The Best Emotional Games for Playstation 4

Update : Leila added at rank #1.
1

Leila (2025)

View Similar Games
86
Review score
Logo of Leila Screenshot of Leila Screenshot of Leila Screenshot of Leila

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

Enter the world of an everyday woman as you explore her past in this point & click narrative game. Hand-drawn animations bring her memories to life, and thought-provoking puzzles lay bare the reasons behind her choices. Immerse yourself in a story unfolds as you decipher its intricate pieces.


  • hand-drawn
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • story
  • narrative
  • psychological
  • thought-provoking
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • hidden-object
  • soundtrack
  • drama

2

Castle on the Coast (2021)

View Similar Games
98
Review score
Logo of Castle on the Coast Screenshot of Castle on the Coast Screenshot of Castle on the Coast Screenshot of Castle on the Coast

Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One

A hand-drawn, retro 3D collectathon. Parkour through a magic castle as George the Giraffe! String together sweet moves to explore crystal caverns, stone laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions.


  • cozy
  • platform
  • 3d
  • collectathon
  • nonlinear
  • hand-drawn
  • emotional
  • parkour
  • cute
  • cartoony
  • retro
  • family-friendly
  • comedy
  • stylized
  • action-adventure

3

Torn Away (2023)

View Similar Games
89
Review score
Logo of Torn Away Screenshot of Torn Away Screenshot of Torn Away Screenshot of Torn Away

PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 j Nintendo Switch

Torn Away is an interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Experience the tragedy of World War II through the eyes of a child and survive without losing your humanity.


  • world-war-2
  • emotional
  • war
  • narration
  • first-person
  • platform
  • story
  • cartoony
  • scroller
  • minimalist
  • adventure
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • hand-drawn
  • hidden-object

4

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (2022)

View Similar Games
77
Review score
Logo of Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Screenshot of Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Screenshot of Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Screenshot of Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

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

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a hand-drawn adventure following a lost gibbon as they embark on a dangerous journey into unknown lands. Master the gibbon’s art of brachiation (swinging from branch to branch) at high speed, building momentum, pulling off spectacular somersaults. Race to freedom in liberation mode, or play through an hour-long narrative that captures the real struggle of living creatures.


  • nature
  • emotional
  • hand-drawn
  • platform
  • 2d
  • family-friendly
  • story
  • narration
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • cute
  • procedural

5

The Spirit and the Mouse (2022)

View Similar Games
89
Review score
Logo of The Spirit and the Mouse Screenshot of The Spirit and the Mouse Screenshot of The Spirit and the Mouse Screenshot of The Spirit and the Mouse

PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Bring kindness and light to the people of Sainte-et-Claire as Lila—a tiny mouse with a big heart! Explore a quaint French village, make electrifying new friends, and do good deeds for those in need in this lush narrative adventure game.


  • platform
  • 3d
  • collectathon
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • cute
  • exploration
  • colourful
  • narrative
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • single-player
  • head-scratch

6

Know By Heart (2022)

View Similar Games
87
Review score
Logo of Know By Heart Screenshot of Know By Heart Screenshot of Know By Heart Screenshot of Know By Heart

Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.


  • emotional
  • atmospheric
  • narration
  • story
  • romance
  • retro
  • multiple-endings
  • visual-novel
  • minimalist
  • adventure
  • 3d

7

CURSES (2022)

View Similar Games
73
Review score
Logo of CURSES Screenshot of CURSES Screenshot of CURSES Screenshot of CURSES

PC Windows Android vita Playstation 4

A short visual novel, CURSES is a game about a girl with troubles and dark feelings. Help her cope with them with the aid of a cynical cat and sprinkle of magic.


  • emotional
  • brawler
  • choices
  • magic
  • lgbtq
  • cats
  • conversation
  • wave
  • 1990s
  • point-and-click
  • dark
  • comedy
  • boss
  • beat-em-up
  • story

8

Boxville (2022)

View Similar Games
79
Review score
Logo of Boxville Screenshot of Boxville Screenshot of Boxville Screenshot of Boxville

Linux IOS iPhone (IOS iPhone) m Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Playstation 4 Android

Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.


  • logic
  • emotional
  • point-and-click
  • hand-drawn
  • investigation
  • family-friendly
  • puzzle
  • relaxing
  • cartoony
  • experiences
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • story

9

Hindsight (2022)

View Similar Games
76
Review score
Logo of Hindsight Screenshot of Hindsight Screenshot of Hindsight Screenshot of Hindsight

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

What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.


  • narration
  • narrative
  • cinematic
  • emotional
  • exploration
  • point-and-click
  • story
  • hidden-object
  • interactive
  • drama
  • puzzle
  • fiction
  • stylized
  • relaxing
  • colourful

10

My Child Lebensborn Remastered (2023)

View Similar Games
96
Review score
Logo of My Child Lebensborn Remastered Screenshot of My Child Lebensborn Remastered Screenshot of My Child Lebensborn Remastered Screenshot of My Child Lebensborn Remastered

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

My Child Lebensborn is a story-driven nurture game based on real events. Play as the adoptive parent of Karin or Klaus, and experience the struggles they go through alongside them. Balance your time and resources wisely, while helping your child cope with the effects of hatred.


  • simulation
  • life
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • story
  • choices
  • war

Not seeing your game?