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The PlayStation 5 has sold over 65 million units since its November 2020 launch. These 10 games represent the absolute best the platform has to offer — from FromSoftware masterpieces and Santa Monica epics to genre-defining open worlds and surprise indie hits that defined the PS5 generation.
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FromSoftware and George R.R. Martin's collaborative open-world masterpiece achieved a perfect storm of critical and commercial success — scoring 96/100 on Metacritic and selling over 25 million copies. It won virtually every Game of the Year award in 2022, proving that uncompromising difficulty and deep lore could achieve mainstream dominance.

Santa Monica Studio's Norse mythology epic scored 94/100 on Metacritic and won the BAFTA Game of the Year, selling over 15 million copies in its first year. Kratos and Atreus's emotionally devastating journey through the Nine Realms delivered some of the most breathtaking set pieces and father-son storytelling in gaming history.

Insomniac Games' dual-protagonist sequel sold 11 million copies in its first 90 days — the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever. The introduction of the Venom symbiote alongside Peter Parker's struggle for control gave the franchise its darkest, most emotionally complex narrative, all rendered in jaw-dropping PS5-exclusive detail.

Bluepoint's stunning PS5 launch remake of the 2009 original demonstrated the raw graphical power of Sony's new hardware while introducing FromSoftware's seminal Soulsborne design language to a new generation. Its impossibly beautiful visuals and punishing-but-fair gameplay set the tone for the PS5's entire first generation.

Housemarque's roguelike third-person shooter was the most ambitious PS5 exclusive of the console's first year — a mind-bending time-loop horror that made full use of the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers to create a uniquely tactile combat experience. It won BAFTA's Best Game award in 2022.

Square Enix's bold reinvention of the JRPG stalwart as an action RPG with a mature Game of Thrones-style political narrative sold over 3 million copies in its first week. Producer Naoki Yoshida's vision — a grounded world of warring nations, spectacular Eikon summon battles, and morally complex characters — revitalised the 36-year-old franchise.

The pack-in game that came free with every PS5 became the system's most purely joyful experience — a love letter to PlayStation's entire history that used every feature of the DualSense controller in creative and delightful ways. Its 95/100 Metacritic score made it the highest-rated launch title of the generation.

Guerrilla Games' sequel expanded Aloy's robot-wildlife world with a stunning new American Southwest setting, vastly improved combat, and a deeper narrative exploring humanity's cyclical self-destruction. Selling over 8.4 million copies, it demonstrated that Sony's open-world franchise could rival the very best in the genre.

Polyphony Digital's obsessively detailed racing simulator is the best-looking racing game ever made and a love letter to automotive culture spanning over 450 meticulously recreated cars. Its PlayStation VR2 support delivers the most immersive racing simulation available on any home console platform.

Larian Studios' Dungeons & Dragons epic swept virtually every Game of the Year award in 2023 with a staggering 174/174 on Metacritic (console version) and over 800 hours of possible content. Its unprecedented reactivity, brilliant writing, and deeply human characters set a new benchmark for what a role-playing game can achieve.
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FromSoftware and George R.R. Martin's collaborative open-world masterpiece achieved a perfect storm of critical and commercial success — scoring 96/100 on Metacritic and selling over 25 million copies. It won virtually every Game of the Year award in 2022, proving that uncompromising difficulty and deep lore could achieve mainstream dominance.

Santa Monica Studio's Norse mythology epic scored 94/100 on Metacritic and won the BAFTA Game of the Year, selling over 15 million copies in its first year. Kratos and Atreus's emotionally devastating journey through the Nine Realms delivered some of the most breathtaking set pieces and father-son storytelling in gaming history.

Insomniac Games' dual-protagonist sequel sold 11 million copies in its first 90 days — the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever. The introduction of the Venom symbiote alongside Peter Parker's struggle for control gave the franchise its darkest, most emotionally complex narrative, all rendered in jaw-dropping PS5-exclusive detail.

Bluepoint's stunning PS5 launch remake of the 2009 original demonstrated the raw graphical power of Sony's new hardware while introducing FromSoftware's seminal Soulsborne design language to a new generation. Its impossibly beautiful visuals and punishing-but-fair gameplay set the tone for the PS5's entire first generation.

Housemarque's roguelike third-person shooter was the most ambitious PS5 exclusive of the console's first year — a mind-bending time-loop horror that made full use of the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers to create a uniquely tactile combat experience. It won BAFTA's Best Game award in 2022.

Square Enix's bold reinvention of the JRPG stalwart as an action RPG with a mature Game of Thrones-style political narrative sold over 3 million copies in its first week. Producer Naoki Yoshida's vision — a grounded world of warring nations, spectacular Eikon summon battles, and morally complex characters — revitalised the 36-year-old franchise.

The pack-in game that came free with every PS5 became the system's most purely joyful experience — a love letter to PlayStation's entire history that used every feature of the DualSense controller in creative and delightful ways. Its 95/100 Metacritic score made it the highest-rated launch title of the generation.

Guerrilla Games' sequel expanded Aloy's robot-wildlife world with a stunning new American Southwest setting, vastly improved combat, and a deeper narrative exploring humanity's cyclical self-destruction. Selling over 8.4 million copies, it demonstrated that Sony's open-world franchise could rival the very best in the genre.

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Larian Studios' Dungeons & Dragons epic swept virtually every Game of the Year award in 2023 with a staggering 174/174 on Metacritic (console version) and over 800 hours of possible content. Its unprecedented reactivity, brilliant writing, and deeply human characters set a new benchmark for what a role-playing game can achieve.
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