PS4 HALL OF FAME

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CURRENT-GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END

Nathan Drake’s swansong is a daring evolution. It combines seriesdefining set-pieces, quietly devastating storytelling beats and sprawling levels that make you feel like a real-life explorer. This franchise finale retains its signature charm, with the wisecracks flowing as fast as the bullets, while the new characters each justify their inclusion. With an astonishing attention to detail, it’s Naughty Dog’s best yet.

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

While retaining that distinct storytelling and sense of wonder that defines an MGS title, MGS V offers a level of freedom and creativity unheard of in any sandbox. Grand, majestic and bittersweet, it’s an instant classic.

GRAND THEFT AUTO V

Laughing in the face of other cross-gen ports, GTA V on PS4 is more than just a mere HD remaster. Upped to a glorious 1080p, it weaves everything that made the PS3 original great, with new music, more dynamic weather and a game-changing FPS mode.

BLOODBORNE

With the finest third-person melee combat in gaming, drool-worthy art design and the most twisted monsters imaginable, this is a gorgeously Gothic must-have. The Old Hunters expansion adds enough nightmare fuel to make a Yharnam return essential.

STREET FIGHTER V

Mechanically, this is as close to perfection as any fighter on console – everyone from hardcore fans to first timers can grab a pad/fightstick and have serious fun. The launch game’s lean, but with free add-ons coming all the time, it keeps getting better.

THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT

The White Wolf’s journey is at an end, but it’s still an RPG experience like no other on PS4. It’s been made even more spectacular with the 30-hour Blood and Wine expansion, meaning we’ll likely be playing CD Projekt RED’s farewell to Geralt for years to come.

DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING

The Taken King expansion means there’s never been a better time to be a Destiny player – for veterans it’s a giant vat of new content that’ll keep you playing for months; for newcomers it offers the smoothest, most complete shooter a PS4 owner could wish for.

THE LAST OF US REMASTERED

This modern masterpiece just gets stronger with age, like a full-bodied stilton. A starkly brutal, emotionally honest take on the end of the world, Naughty Dog’s stealth shooter is quite simply one of the best games ever, even if this PS4 port doesn’t add much to it.

OVERWATCH

PS4’s best multiplayer shooter bursts with colour, character and charm. At its core, Overwatch is a pleasing mix of empowerment and teamwork, enhanced by a raucous roster. Expect to become obsessed with landing Play Of The Game.

FALLOUT 4

Hitting PS4 with the atomic force of a Fat Boy, Fallout’s excellent gunplay and crafting systems can trigger a nasty case of RPG-itis. It’s not without its faults (or vaults), but the scale of Bethesda’s wasteland will keep you bunkered down for weeks.

DARK SOULS III

Offering heady nostalgia for veterans, as well as one of PS4’s most well-realised worlds for first-timers, From Software’s masterpiece is PlayStation’s most rewarding challenge. It’s a fitting conclusion to a mesmerising and engrossing RPG treasure.

THE WITNESS

The ultimate puzzle game? Thekla, Inc’s behemoth boasts one of PS4’s most stylishly inviting, and resolve-testing, worlds to explore. It then crams it so full of secrets that even the platinum isn’t the end of the adventure. It’s a true original.

PES 2017

The best gets better. PES 2017 improves on all the bits we love: crisp passing, natural animations, blasting shots. A rejuvenated Master League recaptures the brilliance of the PS2 era, meaning solo sessions are just as fun as couchplay matches.

INSIDE

Six years in the making, the follow-up to Limbo is a harrowing adventure that resonates long after it’s finished. The 2D trek through an oppressive and dangerous world is crammed with cunning puzzles, horrifying deaths and a stunning end sequence.

DRIVECLUB

The premier current-gen racer leaves its rivals for dust due to gorgeous graphics, strong social features and great handling. Major add-on Driveclub Bikes is also the greatest bike racing game on PS4, thanks to making driving on two wheels fun again.

ALIEN: ISOLATION

Explore Ridley Scott’s original vision of a horrortinged future in startling fidelity with an attention to detail that borders on the obsessive. It’s time to remember what made the xenomorph so scary in the first place… and then get killed by it.

TOWERFALL ASCENSION

You haven’t lived until you’ve enjoyed a four-player free-for-all in this instant couchplay classic. The solo campaign is fine by itself, but almost nothing beats the arrow-grabbing, death-defying last-second kills of local multiplayer’s mayhem.

BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT

Rocksteady sends the Bat out with a bang. A compelling, cathartic story adds new layers to the Dark Knight, while PS4 allows Gotham to blossom with a truly amazing engine. The stealth still sings, the fisticuffs are fab and the Batmobile is brill.

DOOM

A superb reboot of a classic, taking all of the things we adore about the ‘93 original and throwing them back at us in a chaotic shower of bullets and body bits. It’s PS4’s best pure FPS to date, its satisfyingly sprawling levels filled with brutal possibilities.

UNCHARTED: THE NATHAN DRAKE COLLECTION

If you somehow missed the trilogy on PS3 then this excellent remaster should be your next purchase. Nathan Drake is PlayStation’s biggest hero, and no PS4 owner should skip his collection.

LIFE IS STRANGE

The sublime writing and pacing of this episodic narrative will have you agonising over choices, and then marvelling at their flawless integration. To quote heroine Max’s BFF Chloe, it’s “hella” good. You’ll wish you could play it all over again for the first time.

NO MAN’S SKY

After years of anticipation, Hello Games delivers a universe so vast it’ll leave you in awe. Each planet comes with the thrill of discovery, while the sense of ownership over what you see and name is an experience no other PS4 game can deliver.

DIRT RALLY

Codies drifts its rallying masterclass onto PS4, offering the first real competition for Driveclub’s current-gen crown. This purist racer is less gaudy than previous Dirts, and can be brutal – making steel-nerved victories all the more exhilarating.

DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED

Building on the tough decisions and impressive stealth of Human Revolution, Adam Jensen’s return is a fantastic experience that utilises the sprawling city of Prague to great effect. Nimbler shooting and no annoying boss battles make it a real winner.

MINECRAFT

Bigger, better and blockier than ever before on PlayStation, this iconic build-’em-up benefits massively from PS4’s additional power and gives you a creative playground 36 times the size of that on PS3 in which to build. Or lob TNT around, if you want.