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

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...

Front Mission 3: Remake

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 January 2026

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Remake of Front Mission 3 with updated graphics, new features, and various improvements. The events of the game take place in the year 2112 in a world where...

Jagged Alliance 3

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 November 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the Jagged Alliance series, the plot of which tells about mercenaries. A squad of three mercenaries roams locations and participates in turn-based...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 October 2019

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Breakpoint is a direct continuation of the military shooter in an open world Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands. The game takes place on a fictional island in the...

King's Bounty 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 August 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...

RimWorld

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 July 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 October 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the continuation of the popular series of first-person adventure shooters in the Call of Duty series. The game is a direct...

Darkest Dungeon: The Fire's Edge

Role-playing game, Adventure, DLC, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 August 2026

The expansion introduces the Duelist and the Runaway from Darkest Dungeon 2, along with the new mechanics of setting fire, which opens up new tactical options in...

Phoenix Point

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 October 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Phoenix Point is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in a futuristic setting, which is the spiritual successor to the games in the X-COM franchise. The...

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...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 December 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Rainbow Six: Siege is a tactical first-person shooter where the main idea is to show the actions of counter-terrorist national organizations in the field during...

Weird West

Role-playing game, Isometric, Adventure, Action, Tactics, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 31 March 2022

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The game takes place in the world of the unusual and gloomy Wild West, where sheriffs and bandits exist along with fantastic creatures. Players find themselves in a...

Aliens: Dark Descent

Top-down view, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Strategy, Action, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 June 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

A tactical strategy game set in the Alien universe, in which a squad of foot soldiers tries to stop an outbreak of xenomorphs. Many dangers await them: in addition...

Call of Duty: Warzone

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 December 2020; The project is closed: PlayStation 4 → 21 September 2023

Players: 5.8/10

Call of Duty: Warzone is a first-person shooter, a free-to-play "battle royale" for 150 players, available both as a standalone game and as one of the modes of the...

XCOM 2

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 September 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

XCOM 2 is a tactical turn-based strategy set in a futuristic setting and in the XCOM universe. The game continues the storyline of the first part, and the action...

Dragon Age: Inquisition

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 October 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Dragon Age: Inquisition is a tactical role-playing game with third-person perspective in a fantasy setting. Players will have to revive and lead the Inquisition...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Direct continuation of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2022. John Price faces off against a new terrorist leader. Ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov...

The Finals

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 December 2024; The project is closed: PlayStation 4 → 18 March 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Multiplayer shooter with crafting elements. Players find themselves on a spectacular show, where the best participants receive fame and demand. You can play in your...

Paragon

Online, Action, Strategy, MMO, Tactics

The project is closed: PlayStation 4 → 26 April 2018; Beta testing: PlayStation 4 → 16 August 2016

Anticipation Rating: 8.4/10

Paragon is a multiplayer action game with MOBA elements and a third-person view. Having chosen a hero, you have to fight in various arenas, where the main goal is...

Police Stories

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 September 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 August 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Real-time tactical strategy with stealth elements and an isometric view. The events take place in 17th century Japan, where a group of five heroes operates in the...

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Top-down view, Comics, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 May 2023

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Turn-based tactics in the Marvel universe from the creators of XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2. Marvel's Midnight Suns is based on the dark comic book storyline...

Cities: Skylines

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Cities: Skylines is a city planning simulator with a developed management system and metropolitan management. As mayor, you'll have to take care of education...

Ash of Gods: Redemption

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 February 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Ash of Gods is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with dramatic, choice-driven storytelling. The game world is a fantasy on the theme of the...

Demonschool

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 November 2025

Metacritic: 74/100

A tactical RPG with an unusual approach to combat, where every move is also an action. The story takes place on a mysterious island, where the boundary between the...

The Ouroboros King

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 June 2024

An unusual strategy game that combines classic chess with roguelike elements. Each playthrough offers a new set of challenges, forcing you to adapt to changing...

Magicka 2

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 May 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Magicka 2 is an isometric action game with a mixture of fantasy, tactical, adventure and co-op games from the developers of Pieces Interactive AB. The main...

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 December 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is an adventure tactical strategy with turn-based combat in a futuristic setting. In the game you have to control a team of mutants...

Circus Electrique

Tactics, Role-playing game, Steampunk, Turn-based, Side view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 September 2022

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Circus Electrique is a turn-based tactical role-playing game in the steampunk genre. Ordinary Londoners have suddenly turned into evil killers, and only the...

The Last Spell

Role-playing game, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 March 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world, in which, due to the Cataclysm caused by magicians, monsters began to appear everywhere, threatening humanity. A group...

Disciples: Liberation

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Disciples: Liberation is a continuation of the famous series of tactical RPGs with strategy elements and an isometric camera view in a dark fantasy setting. You...

Banner Saga

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 January 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Banner Saga is a tactical role-playing strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The game combines amazing visual style and Nordic atmosphere. Banner...

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Strategy, DLC, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 August 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is an addition to the futuristic tactical strategy with turn-based combat in the XCOM universe. The main feature of the add-on is an...

Call of Duty: Warzone 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 November 2022

Players: 4.3/10

Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is the continuation of the free-to-play first-person shooter in the battle royale genre for 150 players in the Call of Duty series. The new...

Commandos: Origins

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 September 2025

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Prequel to the cult military tactics Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. The game tells the story of the formation of an elite sabotage squad. The heroes participate...

They Are Billions

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Steampunk

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 July 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

They Are Billions is a hardcore real-time tactical strategy game in steampunk style. The game takes place in a harsh post-apocalyptic world, where an infection has...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 October 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a SWAT operative and...

Lost Child

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 August 2017

Lost Child is a turn-based tactical RPG from the creators of El Shaddai. The events take place on the territory of modern Japan, where the author of one of the...

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection

Action, Platformer, Collection, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 March 2026

Metacritic: 77/100

The collection brings back the iconic action series that became the foundation for anime and comics, in an expanded and refined format. The collection includes Mega...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 February 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

Tactics

Best Games in the Tactics genre for PlayStation 4