INCOMING PS5 GAMES
Every game you can expect to play on your new PlayStation 5 together in one handy list
Want to know what you’ll be playing on Sony’s next console? Let us give you some ideas.
EXPECTED RELEASE KEY: 12+ MONTHS / 6-12 MONTHS / LAUNCH WINDOW A Rat’s Quest: The Way Back Home
ETA 2021 / PUB HANDY GAMES / DEV THE DREAMERIANS Experience our world as a rat in this narrative-focused platform adventure. Stuart Little’s grubby cousin?
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
ETA 2020 / PUB UBISOFT / DEV UBISOFT MONTREAL
Live out your Viking fantasy without the need to grow a beard, as the famed sci-fi series heads to Dark Ages England.
Astro’s Playroom
ETA 2020 / PUB SONY / DEV JAPAN STUDIO
Designed to showcase everything Sony’s new console and DualSense can do, this platformer will come preloaded.
Battlefield 6
ETA 2021 / PUB EA / DEV DICE
The latest iteration of DICE’s sublime shooter series has been confirmed for PS5, and early demo footage looks photoreal.
Bugsnax
ETA ‘HOLIDAY’ / PUB YOUNG HORSES / DEV YOUNG HORSES Original, daft, and featuring one of the most addictive soundtracks yet, this indie has the ingredients for success.
Call Of Duty Warzone
ETA TBC / PUB ACTIVISION / DEV INFINITY WARD/RAVEN The dev has claimed you’ll be able to play Warzone on PS5, but no specific next-gen upgrade has been revealed.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2
ETA 2020 / PUB DEEP SILVER / DEV TORN BANNER STUDIOS Brutally realistic and excessively shiny in equal measure, this RTS aims to make us all feel like a medieval warlord.
Chorus
ETA 2021 / PUB DEEP SILVER / DEV FISHLABS
Play as ex-cultist Nara and a sentient AI starfighter in this epic story-driven shooter, promising 4K at 60fps.
Cris Tales
ETA 2020 / PUB MODUS / DEV DREAMS UNCORPORATED
The time-crossing RPG has impressed on PS4 in preview plays, and now it’s coming to PS5. This is an indie to watch.
Cyberpunk 2077
ETA 2021 / PUB CD PROJEKT / DEV CD PROJEKT RED Releasing 19 November on PS4, The Witcher 3 dev’s RPG will work on PS5, but a bespoke edition is coming next year.
Cygni: All Guns Blazing
ETA TBC / PUB KEELWORKS / DEV KEELWORKS
Satisfying your itch for Resogun-style action on PS5, this twinstick shooter comes from former Pixar artists.
Dauntless
ETA TBC / PUB EPIC GAMES / DEV PHOENIX LABS
The free-to-play RPG was confirmed for PS5 a while ago. Will Epic Games use this to test Unreal Engine 5?
Deathloop
ETA DEC / PUB BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
DEV ARKANE STUDIOS
Arkane’s time-loop parkour shooter, exclusive to PS5.
Demon’s Souls
ETA TBC / PUB SONY
DEV BLUEPOINT GAMES, JAPAN STUDIO
The game that launched the soulsborne genre is back on PS5.
Destiny 2: Beyond Light
ETA 2020 / PUB BUNGIE / DEV BUNGIE
A new enemy, power, and campaign are coming our way in September on PS4, and later on PS5 for free to existing players.
Destruction All Stars
ETA TBC / PUB SONY / DEV LUCID GAMES, WUSHU STUDIOS The hero shooter concept gets behind the wheel of Twisted Metal in this colourful mash-up. A surprise online hit?
Dirt 5
ETA 2020 / PUB CODEMASTERS / DEV CODEMASTERS Codies’ rallying expertise piped through an old-school arcade feel: this could be one the launch window’s surprises.
Dragon Age 4
ETA TBC / PUB EA / DEV BIOWARE
It’s been six years since the last game but a sequel is definitely coming, and it will be on Sony’s next-gen console.
Dustborn
ETA TBC / PUB TBC / DEV RED THREAD GAMES
From the creators of Draugen, this adventure has a stunning line art comic style and a curious alt-America setting.
Dying Light 2
ETA TBC / PUB TECHLAND / DEV TECHLAND
The ambitious zombie-parkour-RPG has been delayed, but everything we’ve seen points to one of PS5’s best games.
Far Cry 6
ETA FEB 2021 / PUB UBISOFT / DEV UBISOFT TORONTO Set in an island modelled on a number of Caribbean locations, can it rise above comparisons to Ghost Recon Breakpoint?
FIFA 21
ETA EA / PUB EA SPORTS / DEV EA VANCOUVER Development is leading on PS5, which is exciting as it’s pushing every new piece of tech the new console and controller offer.
Flea Madness
ETA TBC / PUB CRYTIVO GAMES / DEV MISSSET
Evolve your alien flea by eating rival players’ insects in this weird piece of multiplayer melee silliness.
Ghostwire: Tokyo
ETA 2021 / PUB BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
DEV TANGO GAMEWORKS
This horror melee combat adventure is a timed exclusive on PS5.
Godfall
ETA TBC / PUB GEARBOX / DEV COUNTERPLAY GAMES Exclusive to PS5, this colourful soulsborne came out of nowhere to become everyone’s day-one game.
Gods & Monsters
ETA TBC / PUB UBISOFT / DEV UBISOFT QUEBEC
The Assassin’s Creed Odyssey team spins its know-how into a colourful, open-world action-adventure in ancient Greece.
Goodbye Volcano High
ETA 2021 / PUB KO_OP / DEV KO-OP
A timed exclusive for PS5, this indie will pull our heartstrings as we follow a group of dino friends as they graduate.
Gothic Remake
ETA TBC / PUB THQ NORDIC / DEV PIRANHA BYTES
A next-gen remake of an aging PC roleplayer that has a whiff of The Witcher about its premise and gameplay.
Grand Theft Auto V / GTA Online
ETA 2021 / PUB ROCKSTAR GAMES / DEV ROCKSTAR NORTH A PS5-dedicated version is coming at the end of 2021, and GTA Online will be free to Sony’s next-gen PS Plus members.
Gran Turismo 7
ETA TBC / PUB SONY / DEV POLYPHONY DIGITAL PlayStation’s premier racer is back and will make full use of DualSense to ensure we feel every turn and overtake.
Haven
ETA TBC / PUB THE GAME BAKERS / DEV THE GAME BAKERS Play co-op or as both Yu and Kay in this Flower-inspired open world RPG. This should make use of PS5’s super-fast SSD.
Heavenly Bodies
ETA 2021 / PUB 2PT INTERACTIVE / DEV 2PT INTERACTIVE Master tasks in zero gravity to maintain a space station. Each DualSense button is mapped to a limb to enable movement.
Hitman 3
ETA JAN / PUB IO INTERACTIVE / DEV IO INTERACTIVE Drawing together the strings of the previous two games, this could be Agent 47’s last and best set of missions.
Horizon Forbidden West
ETA TBC / PUB SONY / DEV GUERRILLA GAMES
Aloy’s heading to post apocalyptic San Francisco in a sequel that promises new mechanimals and watery exploration.
In Sound Mind
ETA 2021 / PUB MODUS GAMES / DEV WE CREATE STUFF Escape your own mind in this horror adventure with a touch of Silent Hill. Original music is by The Living Tombstone.
Jett: The Far Shore
ETA TBC / PUB SUPERBROTHERS / DEV SUPERBROTHERS,
PINE SCENTED SOFTWARE
Scout an ocean world in your jett craft in this action adventure.
Kena: Bridge Of The Spirits
ETA 2020 / PUB EMBER LAB / DEV EMBER LAB
Control adorable Rot sprites to help Kena tame and release the trapped spirits of an ancient forest. Looks beautiful.
Little Devil Inside
ETA TBC / PUB TBC / DEV NEOSTREAM INTERACTIVE What do heroes do at the weekend? That’s the question this stylish and funny action-adventure aims to answer.
Madden 21
ETA 2020 / PUB EA SPORTS / DEV EA TIBURON
The classic American football sim could be a surprise draw given how DualSense can make every tackle hurt.
Marvel’s Avengers
ETA TBC / PUB SQUARE ENIX / DEV CRYSTAL DYNAMICS Releasing 4 September on PS4, the next-gen upgrade will come later with PS5-only enhancements.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales
ETA 2020 / PUB SONY / DEV INSOMNIAC GAMES
A spin-off similar to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Miles’ standalone web-slinging adventure promises festive fun.
Metal: Hellsinger
ETA 2021 / PUB FUNCOM / DEV THE OUTSIDERS
Shoot your way through eight Hells in a rhythmic FPS where matching shotgun blasts to the beat delivers extra damage.
MicroMan
ETA TBC / PUB GLOB GAMES STUDIO
DEV GLOB GAMES STUDIO
Can you survive after being shrunk to the size of a mouse?
Moonray
ETA SUMMER 2021 / PUB EVERYTHING IS FULL OF GODS DEV EVERYTHING IS FULL OF GODS
Comic artist Grim Wilkins is designing this surreal soulsborne.
NBA 2K21
ETA 2020 / PUB 2K SPORTS / DEV VISUAL CONCEPTS
Built anew for PS5, this year’s NBA entry promises photoreal visuals and animation. This one could be unmissable.
NHL 21
ETA 2020 / PUB EA SPORTS / DEV EA VANCOUVER Ray-traced ice? Go on then. This could be the first NHL you ever buy because you’re a sucker for new console shine.
Nth^0 Infinity Reborn
ETA FEB 2021 / PUB KITATUS / DEV KITATUS
This alternate-universe, dimension-hopping RPG promises realistic swordplay that has no health bars. Weird.
Observer: System Redux
ETA 2020 / PUB BLOOBER TEAM / DEV BLOOBER TEAM The Polish horror specialist is remaking its classic cyberpunk detective adventure in 4K at 60fps.
Oddworld: Soulstorm
ETA TBC / PUB ODDWORLD INHABITANTS
DEV ODDWORLD INHABITANTS
Movie-quality CG and unique DualSense features: Abe’s back.
Outriders
ETA 2020 / PUB SQUARE ENIX / DEV PEOPLE CAN FLY
This co-op sci-fantasy shooter delivers on spectacle, and the developer knows how to deliver a solid blast.
Paradise Lost
ETA 2020 / PUB ALL IN! GAMES / DEV POLYAMOROUS Venture into an abandoned bunker in this post-apocalyptic adventure acting as a metaphor for grief.
Party Crasher Simulator
ETA JUL 2021 / PUB GLOB GAMES STUDIO
DEV GLOB GAMES STUDIO
Unleash your inner dude-bro; become the king of party crashing.
Path Of Exile 2
ETA 2020 / PUB GRINDING GEAR GAMES
DEV GRINDING GEAR GAMES
The free-to-play Diablo-alike’s a wallet-friendly PS5 experience.
Planet Coaster
ETA 2020 / PUB FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS
DEV FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS
Redesigned for console, the PS5 and PS4 editions crossplay.
Pragmata
ETA 2022 / PUB CAPCOM / DEV CAPCOM
About as enigmatic as peak Death Stranding, this sci-fi adventure looks unrivalled. We have two years to wait.
Project Athia (working title)
ETA TBC / PUB SQUARE ENIX / DEV LUMINOUS PRODUCTIONS Square has set up a new next-gen studio to develop this photo real PS5-exclusive fantasy adventure.
PsyHotel
ETA TBC / PUB ULTIMATE GAMES / DEV RG CREW
Run a hotel and kill off your unsavoury guests. But don’t forget you still need to keep the ‘nice’ guests happy.
Quantum Error
ETA 2020 / PUB TEAMKILL MEDIA / DEV TEAMKILL MEDIA Doom meets Control in this dimension-breaking FPS that could be a surprise shot of fun. This indie dev is ambitious.
Rainbow Six Quarantine
ETA TBC / PUB UBISOFT / DEV UBISOFT MONTREAL
An expansion-turned-spin-off that’s heading to next gen, this horror take on Siege’s gameplay could be a blast.
Rainbow Six Siege
ETA TBC / PUB UBISOFT / DEV UBISOFT MONTREAL
The PS4 esports sensation is transitioning to PS5, and we expect it to make the most of the 60fps PS5 offers.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
ETA TBC / PUB SONY / DEV INSOMNIAC GAMES
Open portals during combat to get the jump on enemies. This plus a ray-traced Clank and new female Lombax… unmissable.
Recompile
ETA 2020 / PUB DEAR VILLAGERS / DEV PHIGAMES
Enter The Mainframe to escape deletion and achieve sapience in this Tron-meets-Control metroidvania.
Redo! Enhanced Edition
ETA 2020 / PUB TOP HAT STUDIOS / DEV ROBSON PAIVA Pixel art on your new PS5? Hardly why you’re going next-gen but this post-apocalypse metroidvania has proved popular.
Resident Evil Village
ETA TBC / PUB CAPCOM / DEV CAPCOM
This direct sequel to Resi VII introduces witches, vampires, and werewolves to the survival horror series, and we’re all in.
Returnal
ETA TBC / PUB SONY / DEV HOUSEMARQUE
The Nex Machina developer is seizing the soulsborne and channelling it through bullet hell for its PS5 debut.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
ETA TBC / PUB SONY / DEV SUMO DIGITAL
This four-player platform adventure is bringing a little colour to PS5 as it embraces the new tech’s best features.
Scarlet Nexus
ETA TBC / PUB BANDAI NAMCO / DEV BANDAI NAMCO Psychic powers like telekinesis add a novel twist to combat in this anime RPG. Better buff up your brain.
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
ETA 2021 / PUB FROGWARES / DEV FROGWARES Featuring a young Sherlock with an open world to solve a mystery in, this crime scene adventure shows promise.
Skeletal Avenger
ETA TBC / PUB 10TONS LTD / DEV 10TONS LTD
It won’t set your PS5 alight, but this retro hack-and-slash promises some old-fashioned fun.
Sniper Elite 5
ETA TBC / PUB REBELLION / DEV REBELLION
Details are sparse but we know Karl Fairburne is bringing his X-ray-ted ball-shots to next gen, and we can’t wait.
Solar Ash
ETA 2021 / PUB ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE
DEV HEART MACHINE
Stylish gravity defying gaming from the Hyper Light Drifter dev.
Soulborn
ETA LATE 2021 / PUB PIXELMAD STUDIOS
DEV PIXELMAD STUDIOS
Explore Midgard at your leisure in this open-world RPG.
Starfield
ETA TBC / PUB BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
DEV BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS
The first new franchise in 25 years from the Elder Scrolls dev.
Steelrising
ETA 2021 / PUB NACON DEV SPIDERS
The Greedfall dev is tackling the French Revolution, with robots. Detroit: Become Human meets Les Misérables?
Stray
ETA 2021 / PUB ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE
DEV BLUETWELVE STUDIO
Explore a photoreal futuristic world as a cat. Yes, AS A CAT.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
ETA 2021 / PUB NACON DEV KYLOTONN
A 1:1 recreation of an island and some of the world’s best supercars, this racer could put Test Drive back on the map.
The Elder Scrolls 6
ETA TBC / PUB BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
DEV BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS
This epic RPG is years away but we know it’ll be worth the wait.
The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum
ETA 2021 / PUB DAEDALIC ENTERTAINMENT
DEV DAEDALIC ENTERTAINMENT
Play both side of the Hobbit-gone-bad’s personality in this RPG.
The Pathless
ETA 2021 / PUB ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE
DEV GIANT SQUID
This elegant fantasy will offer unique DualSense gameplay.
The Sims 5
ETA TBC / PUB EA / DEV MAXIS, THE SIMS STUDIO
A generation-spanning sequel could have online features, as EA has mentioned “social interaction and competition”.
Tribes Of Midgard
ETA 2021 / PUB GEARBOX PUBLISHING / DEV NORSFELL Resist the invasion of giants during Ragnarök in this colourful Diablo-like with a sprinkling of Fortnite.
Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2
ETA 2020 / PUB ULTIMATE GAMES / DEV MASTERCODE New fish AI systems! Okay, we’ll take it seriously. This could surprise if the dev can deliver a photoreal experience.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
ETA TBC / PUB PARADOX / DEV HARDSUIT LABS
Live out your blood-sucking fantasies in this long-awaited RPG sequel. It promises some of best writing in videogames.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
ETA 2021 / PUB NACON DEV BIG BAD WOLF STUDIO
An action RPG set in White Wolf Publishing’s World Of Darkness from the team behind the underrated The Council.
Warframe
ETA TBC / PUB DIGITAL EXTREMES / DEV DIGITAL EXTREMES This free-to-play game evolved from a so-so shooter into one of PS4’s best. Can it continue to dominate on PS5?
Warhammer: Chaosbane
ETA 2020 / PUB NACON DEV EKO SOFTWARE
This Diablo-like action RPG is heading to next-gen, and while it’s an old game we’re expecting some PS5-only enhancements.
Watch Dogs Legion
ETA TBC / PUB UBISOFT / DEV UBISOFT TORONTO
The delayed open-world adventure puts us in a post-Brexit London and every character in the city is playable.
Worms Rumble
ETA 2020 / PUB TEAM 17 / DEV TEAM 17
Arena-based 32-player real-time combat brings the Worms weirdness up to date for the series 25th anniversary.
WRC 9
ETA 2020 / PUB NACON / DEV KYLOTONN
The licensed rally sim is heading to PS5 in an enhanced edition. We’re banking on it running 60fps at 4K.
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