15 Essential PS4 Games Every New Owner Must Play

14. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt

Sometimes a game comes along that has a certain mark of quality, you can tell a team of devoted and outstandingly talented individuals put it together.

In five years of solid, back-breaking work, CD Projekt RED took the cult classic Witcher formula that already had a devoted fanbase from two prior games, before blowing it out into one of the most impressive and enjoyable open-worlds of all time. Perfecting the balance between letting the player explore and delivering a solid narrative alongside, Geralt's existence as a supernatural bounty hunter means you're free to dart off and save the local populace, just as much as finding the next clue to progress the main quest.

CDPR's ethos has been remarkable and cherished post-launch too, as the developer put out 16 pieces of free DLC, have continued to iterate on and optimise any faults brought to their attention, and topped 2016's critic choices by releasing one of the most expansive DLCs of all time in Blood & Wine.

Seriously, when your side quests have more worthwhile story content than most indies and your DLC is tantamount to a full-priced triple-A, you really have to hand it to CD Projekt RED, and The Witcher III overall.