Action 2017 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Action genre

The Long Dark - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Post-apocalyptic action adventure with first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of pilot Will McKennzie, who caught his plane in a...

Fortnite

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 June 2020; Early Access: PlayStation 4 → 23 April 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm, which led to the emergence of strange creatures resembling zombies. The survivors named them "brainiacs." The last...

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 December 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Complete Edition Horizon Zero Dawn, which includes the original game and the expansion The Frozen Wilds. You will have to immerse yourself in a world where you...

Assassin's Creed: Origins

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 October 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Assassin's Creed: Origins — an action-adventure game with a third-person view in an open world set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game takes place in ancient...

Horizon Zero Dawn

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 March 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in the world of a futuristic post-apocalypse. The game is dedicated to the confrontation...

Call of Duty: WWII

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 November 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Call of Duty: WWII is the continuation of the popular first-person shooter in the Call of Duty series. The events of the new part will tell the story of the 1st US...

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 January 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The main character Ethan receives a message from his girlfriend, who disappeared without a trace three years ago. She invites him to meet in the vicinity of the...

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 October 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is a sequel to the jaw-dropping first-person shooter Wolfenstein: The New Order. America, 1961. Having killed the Nazi general...

ARK: Survival Evolved

Online, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Shooter, Survival, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 August 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...

Dead by Daylight

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 June 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action-horror game with a third-person view, which tells the story of four teenagers and a maniac who wants to shred everyone and...

NieR: Automata

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 March 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

NieR Automata is an action RPG with a third-person view. The game is a direct continuation of NieR. Events revolve around an alien invasion of Earth. Due to its...

ELEX

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 October 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

ELEX is a role-playing action game with a third-person perspective set in a sci-fi environment, created by the makers of Risen and Gothic. A comet has struck the...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 October 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a continuation of the action slasher with a third-person view Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Talion returns again as the main...

South Park: The Fractured but Whole

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 October 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

South Park: The Fractured but Whole is an action-adventure role-playing game in the South Park universe. The game continues the story of the previous part, South...

Destiny 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 September 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Released in 2017, Destiny 2 is a sequel to the MMOFPS from the first person Destiny. The last city of humanity fell under the onslaught of a massive army led by...

The Evil Within 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 October 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the action-horror with a third-person view. You are Detective Sebastian Castellanos, and you are at rock bottom. But when you get the chance to save...

Sniper Elite 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A direct sequel to Sniper Elite 3, in which the main character travels to Italy in 1943. He acts in the ranks of the Italian resistance and tries to free the...

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 March 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Mass Effect: Andromeda is a continuation of the space action role-playing game with a third-person view in the Mass Effect universe. Events take place after the...

Crossout

Arcade, Action, Racing, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 May 2017

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 7.2/10

The near future. During a global catastrophe, earthly civilization fell, leaving only rusty frames and dust. The few survivors turned the remnants of the old world...

L.A. Noire

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

L.A. Noire is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open world. The game will take you to 1947, to the city of Los Angeles. The protagonist Cole Phelps...

Prey

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 May 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Prey is a futuristic first-person shooter. The main character's name is Morgan. The year is 2034. The hero under your control will be on the space station Talos 1...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 March 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is the first military shooter in the history of the series in the open world, which can be played either alone or in the company...

Nioh

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 February 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Nioh is a hardcore Japanese-style third-person action RPG. A deep and engaging world awaits you that combines historical facts and Japanese folklore. The tough...

Star Wars: Battlefront 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is a continuation of the multiplayer online shooter with a first-person view in the Star Wars universe. The game features a full-fledged...

Shift Happens

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Shift Happens is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of two jelly-like creatures named Bizmo and Plom. After the accident...

Pankapu

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 September 2017

Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...

Injustice 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Injustice 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the DC Comics universe. The plot continues exactly from the same moment where the first...

The Surge

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 May 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Futuristic action role-playing game with a third-person view from the creators of Lords of the Fallen. The events of the game take place in the future, when there...

Outlast 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 April 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Outlast 2 is a continuation of the popular horror adventure with stealth elements from the developers from the Red Barrels studio. The events of the game are...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

AereA

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 June 2017

Metacritic: 48/100

Musical role-playing action set on the shattered flying island of Aezir. The story centers around one of the students of the great maestro Guido, who must explore...

Friday the 13th: The Game

Online, Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 May 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Friday the 13th: The Game is an action-horror game played from a third-person perspective. The game will provide an opportunity to try on several roles. The first...

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity

Arcade, Action, Racing

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 May 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is a continuation of the crazy FlatOut racing arcade series. Featuring a mix of both long-time favorites and brand new game modes, a wide...

For Honor

Online, Action, MMO, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

For Honor is a competitive medieval-fantasy action game about sword fights and large-scale battlefields. You will take part in team battles for territory with many...

Rime

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 May 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Rime is an action-adventure puzzle game played from a third-person perspective. You have to go to a fantastic and harsh world that holds many secrets and mysteries...

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim VR

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 November 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim VR is a special version of Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition, the legendary role-playing fantasy game with an open world...

Dead Rising 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 December 2017

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Dead Rising 4 is a continuation of the zombie apocalyptic action game with a third-person view. The famous photographer named Frank West, known for his...

Shadow Warrior 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Shadow Warrior 2 is a continuation of the action game with a first-person view in a cyberpunk setting. Luo Wang returns to kill more mercenaries and try not to be...

Portal Knights

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 May 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Portal Knights is an action role-playing game with a procedurally generated world in a fantasy setting from the creators of Sacred 3. The ideological inspiration...

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 August 2017

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy — a stand-alone story expansion for the third-person action-adventure "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End." The main characters are Nadine...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2017 for PlayStation 4