Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 2016
Why it still holds upYou would play it today for the traversal and the performances, since climbing carries much of the game and the dialogue and acting carry a personal story.
PlayStation 4 third-person shooters that still hold up
First released on the PlayStation 4
Games
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 2016
Why it still holds upYou would play it today for the traversal and the performances, since climbing carries much of the game and the dialogue and acting carry a personal story.
The Last of Us Part II 2020
Why it still holds upThe fights are still worth playing for how many ways they leave open: you can sneak through, set human groups and the infected against each other, or shoot your way out.
On sale
Horizon Zero Dawn 2017
Why it still holds upFighting each machine is a small puzzle of weak points, in a seamless world with tribes at different technology levels, which keeps it worth playing now.
On sale
Resident Evil 2 2019
Why it still holds upPlayed today it keeps the tension through scarcity: ammunition is short, zombies need their heads destroyed to stay down, and a first run takes about eight hours.
Death Stranding 2019
Why it still holds upPlanning a route, building it and using what other players left is still what makes the long walks worth doing now.
On sale
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015
Why it still holds upWhat it still offers is a big sandbox where you choose how each infiltration goes, and where the base, the soldiers and the weapons you research feed into the next mission.
On sale
Control 2019
Why it still holds upEach of its shifting, brutalist rooms leads to a fight, and powers on cooldowns beside a weapon that changes form still keep those fights moving today.
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Hitman 3 2021
Why it still holds upIts maps are built to be replayed, and every routine and every disguise is another way to the same target, which is why it is worth going back to now.
Hitman 2016
Why it still holds upBig levels with room for improvised kills are what keep it replayable today.
On sale
Days Gone 2019
Why it still holds upWith hordes that outnumber you, every open stretch of road is still something to plan around.
Ratchet & Clank 2016
Why it still holds upQwark's version of events is still what frames the game today.
Infamous: Second Son 2014
Why it still holds upThe story is self contained and does not need the earlier games, which makes it an easy starting point today.
On sale
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2018
Why it still holds upThe sliders still let you choose which half you came for.
On sale
Remnant: From the Ashes 2019
Why it still holds upThe rolled world still means the boss you got was not the boss your friend got.
Watch Dogs 2 2016
Why it still holds upThe phone still turns every stranger's pocket into something to read today.
On sale
Sniper Elite 4 2017
Why it still holds upChoosing your own order and approach in each level still gives the stealth a lot of room.