Game Guide for the PS5, PS4 Owners, and a Special Offer For Gear Users: WIRED.com – The Game Guide to the PS5 Accessories for PS5 Owners
There’s a good amount of games for the PS5 every month, and by the time the year is over there will be some that have been around for a while. Many games are free with PS Plus, and they are backward compatible with the new system. Still, to get the most out of the PS5, you’ll want a next-gen game. They deliver eye-watering visuals with gameplay so silky-smooth and hyperreal it feels like you’re peering into a different world. These games are our favorite PS5 games.
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The best games to play on the PS4: Elden Ring, Gran Turismo 7, and the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
I suggest checking out our 2020 and 2021 lists for games to play on PlayStation if you need some extra recommendations. The best games to play on the PS4 will be below.
Elden Ring isn’t the best choice if you’re not willing to hone your skills. Even the starter enemies waste no time putting you in your place, but it’s never unfair. We think you will like Elden Ring, if you are a fan of the past games of the developers.
Polyphony Digital’s latest in the long-running “Real Driving Simulator” series, Gran Turismo 7, is a celebration of cars, with an extensive campaign mode and photo mode.
Developer Naughty Dog remastered its two PS4 Uncharted titles for PS5, bringing along better graphics, faster loading times, and some impressive haptic feedback on the DualSense controller. The Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection includes Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, the former being the latest (and potentially, the final) act in the main Uncharted plot line. The Lost Legacy is a smaller adventure that focuses on side characters in a new environment and is equally entertaining.
If you enjoy Indiana Jones-style tomb raiding, puzzle solving, butt-kicking, and characters loaded with quips, this collection is a purchase that you likely won’t regret making. This collection can be found on PS5 and PC.
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Neon White: A Game for Shooting in a Big Open Universe with Machine Animals and Pseudoscalars
Neon White is a game that people who enjoy first-person shooter can play, as well as racers looking for the lowest time possible. The game has great visuals and a fun soundtrack, but the highlight is the fast, responsive gameplay that encourages replays to beat time trial records set by your friends online.
In this stylish indie game, you’ll run, jump, and shoot your way to the finish line of dozens of meticulously crafted levels. Then, you will play them again to beat your previous best time.
The sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn arrived on the PS5 and PS4 in early 2022, expanding on the original action-adventure game with a bigger world and story. As with any sequel, you should play the first game first to fully understand the stakes. If you want to start the sequel, this newer game has a complete recap of the first entry. No one can blame you since Forbidden West provides more quality-of-life gameplay tweaks, as well as more graphical eye candy with its realistic characters and environments. Just to note, this game is a single-player experience, and it doesn’t have any multiplayer components.
In the new game from Guerrilla Games, you control Aloy, a character in the Horizon series, and travel to a vast open world filled with machine animals.
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God of War Ragnork revisited: When Kratos and Atreus discover a way to godhood in The Last of Us
The Last of Us got a new coat of paint to make it look and sound like The Last of Us Part II. There is a chance you missed out on the hit, and you want to check it out before the show launches.
It was expected that it would have a better look and feel like The Last of Us Part II, which was released in 2020. With this remaster, playing those games back-to-back to soak in all of the story should feel more seamless.
Ragnork feels similar to its predecessor, but its story is far more ambitious. Kratos wants to get rid of his past, so he is trying to convince Atreus not to follow a path that could lead to his godhood. Of course, things don’t go as planned, but that’s what makes this game so fun. God of War Ragnork can be found on PS4 and PS5.
While Ragnorök’s third-person action gameplay feels similar to its predecessor, its story is far more ambitious. As Kratos wishes to bury his past, he’s trying to convince his young son, Atreus, not to follow a tempting path at discovering his godhood and defying prophecy.
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Stray and The Witcher III: Wild Hunt: A Puzzle-based Stealth Game for the Cat-Like Humanoid
Stray is a game that puts you in the role of a revenge-seeking humanoid, but you are only a cat. For cat lovers, that alone might make it worth playing. There’s even a dedicated “meow” button. But there’s a great game underneath the charm in Stray. It’s a puzzle-based stealth game where you have to see solutions as a cat would and occasionally run for your life from the all-consuming zurk species. You will befriend other cats, and you will have a cute robot with you on the seven-hour journey. Stray is available for the PS4 and PS5.
While this game didn’t release in 2022, its big, free next-gen patch did. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt now offers ray-traced graphics, faster loading times, and other refinements on the PS5, making this the best time to jump in. It was a miracle that this game came out on the PS4 when it was first released in 2015, and it continues to this day. It’s one of a few open-world RPGs that has a huge map that’s worth fully exploring and fun, memorable missions that should keep you entertained for dozens of hours.