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The best PlayStation games by year: from 1994 to 2024, 30 masterpieces to remember

We review what has been the most representative game of Sony consoles in each of its 30 years of history. There is only one condition: not to repeat franchises.

David Arroyo ArroyoSantayana

Update: Dec 3rd, 2024 18:02 CET

1 / 31

Ridger Racer (1994, PlayStation 1)

Honorable mentions: King's Field, Crime Crackers

2 / 31

Tekken (1995, PlayStation 1)

Honorable mentions: Wipeout, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby, Lemmings, Mortal Kombat 3, Warhawk

3 / 31

Resident Evil (1996, PlayStation 1)

Honorable mentions: Crash Bandicoot, PaRappa the Rapper, Wild Arms

4 / 31

Final Fantasy VII (1997, PlayStation 1)

Honorable mentions: Gran Turismo, Time Crisis, Alundra, Everybody's Golf, Tombi!, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Final Fantasy Tactics, SaGa Frontier .

5 / 31

Metal Gear Solid (1998, PlayStation 1)

Honorable mentions: Spyro the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot: Warped, MediEvil, Armored Core, Dead or Alive, Tekken 3

6 / 31

Ape Escape (1999, PlayStation 1)

Honorable mentions: Syphon Filter, EverQuest, Final Fantasy VIII, Crash Team Racing, Tombi! 2, Gran Turismo 2

7 / 31

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000, PlayStation 1)

Honorable mentions: Collin McRae Rally, Fantavision, Tekken Tag Tournament, Syphon Filter 2, Dead or Alive 2, Ridger Racer V, MediEvil 2, Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Muppet Monster Adventure

8 / 31

GTA III (2001, PlayStation 2)

Honorable mentions: Ico, Final Fantasy X

9 / 31

Ratchet & Clank (2002, PlayStation 2)

Honorable mentions: Kingdom Hearts, Silent Hill 3, SOCOM US Navy SEALs, Virtua Fighter 4, Final Fantasy XI, Ape Escape 2, Tekken 4, Wild Arms 3

10 / 31

Jak 2 (2003, PlayStation 2)

Honorable mentions: Silent Hill 3, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Siren, Shinobi, Time Crisis 3

11 / 31

Gran Turismo 4 (2004, PlayStation 2)

Honorable mentions: Killzone, Jak 3, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, The Getaway: Black Monday, Ratchet & Clank 3, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Tekken 5

12 / 31

Shadow of the Colossus (2005, PlayStation 2)

Honorable mentions: God of War, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, Soulcalibur 3, Ape Escape 3

13 / 31

Kingdom Heart II (2006, PlayStation 2)

Honorable mentions: LocoRoco, Tekken Dark Resurrection, Forbidden Siren 2, Daxter, Killzone: Liberation

14 / 31

Resistance (2007, PlayStation 3)

Honorable mentions: God of War II, MotorStorm, Patapon, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet & Clank: Armados hasta los dientes, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Super Stardust HD, Folklore, Lair,

15 / 31

Little Big Planet (2008, PlayStation 3)

Honorable mentions: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Wipeout HD, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Resistance 2, LocoRoco 2, Patapon 2, PlayStation Home, Echochrome, Time Crisis 4, PixelJunk Monsters, The Last Guy

16 / 31

Killzone 2 (2009, PlayStation 3)

Honorable mentions: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Demon's Souls, Flower, Killzone 2, InFamous, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Invizimals

17 / 31

Heavy Rain (2010, PlayStation 3)

Honorable mentions: God of War 3, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, MAG, ModNation Racers, Gran Turismo 5, Dead Nation

18 / 31

InFamous 2 (2011, PlayStation 3)

Honorable mentions: Killzone 3, Patapon 3, InFamous 2, MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

19 / 31

Gravity Rush (2012, PlayStation Vita)

Honorable mentions: Persona 4 Golden, Wipeout 2048, Tokyo Jungle, Sound Shapes, The Unfinished Swan

20 / 31

The Last of Us (2013, PlayStation 3)

Honorable mentions: Soul Sacrifice, Killzone: Mercenary, Puppeteer, Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, Knack, Tearaway, Gran Turismo 6

21 / 31

PT (2014, PlayStation 4)

Honorable mentions: Driveclub, LittleBigPlanet 3

22 / 31

Bloodborne (2015, PlayStation 4)

Honorable mentions: The Order: 1886, Helldivers, Until Dawn

23 / 31

Uncharted 4 (2016, PlayStation 4)

Honorable mentions: Ratchet & Clank, PS VR Worlds, The Last Guardian, Gravity Rush 2, Nioh

24 / 31

Persona 5 (2017, PlayStation 4)

Honorable mentions: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Farpoint, Wipeout Omega Collection

25 / 31

God of War (2018, PlayStation 4)

Honorable mentions: Shadow of the Colossus Remake, Detroit: Become Human, Marvel's Spider-Man, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission

26 / 31

Death Stranding (2019, PlayStation 4)

Honorable mentions: Days Gone, Blood & Truth, Concrete Genie

27 / 31

Ghost of Tsushima (2020, PlayStation 4)

Honorable mentions: The Last of Us: Part 2, Demon's Souls Remake, Dreams, Nioh 2, Astro's Playroom, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

28 / 31

Returnal (2021, PlayStation 5)

Honorable mentions: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

29 / 31

Horizon Forbidden West (2022, PlayStation 5)

Honorable mentions: God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7

30 / 31

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023, PlayStation 5)

Honorable mentions: Horizon Call of the Mountain, Final Fantasy XVI

31 / 31

Astro Bot (2024, PlayStation 5)

Honorable mentions: Helldivers 2, Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, Lego Horizon Adventures