This is an incomplete list of first-person shooters for the PlayStation 4, featuring titles that offer first-person shooter action in the vein of Half-Life, Doom, and Halo. These titles often feature regenerating health, aim assist, and strong multiplayer facets—specifically those designed around competitive play.
First-person shooters stemmed from the rise of Doom, which spawned countless clones, some of which became well-known games in their own right. Since then, the first-person shooter has remained the most popular genre in the world, thanks to Halo and the Call of Duty franchises. The titles contained in the following list include both first- and third-person shooters.
Name | Description | Release Date | Rating |
Battlefield 4 |
Battlefield 4 is a seminal moment for the Battlefield series as more award-winning, multiplayer game design elements are incorporated into the single-player campaign. Trailer [Link] |
TBA | – |
Call of Duty: Ghosts |
Players will not be playing for glory, rather survival is the objective in the upcoming game where the United States of America has been knocked off its perch as the most powerful nation with its economy, people and the government ravaged by war for 10 years. Trailer [Link] |
TBA | – |
The Division |
The Division refers to a secret group of tactical agents that was created in the event of a nationwide crisis. You play as a member of this group with friends or other players online. Trailer [Link] |
TBA | – |
Killzone: Shadow Fall |
Killzone: Shadow Fall begins when the Helghast perform a terrorist attack on a civilian air-dock. Recovering from the explosion, the protagonist witnesses as a pair of soldiers are shot by to death by a cloaked unit pretending to be Vektan military. The protagonist swiftly dispatches the assassin with a knife and proceeds to support his allies as they attempt to reclaim the vicinity. Trailer [Link] |
TBA | – |
The Order 1886 |
The Order: 1886 is set in a alternative history London which sees humanity at war against a host of supernatural enemies in a post-industrial revolution setting which sees air ships and pulse guns. Trailer [Link] |
TBA | – |
Planetside 2 |
As for Planetside 2 players, the lack of information does not confirm or deny if Planetside 2 on PS4 will stay compatible with PC accounts and if cross-platform play proves a possibility. Trailer [Link] |
TBA | – |
Wolfenstein: The New Order |
While the game is set in the 1960s the Nazis are still the bad guys. The trailer opens with a drill spinning rapidly while the voice over says "All that was gone, they set the world on fire. It wasn't a war anymore, it was a remaking." Trailer [Link] |
TBA | – |
Warframe |
It's been a little while since we last heard of Warframe, the free to play, third person shooter from Digital Extremes. Well, it's in the news once again, this time as a just announced launch title for the PS4. Trailer [Link] |
Q4 2013 | – |