In the last two years, the PS5 has achieved a lot. It has become increasingly popular, thanks to its successful restocking and a respectable collection of games showing off how powerful the console is. Sony’s current-gen platform is home to a variety of games from different genres to make every gamer happy.
Thus, we have covered the best PS5 games for you, from bleak, dark worlds to bright, novel adventures. The playground is yours for the taking.
30. Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
Action/Adventure/RPG/Open World | Metacritic Score: 75
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In its current state, Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the best RPGs ever made. The game made it through multiple patches and bug fixes to reconcile from its initial launch. Thanks to the PS5’s hardware capabilities, Night City has never looked so breathtaking.
Cyberpunk 2077 tells the tale of V – a protagonist with much ambition. You’ll hang out with drug lords, street brawlers, corporate sociopaths, and impressive AI. With multiple dialogue options and life paths, you’ll shape V’s destiny as the game unfolds. The playstyle has solid variety, too – a stealthy samurai, a guns’ blazing tank, a compelling netrunner… who do you wish to be? We’re sure there are more than 100s of hours worth of content waiting for you in Cyberpunk 2077.
29. Ghostwire: Tokyo (2022)
Action/Adventure | Metacritic Score: 75
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Ghostwire Tokyo’s visual presence and narrative choices make it stand out. The world’s ‘ideal’ version of the Japanese capital has vanished, as a paranormal event causes the local populace to disappear. Only their attire and the main character, Akito, remain. He can survive the supernatural assault because of KK, a kind ghost who blesses him with life and elemental abilities. Tokyo’s mystic coup must now be defeated by the couple working together.
PS5’s DualSense controller makes the best of your gameplay abilities. Ghostwire: Tokyo stays a unique game in the console’s novel library, along with the theme’s eerie aspects and attractive aesthetics.
28. Sackboy: A big adventure (2020)
Action/Adventure/Platformer/Puzzle | Metacritic Score: 76
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Sackboy brings out PlayStation’s ultimate platforming and puzzling dream to life. The latest entry to the series is filled with surprises and uniqueness. You’ll be traversing many planets to intercept the wicked Vex’s intentions. Vast themes like forests and oceans will play into your surroundings, giving you a splash of novelty every now and then. The game has a clever level design and resembles a do-it-yourself hobby that has come to life.
LittleBigPlanet’s delightful spin-off is full of lovely vistas and unique charms. Its inventive level designs shine in co-op but are enjoyable when played alone. The feel-good atmosphere embodies every nook and cranny, making the overall experience a delight.
27. Control: Ultimate Edition (2021)
Action/Adventure/Open Zone | Metacritic Score: 82
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Control: Ultimate Edition sets a significant benchmark for what in-game abilities and storytelling can do. The game looks and plays like a next-gen game thanks to its performance improvements. Control’s narrative has you investigating mysteries and figuring out the numerous strangeness within complex environments.
The new edition highlights Performance Mode, which renders at 1440 pixels per inch while switching from ray-tracing to 60 frames per second. This wasn’t the case with the PS4, which couldn’t even dependably touch 30 and can now do so quickly. It’s a significant upgrade that ought to be celebrated. The game’s intense combat, detailed particle effects, and robust physics systems all benefit significantly from the 60 frames per second.
26. Astro’s Playroom (2020)
Adventure/Platformer/Puzzle | Metacritic Score: 83
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Your shiny new PS5 came with the most interesting manual. A game that shows you what your system is capable of. Astro’s Playroom is a ridiculously fun game that showcases a lot. It lets you dive into the new DualSense features, giving you a taste of the system’s potential.
The gameplay involves flying a glider, climbing across surfaces, and firing a gun into deep space. You go on to battle different kinds of enemies and hunt for loot. And during these adventures, the game brings about every type of woah factor the DualSense controller is capable of.
25. Stray (2020)
Action/Adventure/Platformer | Metacritic Score: 83
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Stray’s consistently adorable charm was carried well with its marketing. From the trailers themselves, we could anticipate playing as a cat in a cyberpunk universe with a vivid atmosphere. Additionally, the cat’s perspective effortlessly plays into its gameplay. From solving puzzles to platforming across gorgeous vicinities, Stray plays on a cat’s curiosity without losing the modern-day AAA touch.
Stray is a fantastic platforming adventure with a captivating, semi-post-apocalyptic narrative. More often than not, you’ll find yourself roaming through deserted environments where AI and trash find a sad comfort in each other’s presence.
24. A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022)
Action/Adventure | Metacritic Score: 82
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Requiem is a promising sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence. It builds on the original game’s events, offering an even stronger story, adding more characters and new locations to explore. Its stealth and combat mechanics have been significantly upgraded, making your character’s death less punishing. Despite how horrifying some scenes can be, the game is gorgeous to watch, thanks to the absurdly high number of rats on screen throughout some parts of the game.
A Plague Tale: Requiem is nonchalantly among the PS5’s top narrative-driven games.
23. Hogwarts Legacy (2023)
Action/Adventure/Open World | Metacritic Score: 84
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Living the fantasy of actualizing your wizardry powers is finally possible. For the longest time, fans of the Wizarding World have eagerly waited for a video game that lets them thrive as a fair contender in the realm of magic. Hogwarts Legacy’s worldbuilding, gameplay, and characters let them do precisely that.
PS5’s capabilities do justice to the game’s utterly breathtaking visuals. With its endearing new characters and nuanced combat, this open world feels more immersive with how the console handles it. With haptic feedback, spell casting on Sony’s PS5 DualSense controller now produces rumbles in the center of the pad. When a particularly potent charm is used, you can feel it – when appropriate, the vibrations will appear on each side of the controller. These little details make the experience more magical.
22. Resident Evil Village (2021)
Action/Adventure/Horror/VR | Metacritic Score: 84
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Based on its predecessor, Resident Evil Village turns things up a notch. There’s a big difference from Resident Evil 7’s Ethan, who was much more susceptible. This time, there’s an indication of military training in the prologue, explaining why he feels much more combat-ready. This clearly reflects in the gameplay you experience.
Instead of taking a psychological-thriller approach, Village takes inspiration from an older familiar territory. If you enjoyed Resident Evil 4’s mechanics, you’re in for a fast-paced adventure. Village will rekindle your longing for an action-packed survival horror game. The art direction, horror elements, and immersive gameplay highlight something bold – even after 25 years, Resident Evil has its horrifying roots creeping in, ever so far into our psyches.
21. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020)
Action/Adventure/Open World | Metacritic Score: 85
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Much like its predecessor, Miles Morales swings you right into the action. After a brief introduction, Miles gears up and teams up with Peter Parker to begin a journey that you have never played through before. The duo’s battle against crime in New York City is an immersive experience brought to light by the power of PS5.
Miles Morales performs significantly better as a visual showcase than the previous Remastered game. Given that the sprawling city is well situated into winter, the colors and weather effects shine much brighter. More so than most of the graphical grandeur of Peter’s adventure. More importantly, the neon-purple aesthetic of enemy types reflects off Miles’s shiny suit in awe-inspiring visuals.
