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What are the best superhero games on PS4?

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15 Games Considered

Best superhero games on PS4	Price	Steam Rating	Co-Op
-- Batman: Arkham Knight	$19.99	Overwhelmingly Positive	-
-- Saints Row IV	$19.99	Mostly Positive	2 Player Online
-- Injustice: Gods Among Us	$19.99	-	-
-- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes	$19.99	-	2 Player Local
-- Marvel's Spider-Man	$59.99	-	-

Batman: Arkham Knight

Top Pro

Large city to explore

A large city comprised of three separate islands makes up the area playable in game. Which is huge, making for much to explore for the player. See More

Malakhite's Experience

Epic open world gameplay. Non stop action, and you already have an Arsenal of breathtaking combat moves. There are even different difficulties to choose from, it has an auto save fearure that auto saves every time you do something important or significant, and there are even AR missions. You can play this game forever without running out of things to do. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Top Pro

Ability to drive around the Batmobile

Arkham Knight has the open world aspect of the previous game but has now introduced the Batmobile for use on the street with a full weapon loadout. Being able to drive around thee streets of Gotham as well as use the vehicle to take down bad guys makes for an exciting experience not seen in the series before. See More

Top Pro

Nonstop action

The game flows really well, and you can beat the living crap out of everyone you see (except for police, you can’t hurt police) without it affecting your moral status. Oh wait, there is so moral status! Feel free to do as you please. Thugs appear from every corner, so you can always fight your way through or evade in a stylish manner. See More

Saints Row IV

Top Pro

An open sandbox provides a wide variety of activities

Saints Row 4 offers a very compelling open world experience that excels when openly parodying other games. So not only does it offer what is the norm of open world gameplay of traversing a large city while completing objectives but it does so in a funny way that pokes fun at similar titles and goes over the top providing an extreme representation. See More

Top Con

Boring open world

NPCs are lifeless and eventually wanting to kill and destroy all gets tiresome. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

Co-Op:2 Player Online

Controller Support:Full

Top Pro

There's a dubstep gun in the game

Top Con

Generally only one player (in co-op mode) gets to do the scripted parts

While different players have different roles when playing co-op only the main player is going to see the scripted parts of the game. See More

Top Pro

Great character customization

Players can change their appearance if they need to, at any time. See More

Top Pro

Great soundtrack selection

With 109 songs, there is going to be music that suits just about anyone. This also makes for a realistic experience of listening to a radio (as that is how the tracks are provided, as songs on different radio stations in game) due to so many songs being available as it mimics how a radio station would play. See More

Top Pro

Still the best superhero like game 5 years later

There has been no challenger to take on the Boss. See More

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2 player online co-op

Saint's Row IV features 2 player online co-op, thought there is no local co-op supported. See More

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Top Pro

Great fun for DC fans

The game has 30 characters from the DC universe. This includes fan favorites such as Batman, Superman, Flash, and Green Lantern. All the characters have decent story arcs, fitting well into the "Superman going rogue" storyline. The character interactions before battles provide additional exposition. It's especially fun hearing Joker mock Batman. Or seeing Lex Luthor meet a different kind of Superman. See More

Top Con

Single player has low replayability

Like many fighting games the single player components are a bit thin and wear out fast. Once each character story has been beaten there is little reason to revisit the game other than for multiplayer. See More

Specs

Top Pro

Interactive stages make the fights more dynamic

Most of the characters have some way to interact with environment and use it for battle. Superman can lift a car and throw it at his opponent and Batman can attach a bomb and explode it. This gives more variation in attack patterns, keeping you and your opponent guessing. Additionally, you won't always end a fight in the stage where you started. This is because using a power move near the edge of a stage will cause you to transition to another stage. When transitioning you'll see a cut-scene and end up in a new stage. One such area is the Batcave where there's the upper and lower level. You can either throw your opponent down to the lower level or pound them into the elevator and ascend to the upper level. See More

Top Con

Poor character animations

For the most part this is a slick looking game, but there are times when the animations break immersion. The movements of almost all characters are very stiff and at times they even look like inanimate objects. This is especially noticeable during some of the super abilities such as the Batmobile. The character on the receiving end would just stand there and stiffly turn their head towards it. See More

Top Pro

Fantastic audio

From the sweeping orchestral score to the outlandish sound effects to the superb voice acting the game really shows polish in the audio department, which really helps with the immersion of the game and the world it is trying to portray. See More

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

Top Con

Great but doesnt hold up

When thus game came out it was iconic, now revisiting 7 years later this game sadly doesn't hold up. From terrible flying mechanics to consistent bugs that prevent a particular level to stop moving or doing what it should. It is sad but this game hasn't aged well, it is better to play lego marvel avengers See More

Top Pro

Great fun for Marvel fans

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes not only uses the most popular Marvel characters, but also some of the lesser-known heroes, such as Moon Knight. It feels nice to finally see them in a video game. Most of the Marvel characters are accurately depicted (albeit in their LEGO forms). This allows you to further immerse yourself into the crossover story on par with the ones found in the comics. See More

Specs

Genre:Open World / Super Hero

Co-Op:2 Player Local

Controller Support:Full

Top Con

Simplistic repetitive gameplay

The gameplay hasn't changed much since LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. It still has very simple beat-em-up style combat, having you mash the same buttons over and over, which can grow tedious after a while. See More

Top Pro

Very addictive to collect the playable characters

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has more than 130 playable characters, such as Wolverine, Spiderman, Iron Man, Deadpool. Their abilities are varied enough that you'll keep wanting to try out new characters. This will keep you completing various missions and collecting tokens around the LEGO city. You'll have unlocked most of them before you know it only to realize how much time has passed already. See More

Marvel's Spider-Man

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Impressive visuals

Spider-Man is a really great-looking game. The skyscrapers across Manhattan in New York City gleam in the sunlight and moonlight, the streets are densely packed with shining cars and busy civilians, and the character models are all realistic enough to believe. Swinging around the city with Spider-Man's web is even more fluid with the way the camera zooms in and out to show you a full vantage point of the city, filled with tons of details that make you feel like you have a real bird's-eye view of the area. Everything has an incredible amount of polish and doesn't get old to look at. See More

Top Con

Weak side content

Aside from some fun time trial challenges, most of the side quests and other optional content are pretty boring and repetitive. Many of them are standard quests, like going to fetch pigeons or beating up random enemies. They don't feel anywhere near as engaging as the main story, either. With how standard and procedural they are, they're just there to fill up space and let you earn some rewards to customize Spider-Man's outfit with. Not to mention, it's jarring going from the tense and important story missions to these throwaway side quests, like you're wasting time. See More

ResoluteFaustitas's Experience

Specs

Genre:Action-Adventure

Top Pro

Interesting story that shows the human side of Spider-Man's life

The game's story is pretty impactful, showing what happens behind-the-scenes in Spider-Man's life outside of his positive and optimistic superhero persona. While you do get to see plenty of his typical silly snarks as with his mask on, what happens when he's just Peter with his friends is equally as interesting, if not more so. You get to watch as he gets to know other side characters in New York City, like his friends and his eventual enemies, all of whom work either with him or against him. Everyone has their own fleshed out, personal struggles, showcasing the actual people who both help and fight Spider-Man in his goals to save the city from the villains who come up throughout the 15-20 hour story. It's a surprisingly riveting plot that goes much deeper than the comics and movies, and it's absolutely worth experiencing for both Spider-Man fans as well as players getting to know him for the first time. See More

Top Pro

Strategic and engaging hand-to-hand combat

Fighting against goons on the ground is a solid experience that keeps your attention for the most part. Since Spider-Man can't take many hits before going down, that's all the more reason to keep an eye on exactly which buttons you press. Chaining combos is your best bet, rewarding you with fancy and flashy acrobatics that are great to watch as well as a good deal of invincibility as you take down one bad guy after another. Boss battles are great too, with lots of excellent cinematic fights that really do a great job of showing off the whole city with their setpieces. When you're overwhelmed in battle, you can make use of Spider-Man's nifty gadgets to help you out, like a drone you can use to get rid of anyone who's giving you too much of a hard time. Once you get the hang of using combos and gadgets to your advantage, things can get a little repetitive, but you can always up the difficulty if you're looking for more of a challenge. See More

Top Pro

Swinging around Manhattan as Spider-Man is tons of fun

Traversing across buildings with Spider-Man's web-slinging ability is thrilling. Zipping across town from quest marker to quest marker is quick and convenient: with simple aiming and button presses, you aim your web at the top corner of a skyscraper, for example, and then you swing through other buildings and across the busy streets to get there. Keeping up this momentum lets you get from one place to another in record time. The rumble feature and the rattling camera effects from your boots in speed give you the perfect amount of feedback to help you feel like you're really in Spider-Man's shoes. It's so fun that you might find yourself swinging from place to place for no reason, just to have that thrill. See More

Top Pro

Great game, based on the Marvel Universe

Batman: Return to Arkham

Top Pro

Fun stealth & gadgets

Remaining stealthy and getting stealth takedowns is important in Arkham Asylum's gameplay. Arkham Asylum gives the player a relatively large number of different gadgets to use for different combat purposes, such as ranged takedowns, cutting ropes, diverting enemies' attention, blasting through doors, traversing longer distances and hacking. See More

Top Con

Dark atmosphere

You won't realize how many shades of black exist until you've played an Arkham game. It's always dark outside, so to people who like daylight and colors in their games, this might get a bit dull after a while. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Top Pro

Freeflow combat pioneer

Arkham Asylum is the first game to bring us freeflow brawler melee combat in its full glory. It invented the combat genre where you fight a multitude of enemies who take turns attacking you, while the player has a basic attack, a parry+counter and a combat roll. Getting multiple hits in on enemies builds up a combo streak that makes batman stronger. This streak is reset by getting hit by an enemy. Other games, like Assassin's Creed, had superficially similar combat systems, but not as optimized as this and they did not feature hit/combo streaks. Arkham Asylum's freeflow combat system is very suitable to be played with controllers. See More

inFAMOUS Second Son

Top Pro

Gameplay is full of fun, action-packed destruction

There is a huge emphasis on blowing stuff up and obliterating bad guys in creative ways, so if raw carnage is your cup of tea, you'll find a lot to enjoy and have fun with here. Using your superhero powers, you can blow up cars, fry enemies, and otherwise cause mayhem and destruction wherever you go. Among your arsenal are powerful cinder blasts and phosphor beams which leave explosions, charred remains, and smoldering rubble in your wake. There is even a skill tree which focuses on using concrete to your advantage by encasing your foes in concrete or lifting larging cinder blocks and smashing everything in sight. Almost all of your abilities have the central theme of destruction baked into them, so finding things to destroy and fun ways to do it is an easy task. See More

Top Con

The evil morality path doesn't make much sense

There's nothing in the writing or story itself that would suggest Delsin is an evil character, so the evil morality choices really make no sense in the grand scheme of things. It feels tacked on to give a sense of replayability. See More

Malakhite's Experience

Lit game. See More

Top Pro

It's exciting to get around within the massive world

Traversing the huge open world offers plenty of opportunities to climb and jump. Almost everything can be scaled in one way or another, so you'll be free to climb buildings and jump across rooftops in some true parkour styled action. With some impressive superhero powers like a long range double jump that leaves a trail of light behind it, almost nowhere is out of reach. Using a special dash you can even pass through fences or other obstacles. It's easy to get lost for hours, climbing and exploring around the city, while you perform death defying leaps and jumps that only a superhero could pull off flawlessly. See More

Top Con

Weak delivery in some dialogue

During some scenes, the voice acting is poor and the writing itself is a bit on the generic side. The voice actors try their best, but some dialogue is so poorly written that it's hard to act it out with any conviction or meaning. It ends up sounding a bit forced. See More

Top Pro

Beautiful, polished graphics

The graphics are downright beautiful. The particle effects on abilities are colorful and have a fiery glow. Explosions look devastating and rubble smokes in the aftermath. Streetlights reflect in puddles of the water on the ground. Even the textures used for the buildings are heavily polished. Character models are refined and almost photo realistic. See More

Top Con

The morality choices feel restrictive

You'll be making some morality choices which can affect the story and the powers you have access to, but the choices themselves are very black and white. Once you start down a path (basically good or evil), the game pigeonholes you into your choice due to the fact your powers become increasingly better the more consistent you are in your choices. Some interesting decisions will only have 1 "correct" choice if you want to keep your powers strong, as meandering from your path too much will result in a weaker character. See More

Top Pro

Really easy to become attached to the main super hero

It's incredibly easy to jump into the role of Delsin Rowe. While some of the writing in the game is poor for the side characters and antagonist, it never really feels that way with Delsin. He's constantly smiling when unleashing his super powers or scaling the urban landscape. Unlike other superheros, he never feels like his powers are a burden. Instead, he basks in them, oftentimes providing commentary to us about how cool his newfound abilities are. While he always strives to do good, he enjoys every bit of the destruction he causes, which allows you to easily enjoy it right along with him. See More

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

Top Con

Worst of the Lego Marvel trilogy

The map is chaotic, unenjoyable and forgettable; as with all lego games when you unlock the boss character it is extremely nerfed. Too much focus was done on trying to add new characters and the plot and overall game suffered. See More

Top Pro

Great variety of level locations

Traveling across Chronopolis, the world filled with Marvel locations from around the globe, is a great theme park of different levels. With the game's time-travel elements, it's possible to be in the modern New York City metropolis for one level and then Ancient Egypt in the next. The variety helps to keep things fresh across the 11+ hour campaign. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Action-Adventure

Top Con

Objectives aren't always clear

Even though the open world design of the levels is limited and simplistic, the game sometimes neglects to give specifics on where to go next. Getting to objectives will then require wandering around the small maps and eventually stumbling upon the next place to go. See More

Top Pro

Fun two-player local co-op

Friends and family can play LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 together, battling against hordes of enemies in the chaotic two-player co-op mode. The combat is unbalanced, with some characters who are far more powerful than others, but there's still a great time to have with all the madness on each level. Although there's no online play, this is still a great game for those looking for fun games with couch co-op. See More

Top Con

Doesn't change up the LEGO game formula

As the LEGO games are meant for younger audiences, it's great that they're easy to pick up and learn, but LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 doesn't offer anything new to the franchise. The combat is the same button-mashing experience that requires no skill and offers no forms of character progression. See More

Top Pro

Excellent voice acting

Each character in the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 has solid, snappy delivery for their well-written lines, fitting well with the game's light-hearted take on the superhero genre. See More

Top Pro

Light-hearted story

With well-written characters who quip and deliver memorable lines, the story is wonderful for anyone interested in a lighter, kid-friendly interpretation of the Marvel universe. Kang the Conqueror is competent without needing to be overtly evil, and heroes such as Spider-Man and Captain America are charming in their heroism and banter with other characters. See More

Deadpool

Top Pro

Fourth wall breaking

If anything defines Deadpool as a superhero, then it is the fact that he constantly breaks the fourth wall. In fact, his interactions with the player or the narrator can turn into a mechanic to advance in a level. See More

Top Con

Game is too damn short, little to none replay ability

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

Humoristic

Deadpool is a game that is full of funny moments. This ranges from edgy jokes that the main character tells to parodying AAA games by ridiculing their mechanics. See More

Top Pro

Fast paced combat

Deadpool is a game with a proper combat system. This involves various satisfying sword skills, evasion skills as well as simply shooting guns. There is a progression system to improve weaponry and Deadpool's overall combat effectiveness. See More

DC Universe Online

Specs

Co-Op:Online Co-Op / PvP

Injustice 2

Top Con

Includes unnecessary microtransactions

Injustice 2 includes microtransactions to get around the grind of leveling up characters, as well as options to purchase skins and other items. Microtransactions are harmless when they're limited to cosmetic options; implementing them for progression in a retail-priced game is unnecessary. See More

Top Pro

Wide selection of characters and playstyles

With the base roster including nearly 30 characters, along with over a dozen additional DLC options, both fans of the superhero genre and newcomers to the universe will find a fighter that they enjoy. Catwoman's acrobatics, the slash of her claws and the crack of her whip are all unique to her, while Poison Ivy throws out clever traps to ensnare her enemies and deal powerful damage to them. From Aquaman to Wonder Woman, there are a ton of characters all with different playstyles to choose from. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Con

The story isn't great

With an overly grim plot that builds up to a conclusion with too many unexplained details, it's difficult to get invested in Injustice 2's story. Things are far too dark for the sake of it, with the plot trying too hard to be serious and interesting. Although the story is a more traditional superhero tale than the first Injustice game, there isn't much to praise with the writing. See More

Top Pro

Plenty of loot-based character customization

Playing through the Multiverse pits players against enemies on other planets, all with their own challenges to earn various loot to customize your character. Successful completion of these challenges earns you a wide range of powerful gear, in-game credits, and more. There are endless amounts of obtainable loot from the many Multiverse battles, along with limited-time events and exclusive rewards that will entice players to come back for more challenges. See More

Top Pro

Combat has a high skill-ceiling

For those looking to truly master combat with their favorite Injustice 2 characters, they'll have hours of practice to look forward to with perfecting long strings of combos. The tutorial only gives the bare basics of the game's fighting system, so it's up to you to discover Injustice 2's true potential. Getting the timing down for the 20+ button inputs for certain combos and finishers may sound daunting to some, but this game is great for anyone looking for a challenging fighting game to master. See More

Top Pro

Character models are photorealistic

Each character of the Injustice 2 cast looks true-to-life, giving the impression that the player is controlling a real person instead of only a video game character. The sheen on Batman's armor in the light, every detail of Harley Quinn's menacing, but playful smirk, and the fluid movement of Superman's cape as he fights: these details are all stunningly recreated with photorealistic quality, making the game look like the blockbuster films. See More

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

Top Pro

Arguably the best lego marvel game

This game holds up better than the others in the trilogy, although it follows the storyline it still finds away to be different and add new concepts in, the flying is improved and way less bugs unlike its predecessor See More

Top Con

Weaker compared to Lego Marvel Super Heroes

While the gameplay has been slightly improved, the story is nowhere near as good. It follows different storylines from different MCU movies, so everything feels very detached. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

A good selection of Marvel characters

The game features most Marvel characters from recent MCU films, so you can see your favorite Marvel movie characters become Lego. See More

South Park: The Fractured but Whole

Top Pro

Quite funny

While there are plenty of fart jokes in this game, it primarily focuses on satire. At the forefront you have a parody of superhero movie franchises, which allows you to create your own ridiculous superhero origin story, managing to mix in commentary on modern culture, political correctness, and even our unhealthy obsession with social media. There are quite a few laughs to be had in this world seen through a grade schooler's eyes. See More

Top Con

Somewhat buggy

There are quite a few bugs that you might encounter during a playthrough. This includes quests getting stuck, not getting credit when picking up collectibles, and various other bugs, so it's best to have multiple saves in case something goes wrong. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Role-Playing

Top Pro

Unique visual style

Playing South Park: The Fractured but Whole feels like watching an episode of the South Park TV show. It's very colorful, detailed, and interesting to look at, especially because everything seems like a cardboard cutout laid out in 2D view. This includes the environments, the houses, the occasional car that passes you by, and even the many characters. There's also very little in terms of animations with characters having jittery, stop motion-esque movements. All of this gives South Park: The Fractured but Whole a very interesting and enjoyable feel. See More

Top Con

Not a game for kids

Even though this game is about grade schoolers playing as superheroes, there's tons of mature content and messed up moments you wouldn't want your kids to see. See More

Top Pro

Fun turn-based combat

Over the course of the game, you and your superhero friends will take on various enemies. During fights, both sides are placed on a tactical grid and take turns in moving, attacking, and using special moves such as fireballs, explosions, and even fart bombs that stop time. Some abilities even have button prompts to make the combat slightly more engaging. You also have to consider positioning, weaknesses, combos, and when to use your superpowers, giving the combat a fair amount of depth. As a result, whether you're beating up 6th graders, exterminating crab people, or challenging Morgan Freeman to a duel, the combat is really entertaining. See More

Megaton Rainfall

Top Pro

It's awesome to fly around the world at high speed

The sheer size of the world and your ability to traverse it at blistering speeds is what really gives the whole flying experience its superhero feeling. The whole flight mechanic just feels incredibly fluid and fun with an excellent sense of speed and scale. You fly incredibly fast, able to travel the world and hop from city to city at an incredible speed. It's captured incredibly well in game, as cities start as just a dot on the horizon, with more detail coming into focus as you approach. Before you know it, you'll be flying around the massive cityscape itself as you duck and dodge between buildings and skyscrapers. See More

Top Con

Ability cooldown is a bit too high

While you're given some downright awesome super powers, some of them have an incredibly high cooldown. This means you won't be able to use them as you often as you'd want, which makes it feel like a waiting game until you can unleash the next devastating attack. See More

Top Pro

Exciting superhero abilities unlock as you progress

Each and every ability feels powerful, and most importantly, fun to use, giving you a great reason to keep pushing forward and collect them all. While you'll start out only with an energy blast and the ability to fly, you'll gain access to new and unique powers each time you save a city from waves of alien attackers. This includes a levitation ability, which is helpful for saving people falling off buildings, the ability to freeze time for several seconds to make an intense situation more bearable, a heat ray to bypass the armor of especially tough aliens, and a burrow ability that lets you dive underground to diffuse bombs and take out subsurface enemies. See More

Top Con

Shallow gameplay

Overall, the gameplay is pretty generic. You use a variety of different superpowers to counter different alien types, but besides shooting at them or avoiding their attacks, there's not much depth or strategy to the combat. Over time, the simplistic nature of everything loses its appeal, and it seems the whole game was made to showcase the flying mechanic. See More

Top Pro

Makes you care about the safety of the people you're saving

A superhero is supposed to care about the safety of the people he or she is saving, and this game has a very unique way of driving that point home. Your health bar is directly tied into the safety of citizens. If you unintenionally kill or injure the innocent populace during the battles, you will lose health. It adds an interesting element where you'll always have to manage the controlled chaos of attacking the alien invaders without doing too much damage to the city itself. Accidentally toppling a building with a misfired shot will cost you your own health pool. When you're getting ready to unleash a devastating attack against that alien ship on a crowded road, you have to make sure there will be no collateral damage. All in all, this game does a great job at making you feel like a true superhero who is out to save the people. See More

Top Con

Repetitive

Megaton Rainfall mainly consists of saving a city, being awarded a new superpower, and then moving on to the next city. Each city looks just the like one before it. This cycle repeats for the entire duration of the game, which can be a turn off to some who would prefer a bit more variety. See More

Top Con

Frustrating due to the targeting

Sometimes the enemies tend to move very quickly in very random ways. Being able to shoot them properly can sometimes feel like an exercise in luck rather than skill, especially since there is no lock on target feature. See More

Top Con

Visually boring

The play area is huge, and in order to fill out massive cityscapes, many of the same graphic assets are reused and recycled for the duration of the game. You'll see a lot of the same buildings, cars, roads, and trees being used over and over. Every city will pretty much look exactly like the one before it, just rearranged slightly different. See More

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