With the looming next-generation of consoles on everyone’s minds, including developers, it was a light year for groundbreaking AAA titles. That doesn’t mean 2019 was a bust or anything like that, but there was no one title that was clearly a Game of the Year winner for everyone.

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With that in mind, we wanted to look at ten PS4 games that weren’t even on the radar for winning such a prestigious award. Well, some of these did actually get nominated, but we decided to highlight them anyway because their scores, despite high praise, may have been aggregated lower than one might think. Too cryptic? It will all make sense below.

Updated by Madison Lennon on February 20, 2020: With so many new video games being released regularly, it can be hard to keep tabs on them all, especially those that don't get as much attention as the games coming from major studios.

We decided to revisit this list and update it with a few other choices that came out last year that were missed by mainstream audiences. Some of them came from independent companies and some even won awards -- typically from lesser-known publications and companies. But that doesn't make them any less compelling than the major releases.

15 Blair Witch (69)

Created by Bloober Team, Blair Witch is based on the iconic horror film of the same name. Players control a former police officer named Ellis Lynch in 1996, two years after the events of the original Blair Witch Project. Ellis's goal is to track down a boy who went missing in Black Hills Forest and uncover the mystery of the dark secrets hidden within.

It's a psychological survival horror game that got mediocre reviews but is a pretty fun game with the potential for different endings. The game integrates found-footage and clues to help you solve puzzles and learn the truth about the mysterious Blair Witch.

14 MediEvil (67)

MediEvil is a remake of the original game of the same name. It's a classic action-adventure and hack-and-slash game where players control the character Sir Daniel Fortesque through multiple levels in the world of Gallowmere while fighting against a variety of enemies.

While it is fairly simplistic in nature, the graphics are stunning and available in 4K. The game received positive reviews from the majority of critics. Some new components were introduced into the game from the older version, like the ability to toggle between multiple weapons.

13 Outer Wilds (85)

Outer Wilds was a critically acclaimed independent game released last year that sets the player on a planet that only has 22 minutes left before it will be wiped out of existence by a supernova. The player is meant to find various clues and secrets that can alter the playthrough before it's too late.

You can continually replay the 22 minutes while trying to figure out what to do next and change the outcome slightly on each cycle. Despite the game going on to win numerous awards, it failed to hit mainstream gamers, and many people haven't even heard of the game, which is a shame.

12 Blood & Truth (80)

Blood & Truth was a PSVR game released last year that somehow got missed by a lot of devoted PS4 fans. This first-person shooter enlists the player to control a former Special Forces soldier named Ryan Marks. It will be up to the player to save Marks from a cruel crime boss located in London.

One thing that makes the game so fun is its intuitive mechanics that allow players to simply look in the direction they want to move and click a button. The game received positive reviews, especially for integrating classic gangster film tropes into the gameplay.

11 Observation (79)

Observation is a sci-fi thriller with puzzle-solving, and it received fantastic reviews upon release in addition to several award nominations, and it won one for creativity. It refers to several classic sci-fi and space movies like 2001: Space Odyssey and Interstellar.

The player controls an artificial intelligence on a space station that will need to manipulate cameras and controls to move around the station while trying to control hostile environments. Your goal is to find a way to recover after the space station is disrupted, and the crew mysteriously disappears.

10 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan (69)

Like Supermassive’s last game, Until Dawn, Man of Medan still plays out like a horror adventure game complete with choices that will affect the story in great detail and even allows characters to die.

It is shorter and on a smaller budget though, which may be why it scored so low. For fans of the developer, like us, we were happy with the results. For those wishing it would be on the same scale as Until Dawn, well, we can see why some expectations were met with lower opinions.

9 Concrete Genie (75)

Another great PSVR game is Concrete Genie, although it too can be played normally. It is kind of like a cross between inFAMOUS and Okami.

With the power of a magical paintbrush, players are tasked with rejuvenating the town with colorful graffiti monsters that are then used to knock back the darkness. It is pretty short and doesn’t hold much challenge, but the artistic freedom and visual flair make up for those downfalls.

8 Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness And the Secret Hideout (75)

The Atelier series is quietly one of the biggest RPGs in the industry now running over thirty years. It all started for the PS1 and Sega Saturn in 1997 for Japan. Since then, it has remained a favorite among niche fans, and while this one doesn’t do anything new to bring newcomers into the franchise, it is still a solid, simple, lighthearted RPG.

This, and most of them aren’t really about saving the world. It’s more about taking care of towns by going on quests to help the villagers, all while trying to become the greatest alchemist one can be.

7 Trover Saves the Universe (76)

Like Rick and Morty? Then Trover Saves the Universe is a must-play. Don’t find that show, or Justin Roiland’s humor funny, well, then it is best to stay away. That’s the basic level of advice we can offer as this game’s comedy can be divisive.

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Whether one plays normally, or on PSVR, this is a 3D platformer, but one ripe with jokes upon jokes upon jokes. It can get exhausting even for fans, but it is also probably one of the better core VR games out there.

6 Indivisible (77)

Skullgirls is a beautiful fighting game, and while playing it, we couldn’t help but wonder what Lab Zero Games could do with a different genre. After several years of development, the answer is finally here via Indivisible.

It is sort of like a spiritual successor to Valkyrie Profile. Players run around 2D environments by platforming and solving puzzles. Battles then are turn-based, and like that aforementioned RPG classic, every party member is assigned to a face button. Input combos and let the good times roll.

5 River City Girls (78)

River City Girls is a return to form for the River City Ransom franchise. We liken it to something more along the lines of the Scott Pilgrim game, which paid homage to this series while creating its own thing like integrating more RPG elements.

Pure brawlers haven’t felt or looked this good in ages. Plus, the pop filled soundtrack is super catchy. Grab and friend and get this co-op party started. We would also put this game in the 90 Metacritic range.

4 Children of Morta (79)

Children of Morta‘s lack of press is simply astounding, as is this score of 79. Sure, there have been many pixel designed roguelikes over the past decade, but this is one of the coolest ideas. It stars a family of warriors who are destined to stop a plague from spreading.

That means every member can be played, and naturally, they all have different talents and weapons such as daggers, bows, gauntlets, and so forth. While they do level up individually, a skill tree can also raise the family’s stats. Plus, it has a two-player co-op. For those curious, we’d shoot more in the 90 range.

3 Judgment (80)

Protagonist Takayuki Yagami holding a bullet in between his fingers and staring at it.

Judgment is an offshoot of Yakuza if it wasn’t clear from the look and gameplay. Not much sets it apart from its main series. This is another drama heavy Japanese narrative, but one with a detective behind the case.

It would have been nice to see the series venture into new territory, literally, with the environment, but as it stands, it was a pretty good stab at trying something newish. Plus, it added English voices for the first time since the original Yakuza debuted on PS2 in 2005.

2 Control (82)

Control seems to be loved by most critics as it did get entered into the Game of the Year category at this year’s Game Awards, not to mention winning IGN’s Game of the Year. So it’s not like this game isn’t getting attention, but compared to those awards, 82 isn’t that high on Metacritic.

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That number may scare some away even it is still a great score. We just want to reassure those on the fence that while the game did have a bumpy console launch, it is well worth it. This may be Remedy’s best game yet as a cool cross between Twin Peaks and The X-Files.

1 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (83)

There have been many indie games that have come to fill in the gaps with the absence of Metroid and Castlevania. And while many of them have been great like Hollow Knight and Axiom Verge, playing Bloodstained felt like a return home since Koji Igarashi had a hand in it.

For those unaware, he left Konami after many years of producing Castlevania to pursue his next project via Kickstarter. After many delays and a whole graphical change, Bloodstained finally came out and didn’t do anything new for Metroidvanias, but it was comforting nonetheless.

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