16 Best Interactive Fiction Games for PS4

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a Fighting, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created Arc System Works and published by Aksys Games. The title acts as the 4th title in the series of BlazBlue and takes place after the events of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. It comes with a variety of different characters each has its unique skills, fighting style, and personality. During the gameplay, the player has to select his character from available and jump into the world of battle where he must challenge other characters and show off his fighting abilities to impress his friends. The gameplay is divided into multiple stages, and each stage offers different character to fight. Naoto Kurogane, Hibiki Kohaku, Nine the Phantom, etc. are playable characters in the game. It provides the similar gameplay to its predecessor and follows the traditional fighting mechanics. During the fight, the player can use his unique abilities, create combos by combining different attacks, and decrease the health bar of the opponent to win the battle. BlazBlue: Central Fiction is the fantastic video game for those who love playing fighting games.

Gone Home is a First-person Indie Action-Adventure and Interactive Fiction Simulation developed by The Fullbright Company. The game takes place in the year 1995 and allows you to explore a mansion after coming back home after one long year. Every member of your family is vanished and you are left clueless about their sudden disappearance. In order to find them you must find clues, interact with objects and solve a number of challenging puzzles and mysteries. The game lets you be Kaitlin and allows you to explore the game world from a First-person Perspective, complete various game objectives in order to earn rewards, open up new areas and search for messages scattered all around the game world. Gone Home is an interactive video game that allwos you to look at objects, interact with them and keep on collecting the clues, objects and open up new game world areas to enjoy the game.

Ghost of Tsushima is an Action-Adventure, and Single-player video game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game takes place in the historical-themed world in the year 1274 where Samurai warriors are legendary defenders of the fictional Japan. According to the story, the fearsome Mongol Empire threatens the environment of Tsushima, dominating the local population and wrecking the havoc. In the game, the player acts as one of the last remaining or surviving samurai, raise from the ashes to fight back. In the game, honorable tactics isn’t enough for the player and won’t lead the player to victory. The player must struggle to move beyond his samurai traditions to find the new way of battling, the path of ghost as the player wage an unconventional conflict for the freedom of the fictional Japan. The player navigates the environment of Japan from a third-person perspective, use his might sword to slay enemies and make an effort to restore the peace to save the world from being destroyed. Ghost of Tsushima is the wonderful game to play.

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is an Adventure and Single-player video game created by Frogwares and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set in the fictional London and revolves around mystery elements. There are up to six cases of murders, thefts, and disappearance that the player has to solve to progress through the plot. During the gameplay, the player can take on the role of the main character named as Sherlock Holmes with Dr. John Watsom, and more. The majority of the game consists of exploration, examining clues, and finding the murderers, robbers, and kidnappers. The player can explore the land from either the first-person perspective or the third-person viewpoints. The game enables the player to conduct his investigations in his style and use up to fourteen extraordinary skills of detection. During the case, the player can interrogate the suspects and can find the guilty party and person. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments includes prominent features such as Multiple Weapons, Equipment, Exploration, Extraordinary Skills, Become a Detective and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

The Technomancer is an Action Role-playing, Third-person Exploration and Single-player video game developed by Spiders and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game takes place in the similar Universe like Spider and set two-hundred year after the event of human colonized Mars known as the War of Water. The player takes on the role of the protagonist named as Zachariah, who must explore the world from a third-person view, interact with environment and non-player characters to progress through the story. During the gameplay, the player can involve companions to his party, who is capable of leveling up. The player can improve his combat abilities and can make different choices about how to accomplish each quest. There are five different possible endings, depending on the decision taken by the player. Using crafting feature, the player can create his armor and weapons to use against foes during real-time battle. Four different skill trees available and the player must earn experience points to unlock additional content. Science Fiction Mars Environment, Dynamic Combat, Post-apocalyptic Red Planet, Three Combat Styles, Unleash Abilities, etc. are prominent features in the game. Try it out and enjoy.

Styx: Shards of Darkness created by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Perspective and Stealth video game for multiple platforms. It is the sequel to Styx: Master of Shadows, released in 2017, and severs as the 3rd title in the series of the Of Orcs and Men takes place in the fictional land. The plot follows the protagonist named as Styx, who must navigate the Dark Eleven city to unearth the mystery about the dark elves who have formed an alliance with the dwarfs. Like previous title, the game lets the player to create deadly traps for his enemies, and also turn invisible temporary. The player has both options of avoiding the enemies or engaging them. He uses the ropes and hooks to reach the high areas like mountain and more. The game features both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and lets the 2nd player to control the clone of the protagonist in Multiplayer mode. With Third-person Exploration, Detailed Environment, and Smooth Controls, Styx: Shards of Darkness is the incredible game as compared to other Stealth games.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a 2014 Action-Adventure, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game developed by Beenox and published by Activision for cross-platform. The game offers an exciting gameplay based on the comic of the same name, and it acts as the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man, released in 2012. It offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and offers open world environment takes place in Manhattan. It introduces web-swinging mechanics, enabling the player for more engaging and interactive experience through the fictional New York City. The player assumes the role of the superhero with a primary task to clean the city from criminals. He explores the environment using his unique abilities and can fight against foes using kicking and punching skills. The game rewards the player with experience points that he uses to unlock upgrades and additional content. He can move freely in the open world and can immerse himself in the realistic fighting experience. The player can run, jump, fight and can swing on the web to move faster. With improved mechanics, graphics, and features, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the best game to play.

What Remains of Edith Finch is an Adventure, First-person Perspective, and Single-player video game developed by Giant Sparrow and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game takes place in the fictional Washington State and introduces a set of short stories about a cursed family. Each has provided an opportunity for the player to experience the life of different member in the household with thrilling stories ranging from the 1900s to the present day. The story and the gameplay are different as the members of the family themselves. The player manipulates the environment from the first-person perspective and the each story will end with the death of that family member. The primary objective of the player is to explore the ancient history of the family and struggles to figure out the story and find out why the protagonist’s the last person left alive. During the gameplay, the player moves freely around the fictional house, interact with objects, and environment to progress through the game. With different Mini-Games, Cut scenes, and addictive Gameplay, What Remains of Edith Finch is the best game to play and enjoy.

Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops developed by Plunge Interactive and published by Wired Production is an Action and Shooter video game available to play on Xbox and PlayStation platforms. The game takes place in the fictional world and offers an action-packed gameplay with mini-maps of mayhem. You can command tiny troopers as you involves yourself in the battle against evil adversaries from across the globe with different weapons and soldiers. The objective is to gather medals, Intel, and dog tags during the missions of each level to victory. There are up to fifty mini-maps available including Zombie Mode with Leaderboards. Each soldier equips with weapons that can be used to take down enemies. As the game proceed, it becomes challenging, and further content will be unlocked. Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops offers core features such as Specialist Mercenaries, Elite Delta Force, Miniature Warfare, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is an Adventure and Single-player video game in the series of Adventure of Sherlock Holmes created by Frogwares and published by Bigben Interactive. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous titles, and the major part of the game involves examining clues and exploring crime scenes. Once the player finds out the clues, it will be added to deduction board. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist, who must explore the environment from a third-person perspective, interact with NPCs and objects to collect clues and combine them to solve mystery cases. It puts the player in the experience of action and adventure to test the limits of his intelligence and nerves. It takes place in the fictional London threatened evil, and the player must take down them by completing the missions. The player assumes the role of the brilliant detective, and his primary goal is to uncover the secrets behind the mysteries. The game is about exploration, interrogations, battles, chases, and infiltration. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter offers prominent features such as Play as Sherlock Holmes, Explore Open Environment, Challenging Missions, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Dying Light: The Following is a Downloadable Content Pack for the Action Role-playing, Horror-Survival, and First-person Perspective video game Dying Light. The game supports both Single and Multiplayer modes developed by Techland and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The Expansion pack introduces new story campaign, new characters, an arsenal of weapons and new gameplay mechanics. The gameplay is similar to the original game and takes place in the zombie-infected world. Assume the role of the protagonist named as Kyle Crane, who is a survivor and is capable of running, jumping, climbing ledges, sliding, leaping and more. The primary objective is to explore the fictional world from the first-person perspective either on foot or by dune buggy to fulfill your tasks to earn points and survive as long as possible. There are multiple weapons available such as Crossbow, submachine guns, pistols, and revolvers. The game rewards you with points as you advanced and can use them to unlock further content. Dying Light: The Following offers exciting gameplay, breathtaking environments, wonderful story, and smooth controls. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

The Bunker is an Adventure, Psychological Horror and Single-player video game developed by Splendy Games and published by Wales Interactive. The story revolves around the protagonist, who has been lost his memory. It takes place in the fictional world and puts you in the role of John, the protagonist. Your ultimate task is to follow the daily routine of the protagonist when an alarm is triggered. Explore the area around the bunker and attempts to recover the memories of the protagonist and unearth the mysteries of the Bunker. The game is a mix of Adventure and Point and Click elements and using the first and third-person perspective while manipulating the world. It offers the protagonist with live action throughout a variety of levels and allows you engage yourself in adventure gameplay experience. The Bunker offers prominent features such as an Incredible Cast, Hidden Secrets, Live Action, fantastic Soundtrack and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Until Dawn is a recently released Marvel and a brilliant new addition to the Action, Interactive Drama and Horror-Survival genres. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment, Until Dawn is set in the Western Canadian region and features eight teenagers who decide to spend the vacation on Fictional Blackwood Mountain. They planned the Holiday at the same point where their 2 friends were lost one year ago. Just moments after their arrival at the Blackwood Mountain, a Psychopath attacks them. The only way possible to live is to survive and this is the point where story involves you in the gameplay. In order to survive and to perform a number of tasks, Until Dawn lets you switch between all eight characters, make some of the most critical decisions and advance into the gameplay as the story tell you. Until Dawn offers an episodic touch to the game and lets you conclude the game with different endings all based up on the actions you perform and the decisions you make during the gameplay. This impressive game features a number of items that you can find while exploring the game world and use them to plan your survival or simply make a decision such as sacrificing a player for the sake of others, getting into trouble to get to an item or leap forward and encounter the psychopath etc. With a very horror filled game story and environment, dark clean visuals and a truly remarkable gameplay, Until Dawn is one of the best Action, Horror-Survival and Interactive Drama video game to play and enjoy.

Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is a Single-player and Multiplayer Interactive Fiction video game developed by The Imaginati Studios and published by FoxNext Games. The game offers addictive gameplay based on the franchise of Planet of the Apes and takes place between Down of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of Apes. During the gameplay, players will control a team of fourteen apes and humans through the game, who will live or die based on the decisions of the player, taken during the gameplay. Like other decision making narratives, the game features multiple endings depending on what actions the player takes. The plot focuses on the breakaway faction of apes who followed the ape renegade known as Koba. According to the plot, the fiction takes refuge in the mountains from the chaotic ongoing human and ape war. The storyline follows both humans and apes with the ape tribe, revolving around a family focuses on a tribe leader and his three sons named as Juno, Tola, and Bryn. Planet of the Apes: the Last Frontier includes prominent features such as Role-playing Gameplay, Exploration, Decision Making elements, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Life is Strange is a Single-player Graphic Adventure and Interactive Fiction video game by Square Enix. The game consists of five main episodes and focuses on the character of a Photography student named as Maxine Caulfield. Maxine Caulfield discovers out that she has the special ability to reverse time and any specific moment. The story takes a twist when Maxine foresees a huge Storm raging to destroy her town and that the time when she realizes that she’s the only one to prevent it from happening. Life is Strange allows the players to control the character of Maxine Caulfield and follow the narrative as it unfolds into all the storyful actions that the player character performs. Amazing trips to the past, fantastic quests, freedom to explore and the ability to manipulate environmental elements, loads of challenging puzzles and game ending based upon the actions performed by the character, Life is Strange offers a truly remarkable gameplay experience that is based on pure graphics and interactive elements. With an episodic gameplay, various character archetypes, a great story, graphic adventure nature and point-and-click puzzles, Life is Strange offers beautiful visuals and an impressively addictive gameplay to enjoy. Life is Strange is available to play on Microsoft Windows, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox and Linux platforms.

Vampyr is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Focus Home Interactive for multiple platforms. The storyline relates how the protagonist named as Jonathan Reid, a doctor who transformed into a brutal vampire and comes to terms with his remain as he is torn between his newfound blood-thirsty nature and the Hippocratic Oath. During the gameplay, the player controls the protagonist (the vampire) who is under no obligation to slaughter to complete the game. He can use dialogue feature for hunting prey to feed on, which offers strength and level up abilities. The player can use supernatural abilities and weapons while battling against foes. The environment of the game takes place in the fictional Landon, where the player explores the semi-open world environment divided into four districts, demolished based on the actions of the player. The player manipulates the game from a third-person perspective and controls the vampire, whose thirst for blood compels the player to kill people. Vampyr offers prominent features such as Shape Landon, Feed to Survive, Be the Vampyr, and more. With addictive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and superb mechanics, Vampyr is the fascinating video game for hardcore players to enjoy.