The Best 2.5d Games for Playstation 4

Update : Orphans added at rank #25.
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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

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My Little Universe (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Mac OS IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X IOS iPhone (IOS iPhone) j Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s

Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!


  • mining
  • relaxing
  • 2.5d
  • dungeon-crawler
  • sandbox
  • character
  • space
  • rich
  • mythology
  • split-screen
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • crafting
  • minimalist
  • cooperative

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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

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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

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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

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Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow (2023)

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

In this puzzle platformer, you will embark on a touching journey through the surreal world of a person's mind as a young Griffin and his faithful bear, Birly. Overcome challenges, avoid traps and defeat enemies to help the man find peace.


  • platform
  • puzzle
  • emotional
  • surreal
  • horror
  • 2.5d
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • cute
  • psychological
  • dark
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • fantasy

7

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

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Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home (2022)

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Linux Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Space Tail is a 2.5D adventure platformer, which immerses the player in a deep, emotional plot, and lets him explore new planets and interact with alien civilizations.


  • platform
  • 2.5d
  • logic
  • 2d
  • foreign
  • puzzle
  • narration
  • hand-drawn
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • stylized
  • fantasy
  • choices
  • stealth
  • exploration

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Macrotis: A Mother's Journey (2019)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS Xbox One

Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.


  • 2.5d
  • platform
  • puzzle
  • cute
  • adventure
  • supernatural
  • timed
  • rodent

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Neon Blood (2024)

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

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

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