Shopping for the best PS5 games is weirdly stressful.
You’ve got $70 burning a hole in your pocket, a backlog you swore you’d finish, and about forty-seven games all claiming to be “the next big thing.”
Half of them are mid. You know it.
So instead of guessing, let’s look at what the critics actually agreed on. Metacritic isn’t perfect; reviewers sometimes get it wrong, but when a game cracks 90+, that usually signals something special.
These ten games are the highest-rated PS5 games on the platform right now.
Some are massive.
Some you can knock out in a weekend.
All of them are worth your attention.
#1 Baldur’s Gate 3
Larian Studios | 2023
Yeah, this one was always going to be number one.
Baldur’s Gate 3 didn’t just review well; it basically took over the internet for six months.
And it earned every bit of that attention.
The sheer amount of stuff you can do here is ridiculous. Talk your way past bosses. Throw a goblin at another goblin. Romance a bear. (Don’t ask.)
What we liked best is how the game handles loss or failure. Even if your roll misses, something interesting still happens.
There is no “game over, try again” loop; the story simply moves forward, making every playthrough feel like a story that is uniquely yours.
It’s long. Like, 100+ hours long. But nothing in here feels like filler.
It has a Metascore of 97, making it one of the highest-rated PS5 games.
#2 Elden Ring
FromSoftware | 2022
Elden Ring is one of those games that people either bounce off in two hours or sink 200 hours into. There’s not much middle ground.
But if it clicks? Good luck playing anything else for a while.
The world is enormous and refuses to explain itself. You wander, you find a cave, you get absolutely wrecked by something with too many arms, you come back twenty levels later and wreck it instead.
That loop is the whole game, and it’s addictive in a way that’s hard to describe.
The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC added another 30-ish hours of content that’s somehow even harder than the base game. If you thought you were done, you’re not.
#3 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sandfall Interactive | 2025
Nobody saw this one coming.
A brand-new studio, a turn-based RPG with real-time dodging, and a story about a world where your lifespan is literally painted onto you.
It sounds weird.
It is weird.
It’s also one of the best video games of the decade.
It swept the 2025 Game Awards with a record number of wins, and after playing it, we get the hype.
The combat keeps you engaged because you’re never just sitting there waiting for your turn. You’re dodging, parrying, timing your attacks. The art direction is stunning.
The soundtrack?
We’ve had it on Spotify for months.
If you like RPGs that make you feel things, play this.
#4 God of War Ragnarök
Santa Monica Studio | 2022
Kratos is still angry.
Atreus is still growing up.
And somehow, it all still works.
Ragnarök picks up right where the 2018 game left off and doesn’t let up for roughly 40 hours.
The combat is heavier, the boss fights are bigger, and the emotional beats hit harder than they probably should for a game about a guy who literally killed the Greek pantheon.
The Valhalla DLC is worth mentioning too; it’s a free roguelike mode that serves as an epilogue, and it’s way more emotional than a bonus mode has any right to be.
If you skipped it, go back.
#5 Hades II
Supergiant Games | 2025
Supergiant somehow made a sequel that’s better than the original. We didn’t think that was possible.
Hades II takes everything great about the first game the snappy combat, the gorgeous art, the characters you actually care about and expands on it without bloating anything.
Runs take 20-40 minutes, which means you can play for an hour and feel like you actually accomplished something.
The new protagonist, Melinoë, brings a different energy than Zagreus, and the expanded cast of gods and characters is fantastic. It’s the best roguelike on the platform right now.
Full stop.
#6 Astro Bot
Team Asobi | 2024
Not every great game needs to be a 100-hour commitment. Astro Bot is proof.
This thing is pure joy from start to finish. It’s about 10-12 hours long, and not a single level overstays its welcome.
The DualSense features are used in ways that actually made us say “whoa” out loud, which never happens. Haptic feedback you can feel through the trigger when you’re walking on different surfaces?
Wild.
It won Game of the Year at the 2024 Game Awards, and honestly, it deserved it.
Sometimes you just want a game that’s fun and doesn’t ask anything of you except to show up and smile.
#7 Resident Evil 4
Capcom | 2023
The Resident Evil 4 remake had no business being this good.
Remakes are usually a coin flip; sometimes you get something incredible, sometimes you get a half-hearted cash grab.
This is firmly in the first category.
Capcom rebuilt the entire experience from the ground up while keeping everything that made the original a genre-defining classic.
The combat feels tighter, the atmosphere is genuinely tense, and the pacing is flawless. It’s the same game you remember, just sharper in every way.
If you’ve never played RE4 before, this is the version to start with.
And if you have?
You already know why it’s on this list.
#8 Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry | 2025
Eight years. That’s how long we waited for Silksong. And somehow, it lived up to the hype.
Team Cherry took everything great about the original Hollow Knight the tight controls, the gorgeous hand-drawn art, the challenging combat and cranked it up.
You play as Hornet now, and she moves differently than the Knight did. Faster, more aggressive, with a tool system that completely changes how you approach fights.
It’s harder than the first game.
Not unfairly so, but you’ll need to pay attention. The world is bigger, the bosses are wilder, and the soundtrack is just as beautiful as you’d expect.
Worth the wait. Absolutely.
#9 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Square Enix | 2024
The middle chapter of the FF7 remake trilogy had no right to be this good.
Middle chapters are supposed to be setup.
Rebirth blows the world wide open.
You’re not stuck in Midgar anymore; you’re traveling across the planet, doing side quests, playing mini-games, and getting emotionally attached to characters you already know are going to break your heart.
The combat is a perfect blend of real-time action and turn-based strategy.
The music is incredible.
And yes, that scene still hits hard, even when you know it’s coming.
#10 Metaphor: ReFantazio
Atlus | 2024
Atlus took the Persona formula the social links, the calendar system, the turn-based combat and moved it into a fantasy world.
Sounds simple.
It’s not.
Metaphor is long. Like 80-100 hours long. But the pacing is good enough that it rarely feels like a slog.
The characters are memorable, the world is interesting, and the combat has enough depth to keep you theory-crafting between sessions.
If you’ve bounced off Persona because the high school setting didn’t appeal to you, this is the one to try.
Same systems, totally different vibe.
Wrapping Up
The PS5’s best games are all over the map.
Massive RPGs.
Short platformers.
Emotional stories.
Power fantasies.
There’s no single “best” game here, just ten highest-rated PS5 games that happen to score highest with critics.
If you’re new to the console, start with Astro Bot or Resident Evil 4. If you’ve got time to burn, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring will eat your life in the best way possible.
And if you’re looking for something that’ll stick with you long after the credits roll, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the one.
Pick one.
Play it.
Come back and tell us it was right.
