Online for PlayStation 3 — top best games in the Online genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 14 May 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 March 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

GTA 5

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 October 2013

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 92/100

A legendary sequel to the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The game is set in Los Santos, a city beloved by fans since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For the first...

Borderlands 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 September 2012

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Team Fortress 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 December 2007

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 92/100

A class-based multiplayer first-person shooter built around team battles and distinct tactical roles. Team Fortress 2 offers several game modes and pairs a...

Attack on Titan

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 August 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Attack on Titan is an action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view, based on the anime of the same name. The game takes place after the unexpected...

Portal 2

Action, Online, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 April 2011

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 95/100

The game takes place several years after Portal. The main character Chell wakes up after a long sleep to find that the Aperture Science complex is now in ruins...

Grand Theft Auto 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 April 2008

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto 4 is a continuation of the cult series of games about the great car thief with a third-person view in the open world. In this part you will try on...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 13 November 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A first-person shooter that continues the story of the series and combines events from two eras. The plot takes players from the end of the 20th century to the near...

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Online, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2 November 2012

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) — arcade racing with third and first person views. In this part of the series you will find a huge city of Fairhaven, which...

Watch Dogs

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Open world, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 May 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 75/100

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...

Need for Speed: Undercover

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 November 2008

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Need for Speed: Undercover is a continuation of the popular arcade racing series with a third-person view. The plot of the game will allow you to work undercover...

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 9 November 2007

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a dynamic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. Our days. The liberal leadership and government of Russia...

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Zombies, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 9 November 2010

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A first-person shooter in the Call of Duty series, set during the height of the Cold War. The story begins with CIA agent Alex Mason waking up in an interrogation...

Max Payne 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 May 2012

VGTimes: 10.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Max Payne 3 is a continuation of the legendary action game with a third-person view. Max Payne, the famous fighter for justice, returns after several years. The...

Call of Duty: World at War

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 November 2008

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This first-person shooter is set during World War II on the Pacific and European fronts. Players fight as U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers against Imperial...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 3 December 2009

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 takes place five years after the end of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare...

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 June 2013

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an exciting side-scrolling fighting game about DC superheroes from the creators of the Mortal Kombat series. You have to defeat your...

Battlefield 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 October 2011

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Battlefield 3 is an online shooter with a first-person view. You will have battles on large-scale maps using modern weapons and military equipment. The...

Call of Duty

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 November 2009

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This first-person shooter depicts World War II through the perspectives of American, British, and Russian soldiers. Its interconnected campaigns follow fighters...

Resident Evil: Revelations 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 February 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 75/100

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...

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 November 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 59/100

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...

Need for Speed: Rivals

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 November 2013

VGTimes: 5.8/10

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Set in the open roads of Redview County, this arcade racing game centers on the rivalry between street racers and the police. Players can take either side: racers...

Payday 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 13 August 2013

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...

Helldivers

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 March 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A cooperative top-down shooter set in a dystopian future, where elite Helldivers defend Super Earth from invading alien species. The war is fought in the name of...

Battlefield 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 1 November 2013

VGTimes: 8.3/10

Players: 8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Battlefield 4 is a sequel to the competitive first-person shooter set in the modern world. The world is on the brink of war. The situation in China is extremely...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 March 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a continuation of the popular real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting, which tells the story of...

Grand Theft Auto 4: Complete Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Motorcycle racing, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 October 2010

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Grand Theft Auto 4: Complete Edition — this is the complete edition of Grand Theft Auto 4, which includes two story expansions: Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ballad...

Destiny

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 9 September 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This online first-person shooter follows a Guardian defending humanity’s last city on Earth. The hero explores ancient ruins across the solar system, from the...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 8 November 2011

VGTimes: 8.6/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This first-person shooter continues the events of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as its protagonists face a global crisis and are forced to act in dangerous...

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 February 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition is a complete side-scrolling edition of the arcade fighting game, which includes all the released add-ons. The game takes place 25...

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 January 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

LEGO Marvel's Avengers is an arcade platformer with a third-person view. The events of the game will recreate the plot of the first two parts of the popular...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 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...

Mortal Kombat X

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

Game canceled: PlayStation 3 → 28 August 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...

Sniper Elite 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 June 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

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...

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Helicopters, Tanks, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2 March 2010

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This first-person military shooter combines a single-player campaign about preventing World War III with multiplayer battles across large maps. The campaign brings...

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 30 November 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is a third-person action game with shooter elements. This game immerses players in an emotionally intense crime drama with unflinching...

MX vs. ATV Reflex

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Motorcycle racing, Racing, Online, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 February 2010

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A racing game centered on off-road competitions featuring motocross bikes, ATVs and other vehicles on tracks with changing terrain. Players control the vehicle and...

Split/Second

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 May 2010

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Arcade racing set within a reality television show takes place across a purpose-built city rigged for destruction. Competitors race to the finish and vie to become...

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 February 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. You can choose one of four classes (archer, soldier...

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Best Games in the Online genre for PlayStation 3