The 8 Most Fun Playstation Games of All Time, Ranked

Image via FromSoftware Published Aug 26, 2026, 8:17 PM EDT Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours Bachelor of Game Design. Lucas and his group won 1st place for technical innovation at LevelUp Toronto 2023, and he was also an intern for the Oakville Film Festival of Arts. Sign in to your Collider account When playing video games, gamers want to have fun, but that can happen in so many different ways. Some find entertainment through storytelling and prestige with unpredictable narratives; others prefer riveting gameplay, and some want to immerse themselves in different roles and explore worlds. Games such as Pokémon and Elden Ring are some of the most fun for these reasons, but one company has great versatility and variety in their titles. PlayStation is one of the major video game companies, and they have an expansive catalog that consists of some of the most popular video games of all time. And with so many classics, many of them are bound to be enjoyable, which is why this list will rank the 8 most fun PlayStation games based on entertainment value, design, gameplay, narrative, fan opinion, originality, creativity, and critical acclaim. 8 'The Last of Us' (2013) Image via Naughty Dog Players can have fun with any game, even from the horror genre, and one of the best horror-survival games on PlayStation is The Last of Us. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Joel is a grizzled veteran who takes a job to escort a young girl across the country. But when Ellie might be the cure to the zombie apocalypse, their journey becomes even more drastic and important. Fun isn't just about imaginative gameplay, and The Last of Us proves that with its prestigious narrative. This acclaimed video game and its narrative completely redefined how the industry handles storytelling. The character development of the two, as their dynamic begins to shine, is outstanding, making the final plot twist even better and further proving why The Last of Us is so fun. 7 'Shadow of the Colossus' (2005) Fumito Ueda is a legendary game designer who has a couple of masterpieces for PlayStation, including his magnum opus, Shadow of the Colossus. After their lover dies, the protagonist makes a deal with a supernatural entity in which he must kill 16 Colossi beasts in order to bring her back to life. Now journeying across the world, defeating these colossal beings, the player will do anything in the name of love. Shadow of the Colossus does have a bleak ending and a melancholic vibe, but that doesn't mean players can't have fun with this game. The towering creatures and the immersive boss fights create some of the most impressive gameplay moments, especially for a game on PS2. The gigantic puzzles are intense, engaging, thrilling, and absolutely fun, proving why many consider Shadow of the Colossus to be the best PS2 video game. 6 'Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart' (2021) Image via Insomniac Games PlayStation has a certain prestige about it that usually results in AAA mature adventure games, but that doesn't mean they don't dabble in the quirky territory. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a modern adaptation of a beloved franchise, which brings the duo to the PS5. When the pair are split up across different dimensions, they team up with the revolution to fix the rift and reunite to defeat Dr. Nefarious. This franchise is one of the most underrated and overshadowed on PlayStation, but it is also one of the most fun, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart proves that with modernized controls, graphics, and design. It is a polished and gorgeous-looking game that pushed the franchise to the limits. With creative abilities and teleporting mechanics that put gamers right into the action, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a blast from start to finish. 5 'Bloodborne' (2015) Image via Sony Computer Entertainment FromSoftware is a prolific video game studio with some renowned classics, and one of them is a PlayStation exclusive. Bloodborne is set in Yharnam, a decrepit city full of beasts and monsters, but it is also home to a miraculous cure. The player must travel this city in search of it, but gets trapped in a cycle in the meantime involving Lovecraftian gods and a virus that turns humans into nightmarish creatures. Bloodborne is a challenging video game, and that isn't fun for some, but others love its inescapable vibe and titillating combat. Boasting an eerie aesthetic, it creates a fantastic backdrop for the difficult gameplay to shine. Bloodborne has one of the greatest video game power systems, and it does this by rewarding players for fast-paced, aggressive combat. Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most? Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one. 🚀Star Wars 💍Lord of the Rings 🧙Harry Potter 👑Game of Thrones 🖖Star Trek FIND YOUR UNIVERSE → 01 What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Every universe is built around a different answer to this question. ABeing part of something larger than myself — a cause, a rebellion, a fight for freedom that outlasts me. BThe journey itself — the places I'll go, the companions beside me, the world I'll discover on the way. CLearning — unlocking what I'm capable of, understanding the world's hidden mechanics, growing into something more. DLegacy — the name I leave behind, the power I build, the mark I make before the world moves on without me. EUnderstanding — exploring what exists beyond the horizon and asking what it means to be alive in a universe this vast. NEXT QUESTION → 02 Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit? The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully. AA galaxy of planets, each with its own culture — connected by conflict, trade, and the Force. BAncient lands of breathtaking beauty, deep history, and a creeping darkness at the edges. CA world hidden inside our own — full of wonder, community, and magic waiting to be learned. DA brutal, beautiful continent where power is everything and every alliance is a calculation. EA future where humanity has reached the stars — and must decide what kind of species it wants to be. NEXT QUESTION → 03 How do you prefer your conflicts resolved? The shape of a world's conflicts tells you everything about its soul. AThrough sacrifice and courage — someone has to make the impossible choice so others don't have to. BThrough fellowship — the impossible becomes possible when the right people walk the same road. CThrough growth — confronting what you fear, understanding what you lack, and becoming equal to the challenge. DThrough strategy — outthinking, outmaneuvering, positioning yourself so the outcome was never in doubt. EThrough dialogue — finding the third option, the peaceful resolution, the answer that doesn't require a body count. NEXT QUESTION → 04 Who do you want beside you when things get difficult? Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for. AA small crew — a pilot, a rogue, a warrior — each broken in their own way, unbeatable together. BA fellowship of different kinds of people, bound by purpose and deepened by the long road. CFriends who grew up alongside me — who knew me before I knew myself, and stayed anyway. DAllies whose loyalty I've earned — and tested — and whose ambitions align with mine, for now. EA crew of brilliant, curious, principled people from every corner of known space. NEXT QUESTION → 05 What is your relationship with power? How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are. AI want to use it to protect — and I'm terrified of what I might become if I'm not careful. BI distrust it. The most important power in this story is the courage to give it up. CI want to earn it — through knowledge, through effort, through becoming someone worthy of it. DI want to wield it. Preferably before someone else decides to wield it against me. EI want to understand it — its structures, its limits, its ethical dimensions. Power without accountability is the real threat. NEXT QUESTION → 06 How does your universe treat good and evil? A world's moral architecture tells you more about it than any map. AThere is a dark side and a light side — and the choice between them is always present, always personal. BEvil is real and ancient and patient — and goodness, however small, is the only thing that can undo it. CGood and evil are real, but they live inside people — and people are complicated, always capable of both. DGood and evil are mostly a matter of perspective and proximity. Power is the only honest currency. EEvil is usually the result of ignorance, fear, or broken systems — and understanding it is the first step to solving it. NEXT QUESTION → 07 What role would you naturally fall into? Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying? AThe reluctant hero — ordinary origins, extraordinary moment, changed forever by the choice to act. BThe unlikely carrier — the one nobody expected to matter most, quietly bearing the weight of everything. CThe student — not yet who I'll become, learning through every mistake, growing into something the world needs. DThe player — sharp enough to see the game for what it is, ambitious enough to try to win it. EThe explorer — drawn to the unknown, driven by curiosity, most alive when standing somewhere no one has stood before. NEXT QUESTION → 08 What do you ultimately believe about the future? The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you. AThat hope is real — that even in the darkest galaxy, a new hope is always possible. CThat even the smallest person can change the course of the future, if they have the courage to try. CThat love and friendship and doing what's right will matter in the end, even when everything says otherwise. DThat the wheel keeps turning — that power shifts, winters end, and what endures is those willing to fight for it. EThat humanity — or whatever we become — is capable of extraordinary things, if we choose to be. REVEAL MY UNIVERSE → Your Universe Has Been Chosen You Belong In…Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose. Star WarsYou believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast. You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance. You'd find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources. Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story. The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is. Lord of the RingsYou understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world's beauty is worth protecting even at great cost. Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate. You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival. Tolkien's universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance. Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world. Harry PotterYou believe that love, loyalty, and doing what's right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise. The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle. You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete. Harry Potter's universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying. That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely. Game of ThronesYou see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it. Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation. You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don't confuse the world as it is with the world as you'd like it to be. Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer. Winter always comes. You are already prepared. Star TrekYou believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation. Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear. You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is. The Federation is the universe's most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better? You don't just hope that's possible. You think it's the only thing worth working toward. ↻ RETAKE THE QUIZ 4 'God of War' (2018) Image via Sony Interactive Entertainment It is only natural that some of the most fun PlayStation games are also their most critically acclaimed, and that has to include God of War. Putting aside his past trauma and rage from Greece, Kratos now lives in a Norse region. However, after the death of his wife, he respects her wishes, traveling across the region with his son, Atreus, to scatter her ashes at the top of the highest peak. PlayStation features some of the best narratives in video game history, and God of War features one of the best. The father-son dynamic is gripping from start to finish, but this game offers more than just a storytelling masterclass; it also has cathartic combat that is satisfying to play. God of War is fun in almost every way, truly cementing itself as a must-play video game. 3 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' (2009) Image via Sony Computer Entertainment Adventure games are some of the most fun, and PlayStation has no shortage of this genre, with Uncharted, in particular, shining bright. The best is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which follows Nathan Drake meeting up with an old colleague. Learning about a new treasure, they set out on an adventure to find Marco Polo's fleet, which is rumored to contain a precious artifact, but the adventure will be filled with many twists and turns. Any good adventure video game needs great set pieces, and Uncharted 2 excels at this, creating an environment of action, drama, and thrills that makes every moment of the adventure tense and special. The shootouts are thrilling, and the moments, such as climbing up a falling train, create a non-stop sense of adrenaline that pumps throughout the entire playthrough, highlighting how the fun doesn't stop, proving why it is one of the best adventure video games ever. 2 'Astro Bot' (2024) Image via Team ASOBI As mentioned earlier, PlayStation loves its action-adventure games with a prestigious nature, but prestige comes in many shapes and sizes, and one of those comes in the form of Astro Bot. After crashing the PS5 mothership, players must travel around the galaxy to find their crew and restore the ship to escape, taking on plenty of platforming challenges and fun moments. The PS5 is home to many incredible video games, and number one is another one, but Astro Bot is the only PS5 title to win Game of the Year. Despite all the praise, the game is somehow underrated, even if it is a pure blast. Astro Bot is an imaginative masterpiece and one of the best 3D platformers of modern times, proving PlayStation can have variety in its entertainment. 1 'Marvel's Spider-Man' (2023) Image via Insomniac Marvel's Wolverine is PlayStation's next big video game, and when it comes out, it is likely to be a must-play PS5 game. However, Insomniac's other superhero title, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, is still the most fun. Bringing Peter Parker and Miles Morales together, they must face their most dangerous mission yet, which pits them against tough super villains like Kraven the Hunter and an unknown alien invasion. Marvel's Spider-Man 2's story isn't as good as the first one, but the gameplay is even better, making it the most fun PlayStation game of all time. With innovative, grand, cinematic, and engaging boss fights, players can embody the role of Spider-Man like never before. However, the swinging mechanics and traversal are what make this game so entertaining, with players simply swinging around for hours with no purpose. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is a modern classic that defines fun better than anything else on PlayStation, showcasing why it is one of the best video games on PlayStation. Uncharted Release Date February 10, 2022 Runtime 116 minutes