The Best Protagonist Games for Playstation 4

Update : The Kindeman Remedy added at rank #4.
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Evil Nun: The Broken Mask (2022)

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Escape from Sister Madeline's religious summer camp in this Stealth Horror adventure. Complete missions and puzzles in a secret-filled school while playing against a smart Nun AI.


  • horror
  • protagonist
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • survival-horror
  • immersive
  • villain
  • thriller
  • psychological
  • multiple-endings
  • violent
  • stealth
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • mystery

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Undead Horde (2019)

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Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!


  • protagonist
  • villain
  • dark
  • loot
  • magic
  • rpg
  • hack-and-slash
  • zombies
  • top-down
  • fantasy
  • city-building
  • action
  • humor

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Underhero (2018)

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Underhero is a 2D side-scroller RPG adventure game with timing-based combat. It tells an intriguing and mysterious story, full of silly characters brimming with personality, quirky dialogue, and lots of weird humor. Inspired by Paper Mario games and RPGs in general, it tells the story of a world where the chosen hero has failed and an underling of the main villain takes his place as the new “hero”. Join the magical hilt Elizabeth the IV and the little Masked Kid, as they travel the world to restore Elizabeth’s long lost power, so they can defeat the tyrannical Mr. Stitches and save the world once and for all!


  • rpg
  • protagonist
  • japanese
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • villain
  • scroller
  • turn-based
  • humor
  • conspiracy
  • jrpg
  • platform
  • dark
  • combat
  • colourful

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The Kindeman Remedy (2023)

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Doctor Carl Kindeman has lost everything. He accepted a miserable job in an appalling prison. Here, he will restore his lost reputation. Do with the inmates as you please. Let them die screaming on the electric chair, or save them...only to use them for research afterward.


  • medical
  • clicker
  • protagonist
  • time-management
  • noir
  • 2.5d
  • humor
  • villain
  • simulation
  • crime
  • management
  • point-and-click
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • dark

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Police Stories (2019)

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A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!


  • top-down
  • shooter
  • tactical
  • protagonist
  • cooperative
  • villain
  • online
  • crime
  • swat

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JUSTICE SUCKS: Tactical Vacuum Action (2022)

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JUSTICE SUCKS is a stealth/action game about a killer robot vacuum cleaner on a quest for vengeance through a 90s TV universe. Stalk your prey, hack smart devices, turn them into deadly traps and consume the blood of your enemies to unleash devastating powers.


  • protagonist
  • hacking
  • cats
  • comedy
  • satire
  • humor
  • tactical
  • sandbox
  • villain
  • stealth
  • funny
  • dark
  • top-down
  • third-person
  • colourful

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