21 Games like Quake 4 on PlayStation that you should try

What brings it close to Quake 4 is strong narrative focus, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: deep RPG systems and open world exploration.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Quake 4 on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: free-to-play access.

If Quake 4 worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Quake 4 does: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: post-apocalyptic world.

If Quake 4 worked for you because of strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what Quake 4 does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: survival mechanics and co-op play.

If Quake 4 worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and crafting mechanics.

If Quake 4 worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view.

If Quake 4 worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: survival mechanics and stealth mechanics.

If Quake 4 worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.

What brings it close to Quake 4 is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat: adventure storytelling and open world exploration.

What brings it close to Quake 4 is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Quake 4 is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is a space setting.

What brings it close to Quake 4 is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings adventure storytelling.

The thread back to Quake 4 runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting.