If you want to play the best PS5 games you’ve come to the right place. Our guide to the best PS5 games is the product of many happy hours and in the case of some of the more difficult PS5 titles, quite a lot of swearing too. 

If you’re planning to get a lot of PlayStation 5 games – and you should, because every game here is a gem – then you might want to consider investing in one of the best PS5 SSDs as well: as much as we love our PS5, we don’t love constantly having to delete games to make room for new ones.

And if you haven’t managed to grab your own PS5 yet, our where to buy PS5 guide will help you discover who’s getting stock and how you can get hold of it.

Our best PS5 games guide is all about the games you can play right now: as excited as we are about titles such as Horizon: Forbidden West, they’re not out yet so they’re beyond the scope of this guide. 

We also haven’t included the undeniably excellent Astro’s Playroom, because that came with your console. If you haven’t played it yet, you really should: it’s one of the best PS5 games to show off what your console and its controllers can do. 

Oh and don’t forget about the best PS4 games either: there are some stone cold classics that run brilliantly on your PS5, so for example we’ve recently been replaying The Last of Us and its sequel and we’ll be returning to Horizon: Zero Dawn to prepare for Forbidden West’s release next year.

Make sure you bookmark the best Black Friday deals page: PS5 games aren't exactly cheap, and if this year's Black Friday follows the usual pattern there's likely to be some impressive discounting on both disc and digital titles. It's also a very good time to get PS Plus or PlayStation Now subscriptions, which are usually discounted by multiple retailers during the Black Friday frenzy.