the playstation 5 has been a pretty big success for sony so far i mean boasting millions of units
sold it has a lasting high demand but what are the games that really show you what this machine
is capable of what are the must-play games of the ps5 right now well in this video we're going to go
over what i think are the are the 15 absolute best games available for the playstation 5 as of august
2022 now for this list we will be looking at games that were either officially released on the ps5 or
they got a special next-gen patch to really take advantage of the power of the hardware
this is not just going to be a list of ps4 games that you can play via backwards compatibility
so be sure to let me know which of these games you've got the most enjoyment out of
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one god of war i know i said we weren't going to be talking about ps4 games but in this case
it deserves to be on the list because of a hefty ps5 patch it got last year now the game originally
launched in 2018 it was a massive overhaul of the franchise's established tone and it boasted
a much more serious and dramatic tone instead of the over-the-top in kind of ridiculous manner
story excellent new gameplay top-notch and the graphics were beautiful on february 2nd of 2021
god of war got a huge patch for ps5 players that added 60 fps support as well as 4k resolution
and 2160p resolution options god of war on the ps5 is beautiful it's a great way to introduce
this new world to the gaming world because the sequel is almost here and it's going to be insane
next up is assassin's creed valhalla opinions are mixed on the new rpg style of gameplay for
the assassin's creed franchise but valhalla may be one of my favorite in the entire series open world
rpg it took the game plan the framework of odyssey and it took the player to norway finally letting
us be a viking the developers made a conscious effort to correct the mistakes of odyssey while
still telling a great story and giving the player tons of awesome content personally
i thought they succeeded with flying colors the visuals were amazing the gameplay super addictive
finding the perfect gameplay loop that's grindy yet satisfying that's not easy now the assassin's
creed is rumored to be returning to smaller scale conflicts and valhalla may be the last
open world ac game for a while so i mean if you're gonna go out go out in style return
a roguelike third person shooter developed by house marquee and it pulls elements from not only
psychological horror genres but also sci-fi it's a very interesting world an engaging gameplay loop
that should keep you grinding for hours death is permanent in return so you have to be really smart
about how you're playing and whether or not you have the proper resources to dive into a new area
now the game was criticized at launch because of technical issues which happen with every game now
but reviews of the gameplay were largely positive and it deserves them it may not
have had the crazy sales like god of war but it's a solid ps5 exclusive that showed off what kind
of crazy visuals and smoothest butter gameplay are possible on this console plus it's a really
solid row-like game so if you're into permadeath games return will be pretty satisfying ghost wire
tokyo i've mentioned this game before but it's one of the most unique titles to come
out in 2022 and it's kind of upsetting that it's flown under the radar to the extent it
has it's an action adventure game published by bethesda of all people that features a super
unique art style it has a really cool story in that gameplay loop it's addicting the game was
critically acclaimed but strangely didn't hit the same mainstream levels of success that but
bethesda titles usually do so i'm gonna give this one a big recommendation it's a fantastic
single player game it's worth your time and yes it's on the ps5 this next one i'm on the fence
death stranding the director's cut the game is really difficult to describe and in a way i guess
that's part of why it didn't do well at first basically an open world exploration delivery
action thriller directed by a guy who really loved being super indirect with his storytelling
there i did it now a lot of people initially wrote death straining off myself included as this weird
experiment a dedicated group of players though they've fallen in love it's a very niche game it
will either bore you to tears or it'll make you never want to stop playing and there's something
special about that it's not every day that people are so incredibly split on the gameplay of the
game but death stranding really has attached itself to certain people and i can respect that it
just didn't attach itself to me the director's cut launched on pc in 2020 in the ps5 in 2021 and it's
worth trying out if you want to see uh what kojima has been up to since splitting with the metal gear
solid franchise and nothing else it's cool to see the director get to fully realize his vision
for a game without needing to change things for the sake of appealing to a wider audience maybe
more creative driven a games maybe at number 10 resident evil village also known as re8 it's kind
of a spiritual successor to the legendary re4 but it also carried on the foundation
of re7 holding on to the main character in the first person gameplay of the last one village
features some absolutely terrifying monsters and some really good interesting plot points that
tie things into the larger resident evil cannon in kind of a cheesy but satisfying way it's not
quite as scary as re7 but it's not really trying to be the gameplay loop is more about exploration
and discovery again like resident evil 4 but you can't fall asleep at the wheel because there's
some really good scares in there i've said before village was an upper tier in terms of resident
evil games and i stand by that i'm excited to see re9 and resident evil for the remake
horizon for ben west after dawn was such the smash it was in 2017 a sequel was inevitable we
waited five years for forbidden west and while it wasn't the crazy runaway success the first one was
still a great open action world game with an interesting story and the game is beautiful
and it was a great gameplay progression from the original and it featured a really engaging story
that helped flesh out the universe that gorilla games clearly cares a lot about now whether you
prefer the first game or the seconds personal preference i think it's a really good open world
game and yep ps5 how about one of the most recent straight a cat surprise hit right often simply
referred to as the cat game you play as a feline wandering the streets exploring new areas hunting
for secrets with your little drone companion it's hard to explain what makes stray so addicting
but it's one of the hardest games to put down and stop playing there's something relaxing about it
maybe it's the ambiance maybe it's the gameplay itself but whatever it is it's welcome to stay
straight is a fantastic adventure game and it's a very unique experience which those are getting
harder and harder to come by in modern video game times now a breath of fresh air i recommend it
spiderman miles morales the standalone sequel to the 2018 masterpiece was one of the first
big party sony games to drop on the ps5 and it kicked things off it did the game was criticized
as being slightly less interesting than the original games but and not quite as original
but it doesn't change the fact the game plays some of the best on the market swing around
new york feels better new features it's smooth all the suits that came with mile i mean miles
morales plays as a great mini sequel to the 2018 spider-man but it's also great as a standalone
adventure and it's worth picking up if you're in the mood for a superhero game ratchet and clank
rift apart the long-awaited return of ratchet and clank it was fun arguably worth the five
years to a lot of people plays similarly to the classic ratchet clan games with a few twists like
multiple playable characters and interdimensional portals that they definitely deep in the gameplay
it released on june 11th of 2021 and still is one of the best ps5 exclusives to date it's perfectly
encapsulating the awesomeness of the original ps2 games while expertly updating the gameplay for
modern audience without losing identity that's not easy to do and the writing was top notch as
usual for a ratchet and clang game if you're a fan of 3d platformers you're gonna love it
death loop now it caused a lot of unnecessary controversy prior to launch because of microsoft's
purchase of bethesda but i don't know why i mean what's wrong with more people getting to
play a great game they're nothing i mean it's basically if you took groundhog's day and gave
everybody guns it's awesome you're an assassin stuck in a time loop and you have to complete a
series of combat encounters and assassinations perfectly because if you die you'll be sent all
the way back to the beginning of the level the art style was unique the gameplay was some of
the most addicting first person shooting gameplay i've ever played which shouldn't come as a shock
since it was developed by arcane deflute is coming to the xbox series x at some point but if you're
a ps5 owner go pick it up it's seriously one of the coolest fps games i've played in a long time
ghost of tsushima the director's cut developed by sucker punch massive jump in size massive jump
in tone from the infamous games i mean the open world samurai game the visuals the atmosphere the
beautiful combat the vistas this game is gorgeous some people criticized it for being rather
formulaic as an open world game but the combat is super unique and the setting and presentation
are enough to set it apart from anything else on the market the original game launched for the
ps4 and 2020 while the director's cut dropped on the ps5 the next year i mean it's we're going to
get a sequel you know we are and the director's cut added gameplay features improved graphical
capabilities short load times i mean it's definitely the way to experience ghost of tsushima
and it's worth a pickup if you have a ps5 this is one of the best looking games ever if you ask me
spider-man remastered 2018 spider-man was a masterpiece masterpiece of an open world
superhero game and after the arkham series concluded we needed it developed by insomniac
this marvel adventure perfectly adapted the source material while telling a new story and featuring
arguably the best gameplay ever put in a spider-man game a couple years after launch
remastered ps5 we got it all improved visuals all the original games dlc and a number of new spidey
suits it's definitely the way to experience the game and the ps5 runs it as smooth as
butter i'm excited i'm excited for spider-man 2 i know everybody else is in the world as well
two left demon souls the remake now the dark souls franchise kicked off with a little game
called demon souls and while the later games in the series got super famous the world forgot about
where it started following the success of the dark soul game sony decided to throw some money
down for a remake of the original game and make it a system seller for the ps5 did it pay off yeah i
mean demon souls is rather basic and somewhat janky compared to the later souls born games
it's still an amazing experience if you really tell where everything in the later games came from
the world is amazing the combat is amazing the visuals are breathtaking and amazing it's
a really good game it's amazing and that number one today has to be elden ring might be a little
unfair to put a multi-platform game at number one on a list like this but it's that good the latest
action rpg developed by from software it takes the gameplay skeleton of dark souls and bloodborne and
it cranks everything up to a ridiculous degree the world is bigger the multiplayer elements are
deeper the combat is layered the controls are more intuitive the whole thing comes with that iconic
soulsborne tone that's from software is good at creating now the ring is a masterpiece of an open
world game and an action rpg i honestly don't think you get much better on the ps5 right now
yes god of war may be great and the sequel may be on its way but elding ring is just something
else entirely everybody should try it out once and there you have it those are the best ps5
games right now as of august 2022 let me know which one you're playing and i'll see you soon
you