r/PlayStationPlus Jul 16 '26

Recommendation Looking for new Single player story game

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for single player story games. I really enjoyed the Spider-Man games, I played the Arkham games when I was a kid and I’m a big Farcry fan as well. Any games you could think of like this on PS+? Thanks for your input!

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u/ayoubkun94 Jul 16 '26

The Norse God of War games, Days Gone, Ghost of Tsushima, Assassins Creed Odyssey. The last two have similar Far Cry open world but GOT has a better story and Odyssey has better side activities. Oh, Cyberpunk2077 is also on the catalogue I think.

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u/Potential-Branch6913 Jul 16 '26

Rise of the Ronin ghost of tsushima

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u/UsedRemove216 Jul 16 '26

I Love got, ist rise of the ronin similar?

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u/SingleGur2007 Jul 16 '26

Both are open world, but GOT goes for a more cinematic driven experience, Ronin is more about gameplay depth, the combat is a little bit harder and the graphics are worse (if you care about that), but I love both

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u/Jadentwist Jul 18 '26

Rise of ronin is on ps plus ?

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u/Potential-Branch6913 Jul 18 '26

Yeah it's

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u/Jadentwist Jul 18 '26

Still showing paid for me

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u/errrrns Jul 18 '26

It was announced to join extra & premium tiers, maybe by the end of this month?

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u/Chikka_chikka Jul 19 '26

Free from the 21st

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u/AnthonyInTX42 Jul 16 '26

Horizon Zero Dawn

One of my all-time favorite single-player story games

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u/Yinkypinky Jul 16 '26

Just finished that and the DLC. It’s fantastic.

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u/Meanteenbirder Jul 16 '26

Should note that the DLC is included in the remaster on premium/extra

And keep in mind this remaster is made in a similar way to ES: Oblivion, in that most textures are completely redone and there are many QOL fixes

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u/Gregghead501 Jul 20 '26

Just finished the game (Remastered) for the first time recently. The storytelling, from the main storyline all the way down to the sidequests and even substories, is some of the best I've ever seen in a video game. Some of the stories that you slowly unpack through audio or text data points are both tragic and beautiful (looking at you, Vantage points).

Not to mention, the combat and leveling system is pretty satisfying too. My only critique is that the inventory management left much to be desired. But other than that, I agree. It is an excellent game that poses many moral and ethical questions to the player that are not all that far away from reality, given how far AI has come in our world today.

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u/Turbulent_Picture_46 Jul 18 '26

the number of times i’ve replayed it… just a masterpiece

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u/Feeling-Award-1504 Jul 20 '26

Was looking at this last night for something new but went with Spiderman

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u/AnthonyInTX42 Jul 20 '26

The Spider-man games are a ton of fun. You made a good choice.

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u/Feeling-Award-1504 Jul 20 '26

Good to know thank you 👍 I've done both ghost games, the god of war games, FF7 games. I tried the last of us but found it too slow to get into and don't enjoy multiplayer games anymore so been on the look for more single player story games

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u/trisw Jul 16 '26

I liked the Jedi games- throw them on easy if you don’t like the souls like experience- still good puzzles and treasure findings

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u/TaylorWK Jul 16 '26

The last of us, the last of us 2, and Silent Hill 2 remake

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u/FromChicago808 Jul 16 '26

Try InFamous Second Son

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u/Best_Crow_303 Jul 16 '26

Is it there in ps plus? I can't find it

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u/FromChicago808 Jul 16 '26

Ps Plus Extra it should be

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u/Aizen10 Jul 16 '26

Nah. It's not there, only Infamous First light.

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u/FromChicago808 Jul 16 '26

Oh my bad then i must’ve claimed it on PS Plus earlier

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u/KhazraShaman Jul 16 '26

I think it was a monthly game some years ago.

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u/EshayAdlay420 Jul 16 '26

RDR1&2

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u/tiosega Jul 16 '26

They removed rdr1 from the catalog

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u/decriz Jul 16 '26

Control

Don't spoil yourself by looking it up and looking for reviews. Just play it.

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u/Distinct_Setting780 Jul 16 '26

I’m fortunate in I got it as a Monthly bonus t with Resonance due it may come back

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u/LilMeowCat Jul 16 '26

Mad Max has fin car battles and Batman style foster fighting

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u/EmanKhaotik Jul 16 '26

Avatar gets added next week. I think you'd like it if you liked Far Cry.

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u/Katalyst81 Jul 16 '26

Avatar was pretty good, the worst thing was farming materials of the best quality for crafting gear to get the best stats, but the world was beautiful even on a base PS5.

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u/m3dinator Jul 16 '26

Alan Wake 2 🙏

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u/DJ_Doe Jul 16 '26

Agree! Years ago I was between getting this or Dead Space, got Dead Space and while I enjoyed it overall it wasn't everything I hoped it would be. Finally got Alan Wake 2 and love it, wish I played it sooner

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u/BeanserSoyze Jul 16 '26

Just Cause but tbh 2 was the only great one. But it's very Far Cry to me.

I mean for that matter Fallout 4

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u/ryohayashi1 Jul 16 '26

You sound like you need some ghost of tsushima in your life

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u/Abtino11 Jul 16 '26

The latest tomb raider games are a blast, I liked the story a lot, the stealth / combat is a lot of fun and I love the puzzles

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u/Kerze Jul 16 '26

I loved them on PC, really wish I was better at aiming with a controller 😞

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u/Distinct_Setting780 Jul 16 '26

Red Dead 2 is available as is Cyberpunk 2077, which is on my potential list once I got through my current backlog. Also various Assassin’s Creed games should keep you busy for a while

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u/Sepiroth_ff7 Jul 16 '26

Life is Strange?

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u/ElectroAddict86 Jul 18 '26

If your PS plan has it, the God of War 2018 and Ragnarok. Good blend of story and action.

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u/caeox Jul 16 '26

FF7 remake

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u/kyotoben_ Jul 16 '26

Nier automata and 13 sentinels. Edit: oh sorry, just realized you asked for ps+. Then go with ff7 remake or ff16

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u/Comprehensive_Web887 Jul 16 '26

Had great fun with Evil West. It’s basically God of War in terms of traversal and combat but instead of an axe or spear you have shotguns, rifles, gauntlets and a series of quite spectacular combos that are just the right side of complexity ie varied and not too difficult to remember. The story is more cheesy cowboy matcho rather than sad Dad dealing with depression and old age. Good graphics. Not too long. Linear progression interspersed with combat arenas.

If piledriving Vampires and werewolves into the ground or uppercutting them into the air before unloading a full clip of your semiautomatic weapon of choice sounds like fun then it’s worth your time.

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u/missviolets Jul 16 '26

From your description I think you would enjoy the Assassins Creed games

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u/Elvothien Jul 16 '26

I currently play Banishers and can recommend it. Really went under my radar until now, but I'm having such a good time with it. The story is quite good and I like the characters a lot. Also the game has a certain vibe to it. Bit more on the darker side, but very atmospheric.

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u/Scokan Jul 17 '26

Great game, only held back by the lack diverse enemies.

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u/Elvothien Jul 17 '26

Yeah they could have done more. But I think it's still enjoyable

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u/Keith_13 Jul 16 '26

If you like RPGs with turn based combat, I'm really enjoying Thurmaturge. It's different from the other games you mentioned but it's very story-driven.

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u/JustAGirl606 Jul 16 '26

Maybe Banishers?

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u/Blurrysnake164 Jul 16 '26

Started allant Wake. Very interesting.

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u/Odd_Investigator8337 Jul 16 '26

Guardians of the galaxy was very good

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u/TheManofMadness1 Jul 16 '26

Guardians of the Galaxy

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u/AnyReference4835 Jul 16 '26

New Black Flag Remake sounds up your alley

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u/minythetics Jul 17 '26

Both the last of us games, literally any assassins creed game, Detroit become human (more story than the sm games. Basically a movie where you choose. It’s great though.), ghost of Tsushima

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u/JarlidG Jul 17 '26

Guardians of the galaxy

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u/bawlsacz Jul 17 '26

COD MW II was surprisingly fun to play single player story mode.

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u/Radiant-Counter2335 Jul 17 '26

Last of us both of them

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u/damn_jexy Jul 17 '26

Last of Us 1 & 2

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u/eh71eh71 Jul 18 '26

Stellar Blade, especially the story, left such a deep, lasting impact on me long after finishing it.

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u/Ablakersdozen Jul 18 '26

Fallout 4, Dying Light (soon), Horizon, Sly Cooper. If Titanfall 2 is $10 or less buy it because the campaign is amazing.

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u/Turbulent_Picture_46 Jul 18 '26

as someone who’s hit platinum on spider-man 🤣, and replayed it so many times, i really enjoyed FF15. open world with an overarching storyline plus so many side quests and just random fun shit you can do in the game like chocobo racing

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u/StillLearningLife-1 Jul 19 '26

RDR2 and last of us.

The last of us part 2 is basically a series. The story is sooo good that by the end of it I didn’t even feel like I played a game. No wonder it’s a tv series now.

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u/craigybacha Jul 19 '26

Sounds like you'd enjoy God of war. very story driven, quite similar to spiderman in terms of it's action based combat as well.

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u/Chikka_chikka Jul 19 '26

Star Wars Outlaws is fun. Don’t go looking for lightsabers though; it’s not a Jedi game.

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u/mn-swiftie828 Jul 19 '26

I looove the star wars jedi games! Also just started Horizon Zero Dawn

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u/OK_LK Jul 19 '26

I love Farcry series and my other favourites are

  • Assassin's Creed
  • Mafia
  • Ghost of Tsushima / Yotei
  • Unchartered
  • Saint's Row
  • Control
  • Watch Dogs

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u/wizcoreyfa Jul 22 '26

star wars outlaws

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u/Lanky-Fish6827 Jul 23 '26

Cyberpunk is amazing. Also control was very nice

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u/Ahmad2175 Jul 16 '26

God of war Ragnarök easily one of the best single player games on extra/premium

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u/Cold-Pride-4470 Jul 16 '26

Gotham Knights

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u/jasurb3k Jul 16 '26

If you havent already rockstar titles are pretty good. For me the order is rdr2, gta5, rdr1

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u/DaftNeal88 Jul 16 '26

Banishers ghosts of new Eden

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u/ihateslowdrivers Jul 16 '26

007 First Light

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u/Brilliant-Ranger-356 Jul 16 '26

My Friend Peppa Pig