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

No Man's Sky - a game in the Space genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 August 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

No Man’s Sky is a first-person adventure simulator set in a futuristic world. You’ll explore outer space and planets, some of which are home to various forms of...

Breathedge

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...

Stellaris

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Space, Grand strategy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 February 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Stellaris is a real-time space strategy game. The local space is procedurally generated, and the local planets are inhabited by different alien races. At the...

Among Us

Arcade, Action, Online, Isometric, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Space, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 December 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and faster version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive by...

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Action, Shooter, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Science fiction, In real time, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 May 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is a remastered collection of the cult role-playing series Mass Effect, which includes Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 , and Mass...

Prey

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Space, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Outer Wilds

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The main character is a recruit of the research organization Outer Wilds Ventures, who goes on exploration into space, but ends up in a time loop. To get out of it...

Everspace 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Space, Open world, Exploration

Game canceled: PlayStation 4 → 6 February 2023

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The game will tell the story of Adam Roslin, a clone pilot who is looking for his place in the endless universe. As the events of his past intertwine with the...

Star Wars: Battlefront 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 November 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 66/100

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...

Astroneer

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Open world, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 November 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Single-player sandbox in an open world with elements of adventure, action, and third-person view, Astroneer allows players to feel like astronauts of the 25th...

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2024)

Shooter, Third-person view, Star Wars, Adventure, Action, Science fiction, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 August 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Remaster of the action game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, the original version of which was released in 2002 on PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The game's plot tells the...

Elite Dangerous

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Space, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 June 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Elite Dangerous is a reboot of the legendary space simulator of the 80s. The Empire is on the brink of chaos. The Emperor is ill, and a fierce struggle for the...

Star Wars: Squadrons

Action, Science fiction, Online, Simulation, Star Wars, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 October 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Star Wars: Squadrons is a new multiplayer action game in the Star Wars universe, which will take place after the events of the sixth episode, Return of the Jedi...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Space, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 May 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Interactive movie, Space, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 April 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Guardians of the Galaxy — The Video Game — is a third-person episodic adventure based on the Marvel Comics Guardians of the Galaxy comic book of the same name...

Planetbase

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, City Building, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 May 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Planetbase is a city-building simulator that combines the construction of a city, or rather a base, with taking care of the colonists and the need to extract...

Space Engineers

Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Logic, Tactics, Sandbox, Construction, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 May 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Space Engineers is a third-person educational simulator set in outer space. You will design, build and maintain spaceships. You will be able to build space stations...

Kerbal Space Program

Flight Simulator, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Space, Simulation, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 July 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Kerbal Space Program is a sci-fi simulator with well-developed physical laws. You have to manage the space program of a certain planet. Everything needed to build a...

Trailmakers

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Free game, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 December 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 92/100

Trailmakers is a free-to-play racing simulator with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. You will be able to engage in mechanical engineering in its many...

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

Shooter, Third-person view, First-person view, Star Wars, Science fiction, Old school, Action, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 March 2024

Steam: 22/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Re-release of the Battlefront duology in the Star Wars universe. Among the features: improved graphics, expanded battles for up to 64 people, bonus cards and...

Rebel Galaxy

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Space, Open world, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 January 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Rebel Galaxy is a space simulator from the developers of Double Damage Games. The game offers exciting flights on a Star Destroyer, which include battles...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 August 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

Bubsy 4D

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Science fiction, Comedy, Space, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 May 2026

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Sheep have arrived on Earth from outer space, armed with technology from the Woolies, Bubsy's longtime enemies. The protagonist, along with a motley crew of...

Surviving Mars

Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), City Building, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 March 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Surviving Mars is a hardcore management strategy in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Tropico. You have to build a real colony on the surface of the Red Planet...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 February 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This co-op space shooter follows a crew exploring a colorful galaxy aboard a shared neon battleship and fighting the forces of Anti-Love. Players rescue space...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Action, Science fiction, Space, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2020

Steam: 77/100

The player, as a captain, controls a spaceship. It is necessary to recruit crew members, explore the galaxy and confront aliens. The legendary edition of Space...

Revenge of the Savage Planet

Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Shooter, Third-person view, Space, Crafting, Exploration, Educational game (Education), Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 May 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A cooperative game in which the heroes explore distant planets, where they study the environment. There are plants to scan, creatures to capture, lakes to swim in...

Adr1ft

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR), Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 July 2016

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Adr1ft is a space survival simulator powered by Unreal Engine 4. The game tells the story of a female astronaut who, as a result of a disaster, is left alone on a...

Mars Horizon

Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 November 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 82/100

Mars Horizon is a unique management strategy in which you will lead a national space station and fight with other countries for the space above the heads of the...

Observation

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 May 2019

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Observation is a first-person sci-fi adventure set on a space station. The plot tells how a tragedy occurred at the station, due to which the entire crew with the...

The Abandoned Planet

Puzzle, Science fiction, Hidden Objects, Space, Adventure, Exploration, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 May 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 94/100

An atmospheric adventure game that immerses the player in the world of a mysterious and forgotten planet. As the player explores abandoned ruins and wild...

Invector: Rhythm Galaxy

Casual game, Music game, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 February 2024

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This rhythm game follows a journey through cosmic worlds, where progress along the route is guided by music. Players master the beats of songs by popular artists...

Lifeless Planet

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 July 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Lifeless Planet is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game tells the story of an astronaut who discovers an abandoned Soviet...

Subdivision Infinity DX

Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 August 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Subdivision Infinity DX is an improved edition of the mobile space shooter for modern platforms. Not only will you have to fight your way through a kaleidoscopic...

Redout 2

Arcade, Racing, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Sports game, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 June 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Redout 2 is a continuation of a dynamic arcade racing game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. Expect action-packed racing across a post-apocalyptic...

Strike Suit Zero

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 April 2014

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Set in 2299, this space-combat game follows a war between Earth’s forces and breakaway Colonial forces, with Earth facing destruction. The player pilots the Strike...

Redout

Arcade, Racing, Virtual Reality (VR), Sports game, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Redout is an anti-gravity arcade racer set on tracks across futuristic environments. Its single-player campaign spans more than 100 events, 11 modes and 35...

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

Strategy, Turn-based, Science fiction, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 December 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A space-based tactical strategy game set during the First Cylon War, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock follows the Colonial Fleet as it defends the Twelve Colonies...

New Tales from the Borderlands

Adventure, Interactive movie, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Visual novel, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 2022

Players: 7/10

Steam: 29/100

Metacritic: 63/100

New Tales from the Borderlands — the continuation of the interactive adventure game Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series in the Borderlands...

Gravitar: Recharged

Arcade, Action, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 June 2022

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This arcade game follows a lone pilot trying to find a way home through an abstract universe of uncharted planets and space stations guarded by hostile aliens. In...

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Best Games in the Space genre for PlayStation 4