Multiplayer Shooter Games on PS4
The top multiplayer shooter games on PS4 are Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends and Destiny 2. Of the top 5, all are free and all have crossplay.
Top 5: Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, War Thunder and Warframe.
Co-op shooter games
The squad fights waves of bugs, robots or zombies together, with nobody on the other side.
Start with: Destiny 2, Warframe, Payday 2, Deep Rock Galactic and Risk of Rain 2.
Destiny 2
Free2–12 onlineCrossplay
Warframe
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Payday 2
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Payday 2: View game →Deep Rock Galactic
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Deep Rock Galactic: View game →Risk of Rain 2
2–4 online
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Risk of Rain 2: View game →Borderlands 2
2–4 online4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Borderlands 2: View game →Call of Duty: Black Ops III
2–18 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Call of Duty: Black Ops III: View game →Borderlands 3
2–4 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
2–4 online
Up to 8 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Warhammer: Vermintide 2: View game →Killing Floor 2
2–6 online
Up to 6 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Killing Floor 2: View game →Ghost of Tsushima
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC and PlayStation.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5
Ghost of Tsushima: View game →Gunfire Reborn
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Gunfire Reborn: View game →Outriders
2–3 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Outriders: View game →Back 4 Blood
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Back 4 Blood: View game →Broforce
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Broforce: View game →Resident Evil 5
2 online2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Resident Evil 5: View game →Tom Clancy's The Division 2
2–8 online
Up to 8 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Tom Clancy's The Division 2: View game →Aliens: Fireteam Elite
2–3 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Aliens: Fireteam Elite: View game →MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries: View game →Dead Island 2
2–3 online
Up to 3 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Dead Island 2: View game →Nuclear Throne
2 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Nuclear Throne: View game →World War Z
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
World War Z: View game →Zombie Army 4: Dead War
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC and PlayStation.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Zombie Army 4: Dead War: View game →
Team shooters: tactical, hero and arena
Rounds of 5 against 5 or 6 against 6, and about half are free, so the whole group can start without paying.
Start with: Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty, Overwatch, Paladins and Uncharted 4.
Rainbow Six Siege
Free2–10 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Rainbow Six Siege: View game →Call of Duty
2–12 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Call of Duty: View game →Overwatch
Free2–12 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Overwatch: View game →Paladins
Free2–10 onlineCrossplay
Uncharted 4
Our pick
2–10 online
Up to 10 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PS4
Uncharted 4: View game →Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
2–12 online
Up to 64 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord: View game →Titanfall 2
2–16 online
Up to 16 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Titanfall 2: View game →Insurgency: Sandstorm
2–20 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Insurgency: Sandstorm: View game →Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
2–4 online2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: View game →
Battle royale, extraction and war games
Big maps with many squads at once, or battles with dozens of players on each side.
Start with: Apex Legends, War Thunder, Fortnite, Mordhau and Star Wars Battlefront II.
Apex Legends
Free2–3 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch 2
Apex Legends: View game →War Thunder
Free2–32 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
War Thunder: View game →Fortnite
Free2–16 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Fortnite: View game →Mordhau
2–64 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Mordhau: View game →Star Wars Battlefront II
2–8 online2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Star Wars Battlefront II: View game →Battlefield 1
2–64 online
Up to 64 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Battlefield 1: View game →Battlefield 4
2–64 online
Up to 64 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Battlefield 4: View game →Enlisted
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
World of Warships: Legends
Free2–18 onlineCrossplay
Games are ordered by their Steam player reviews, and games that aren't on Steam (Nintendo, Riot, console-only games) sit among the most played.
No PS5 version
These 15 have no PS5 version. They run on a PS5 through backward compatibility, but they were made for PS4.
Paladins
Free2–10 onlineCrossplay
Borderlands 2
2–4 online4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Borderlands 2: View game →Call of Duty: Black Ops III
2–18 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Call of Duty: Black Ops III: View game →Uncharted 4
Our pick
2–10 online
Up to 10 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PS4
Uncharted 4: View game →Titanfall 2
2–16 online
Up to 16 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Titanfall 2: View game →Star Wars Battlefront II
2–8 online2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Star Wars Battlefront II: View game →Battlefield 1
2–64 online
Up to 64 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Battlefield 1: View game →Warhammer: Vermintide 2
2–8 online
Up to 8 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Warhammer: Vermintide 2: View game →Killing Floor 2
2–6 online
Up to 6 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Killing Floor 2: View game →Battlefield 4
2–64 online
Up to 64 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Battlefield 4: View game →Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
2–4 online2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: View game →Broforce
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Broforce: View game →Resident Evil 5
2 online2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Resident Evil 5: View game →Tom Clancy's The Division 2
2–8 online
Up to 8 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Tom Clancy's The Division 2: View game →Nuclear Throne
4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Nuclear Throne: View game →