The Best Open-world Games for Playstation 4 - Page 4

Update : Sonic Origins Plus added at rank #40.
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Grow: Song of The Evertree (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Grow: Song of the Evertree is an awe-inducing experience firmly planted between an adventure game and a sweet casual farm game. The game is beautiful with opportunities to explore the world around you and keep it casual with the gameplay, whilst feeding you the story. You get to customize your character and go on a journey to save the Evertree and nurture the world back to health from the Withering. You even get your very own sweet dragon companion!


What we like:
  • Beautiful art style & music
  • Customizable character
  • Relaxed gameplay
  • Dragon companion
  • Non-binary characters supported
  • No punishment or rush for doing things wrong
What could be improved:
  • Slow going
  • Not strictly accessible in terms of customization options

  • farming
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • wholesome
  • open-world
  • management
  • sandbox
  • exploration
  • agriculture
  • cute
  • life
  • world-crafting
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • nature

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2016)

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Playstation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One

Immerse yourself in the award-winning fantasy world of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. With stunning graphics and all-new features like dynamic depth of field and volumetric god rays, this epic adventure comes to life like never before. Explore new quests, characters, armor, weapons, and more with the full power of mods. Discover why this game has won over 200 Game of the Year Awards and experience limitless possibilities.


What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay with endless possibilities
  • Engaging storyline and lore
  • Wide variety of quests and activities
  • Strong modding community with infinite customization options
  • Ability to connect and bond with others through gaming
What could be improved:
  • Combat and animations may not be as polished as desired
  • Frequent updates and mod compatibility issues

  • rpg
  • dragon
  • open-world
  • dungeon
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • combat
  • skill

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Just Die Already (2021)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Just Die Already is an old people mayhem sandbox game created by the designers of Goat Simulator. You are old and angry and you've just been kicked out of your retirement home. How will you survive in a world that wants you to Just Die Already?


  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • physics
  • cooperative
  • funny
  • gore
  • comedy

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Starsand (2021)

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

In Starsand, you'll explore a vast and unforgiving desert, scavenging for resources, building a shelter, and hunting to survive. With dynamic weather and day/night changes, you'll have to plan and act wisely to uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization and make it back home. Can you survive in this harsh environment and make it out alive?


What we like:
  • Good survival elements
  • Interesting premise
  • Nice desert atmosphere
  • Nice exploration aspects
  • Unique navigation system
What could be improved:
  • Limited content
  • Clunky gameplay
  • Unforgiving resource allocation
  • Bugs and glitches
  • Lack of save points

  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • inventory
  • 3d
  • management
  • sandbox
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • realistic
  • first-person

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Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)

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PC Windows Playstation 4

Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for, while also introducing elements never-before-seen in a Spider-Man game. From traversing with parkour and utilizing the environment, to new combat and blockbuster set pieces, it’s Spider-Man unlike any you’ve played before.

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  • superhero
  • open-world
  • stealth
  • fight
  • combat
  • crime
  • boss-fight
  • combo
  • villain
  • action

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One

Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.


  • open-world
  • battle
  • stealth
  • fight
  • war
  • combat
  • skill
  • fantasy
  • book
  • narrative
  • rpg
  • action
  • online
  • endless

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Elex II (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Elex II offers a vast open world with deep and engaging narrative, allowing you to complete quests at your own pace. Character progression is gradual, but rewarding. Despite janky combat, this ambitious RPG encourages exploration, making it an RPG worth playing.


What we like:
  • Deep and engaging narrative with permanent effects
  • Impressive open-world with varied environments
  • Gradual character progression
  • Plenty of quests to complete at your own pace
  • Encourages exploration and sense of adventure
What could be improved:
  • Dated graphics and facial animations
  • Basic controls and combat mechanics
  • Struggles in acquiring necessary skills and upgrades
  • Technical issues and occasional frame rate drops

  • rpg
  • open-world
  • post-apocalyptic
  • sci-fi
  • aliens
  • fantasy
  • combat
  • medieval
  • exploration
  • crafting
  • fight

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Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (2021)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.


  • detective
  • open-world
  • crime
  • mystery

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Assassin's CreedA Odyssey (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 stadia Playstation 4 Xbox One

Choose your fate in Assassin's Creed® Odyssey. From outcast to living legend, embark on an odyssey to uncover the secrets of your past and change the fate of Ancient Greece.


  • stealth
  • assassin
  • open-world
  • historical
  • naval
  • combat
  • parkour
  • rpg
  • battle
  • narrative
  • fight
  • adventure
  • action
  • sailing

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Sonic Origins Plus (2023)

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

Relive the classic adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD in this new remaster.


  • platform
  • open-world
  • classic
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • retro
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • exploration

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