List of PlayStation 4 free-to-play games explained

See main article: List of PlayStation 4 games. Here are the list of the free-to-play games which released for the PlayStation 4 console.

Title	Genre(s)	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Release date			Addons
3on3 FreeStyle	Sports	JoyCity	JoyCity					align=center	^[1]
Adventure Capitalist	Incremental	Hyper Hippo Productions	Hyper Hippo Productions
	Action	Empty Clip Studios	Square Enix
	MMO	Reloaded Studios	K2 Network
Apex Legends		Respawn Entertainment	Electronic Arts				CP  P
Armored Warfare	Tactical shooter	IllFonic	My.com
Asphalt Legends Unite	Racing	Gameloft Barcelona	Gameloft				align=center	CP	align=center	^[2]
Atom Universe		Atom Republic	Atom Republic				CP  VR	^[3]
Battle Ages	Real-time strategy	DR Studios	505 Games
Battle Islands	Real-time strategy	DR Studios	505 Games					^[4]
Battle Islands: Commanders	Real-time strategy	DR Studios	505 Games
	First-person shooter	Zombie Studios	Zombie Studios
	Action	KLabGames	KLabGames					^[5]
Bless Unleashed	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Round 8 Studios					P	^[6]
Border Break	Third-person shooter, mecha	Sega	Sega
Brawlhalla	Fighting, platform	Blue Mammoth Games	Blue Mammoth Games				CP  P
		Infinity Ward	Activision				CP
Caravan Stories	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Aiming	Aiming
Century: Age of Ashes	Action	Playwing	Playwing					^[7]
Clicker Heroes	Incremental	Playsaurus	Playsaurus
Closers	Action, side-scroller, massively multiplayer online role-playing	Naddic Games	Laplace
Crossout		Targem Games	Gaijin Entertainment
	Battle royale	Darkflow Studio	Gaijin Entertainment				P
Cryptract	Role-playing	Bank of Innovation	Lionsfilm					^[8]
	Fighting	Team Ninja	Koei Tecmo					^[9] ^[10]
	Fighting	Team Ninja	Koei Tecmo					^[11]
Defiance 2050	Third-person shooter	Trion Worlds	Trion Worlds
Destiny 2	First-person shooter	Bungie	Bungie				CP  P
Disney Speedstorm	Racing	Gameloft Barcelona	Gameloft				align=center	CP
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Free Edition	Action role-playing, fighting	Koei Tecmo	Square Enix
DNF Duel	Fighting		Nexon					^[12]
Dogfighter: World War 2	Battle royale		Iggymob					^[13]
Don't Bite Me Bro	Survival	Arcade Distillery	Arcade Distillery
Don't Even Think	Battle royale	Dark Horse Studio	Perfect World Games					^[14]
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Lite	Fighting, role-playing	Dimps	Bandai Namco
Dragon's Dogma Online	Role-playing	Capcom	Capcom				CP
	Life simulation	D3 Publisher	D3 Publisher
Dreadnought	Space combat	Yager / Iron Galaxy	Six Foot				P
Dungeon Defenders II	Tower defense	Trendy Entertainment	Reverb Triple XP
	Hack and slash	Omega Force	Tecmo Koei				CP
Dynasty Warriors Online	MMO	Koei Tecmo	Koei Tecmo
eFootball 2022	Sports	Konami	Konami
eFootball PES 2021 Lite	Sports	PES Productions	Konami				P
Elemental Knights Online R	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Winlight	Winlight
Eternal	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Asobimo	Asobimo					^[15]
Fallout Shelter	Simulation	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks
Fantasy Strike	Fighting	Sirlin Games	Sirlin Games				CP
Figureheads	Mech-combat	Square Enix	Square Enix
Fishing Planet	Sports	Fishing Planet	Fishing Planet				P	^[16]
Fortnite		Epic Games	Epic Games				CP  P
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Lite	Action role-playing	Square Enix	Square Enix				CP	^[17]
data-sort-value="Four Kings"	The Four Kings Casino and Slots	Card & board	Digital Leisure	Digital Leisure					^[18]
	Puzzle	Disney Interactive	Disney Interactive
Games of Glory	Action	Lightbulb Club	Lightbulb Club				CP	^[19]
Gems of War	Puzzle	Pipeworks Studios	505 Games
Genesis	Multiplayer online battle arena	Rampage Games	HL Network Technology				CP	^[20]
Genshin Impact	Action role-playing	miHoYo	miHoYo				CP
Growtopia		Ubisoft	Ubisoft
Guns Up!		Valkyrie Entertainment	Sony Computer Entertainment
	Card & board	CD Projekt Red	CD Projekt				CP
H1Z1 Battle Royale	Battle royale	Daybreak Game Company	Daybreak Game Company				P
Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics	Turn-based strategy	Hi-Rez Studios	Hi-Rez Studios
Happy Dungeons	Tactical role-playing	Toylogic	Toylogic
Hawken	First-person shooter	Reloaded Games	505 Games
	Card & board	Hex Entertainment	Hex Entertainment				CP
Hunter's Arena: Legends	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Mantisco	Mantisco
Hustle Kings	Pool	VooFoo Studios	Sony Computer Entertainment				M  VR
Hyper Scape		Ubisoft Montreal	Ubisoft
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms	Casual	Codename Entertainment	Codename Entertainment
Invokers Tournament	Multiplayer online battle arena	StormBasic Games	StormBasic Games				CP
Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon?	Action role-playing	5pb.	PQube					^[21]
Island Saver	Action-adventure	Stormcloud Games	National Westminster Bank
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Success Special	Sports	Konami	Konami
Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur	Card & board	Square Enix	Square Enix				CP
KartRider: Drift	Kart racing	Nexon	Nexon					^[22]
Kill Strain	Action, strategy	SCE San Diego	Sony Interactive Entertainment
King of Wushu	Multiplayer online battle arena	Snail Games	Snail Games	Released exclusively in China
Kitten Squad	Action	Nine Tales Digital	Nine Tales Digital
Knights of Valour	Beat 'em up	International Games System	International Games System
Knives Out	Battle royale	NetEase	NetEase					^[23]
Knives Out: Extreme	Third-person shooter	NetEase	NetEase					^[24]
Let It Die	Hack and slash	Grasshopper Manufacture	GungHo Online Entertainment				P
Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity Wai-Wai! Home Meeting!!	Rhythm	Square Enix	Square Enix					^[25]
Minefield	Puzzle	Kodobur	Kodobur
	Mech-combat	Bandai Namco	Bandai Namco
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy Volume 1	Action	Bandai Namco	Bandai Namco					^[26] ^[27]
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy Volume 2	Action	Bandai Namco	Bandai Namco
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy Volume 3	Action	Bandai Namco	Bandai Namco
My Hero Academia: Ultra Rumble	Battle royale	Bandai Namco	Bandai Namco
Naughty Kitties	Tower defence	Coconuts Island Studio	Coconuts Island Studio	Released exclusively in China				align=center
	Sports	Visual Concepts	2K Sports
	Sports	Visual Concepts	2K Sports
	Sports	Visual Concepts	2K Sports
	Sports	Visual Concepts	2K Sports
Nebula Realms		Xaloc Studios	Xaloc Studios
Neverwinter	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Cryptic Studios	Perfect World Entertainment
Nobunaga's Ambition Online	Tactical role-playing	Tecmo Koei	Tecmo Koei
Onigiri	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	CyberStep	CyberStep
Operation7 Showdown	Third-person shooter	Park ESM	Park ESM					^[28]
Orcs Must Die! Unchained	Tower defense	Robot Entertainment	Robot Entertainment
Paladins	First-person shooter	Hi-Rez Studios	Hi-Rez Studios				P
Paraiso Island	Simulation	Arcade Distillery	Arcade Distillery
Path of Exile	Action role-playing	Grinding Gear Games	Grinding Gear Games				P
Phantasy Star Online 2	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Sega	Sega				CP
	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Sega	Sega
data-sort-value="Pinball Arcade"	The Pinball Arcade	Pinball	FarSight Studios	FarSight Studios
Pinball FX 3	Pinball	Zen Studios	Zen Studios				CP
Pirates: Treasure Hunters		Virtual Toys	Virtual Toys					^[29]
PlanetSide 2	MMOFPS	Daybreak	Daybreak				P
data-sort-value="Playroom"	The Playroom	Party	SCE Japan Studio	Sony Computer Entertainment				C
Pox Nora	Card & board	Desert Owl Games	Desert Owl Games				CP
Prominence Poker	Card & board	Pipeworks Studios	505 Games
Qurare: Magic Library	Card & board	IO studio	Smilegate
Realm Royale	Battle royale	Heroic Leap Games	Hi-Rez Studios
Rec Room	Virtual world	Rec Room Inc.	Rec Room Inc.				CP  M  VR
Refight: The Last Warship	Strategy	Fantian	Fantian					^[30]
Rocket League	Sports	Psyonix	Psyonix				CP  P
Rogue Company	Third-person shooter	Hi-Rez Studios	Hi-Rez Studios				align=center	CP
Roller Champions	Sports	Ubisoft Montreal	Ubisoft
Scavengers		Midwinter Entertainment	Midwinter Entertainment					^[31]
SingStar	Karaoke, music	SCE London Studio	Sony Computer Entertainment				C
Skyforge	MMO	Allods Team	Obsidian Entertainment				P
Smite	Multiplayer online battle arena	Hi-Rez Studios	Hi-Rez Studios				CP  P
Spacelords	Action-adventure	MercurySteam	MercurySteam				CP  P
Spelunker World	Action	Square Enix	Square Enix
Spellbreak	Battle royale	Proletariat	Proletariat				CP
Starlit Adventures	Action, platform	Rockhead Studios	Rockhead Studios
Star Trek Online	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Cryptic Studios	Perfect World Entertainment
Stern Pinball Arcade	Pinball	FarSight Studios	FarSight Studios
Super Bomberman R Online		Konami	Konami
Switchblade	Vehicular combat	Lucid Games	Lucid Games					^[32]
Tactical Legends	Turn-based tactics	Vera Gaming	Vera Gaming
Tera	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Bluehole	En Masse Entertainment
Texas Holdem Poker: Pokerist	Card & board	KamaGames	KamaGames
Toukiden 2 Free Alliances	Action RPG	Koei Tecmo	Koei Tecmo
Trans-Galactic Tournament	Multiplayer online battle arena	Kiz Studios	Hibernum Creations					^[33]
Trove		Trion Worlds	Trion Worlds
Vigor	Loot shooter	Bohemia Interactive	Bohemia Interactive				P
Warface	Tactical shooter	Crytek Kiev	My.com				P
Warframe	Third-person shooter	Digital Extremes	Digital Extremes				CP
War Thunder	MMO, flight simulator	Gaijin Entertainment	Gaijin Entertainment				CP  P  C
Weapons of Mythology: New Age	Massively multiplayer online role-playing	Gamemag Interactive	Lionsfilm				CP	^[34]
World of Tanks	Vehicular combat	Wargaming	Wargaming				align=center	P
		Lesta Studio	Wargaming				CP  P
Zaccaria Pinball	Pinball	Magic Pixel Games	Magic Pixel Games
Zen Pinball 2	Pinball	Zen Studios	Zen Studios				3D

See also

• List of PlayStation VR games

References

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