
The PlayStation 4 era brought us incredible, story-driven games like God of War, The Last of Us Part II, Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Ghost of Tsushima, all with deep and engaging gameplay. At the same time, third-party titles such as The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, Elden Ring, and Bloodborne raised the bar for open-world and action RPGs. Popular online games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, and Rocket League changed the way people played together, and smaller indie games—including Hollow Knight, Hades, Celeste, and Outer Wilds—showed that smaller teams could create games just as impressive as the biggest blockbusters.