The Best Violent Games for Playstation 4

Update : The Door added at rank #5.
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Bloodroots (2020)

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

In Bloodroots, you're Mr. Wolf, a man betrayed and left for dead, seeking vengeance. Use everything around you to choreograph ultra-violent combos in a twisted Western revenge tale. Experiment with different objects as weapons, enjoy the smooth gameplay and amazing music, and compete for fame on worldwide leaderboards.


What we like:
  • Satisfying and fluid gameplay
  • Unique use of objects as weapons
  • Compelling story with deranged characters
  • Great music and visuals
  • Encourages creative problem-solving
What could be improved:
  • Limited player freedom
  • Can become repetitive towards the end

  • violent
  • western
  • top-down
  • fast-paced
  • action
  • platform
  • combo
  • isometric
  • blood
  • beat-em-up
  • gore
  • cartoony
  • hack-and-slash
  • animal
  • difficult

2

PERISH (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5

This game is a space shooter where players assume the role of a simulated fighter pilot battling enemy ships in the vastness of space.


  • first-person
  • shooter
  • gore
  • fps
  • rogue-like
  • cooperative
  • violent
  • boss
  • demons
  • 1-4-player
  • four-player
  • card
  • blood
  • pve
  • simulation

3

Mia and the Dragon Princess (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One IOS iPhone Playstation 5 Mac OS Android Xbox Series X

A live-action, interactive action movie following Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.


  • choices
  • fmv
  • interactive
  • drama
  • violent
  • immersive
  • cinematic
  • buddy-action
  • emotional
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • martial
  • simulation

4

Mutant Football League (2017)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in this crazy gore fest of arcade-style football. Packed full of humor, intense online multiplayer action, and strategy.


  • football
  • american
  • sport
  • violent
  • gore
  • local
  • blood
  • tongue-through-cheek
  • 4-player
  • arcade
  • god-game
  • cooperative
  • funny
  • multiplayer
  • over-the-top

5

The Door (2025)

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Playstation 4 HTC Vive PC Windows

“What if every door you opened was a window into your own mind?” Welcome to The Door, a captivating narrative game where exploration and reflection are at the heart of the experience.


  • beautiful
  • adventure
  • walking-simulator
  • puzzle
  • multiple-endings
  • violent
  • humor
  • first-person
  • mystery
  • logic
  • stylized
  • relaxing
  • comedy
  • 3d
  • story-puzzle

6

Trap (2018)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS dos 3do 32x sega cd Playstation 4

After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.


  • gore
  • horror
  • violent
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • movie
  • point-and-click
  • dark
  • pixel
  • platform
  • episodic
  • exploration
  • retro
  • 2d

7

Shadow Legend (2019)

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Android psvr PC Windows Playstation 4

Shadow Legend is an exploration-RPG exclusively designed for VR where you play as the Grand Master of the Knights Templar in a story-driven medieval crusade. Freely explore densely filled worlds and use your sword, bow, and magic skills to save your kingdom from the destruction of Lord Adaroth.


  • gore
  • vr
  • violent
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • adventure
  • action
  • military

8

SturmFront: The Mutant War - Ubel Edition (2022)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4 vita Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 wii u

Arcade action game in the vein of Commando, Ikari Warriors and Shock Troopers, mixed with bullet hell elements. You play as an experimental cyborg battle unit fighting against unrelenting mutant hordes to a soundtrack of aggressive heavy metal and psychedelic electronica.


  • gore
  • violent
  • all-action
  • shooter
  • twin-stick
  • bullet-hell
  • arcade
  • action
  • boss
  • old-school
  • retro
  • recreation
  • scrolling
  • aliens
  • top-down

9

Onimusha: Warlords eae (2019)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Capcom’s riveting samurai adventure returns! This version includes the original game’s intense swordplay and dramatic revenge story, plus improved controls, widescreen display, a new soundtrack, and more. Experience this enhanced version of the best-selling action-adventure classic!


  • ninja
  • violent
  • hack-and-slash
  • swordplay
  • best-selling
  • classic
  • survival-horror
  • action-adventure
  • mature
  • action
  • third-person
  • dark
  • single-player

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Gulag (2023)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 4

Will you manage to escape from the most dreadful place on Earth? The Soviet Gulag is just the beginning. Face the wilderness, as well as the vastness of Siberia, Mongolia, and Tibet. Deceive the enemy and find resources that are vital for survival.


  • gore
  • violent
  • royale
  • off-grid
  • first-person
  • survival
  • shooter
  • cross-platform
  • fps
  • adventure
  • world-war-2

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