a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular film of the same name. Many new adventures await you...

Lords of the Fallen 2014

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 June 2015

Players: 5.9/10

Lords of the Fallen 2014 is a third-person role-playing game with elements of action, adventure, hack-and-slash and fantasy games from the developers of City...

Anomaly 2

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 September 2014

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...

Destiny

Online, Action, Shooter, Adventure, MMO, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 September 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Destiny is an online first-person action, shooter, adventure and massively multiplayer game from the developers at Bungie. The main publisher of the game is...

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Logic, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 August 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is a third-person multiplayer shooter set in the Plants vs. Zombies. You, as one of the plants, will have to run around a...

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 November 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is a third-person action game with elements of a beat-'em-up game and platformer from the developers of TT Games. The game is published...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 April 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

Metro: Last Light Redux

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 August 2014

Players: 8/10

Metro: Last Light Redux is an improved version of the post-apocalyptic shooter with a first-person view. The Metro universe tells the story of Moscow residents...

Shadow Warrior

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 October 2014

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Shadow Warrior is a dynamic shooter with fighting game elements and a first-person view, which is a restart of the 1997 game of the same name. You will see the...

Thief

Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Steampunk

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 February 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Thief is an adventure stealth action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. Professional thief Garrett wants to lighten the wallets of the rich...

Contrast

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Contrast is a third-person arcade game with action, adventure, platformer, puzzle and indie elements from the developers of Compulsion Games. The publisher of the...

Sniper Elite 3

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 June 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Sniper Elite 3 is a continuation of the sniper shooter with stealth elements in the popular Sniper Elite series of games. The main character, Karl Fairbairn, makes...

The Wolf Among Us

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 November 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The Last of Us: Remastered

Action, Shooter, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 July 2014

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 95/100

Chariot

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 October 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Chariot is a side-scrolling adventure co-op puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with a friend, you will have to try on the roles of a beautiful...

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 October 2014

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a dynamic shooter with role-playing elements and a first-person view in the Borderlands universe. The game takes place after the...

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 March 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes is a third-person action game with a dash of shooter and stealth from the masters at Kojima Productions. The game is published by...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 November 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Final Fantasy XIV Online

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 August 2014

Players: 7.4/10

A multiplayer role-playing game from a third-person perspective set in a fantasy world, which is a reworked version of the original Final Fantasy XIV 2010. The...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 March 2014

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 March 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2014 for PlayStation 4