Best 25 PlayStation 4 Space Games of All Time

You may never become an astronaut and travel into space, but outside of novels and films, video games can help take you out of this world. There are plenty of titles that will have you exploring the great unknown or fighting off some alien hostiles. We’re taking a look at our picks for the best PlayStation 4 space games. Believe us, there’s something on this list for everyone.

#25 Aliens: Dark Descent

Platform: PC PS4 PS5 XBO X/S
Release Date: June 20, 2023

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When you play a game like Aliens: Dark Descent, you know exactly what you’re getting into. After all, this universe isn’t subtle when it comes to its action and horror. You’ll play a commander who is tasked to go to Planet Lethe to deal with Xenomorphs. Oh, but it’s not just a few of them; it’s a full-on invasion!

To battle them, you’ll lead your Colonial Marines into battle and strategically guide them through levels and combat scenarios. The enemy is always adapting, so don’t think that rushing in guns blazing is the best answer.

Use stealth and tactics to outmaneuver and outthink your foes to get them right where you want them.

#24 System Shock

Platform: PC PS4 PS5 XBO X/S
Release Date: May 21 2024

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In the video game industry, there are plenty of legendary titles that deserve a remake, and the OG System Shock title is one of them. This 1994 title was the game that helped set the tone for all RPGs that came after it, and now, you can experience it with remade graphics and upgraded gameplay systems.

You are on a space station known as the Citadel when everything goes wrong. The station’s AI, SHODAN, has gone rogue and wants to conquer Earth via the cybernetic mutants she’s created via the Citadel’s crew. Your job is to work your way through the station and ensure SHODAN’s plans never come to fruition.

#23 Stellaris

Platform: PC PS4 XBO
Release Date: February 26, 2019

Steam | PlayStation | Xbox

The beauty of a game like Stellaris is that it truly gives you a universe to explore and allows you to do pretty much anything you want within it. That kind of freedom is a godsend when you have a game this deep.

You’ll play the leader of a civilization that has embraced the stars and is starting its expansion of it. What you do next is up to you. For example, you can look for planets to harvest materials from and make colonies to help expand your race, or you can start building up a fleet of warships to handle whatever hostile alien races you come across!

Then, when you’re ready to start anew, you can do that with ease and have an entirely fresh experience await you.

#22 Everspace 2

Platform: PC April 06, 2023
Release Date: PS5 XSX|S August 15, 2023

Steam | PlayStation | Xbox

Everspace fans have a sequel to enjoy. Everspace 2 throws players into a cloned pilot setting off on his own adventure to establish where he belongs in this universe. With war-torn systems, mercenaries, pirates, and more out in the open, you never know who or what might come along your path. Players interested in fast-paced gameplay experiences might find this game a blast to play. Jump into your ship and equip it with weapons and shields as you dogfight your way through opponents.

#21 DOOM Eternal

Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One XSX|S PS5 Switch
Release Date: 2020

When Bethesda brought back the Doomslayer to modern consoles with an all-new adventure, fans had no idea the intense level of action they were in for. But with DOOM Eternal, they were able to crank things up to eleven, twelve, and beyond so that they could deliver an even more intense action title!

So get this title if you’re ready for an over-the-top experience that will make you question how well you are in the head as you slaughter legions of demons.

We could spend so long discussing the weapons you’ll wield, the monsters you face, or the multiplayer elements. But we’ll just let you experience it for yourself!

#20 The Callisto Protocol

Developer: Striking Distance Studios
Publisher: KRAFTON
Release Date : December 02, 2022
Platfrom: PC PS4 PS5 XSX|S Xbox One

While many space games like to put humanity out into the depths of the universe beyond our solar system, The Callisto Protocol keeps things closer to home. The game is set on one of the moons of Jupiter. A moon that we’ve colonized and turned into a prison camp. That doesn’t sound too bad.

Except for the fact that monsters have overtaken the facility, people are dying left and right, and you are one of the few survivors trying to get out alive. That sounds fun. Right?

Use weapons like a gravity gun and other tools at various distances to kill the monsters and make your escape.

#19 Astroneer

• Publisher: System Era Softworks
• Developer: System Era Softworks
• Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
• Release Date: December 2016

Within Astroneer, there’s no storyline or set end goal. Instead, the game asks players to build, craft, and simply survive the harsh elements of the world. Players take on the role of an astronaut who navigates a world that can be shared freely. The game allows crafting and exploration through the use of various vehicles. However, the open-world environment can be troublesome for our protagonist which ultimately means players will need to keep a sharp eye on their surroundings. To keep your protagonist alive, players will need to gather resources such as fuel to power the spacecraft along with a healthy stockpile of oxygen reserve tanks.

#18 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Traveller’s Tales
• Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
• Release Date: April 2022

While not your typical space game, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga does have plenty of space battles to partake in should you choose to play it. The game takes you on a LEGO-sized tour of the Star Wars mainline saga and will let you partake in the plot from the LEGO perspective. That means you’ll have lots of comedy and not as much dialogue. Do your best to collect every brick and unlock all the characters the game has to offer. Yes, the game is mainly for kids, but adults might get a kick out of it too as they play together.

#17 Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

• Publisher: Square Enix
• Developer: Eidos-Montréal
• Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
• Release Date: October 2021

An exciting adventure set across the galaxy, Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy provides a fresh look at space-based storytelling. Based on the superhero team beloved by Marvel Comics and MCU fans alike, Guardians of the Galaxy takes players on an immersive narrative experience while packing in plenty of team-based combat too. As Peter Quill, you’ll lead the rest of the Guardians on a quest to save the galaxy, while learning more about your chosen family along the way. For a game that’s based in space, there are a lot of thoughtful choices to make and some truly emotive storytelling woven into your alien-basting antics. This makes Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy much more nuanced and engaging than many other space-based adventures out there.

#16 Warframe

• Developer: Digital Extremes
• Publisher: Digital Extremes
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO, NS
• Release: March 25, 2013

Warframe is a title that has been out for a while, but one that many may have missed. In the game, you’ll play as a soldier that is given a suit of incredible power known as a Warframe. With over 40 different kinds of Warframes to choose from, each featuring different capabilities, players will need to choose the best one for the mission at hand. That mission, as told you to by the mysterious Lotus, is to travel across a vast system of planets and fight off warring factions that are trying to destroy everything.

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#15 Observation

• Developer: No Code
• Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Platforms: PC, PS4
• Release: May 21, 2019

Observation is an adventure thriller that puts players into the role of an AI named S.A.M. Set on a space station, players must control the AI to assist the crew. In this particular narrative, you’re slowly uncovering what happened to the vanished crew, the space station, and the AI system itself. Most of the game is based around solving puzzles in order to progress the narrative. While it may not have been the most well-known game to have been released in 2019, it’s one worth checking out. Furthermore, being a narrative-focused game, we’re going to avoid revealing too much as the experience is best when going in with as little information regarding its story as possible.

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#14 Kerbal Space Program

• Developer: Squad
• Publisher: Squad
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
• Release: April 27, 2015

Kerbal Space Program puts players in control of a space program in which your sole purpose and duty is to create functional ships for a crew of Kerbals. With a collection of parts that will each have an effect on the build of a spacecraft, players will learn how to successfully develop a spacecraft capable of going into the great beyond and landing back down on Earth when the mission is complete. Not only is there a sandbox mode that will give players the ability to be creative and consistently conduct trials and errors of various spacecraft build, but also modes that will give players objectives and missions while traveling through space.

With a realistic physics engine, crafting a spacecraft can be a challenge. Each part will need to be carefully placed which may mean playing around with your craft for quite some time until it’s ready for action.

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#13 Elite: Dangerous

• Developer: Frontier Developments
• Publisher: Frontier Developments
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
• Release: December 16, 2014

If you enjoy open exploration and freedom, Elite: Dangerous may become an addiction. This game was developed by Frontier Developments and tasks players with setting off on a massive open-world experience. The game starts players off with a bit of cash and a spaceship, but the rest is up to you. Players will be able to go on space adventures, trade with other players in the open-world galaxy, and, of course, go head to head in space combat.

There are a plethora of ways to earn money both legally and illegally in the game. Speaking of, there are a number of servers that allow for role-playing. As a result, the game can be quite challenging or a relatively easy experience depending on what you’d prefer.

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#12 Destiny 2

• Developer: Bungie
• Publisher: Activision
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
• Release: September 6, 2017
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Destiny 2 launched in 2017 to mixed reception from the community, as it abandoned a lot of ideas from its predecessor and failed to encourage its player base to continue playing. However, since going free-to-play (in some respects), Destiny 2 has become a much better game, offering an addictive online looter shooter that is still worth playing in 2022. It may seem intimidating at first, but Destiny 2 is great fun, especially with a full-fire team.

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#11 Prey

• Developer: Arkane Studios
• Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
• Release: May 5, 2017
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Prey is another sci-fi shooter that takes place in an alternate timeline in which an alien species known as the Typhon are captured and imprisoned by two of the Earth’s governments. Sometime later, players will find themselves aboard a futuristic space station that’s orbiting the Earth. During the course of the game, the space station finds itself at the heart of a hostile alien outbreak, and players need to find a way to escape, evade, fight and survive against an enemy that can shapeshift and use psychic powers as well as attacking physically. In Prey, players can explore the space station in a fairly open-world style but will need to be aware of the constant threat around them that can strike at any moment. It’s a great game for those who enjoy stealth gameplay and the chance to defeat some incredibly creepy predators.

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#10 Doom

• Developer: id Software
• Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO, NS
• Release: May 13, 2016
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Doom is an iconic franchise that sparked interest and controversy when it launched in 1993. Decades later, the game franchise received a much-needed facelift with a completely new reboot known simply as Doom. The reboot launched in 2016, and thankfully the developers at id Software did an incredible job at properly rebooting the franchise. The protagonist, Doomguy, unleashes a hell that even the demons weren’t prepared for in this bloody romp. Typically, any game featuring demons turns into a survival horror title, but that’s not the case for Doom. Instead, gamers are humanity’s last hope for survival, and you’ve got no problem ripping demons apart or blasting them away with your trusty BFG 9000. Best of all, you can continue the fun with a few new enhancements and tweaks with Doom Eternal that follows the story from the 2016 release.

#9 Mass Effect Legendary Edition

• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: BioWare
• Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, PC
• Release Date: May 2021

As video game franchises go, Mass Effect is up there with the best of the best. The original game is one of the third-person shooters that defined the genre on Xbox 360/PS3. The recently released Legendary Edition is an excellent remaster of these classic RPGs. This classic series first launched in 2007 with the original Mass Effect game, and the remastered collection includes the entire trilogy–Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3–with upgraded graphics that have been completely reworked for modern consoles. The games look astounding compared to the first game that debuted on the Xbox 360. The compilation also includes all of the DLC released for each of the three titles throughout the years.

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#8 No Man’s Sky

• Developer: Hello Games
• Publisher: Hello Games
• Platforms: PS4, PC, XBO
• Release: August 9, 2016
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Exploration, survival, and crafting are at the heart of this infinitely massive galactic adventure, but also key to the game’s sense of fascination are the aliens players will encounter. In No Man’s Sky, players are able to learn about a number of different races and are encouraged to steadily decrypt their language through the discovery of artifacts and by engaging in conversation with the different species as best they can. As they progress through their journey and learn more alien words, the powers of communication between alien species will be unlocked, making for an interesting and realistic experience of learning from another culture. No Man’s Sky is a gorgeous spacefaring game, and it’s clear that a lot of thought has gone into how to interact with the alien lifeforms players may meet on their travels.

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#7 Adrift

• Developer: Three One Zero
• Publisher: 505 Games
• Platforms: PC, PS4
• Release: July 15, 2016

Adrift, otherwise known as Adr1ft, is a first-person adventure title set in space developed by Three One Zero. In a lot of ways, the game could be considered similar to Apollo 13 or the 2013 film Gravity.

Overall, players take on the role of an astronaut who wakes up among the wreckage of their spaceship. With no memory of what happened, players are tasked with finding clues as to what caused the wreck. From there, it becomes a task of repairing an escape ship in order to safely return back to Earth. Expect a series of puzzles to solve–these are key to keeping our protagonist, Commander Alex Oshima, alive. While the game will allow players to freely explore, be sure to conserve your oxygen.

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#6 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

• Developer: Infinity Ward
• Publisher: Activision
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
• Release: November 4, 2016
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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare might not have been the most welcomed Call of Duty title in the franchise, but it has a single-player narrative campaign that is set within space. Overall, the narrative is set in the future where a group known as the Settlement Defense Front is attempting to take over the Solar System.

Players step into the shoes of Captain Nick Reyes, a member of the Special Combat Air Recon who is tasked with preventing the SDF from capturing the Solar System. When the game was first revealed, there was some backlash when the competing franchise, Battlefield, announced a return to the gritty World War One time period with Battlefield 1. However, looking back, getting to zoom around zero-gravity environments was a blast. The fan-favorite Zombies game mode also makes a return here.

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#5 Eve: Valkyrie

• Developer: CCP Games
• Publisher: CCP Games
• Platforms: PC, PS4
• Release: October 13, 2016

Eve: Valkyrie was developed by CCP Games and is a multiplayer dogfighting shooter. While available for the PlayStation 4, it’s best to mention that the game is a PlayStation 4 VR title in which players are sitting in a spaceship cockpit in a first-person view. While the game does offer some single-player missions which are mostly aimed at explorations and tutorials, the focus of Eve: Valkyrie is online PvP. Overall, the gameplay offers eight-by-eight combat which makes for an intense experience with the VR headset. The reception for the game has been excellent.

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#4 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

• Developer: Asteroid Base
• Publisher: Asteroid Base
• Platforms: PC, PS4, NS, XBO
• Release: February 9, 2016

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is an indie hit and a very simple game to understand, but as the game progresses, it’s extremely difficult to master. In this game, players are in command of a spaceship where they must explore the galaxy. However, it’s not always that easy, as there are different enemies and hazards you’ll have to face on your trip. Being a big ship, there are several stations located around that make it difficult to quickly move to another area. That’s where having co-op available will come in handy, as multiple players can jump around the ship and maintain attributes such as weapons, shields, and engines.

As you progress you’ll have the ability to make upgrades to give your ship a unique load-out. Furthermore, the levels are randomized so you can always find something new to explore each time you start the game. However, much like other titles on this list, you can add more than just two players to this game. The developers at Asteroid Base made this title to support up to four players.

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#3 Star Trek: Bridge Crew

• Developer: Red Storm Entertainment
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Platforms: PC, PS4
• Release: May 30, 2017

Much like a previous title on this list Eve: Valkyrie, Star Trek: Bridge Crew is another VR-exclusive. If you’re a fan of the Star Trek franchise then this may be as close as you’ll get to sitting on the command bridge. Players will take control of the Starfleet ship USS Aegis. The initial goal is to seek out a new home world for the Vulcans after the destruction of their planet. With the ship also being commanded by other players, everyone will have to work together in order to successfully navigate through the deep space and complete missions.

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#2 Alien: Isolation

• Developer: Creative Assembly
• Publisher: Sega
• Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO
• Release: October 7, 2014

Alien: Isolation is set fifteen years after the events of the film Alien, and players will take on the role of Amanda Ripley, the daughter of Ellen Ripley, who is on an investigation to track down her mother after she mysteriously disappeared. Much like other old-school survival horror titles, Alien: Isolation has an emphasis on avoiding the hostile alien enemy. Instead, gamers must rely on some stealth mechanics to maneuver around the game and solve the mystery before it’s too late.

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#1 Dreadnought

• Developer: Yager Development
• Publisher: Grey Box
• Platforms: PC, PS4,
• Release: December 5, 2017

Dreadnought is a combat flight simulator where players take control of a massive spacecraft that is designed for war. The game is intended for players who want a bit more strategy, and the developers hope players feel more like a commander of a ship and less like a bounty hunter who will be attacking freely at will.

The gameplay may not be as fast-paced or action-packed as some other titles on this list but is instead based around making strategic movements and managing your ship. There is a multiplayer component as well where players can team up for larger battles, though game matches tend to only last about ten minutes.

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The Outer Worlds

• Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
• Publisher: Private Division
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO, NS
• Release: October 25, 2019
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From the creators of Fallout: New Vegas, The Outer Worlds is another excellent demonstration of heavy role-playing mechanics in a shooter. Set in the Halcyon Star System, The Outer Worlds sends the player on a grand adventure across the stars to explore various planets and to assist the mad scientist Phineas Vernon Welles. It’s clear that The Outer Worlds is trying to replicate New Vegas through its dialogue system and overall structure, which was what fans were asking for. Don’t skip out on this one–you’re in for one crazy adventure through the stars.