Best Greek Mythology Games for PS5 & PS4

Why it's here: The pick I would open first for Greek myth on PlayStation. You play Zagreus breaking out of his father's house, and every failed escape hands back another conversation with Zeus, Athena or Megaera, so the story advances when you lose. Steam reviewers who want one straight narrative find the repetition wearing, and that complaint is fair. Everyone else gets 4.83 from about 19,000 players, Rated Teen. Start here, then take the sequel.

Why it's here: The Greek arc of the series, and the reason this list exists. Kratos works up the slopes of Olympus killing the pantheon in order, with the Poseidon opener still the set piece people bring up on the GameFAQs PS4 board. That same board splits on its fixed camera and strictly linear route next to the 2018 reboot, which is the honest caveat: this is PS3 design running at 1080p and 60fps. 4.71 from about 105,000 players, Rated Mature, included on PS Plus Premium.

Why it's here: Ancient Greece as a place to live in rather than a pantheon to fight. Dozens of islands, a ship to upgrade, 150-versus-150 conquest battles and detours into myth against Medusa. It is also the biggest time sink on this roster, and the recurring complaint in Steam reviews is level scaling that turns side work into a tax on the main route. Treat the map as optional and it reads far better. 4.53 from about 100,000 players, Rated Mature, on PS Plus Extra.

Why it's here: Melinoe rather than Zagreus, sorcery rather than pure weapon work, and the Titan of Time as the thing standing in the way. The highest-rated game on this list. Steam reviewers flag the extra layers in progression as a real step up in complexity from the first game, which is worth knowing before it becomes anyone's entry point. 4.89 from about 7,400 players, Rated Teen. Play Hades first if either is new, and come here for the harder version of the same loop.

Why it's here: Lighter than everything else here, and the one I would hand a newcomer. Fenyx flies on Daidalos' wings, fights Cyclopes and Medusa, and spends as much time in Olympus puzzle vaults as in combat, with a comic tone nothing else on this list has. Steam reviewers return to two things: it borrows heavily from Breath of the Wild, and the technical state frustrated plenty of them. 4.25 from about 12,000 players, Rated Teen, on PS Plus Extra. The puzzles are the reason to stay.

Why it's here: The loot build, not the story. Two mastery trees combine into a class, and the first act walks Greece before the game moves on to Egypt and Asia, so only part of it is Greek myth. The port is the problem: console reviewers at GameSpace and ps4blog singled out the controller mapping and an auto-target that locks onto the wrong enemy, and the patches improved it rather than fixed it. 4.00 from about 3,100 players, Rated Teen. Worth the grind for an ARPG build, less so for the myth.

Why it's here: Trojan War soulslike, built around stamina, blocking and a spear you can swap for two axes. The fighting is the draw and the isometric view keeps it readable in a crowd. Steam reviewers split for consistent reasons: the combat earns its praise, the enemy variety runs thin, and the bugs and voice work drag. Online co-op is included, which almost nothing else here offers. 4.29 from about 1,700 players, Rated Teen. Take it for the combat and expect rough edges around it.

Why it's here: Free, and the fastest way onto this list. Over 100 gods played from behind the shoulder instead of overhead, so Zeus' lightning and Loki's knives aim like a shooter rather than a MOBA. It is also the most-rated game here, and the one carrying the loudest grievance: Steam reviewers are openly angry that development moved to SMITE 2 and left this one static. 4.22 from about 144,000 players, free to play, Rated Teen. Worth installing to meet the pantheon, with that caveat attached.

Why it's here: Command the gods here instead of fighting them. Base building, god powers and myth units, with the Greek arc leading and Norse, Egyptian, Chinese and Atlantean sides behind it, plus online co-op for six. Steam reviewers consistently report frame-rate dips and units that ignore orders, which is the thing to weigh before committing to it on a controller. 3.97 from about 2,500 players, Rated Teen. For anyone who wants Greek myth as a map rather than a fight.

Why it's here: Greek gods relocated to a modern city, written by David Gaider, with scenes that resolve into songs the player steers. Grace inherits a Muse's power and the murder investigation attached to it. Steam reviewers who arrived expecting an RPG describe something closer to a visual novel, and the music quality divides them. The writing and the voice work are what hold it together. 4.68 from about 460 players, Rated Teen. The strongest story on this list, and the shortest route through it.

Why it's here: Black-figure pottery brought to life as a 2D action game, and the only entry here that looks like the myth it adapts. Nikandreos climbs Olympus to strip the gods of their powers, with spears, bows and shields that break in use. Steam reviewers keep hitting crashes and movement that fights back, which is why it sits this low rather than higher. 3.20 from about 330 players. Take it for the art and the boss design, with patience for the controls.

Why it's here: Short repeatable runs, which nothing else on this list offers. Waves of enemies, structures to place between them, and a roster of heroes freed from Tartarus to unlock. Steam reviewers like the building layer and say the runs start repeating once the build options are seen, the usual ceiling for the genre. 4.60 from about 750 players, and at Rated E10+ the lowest age rating on this list. Good for a short dose of Greek myth between longer games.