Action 2015 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Action genre

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 May 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 92/100

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the final part of the trilogy of adventures starring Geralt of Rivia. In 2022, all owners received a free next-gen upgrade to The...

Fallout 4

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 November 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The continuation of the cult role-playing game series set in a post-apocalyptic world. The game features a completely redesigned leveling system and gameplay...

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 December 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a continuation of the popular series of games with endless possibilities of interaction in a large open world. Five years ago, Carl...

Bloodborne

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 March 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Bloodborne is a dark adventure role-playing action game with a third-person view from the creators of the Dark Souls series. The action takes place in a...

Silent Hills

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game canceled: PlayStation 4 → 26 April 2015

Anticipation Rating: 7.7/10

Silent Hills is a canceled sequel to the popular horror series Silent Hill, which was developed under the direction of Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro and...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 December 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, which developed the ideas and mechanics laid out in it, connected by common characters...

Dying Light

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 January 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Adventure action game in the open world Dying Light allows you to fully immerse yourself in the world of the zombie apocalypse. You can expect upgrades, RPG...

God of War 3

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 July 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

God of War 3 is the third part of Kratos’ bloody adventures in the setting of Ancient Greece. In the game, he completes his path of revenge against the gods of...

The Order: 1886

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Steampunk

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 February 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 63/100

The Order: 1886 — a third-person action game. The game's story is an "unusual mix of history, fantasy, mythology, and science fiction." According to the game...

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 September 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is a continuation of the third-person stealth action adventure in the Metal Gear Solid series. Nine years have passed since the...

Batman: Arkham Knight

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Comics, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 June 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Batman: Arkham Knight is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. Nine months have passed since the events in Arkham City. The Joker is dead and...

Mad Max

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 September 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Mad Max is a dynamic action game with a third-person view and battles in post-apocalyptic cars. The game takes place in the Mad Max universe, where chaos and the...

Grand Theft Auto 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 December 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action game with a third-person view in the open world. Working for the mafia sooner or later ends in trouble...

Far Cry 4

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 November 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 August 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a unique action-adventure game with many interesting puzzles. The story revolves around two brothers who must overcome obstacles and...

Resident Evil (1996)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 January 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Resident Evil (1996) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. July 24, 1998. Monstrous murders began to occur in the vicinity of Raccoon...

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 October 2015

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is a collection that includes the first three games in the Uncharted series while making proper use of all the features of...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 December 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Rainbow Six: Siege is a tactical first-person shooter where the main idea is to show the actions of counter-terrorist national organizations in the field during...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 November 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is a futuristic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. The game takes place in a dystopian future where the line between...

Beyond: Two Souls

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 November 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Beyond: Two Souls is an interactive third-person adventure from the creators of Heavy Rain. The game will tell the story of a young girl, Jodie Holmes, whose...

Prototype

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 August 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This open-world action game follows Alex Mercer, a man with no memory and the ability to reshape his body, as he investigates the conspiracy behind his origins. His...

Wasteland 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 October 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...

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

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Set in a dark fantasy world, this third-person action RPG follows Harkyn, a convicted sinner tasked with stopping the Rhogar invasion and the return of their god...

Resident Evil: Revelations 2

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 February 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is a continuation of the cooperative action horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. This time you will play...

Mortal Kombat X

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat X is a popular side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the Mortal Kombat universe. The game takes place 25 years after 2011's Mortal Kombat. The...

Battlefield: Hardline

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 March 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Battlefield: Hardline is an online shooter with a first-person view. In this part of Battlefield you will have battles in a new setting. Now it's a battle between...

Magicka 2

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 May 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A cooperative action-adventure set in a fantasy world shaped by Norse folklore, Magicka 2 follows a Midgård left almost without Wizards after the Wizard Wars. A...

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 October 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game takes place in 19th century London...

SOMA

Action, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

SOMA is a new project from Frictional Games, the creators of Penumbra and Amnesia. The plot revolves around the underwater research facility PATHOS-2, where...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 February 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...

Payday 2

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 June 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Payday 2 is a continuation of the cooperative online shooter with a first-person view. The main characters are still four robbers, each of whom wears memorable...

Just Cause 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 January 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Just Cause 3 is a dynamic open-world action game with a third-person view. Rico returns to his homeland and immediately manages to get into trouble. Without having...

Star Wars: Battlefront

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 November 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Star Wars: Battlefront is a multiplayer online shooter with a first-person view in the Star Wars universe. You will once again take part in huge battles between the...

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Stealth

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 May 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Set in 1946, as Nazi Germany nears victory in World War II, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a standalone prequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order and a first-person...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 March 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

Zombie Army Trilogy

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 March 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Zombie Army Trilogy is a game collection that, in addition to the remakes Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army and Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 , includes a...

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 April 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin is a global re-release of an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Initially, Dark Souls II...

Prototype 2

Action, Beat them all, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 August 2015

VGTimes: 6.7/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Prototype 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure with a third-person view in the open world. In the game you will try on the role of the new hero James...

Rocket League

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 July 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This arcade sports action game combines soccer with racing, as powerful cars compete in physics-driven matches shaped by mass and momentum. Players race around...

Devil May Cry 4

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 June 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This third-person fantasy hack-and-slash takes place in the fortified city of Fortuna, where the religious Order of the Sword fights demons. Young knight Nero is...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2015 for PlayStation 4