Action 2018 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Action genre

Red Dead Redemption 2 - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 October 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Continuation of the adventure action game from 2008 with a third-person view in a large open world. Players are once again invited to conquer the Wild West...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 February 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a medieval role-playing action game set in a fully open world from a first-person perspective. You will take on the role of a...

God of War

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 April 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 94/100

God of War is a continuation of Kratos's adventures in the slasher genre from a third-person perspective. The events unfold in the snowy mountainous region of...

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 September 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game with a third-person perspective that tells about the new adventures of Lara Croft. Lara must navigate through...

Marvel's Spider-Man

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 September 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Marvel's Spider-Man is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the series about Spider-Man. The story will show the changes in a person after he puts on...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 October 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a new game in the Assassin's Creed stealth-action series, set in Ancient Greece. Take fate into your own hands and write your own epic...

Detroit: Become Human

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 May 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Detroit: Become Human is an interactive adventure with a third-person view, from the creators of Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain. Players can expect an outstanding game...

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...

The Forest

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 April 2018

Players: 7.9/10

The Forest is an adventure action-horror game with survival elements set in an open world and presented from a first-person perspective. The main character is the...

Far Cry 5

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 March 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Far Cry 5 is a continuation of the series of first-person adventure shooters. Welcome to the state of Montana — for the first time in the series, the game's events...

Shadow of the Colossus

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 February 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Shadow of the Colossus — action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You take on the role of a hero named Wander, who must go through...

Borderlands 2

Action, Shooter, Beat them all, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 December 2018

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Borderlands 2 is a continuation of a dynamic cooperative shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a post-apocalyptic world. A new era of...

PUBG: Battlegrounds

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 December 2018

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

PUBG: Battlegrounds is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical shooter in third-person perspective, where only the last surviving participant wins. In this survival...

Monster Hunter: World

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 January 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Monster Hunter: World is a fantasy role-playing action game with a third-person perspective, where you will hunt and capture various interesting monsters, such as...

Warface

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 September 2018

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Warface — a free-to-play dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter. Players choose one of five classes — assault, medic, engineer, sniper, or SED — and fight in...

Vampyr

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 June 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Vampyr is a third-person action RPG from the creators of Life is Strange and Remember Me. London 1918... Spanish flu... it is unlikely that many people are able to...

Far Cry 3

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 June 2018

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Multiplatform shooter-action Far Cry 3 with RPG elements was released by Ubisoft in 2012 and immediately gained immense popularity. The game is dedicated to...

Call of Cthulhu

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 October 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Call of Cthulhu is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The game is filled with a dark and oppressive atmosphere of the Lovecraft...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 December 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...

Space Hulk: Deathwing

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 May 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Space Hulk: Deathwing is a tactical team shooter with a first-person view in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. As a Space Marine from the Death Wing unit, you will...

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 August 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but on the way, he will encounter a whole horde of various monsters that will hit, throw, burn, and...

Hollow Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 September 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

A Way Out

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 March 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A Way Out is a cooperative adventure action game with a third-person view from the creators of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. You will play in split-screen mode as...

LEGO DC Super-Villains

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 October 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO DC Super-Villains is an arcade action-adventure game with a third-person view in the DC comics universe. The story begins with the disappearance of the Justice...

Moonlighter

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 May 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Moonlighter is an action RPG with a procedurally generated world and a Japanese-style isometric camera view. Players will find dark and gloomy dungeons populated by...

Just Cause 4

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 December 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Just Cause 4 is a continuation of a series of dynamic action games in an open world with a third-person view. This time the main character will find himself in a...

Dark Souls Remastered

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 May 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Dark Souls Remastered is a re-release of a hardcore role-playing action game with a third-person view set in a fantasy world. The game takes place in the fictional...

Battlefield 5

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 November 2018

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Battlefield 5 is a first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The action in the new installment unfolds during World War II. The multiplayer modes...

Devil May Cry

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 March 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 84/100

South Park: The Stick of Truth

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 February 2018

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

South Park: The Stick of Truth is a role-playing adventure based on the animated series South Park. In the game you will take control of a new character, which you...

Darksiders 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 November 2018

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Darksiders 3 is an action-adventure hack-and-slash game set in a post-apocalyptic world from a third-person perspective. In this new installment of the saga...

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 August 2018

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor — Martyr is a fantasy action RPG with a third-person view in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The action takes place between the...

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 December 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a sequel to the cooperative first-person shooter Warhammer: End Times — Vermintide. The game takes place in the dark and gloomy...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 October 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a futuristic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. The events of the game unfold in a near-future setting, where...

Agony

Action, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 May 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 39/100

Agony is a survival action game with horror elements and a first-person view. The game takes place in Hell, where you will go on an afterlife journey as a tormented...

Road Redemption

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 November 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Road Redemption is the spiritual successor to the Road Rush series of racing and brutal motorcycle chases. The game takes you on a brutal journey across the United...

Overcooked 2

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 August 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Overcooked 2 is a continuation of the cooperative management strategy with an isometric camera view. You still have to prepare dishes in extreme conditions, when...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 August 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...

We Happy Few

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 August 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

We Happy Few is an adventure action-horror game with a first-person perspective and survival elements. During World War II, Nazi Germany captured Great Britain, and...

Hello Neighbor

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 40/100

Hello Neighbor! — adventure horror with stealth elements and first-person view. The game is about a guy who witnesses a terrible crime. While still a boy, he...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2018 for PlayStation 4