Congratulations: you’ve got your hands on a PlayStation 5! Almost three years after its release, the global shortage of the PS5 is a thing of the past and the console is selling better than ever. Now that you’ve finally gotten your hands on Sony’s newest gaming console, there’s just one simple question left: what do you play on it first? Do not worry. We have the answers.
The PlayStation 5 has amassed an extensive library of exciting games since its launch in 2020, from spectacular first-party exclusives to great third-party releases. Here at Polygon, we’ve put together our top picks for which games new PS5 owners should play first to get the most out of their new console.
There are a lot more games to choose from than just what’s on this list, as our comprehensive list of the best games for PlayStation 5 can attest. These are our recommendations for where you should start before playing to your heart’s content.
Anyone with these two qualities loves Astro’s Playroom. First, they have a copy of Astro’s Playroom and secondly, they played this copy of Astro’s Playroom
That’s why I’m here to make sure that you, as someone with fine taste, don’t make this mistake. Cheer on Astro’s Playroom and be rewarded with a charming, roughly three-hour journey that’s equal parts PlayStation 5 tutorial and PlayStation history tour, and is just precise enough that you might have to go back to clean things up… make four , not five hours. And when it’s all sadly over, you can do it Queue the soundtrack on repeat (Shout “I am your GPU”) and begin the long, painful process of waiting for his successor. –Christopher Grant
CD Projekt Red’s open-world first-person RPG, set in the dystopian world of Mike Pondsmith’s cyberpunk tabletop universe, has been on a wild ride over the past three years. A notoriously buggy and broken initial release in 2020 has been given a critical re-evaluation following the game’s 1.5 patch and the rave reception of the game’s first (and only) expansion. Cyberpunk 2077 has undergone one of the most dramatic redemption arcs seen in a game in the last few years. After all has been said and done, you probably only have two questions: Is Cyberpunk 2077 is it worth playing? Is the game finally “fixed”?
The answer to both questions is yes, and there’s never been a better time to play it than now. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition In addition to this year’s version, it also includes the original 60-hour base game Phantom freedom
The glowing PlayStation 5 version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake includes not only the award-winning original game, but also the PS5-exclusive DLC starring Yuffie, a hyperactive teenage activist with far more emoti onal energy than the moody Cloud Strife. But if you are a new PS5 owner who hasn’t played yet FF7 remake
If you’re a baseball fan who has a PS5 (or an Xbox Series but I would highly recommend the 2023 edition, regardless of your stance on the sport, thanks to the great new Storylines mode that allows players to learn about the To learn and relive the history of Negro League baseball.
The mode tells the stories of Negro League legends like Satchel Paige through sequences in which you take on their roles in period uniforms and stadiums. These segments are accompanied by educational videos narrated by charismatic Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick, providing more color on the careers and lives of these athletes – without shying away from the horrific reality of life under segregation. Major League Baseball is doing one A long overdue attempt to acknowledge and confront this shameful historyand doing it in a video game makes MLB The Show 23 a really special work. –Samith Sarkar
return is one of the must-play games on PS5 simply because there is nothing like it on the platform. Honestly, there is nothing like it anywhere. Most bullet hell games give you the advantage of a bird’s eye view – far enough away that you can hopefully weave safely through the barrage of projectiles from a distance. returnall the while throwing you into the middle of the action.
The “thick of it” in this case is an exoplanet whose biomes look like playable heavy metal album covers. Almost everywhere you go, some idiot is hurling a constant stream of energy pellets at you. Whenever you think you’ve dodged everything and eliminated your attackers, you’re definitely going to die, and then you’re going to die again, and then again (and again). Ultimately, with courage and perseverance (and maybe a spare DualSense controller or two), you won’t die. And the feeling of victory that follows? It’s unique. -Ari Notis