August 2017 - games, that were released this month for PlayStation 4

Patapon - release date for PlayStation 4

Action, Strategy, Music game, Third-person view

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

This rhythm-action game with strategy elements follows the Patapon tribe, driven from its homeland by the Zigoton army. As their deity, the player commands the...

The Long Dark

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Exploration

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Post-apocalyptic action adventure with first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of pilot Will McKennzie, who caught his plane in a...

Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click, Comedy, Hidden Objects

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4; August 2, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Demetrios — The BIG Cynical Adventure is a fun visual novel with puzzles and a side view. The main character is a slob living in Paris named Björn Thonen. One...

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4; August 10, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

VRog

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Action, Indie

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 71/100

This first-person arcade game with virtual reality support casts the player as a frog leaping around a pond in search of food. In Arcade Mode, the goal is to catch...

Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Online, Parkour

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of the competitive futuristic first-person shooter with all the extras. Everyone who owns this edition will...

CastleStorm: Virtual Reality

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Metacritic: 72/100

This VR take on the series combines tower defense and action-RPG elements with castle-versus-castle battles. Knights, soldiers, archers and griffins clash on the...

Frisky Business

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 79/100

This comedic mystery adventure with romance elements follows private detective Falco Frisk as he takes on his first case: a mysterious clown is threatening three...

Patapon Remastered

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Music game, Side view, Adventure

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 10/10

Patapon Remastered is a re-release of the arcade rhythm game with a side view and action strategy elements. You will find updated graphics and 4K resolution. Your...

Dino Frontier

Simulation, Strategy, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

August 1, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Metacritic: 65/100

Dino Frontier is a management simulator with strategy elements and a first-person view for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices. In the role of the Big Mayor, you...

LawBreakers

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

August 4, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 4.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

LawBreakers is a team-based first-person shooter where different factions fight. The events of the game develop when the Earth has come to an end — albeit not...

Sine Mora

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Arcade

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sine Mora is a horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up in which time is central to combat. It combines classic shooter mechanics with a Story Mode that unfolds its tale...

BlackHole

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Indie

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 86/100

BlackHole is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with a variety of puzzles in a sci-fi setting. When Ender's spaceship is sucked into a black hole, the crew...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Horror

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Blackhole (2015)

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Neon Drive

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Free game, Music game, Action

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Neon Drive is a car racing arcade game with retro-futuristic colors. The game is a runner with beautiful visuals and pleasant...

Neptune Flux

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 62/100

This first-person adventure is set in a science-fiction ocean where the deep sea offers humanity a chance to survive. Sarah, an employee of A.Q.U.A., is sent to...

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is an action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the beautiful city of Ombre, where only...

Graceful Explosion Machine

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Side view, Indie

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Graceful Explosion Machine is a side-scrolling arcade shooter about a fighter pilot lost in deep space, battling an alien armada in search of a way home. The ship...

Sine Mora EX

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Side view, Shooter

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 10/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Sine Mora EX is a re-release of the side-scrolling arcade shooter for modern platforms. New challenges await you, a 16:9 aspect ratio and an easier difficulty...

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Side view

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 is a collection of legendary arcade action-platformers with a look of megamen. The new collection includes 4 games: Mega Man 7, Mega...

Batman: The Enemy Within

Adventure, Third-person view, Comics, Interactive movie, Point & Click,

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Batman: The Enemy Within is the second season of Telltale Games' episodic adventure based on the Batman comic book series. This season will see Bruce Wayne and...

ICEY

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Anime / Manga, Slasher

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

ICEY is a side-scrolling sci-fi arcade action platformer. At first glance, this game is a regular platformer where you follow directions and go where you are told...

Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2

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

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4; August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2 is a continuation of the isometric action role-playing game that will continue the story of the original. The famous monster...

Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 1: Enigma

Adventure, Third-person view, Comics, Interactive movie, Point & Click,

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Batman: The Enemy Within — Episode 1: Enigma is the first episode of the second season of Telltale Games' game based on the Batman comic book series. Bruce...

Comet Crash 2: The Kronkoid Wars

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Puzzle

August 8, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Comet Crash 2: The Kronkoid Wars is a continuation of the tactical strategy in the tower defense genre in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place on the...

Sudden Strike 4

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

August 11, 2017 → PlayStation 4; August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4; August 24, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Sudden Strike 4 is a sequel to the popular real-time strategy game set in World War II known as "Confrontation." You will find new graphics, increased scale of...

Cities: Skylines

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Tactics, City Building, Construction

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Point & Click

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is a visual novel adventure based on the classic historical novel The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. The events take...

Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 70/100

This first-person adventure horror game draws on the Paranormal Activity universe and follows a protagonist exploring an ordinary-looking house in a wooded...

Cities: Skylines - After Dark

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

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

After Dark is an add-on for the city-planning simulator Cities: Skylines. It adds day and night cycles to the game. The mayor will need to provide entertainment and...

Undertale

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Comedy

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 92/100

An RPG with a unique combat system, where each battle can be completed without a single blow. Instead of the usual violence, there are conversations, mercy, and...

Observer

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Observer is an adventure with horror elements and a first-person view in a cyberpunk style from the creators of Layers of Fear. The game takes place in 2084 in a...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The game will delight you with new stages, reworked classic...

Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two - Episode 2: Giant Consequences

Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two — Episode 2: Giant Consequences is the second episode of the second season of the adventure game from the developers of...

Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition

Action, Horror, Adventure

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 50/100

This interactive horror-movie spoof follows five girls whose sleepover in a mansion is interrupted by invading vampires. As a member of S.C.A.T. (Sega Control...

Matterfall

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Matterfall is an action game from developers Housemarque Games. The action takes place in a sci-fi world where people have mastered crystalline forms that allow...

Tokyo 42

Action, Stealth, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Indie, Cyberpunk

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Tokyo 42 is a tactical stealth action game with an isometric camera view. The game resembles a mixture of the first parts of Grand Theft Auto and the strategy game...

Agents of Mayhem

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

August 15, 2017 → PlayStation 4; August 18, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Agents of Mayhem — sci-fi action game with a third-person view. The main characters are three fighting guys from the M.A.Y.H.E.M. Using their unique...

The Bard's Tale

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

August 17, 2017 → PlayStation 4

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The Bard's Tale is a fun role-playing adventure with an isometric camera view in the fantasy universe of The Bard's Tale. In the game you will try on the role of an...