Slasher for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Slasher genre

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - a game in the Slasher genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 March 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice — a hardcore action-adventure game with a third-person perspective from the creators of Dark Souls Remastered and Bloodborne. The...

God of War: Ragnarok

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 November 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 92/100

The Scandinavian adventure arc of Kratos has come to a grand conclusion in God of War: Ragnarok — an action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG...

God of War

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 April 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 94/100

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

Devil May Cry 5

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 March 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Devil May Cry 5 — an action-adventure hack and slash game with a third-person perspective. The numbered sequel to the franchise tells the story of what happened...

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...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

Darksiders 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 November 2018

Players: 6.8/10

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...

Soulstice

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 June 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

The balance in the Holy Kingdom of Caedas was disrupted when wild, powerful creatures called ghosts came from behind the Veil, intent on devouring all the living...

Darksiders 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 October 2015

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Darksiders 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the sequel are directly related to the original plot of...

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Zombies

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 December 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Remaster Lollipop Chainsaw about a chainsaw-wielding girl exterminating zombies. The game's plot revolves around schoolgirl Juliet, who finds herself in the...

Dead Rising 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 December 2017

Players: 6.5/10

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...

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Adventure, Fantasy, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 March 2023

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

184, China, the Age of the Three Kingdoms during the Han Dynasty. The country is engulfed in chaos and destruction. The dynasty, which had flourished for many...

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut

Action, Slasher, Adventure, Third-person view, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 November 2021

Players: 10/10

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut — updated version of the action-adventure slasher Bloodrayne. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and optimization...

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 July 2024

Players: 5.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A role-playing action game from the creators of Ashen. The game tells the story of a world where humanity is on the brink of extinction. It's all because of dark...

Evil West

Action, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Beat them all, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 November 2022

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Evil West is a bloody cooperative action game with a third-person view, in which the Wild West setting is supplemented with mystical creatures, including vampires...

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...

Ravenswatch

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 November 2024

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on fierce attacks and...

Bayonetta

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 February 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Bayonetta is a fantastic action-slasher game with a third-person view. Bayonetta is the only survivor of an ancient clan of witches that maintained the balance...

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Action, Slasher, Collection

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 March 2018

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Devil May Cry HD Collection is a re-release of the first three parts of the legendary Devil May Cry series. The games are fully adapted to modern requirements, have...

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Adventure, Action, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Slasher, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 February 2025

Metacritic: 82/100

Adventure action game set in the Yakuza universe and a direct sequel to Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, however, the plot is dedicated to Goro Majima. The hero is...

Shadow Warrior 3

Shooter, First-person view, Slasher, Action, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 March 2022

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Shadow Warrior 3 is a dynamic action game with a first-person view. This time, Lo Wang and his former employer Orochi Zilla must save the world from an ancient...

Scarlet Nexus

Anime / Manga, Slasher, Action, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 June 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Scarlet Nexus is a colorful adventure slasher game with a third-person view in the Japanese style from the creators of the Tales of series. In the distant future...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 November 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Godfall

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Godfall is a multiplayer dynamic loot-slasher game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game, together with your friends, you will try on the role...

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land

Adventure, Action, Exploration, Third-person view, Slasher, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 March 2025

Metacritic: 79/100

The story of the journey in which Yumi and her companions are faced with their own memories and continue to go forward, despite the tests. The world of the game is...

Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 October 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Improved re-release of the action slasher Darksiders 2. The events of the sequel are directly related to the plot of the first part. War was blamed for causing the...

The Last Faith

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...

Furi

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 July 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Furi is an action-slasher game with a third-person view from the French studio The Game Bakers. The main character, armed with a samurai blade, will confront...

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Platformer, Slasher, Old school

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 December 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Updated version of the cult action-adventures Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2. Both classic projects have received significantly...

SD Gundam Battle Alliance

Role-playing game, Shooter, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 August 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a futuristic RPG shooter about robots with a third-person view. The story takes place in the G Universe, a world where the Gundam canon...

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Collection, Adventure, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 June 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection is a collection of iconic third-person action-slasher games for modern platforms, including NINJA GAIDEN Σ, NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 and...

Samurai Maiden

Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 December 2022

Players: 5/10

Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...

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...

Death's Door

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Death's Door is an adventure role-playing action slasher game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Collecting the souls of the dead from bell to bell...

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut

Adventure, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 November 2021

Players: 7.3/10

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut is an updated version of the action-adventure slasher BloodRayne 2. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 November 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Slain: Back from Hell

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 December 2016

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Slain: Back from Hell is an action-adventure platformer in a gothic setting. The story follows the doomed hero Bathoryn as he travels through a Gothic world and...

Eternights

Slasher, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 September 2023

Players: 2.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which a group of brave heroes must find a cure that will save humanity. Between battles with enemies, characters...

There Is No Light

Action, Indie, Slasher, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 September 2023

There is No Light is a hardcore action-adventure slasher film set in a dark fantasy setting. After a global catastrophe, humanity was forced to move underground. In...

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

Action, Platformer, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 August 2020

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a colorful platformer based on the animated series “Samurai Jack”. The events of the new slasher take place before the final...

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Best Games in the Slasher genre for PlayStation 4