The Best 2.5d Games for Playstation 4

Update : Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary added at rank #4.
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KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT (2024)

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

A cat with the body of a bodybuilder fights against aliens in this 2D platformer with anime aesthetics.


  • anime
  • platform
  • comic
  • 2d
  • 2.5d
  • scroller
  • cartoony
  • book
  • action-adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • metroidvania
  • arts
  • aliens
  • colourful
  • hack-and-slash

2

9th Dawn Remake (2024)

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IOS iPhone Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Android Xbox One PC Windows

Rediscover the magic of the 9th Dawn series with this complete re-imagining of the original game. Venture into a massive 2.5D open world. Explore 45 new dungeons in single-player or online/local co-op, craft weapons, raise pets, play a deck-building card game, and take down the Castle of Maltyr!


  • dungeon-crawler
  • collector
  • creature
  • collectathon
  • deckbuilder
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • 2.5d
  • hack-and-slash
  • fantasy
  • perma-death
  • card
  • character
  • action-adventure
  • top-down

3

Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

Shin-Chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey- is an adventure game with a heartfelt summer vacation vibe. Join Shin-Chan and his family as they explore Japan, meet unique characters, collect bugs and plants, and help the mad scientist bring dinosaurs to life. Experience a peaceful world filled with stunning scenery, funny dialogue, and time travel.


What we like:
  • Fun dialogue
  • Beautiful scenery
  • Engaging side quests and activities
  • Time travel elements
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive tasks at times
  • Not all lines of dialogue are voiced

  • simulation
  • 2.5d
  • collector
  • creature
  • anime
  • 3d
  • cartoony
  • life
  • dinosaurs
  • farming
  • immersive
  • battler
  • atmospheric
  • adventure
  • story

4

Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary (2025)

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Android PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone

BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary – A legend returns!Immerse yourself in 40 years of video game history and experience the classic BOULDER DASH® in an epic anniversary edition!


  • cartoony
  • puzzle
  • 2.5d
  • 2d
  • platform
  • hidden-object
  • comic
  • mining
  • casual
  • arcade
  • retro
  • book
  • strategy
  • tile-divider.position-vertical
  • 3d

5

Slave Zero X (2024)

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Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch) Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s j

Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.


  • spectacle
  • beat-em-up
  • cyberpunk
  • mech
  • hack-and-slash
  • dystopian
  • 2.5d
  • ninja
  • post-apocalyptic
  • platform
  • historical
  • dark
  • alternate
  • futuristic
  • horror

6

Venture to the Vile (2024)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows j

Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?


  • metroidvania
  • dark
  • 2.5d
  • lore
  • platform
  • gothic
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • horror
  • narrative
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • open-world
  • 2d

7

Outer Terror (2023)

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

DON’T DIE as you assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and desperately hold out against massive hordes of creatures pulled from a variety of classic horror genres reminiscent of 80s and 90s Golden Age comics and B-movies in this stylish action-packed arcade roguelite.


  • rogue-like
  • cooperative
  • bullet-hell
  • 2.5d
  • action-adventure
  • horror
  • 1990s
  • arcade
  • 1980s
  • retro
  • dark
  • demons
  • action
  • colourful
  • pixel

8

Smack (2021)

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early access PC Windows Android Playstation 4 j

A sandbox fighting game with built-in creation tools, currently in Early Access. Animate pixel art characters using our 3D pixel art rotation technology, then battle with up to 8 players! Use our tools to export sprites for your own projects.


  • illustration
  • design
  • software
  • development
  • automation
  • 2.5d
  • character
  • editor
  • level
  • fight
  • 2d
  • customization
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer
  • pixel

9

Neon Blood (2024)

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Viridis, year 2053. Growing inequality drives Bright City and Blind City further and further apart until idealistic detective Axel McCoin starts a revolution to change the world in this fast-paced cyberpunk adventure.


  • cyberpunk
  • japanese
  • detective
  • rpg
  • 2.5d
  • quick-time-event
  • noir
  • pixel
  • investigation
  • turn-based
  • jrpg
  • crime
  • story
  • sci-fi
  • combat

10

Orphans (2025)

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If you like video games about dystopian worlds, don't miss this exciting fusion of adventure, stealth and puzzles that immerses you in an unforgettable experience. Join Victoria on her journey through a dystopian city, where the savage instincts lurk around every corner.


  • platform
  • underground
  • 2.5d
  • dystopian
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • action-adventure
  • immersive
  • thriller-goosebumps
  • dark
  • emotional
  • 3d
  • stylized
  • linear
  • stealth

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