The PlayStation 4 has really hit its stride in recent years and is now more affordable than ever. If you have a PS4 or are thinking of buying one, we’ve collected some must-have games for the system. The best part? Each of these awesome titles comes in at just $20 or less.
The PlayStation 4 has really hit its stride in the past few years with the launch of new models like the PS4 Pro and Slim, not to mention the release of a slew of awesome games. If you’re thinking of buying a PS4, or if you recently scored one of the PlayStation 4 bundles available right now, we’ve collected some must-have games for the system. The best part? Each of these top-rated gaming titles comes in at just $20 or less.
At this price, these games may not be hot new releases like Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, or Spider-Man, but they’re all affordable and fun. You should also check out PlayStation Plus for free games and discounts you won’t find on the Xbox, and you could always hit up the PlayStation Store for Black Ops 4, Red Dead Redemption, Titanfall, Uncharted, and other digital titles. Continue on to see more of the best PS4 game deals of November 2018 (including some new Cyber Monday and Cyber Week price drops) — and forget about anything Xbox One or Nintendo related.
From Quantic Dream, the French developer behind award-winning titles like Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, comes Detroit: Become Human. This interactive adventure might just be the best game yet from the Paris-based studio thanks to its great world-building, strong characters, and intuitive, accessible gameplay. Detroit: Become Human tells its story through the eyes of three android protagonists, putting you in control of each one as you explore their unique plotlines, which are shaped by your own choices and actions.
Like other Quantic Dream titles, the ultimate outcome of each story is determined by your decisions, encouraging multiple playthroughs so you can experience all the possible endings. Detroit: Become Human goes for $30 to $40 from other retailers, but the price of the digital download version was just knocked down to $20 on Amazon and Best Buy, making it possibly the best PS4 game deal around right now.
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If you love relaxing adventure gaming titles like Journey and Rime on the PlayStation 4, then you owe it to yourself to experience Abzu, which is easily one of the most atmospheric and beautiful PS4 games ever made. Abzu takes you into a lovely underwater world filled with tens of thousands of fish and hundreds of real-life species from around the world, letting you explore colorful ocean environments, from caverns and coral reefs to sunken ruins, as you restore everything to life. All of this is set to original music by Austin Wintory, the same composer behind the award-winning Journey soundtrack.
Abzu’s breathtaking world and unique atmospheric experience will keep you coming back again and again. Dive into the magical PS4 gaming world of Abzu for $18 from Walmart and get ready to enjoy a unique underwater experience that no other PlayStation 4 or Xbox One game can offer.
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Like Okami and Shadow of the Colossus, Final Fantasy XII is another PlayStation 2 classic that recently received a much-deserved remaster for the PS4. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age brings this excellent JRPG to Sony’s current-gen console with updated graphics, a remastered soundtrack, and some technical upgrades made for modern hardware. Like Final Fantasy III and VII, Final Fantasy XII is one of the best installments in this long-running series, and it’s the easiest one to recommend to gamers of all stripes.
Even if you’re typically not a fan of JRPGs (maybe traditional turn-based combat systems don’t appeal to you), the faster-paced semi-real-time combat, great story, and excellent art direction of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age make it a must-play for any PS4 owner. It’s cheap, too, at just $15 from Walmart.
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Deus Ex is one of the most famous games ever made, and like the movie Blade Runner, it played a huge part in defining the vibe and aesthetic of the cyberpunk genre. Square Enix resurrected this franchise with the 2011 hit Human Revolution, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided continues this prequel storyline. Agent Adam Jensen (now an Interpol operative) finds himself in Prague this time around, and you must harness the full power of his skills, weapons, and cybernetic enhancements to get to the bottom of a terrorist conspiracy set in a world that is increasingly prejudiced against augmented humans.
The plot of Mankind Divided isn’t quite as engaging as that of Human Revolution, given that this game is the “middle entry” in what is to be a trilogy, but this sequel improves upon the great open-ended stealth-action gameplay of its predecessors. (Thankfully, rumors that Square Enix was dropping the series were incorrect, although it is on hiatus for a little while.) Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is now on sale for $13 from Walmart and Amazon.
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Street Fighter is the series that all but created the genre of two-player fighting games as we know it today, and although it has changed a bit over the years, this franchise is still going strong. Street Fighter V, the latest entry, admittedly got off to a rocky start, but Capcom has remedied this with Arcade Edition. This is a complete version of the game with the full roster of characters and – as the name suggests – the much-requested old-school Arcade mode (which was curiously absent at launch).
If your arcade stick is ready and you’re eager to jump into the hadouken-throwing, dragon-punching action of Capcom’s iconic fighting game, then you can get Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition for as low as $16 from Newegg, or for $20 from Amazon and Walmart.
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The success of the Dark Souls series spawned a new subgenre of action-adventure role-playing games dubbed “ Soulslikes .” Most of these came and went without much fanfare, but 2017’s Nioh is one standout exception. Nioh took the fast-paced, high-difficulty combat of Dark Souls to a whole new level, culminating in one of the most brutal – and most intensely gratifying – games to be had on the PS4.
Nioh borrows much of its gameplay style and dark fantasy aesthetics from the games it was inspired by, but its basis in Japanese mythology ensures that it remains a unique experience that doesn’t feel overly familiar. If you’ve blasted through Dark Souls and Bloodborne and you’re hungry for more, then you’re in luck: Nioh has just dropped to a new low of $16 from Newegg, or $18 from Amazon and Walmart.
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The Yakuza franchise of gangster sims has been around since the PlayStation 2, but despite having a dedicated following, it never quite broke through to huge mainstream success in the West – before Yakuza 0, that is. This prequel is set in the 1980s, before the events of the first Yakuza game, and playing as the protagonist Kiryu, you’ll beat up rival gangsters, claw your way up the ranks of Japan’s criminal underworld, and chew on a myriad of side missions and other extra activities.
Thanks to its great gameplay, compelling characters, wacky sense of humor, and the sheer amount of stuff it has for you to do, Yakuza 0 became a smash hit and one of the best-rated installments in the series.
