The Best Short Games for Playstation 4

Update : Carry Onward added at rank #7.
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Lil Gator Game (2022)

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

Embark on a joyful journey with Lil Gator in a vibrant, open-world island filled with quests, friends, and fun. Swing your stick sword, glide through mountains, and bop cardboard baddies. With no health bar, it's a no-pressure adventure that captures the essence of childhood playtime. Experience a heartwarming story, delightful dialogue, and a relaxing gameplay that leaves you with a meaningful message.


What we like:
  • Humorous and touching story
  • Fantastic art and good tunes
  • Relaxing and fun gameplay
  • Includes a speedrun mode
  • Carries a meaningful message
What could be improved:
  • Short playtime
  • High price for the content
  • Some bugs and performance stutters
  • Some in-game tasks lack clear direction

  • cozy
  • wholesome
  • short
  • adventure
  • lgbtq
  • funny
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • open-world
  • family-friendly
  • 3d
  • platform
  • colourful
  • park
  • pretend

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aMAZE (2017)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.

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  • abstract
  • short
  • scroller
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • maze
  • surprisingly-difficult
  • 2d
  • fast-paced
  • atmospheric
  • stylized
  • family-friendly
  • puzzle
  • physics
  • retro

3

Metamorphosis (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows 3.x Mac OS

Got Game Entertainment re-released the game in December 2004 as Bad Mojo Redux, packaging it with a DVD containing a variety of extra material.


  • philosophical
  • noir
  • short
  • walking-simulator
  • dark
  • 3d
  • beautiful
  • supernatural
  • detective
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • story
  • parkour
  • first-person

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Frightence (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.


  • walking-simulator
  • short
  • horror
  • adventure
  • single-player

5

Seven Doors (2020)

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

Solve challenging puzzles and experience seven different atmospheres. Each one is unique, special and surprising and will test your mind and awaken your wits. Stay alive until you reach the last door, but beware, as some doors could lead to your demise. 


  • puzzle
  • hidden-object
  • short
  • mystery
  • 3d
  • horror
  • tabletop
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • gore-covered
  • beautiful
  • realistic
  • casual
  • colourful
  • myst

6

The First Tree (2017)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own. Uncover artifacts from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.


  • third-person
  • walking-simulator
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • short
  • exploration
  • orchestral
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • adventure
  • nature
  • single-player
  • platform
  • narration
  • mech

7

Carry Onward (2023)

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Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 PC Windows

Carry Onward is a narrative gameplay short that follows a grieving man as he packs up his home. Immerse yourself in his thoughts and emotions by interacting with items, which shape his internal state. Experience the transformative power of memories and the hope that arises from embracing change.


  • emotional
  • short
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • walking-simulator
  • noir
  • fiction
  • surreal
  • drama
  • narrative
  • story
  • stylized
  • top-down
  • interactive
  • relaxing

8

We should talk. (2020)

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Linux Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?


  • romance
  • lgbtq
  • emotional
  • short
  • choices
  • text
  • multiple-endings
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • casual
  • local

9

Make The Jump (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 arcade Mac OS

This is a 3D First person hardcore jumping game, where your enemy is TIME! Try to complete all three levels and get a trophy!


  • unforgiving
  • epic
  • attack
  • short
  • time
  • strategy
  • platform
  • fight
  • 3d
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • sci-fi
  • single-player
  • ninja
  • fantasy

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A Painter's Tale: Curon, 1950 (2021)

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“A Painter's Tale” is an adventure game that tells the story of the tiny Südtirol village of Curon Venosta by mixing reality and fiction. The old Curon was flooded by the waters of Lake Reschen in 1950 due to the construction of a dam. What lies beneath the bell tower still emerging from the lake?


  • historical
  • soundtrack
  • emotional
  • voxel
  • walking-simulator
  • short
  • fiction
  • lore
  • drama
  • education
  • visual-novel
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • interactive
  • story

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