The Best Open-world Games for Playstation 4 - Page 4

Update : Sonic Origins Plus added at rank #42.
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Submerged: Hidden Depths (2020)

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stadia PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Explore a sunken world in Submerged: Hidden Depths as you navigate through a non-combat third-person 'relaxploration' adventure. Immerse yourself in this beautiful and haunting world while collecting relics and searching for the seeds of salvation. Enjoy the beautiful graphics, atmosphere and music that make for an awesome gameplay experience.


What we like:
  • Beautiful graphics and atmosphere
  • Interesting way of storytelling through drawings and actions
  • Awesome music
  • Improved gameplay from the previous game
  • Relaxing game with no combat
What could be improved:
  • Laid-back gameplay may be too chill for some
  • Minimal parkour and platforming
  • The boat can be frustrating and ruins immersion

  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • open-world
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • sailing
  • walking-simulator
  • platform
  • collectible
  • relaxploration
  • narrative
  • third-person
  • combat
  • post-apocalyptic
  • discovery

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Atomic Heart (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.


  • robots
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • open-world
  • fps
  • alternate
  • combat
  • puzzle
  • boss-fight
  • sci-fi
  • narrative
  • dungeon
  • alternate-historical
  • fight
  • crafting

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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013)

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Xbox One Xbox 360 PC Windows Playstation 3 stadia Playstation 4

Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.

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  • shooter
  • open-world
  • first-person
  • fps
  • stealth
  • crafting
  • dragon
  • action

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Just Die Already (2021)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Just Die Already is an old people mayhem sandbox game created by the designers of Goat Simulator. You are old and angry and you've just been kicked out of your retirement home. How will you survive in a world that wants you to Just Die Already?


  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • physics
  • cooperative
  • funny
  • gore
  • comedy

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X stadia PC Windows Playstation 4

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is an action RPG that allows players to explore a semi-open world and take part in power-soaked battles as one of several main characters. Players can level up their character and learn new special moves, as well as boost their stats by assigning characters to communities.

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What we like:
  • Vibrant colors
  • Engaging voice acting
  • Incredible score
  • Rhythm-based combat
  • Never died once during battle
  • Plenty of tools to make winning easier
  • Lots of collectables and side missions
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive fetch quests derail momentum from story beats
  • Occasional graphical stutter
  • Some key moments and characters were omitted

  • fight
  • open-world
  • rpg
  • anime
  • battle
  • combat
  • action
  • combo

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Starsand (2021)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

In Starsand, you'll explore a vast and unforgiving desert, scavenging for resources, building a shelter, and hunting to survive. With dynamic weather and day/night changes, you'll have to plan and act wisely to uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization and make it back home. Can you survive in this harsh environment and make it out alive?


What we like:
  • Good survival elements
  • Interesting premise
  • Nice desert atmosphere
  • Nice exploration aspects
  • Unique navigation system
What could be improved:
  • Limited content
  • Clunky gameplay
  • Unforgiving resource allocation
  • Bugs and glitches
  • Lack of save points

  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • inventory
  • 3d
  • management
  • sandbox
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • realistic
  • first-person

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Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 stadia Playstation 4 Xbox One

Choose your fate in Assassin's Creed® Odyssey. From outcast to living legend, embark on an odyssey to uncover the secrets of your past and change the fate of Ancient Greece.

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  • stealth
  • assassin
  • open-world
  • historical
  • naval
  • combat
  • parkour
  • rpg
  • battle
  • narrative
  • fight
  • adventure
  • action
  • sailing

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Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)

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PC Windows Playstation 4

Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for, while also introducing elements never-before-seen in a Spider-Man game. From traversing with parkour and utilizing the environment, to new combat and blockbuster set pieces, it’s Spider-Man unlike any you’ve played before.

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  • superhero
  • open-world
  • stealth
  • fight
  • combat
  • crime
  • boss-fight
  • combo
  • villain
  • action

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One

Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.


  • open-world
  • battle
  • stealth
  • fight
  • war
  • combat
  • skill
  • fantasy
  • book
  • narrative
  • rpg
  • action
  • online
  • endless

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Elex II (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Elex II offers a vast open world with deep and engaging narrative, allowing you to complete quests at your own pace. Character progression is gradual, but rewarding. Despite janky combat, this ambitious RPG encourages exploration, making it an RPG worth playing.


What we like:
  • Deep and engaging narrative with permanent effects
  • Impressive open-world with varied environments
  • Gradual character progression
  • Plenty of quests to complete at your own pace
  • Encourages exploration and sense of adventure
What could be improved:
  • Dated graphics and facial animations
  • Basic controls and combat mechanics
  • Struggles in acquiring necessary skills and upgrades
  • Technical issues and occasional frame rate drops

  • rpg
  • open-world
  • post-apocalyptic
  • sci-fi
  • aliens
  • fantasy
  • combat
  • medieval
  • exploration
  • crafting
  • fight

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