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The Best Sony PlayStation 4 Games for 2020

Sony's PlayStation 5 arrives soon, but the PlayStation 4 still has has many terrific titles that make the platform worth owning. These are the PS4 games that should be in your library.

 & Jeffrey L. Wilson Managing Editor, Apps and Gaming

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  • God of War (for PlayStation 4)

    God of War (for PlayStation 4)

    4.0 Excellent

    Pros & Cons

      • Unrivaled visuals and spectacular set pieces.
      • Rewarding exploration and wonderfully realized setting.
      • Fun fighting system.
      • Camera is clunky, especially when fighting multiple enemies.
      • Tougher enemies are more frustrating than fun.

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    God-slayer Kratos returns to intense, bloody combat in this action-adventure reboot that brings dramatic changes to the God of War formula.

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    Audience Gaming
    Product Category Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4)
    Product Price Type Street
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  • Odin Sphere Leifthrasir - PlayStation 4

    Odin Sphere Leifthrasir - PlayStation 4

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  • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4)

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  • Tetris Effect (for PlayStation 4)

    Tetris Effect (for PlayStation 4)

    4.5 Outstanding

    Pros & Cons

      • Beautiful music and visuals.
      • Plenty of variety, with just enough gimmicks to enhance the gameplay without diluting the feeling of Tetris.
      • No two-player mode.

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    Tetris Effect is a beautiful, enthralling experience for PS4 that combines the perfect simplicity of Tetris with the stunning and hypnotic visual and audio design of Lumines.

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    Product Price Type Direct
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  • Marvel's Spider-Man - PlayStation 4

    Marvel's Spider-Man - PlayStation 4

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  • Doom - PlayStation 4

    Doom - PlayStation 4

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  • Red Dead Redemption 2 (for PlayStation 4)

    Red Dead Redemption 2 (for PlayStation 4)

    4.0 Excellent

    Pros & Cons

      • Wonderfully written characters.
      • Engaging storyline.
      • Astounding attention to detail.
      • Excellent visuals.
      • Fantastic sound design.
      • Dynamic and varied game world.
      • Some tedious simulation aspects.
      • Stiff controls.

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    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a fantastic homage to the classic Western cinema, delivering an adventure of amazing scope. Though, at times, it has an irritating focus on realism.

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    Audience Gaming
    Product Category Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4)
    Product Price Type Street
    Topic Gaming
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  • Yakuza 0 - PlayStation 4

    Yakuza 0 - PlayStation 4

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  • Tekken 7 - PlayStation 4

    Tekken 7 - PlayStation 4

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  • The Last of Us (PS4)

    The Last of Us (PS4)

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  • Persona 5 Royal: Steelbook Launch Edition - PlayStation 4

    Persona 5 Royal: Steelbook Launch Edition - PlayStation 4

  • Horizon Zero Dawn - Playstation 4

    Horizon Zero Dawn - Playstation 4

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  • Street Fighter V (for PlayStation 4)

    Street Fighter V (for PlayStation 4)

    Pros & Cons

      • Fast gameplay.
      • Fun and useful V-Skills, V-Triggers, and V-Reversals.
      • Detailed, stylized graphics.
      • Will support cross-platform play.
      • Doesn't look radically different from Street Fighter IV.
      • Some stiff animations.
      • Visible stun meters.
      • May favor overly defensive play.

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    Featuring a mix of new and classic fighters, hard-hitting combos, cross-platform play, and a fresh combat system, Street Fighter V is shaping up to be one of 2016's most promising releases.

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    Product Category Games
    Product Category Gaming
    Product Category Software
    Product Category Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4)
    Product Price Type Street
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  • Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (for PlayStation 4)

    Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (for PlayStation 4)

    4.0 Excellent

    Pros & Cons

      • Fantastic gameplay that perfectly straddles the line between action and survival.
      • Slower movement and a defensive focus keeps encounters tense.
      • Great graphics.
      • Satisfying story.
      • VR enhances horror and shooting elements.
      • Small enemy variety.
      • Randomized enemy spawning can be frustrating at times.
      • Underutilized limb-destruction mechanic.
      • Some under-powered weapons.
      • Cutscenes in VR can make you sick.
      • Interface and graphical quirks in VR spoil the immersion.

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    Resident Evil 7: Biohazard for the PlayStation 4 is every bit as good as the PC version, with the added feature of PlayStation VR support. Playing the game in VR, however, can be awkward and unpleasant.

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  • Shadow of the Colossus - PlayStation 4

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About Our Expert

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Managing Editor, Apps and Gaming

Since 2004, I've written about consumer tech for many publications, including 1UP, Laptop, Parenting, Sync, Wise Bread, and WWE. I now apply that knowledge and skill set as the managing editor of PCMag's apps and gaming team.

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As a member of the App & Gaming team, I use a wide variety of apps and services. Google Drive is an essential file-syncing service for moving documents between team members in this work-from-home era. Scrivener has been an invaluable writing tool as I rework my fiction manuscript. YouTube Premium and YouTube TV deliver hours of entertainment (though I only use the latter service during the F1 and NBA playoff seasons).

In terms of hardware, I use a Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 laptop for work and an Origin PC tower for playing PC games. I also have a Steam Deck, which lets me play my favorite titles under a shade tree. Of course, I have a smartphone, and the Google Pixel 9a is my handset of choice.

My main input devices are the Das Keyboard 4 Professional and Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Mouse, though I bust out the Hori Fighting Commander Octa or Hori Fight Stick Alpha when mixing it up in fighting games. I have a thing for arcade sticks. I collect Neo Geo AES games, too, but only if I can find the carts on the (relative) cheap.

For video and music consumption, I fire up my Lenovo Tab P11; it has a sharp screen and great Dolby Atmos-powered speakers. My Kindle Paperwhite has received much use, too. I have a standalone, Sony Blu-ray player connected to a TCL television when it's time to go full cinephile. I'm also a vinyl guy, so the Bluetooth-enabled Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT keeps the wax spinning.

My first computer was a Commodore 64. Long live BASIC and retro computers!

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