Elden Ring finally marks FromSoftware’s rise to being one of the biggest developers on the planet. By taking what made its previous games sing, and mixing it all up into a genre-defining open world, FromSoftware has created a game that is nothing short of a masterpiece. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is the definitive PlayStation superhero experience. Building on the first two games in the saga beautifully, this PS5 blockbuster gives us both Peter and Miles as playable characters and lets us loose once again in New York City. Many will say that it doesn’t change a whole lot from Zero Dawn, or break ground that much, but Forbidden West absolutely is one of the best experiences you can get on PS5 right now. And absolutely do not skip the side quests, with some of the best we’ve played on PS5 (or any platform, for that matter) in recent years.

While the game is undoubtedly made to be played on PC, the console port is exceptional. If you’re into fantasy RPGs, you really can’t go wrong with picking up Baldur’s Gate 3 on PS5. Thanks to the excellent open-world design, even mundane tasks suddenly take on new life. Well, better make sure you’ve studied the movements of the shop-owner, lest you be caught unawares and have to make a daring escape. Well, it turns out someone stole your shoes last night after the drunken brawl you got yourself into. The world really is your oyster here, and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is superb at giving you engaging things to do.

A near-perfect merging of FromSoftware game design and roguelike structure, Elden Ring Nightreign is a bold experiment and one of 2025’s highlights. Futuristic Switch 2 exclusive racing game Fast Fusion is plenty of fun, but a couple of missteps keep it from reaching its full potential. The Alters is a cerebral, thought-provoking, and beefy story-driven survival game, and undoubtedly 11 Bit Studios’ magnum opus. New single-person studio Stelleas announced its first project, Stellar Reach today. Offers a sci-fi Civilization-like experience on a real life scale. Dead by Daylight reaches an impressive new milestone and proves that it is still an engaging game by breaking its own player count record.

He can’t pilot the ship without a crew; there’s just too much to do for just one person. Faced with the threat of total annihilation, he makes a life-altering choice and decides to clone himself. A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe. Bit of a dig to rank a game that came out on the Wii U as the best launch title for Switch 2. Hadnt really seen much discussions or reviews of suikoden 1&2 for switch 2.

TechRadar Gaming is full of passionate editors and writers who have a range of interests that range across genres and platforms. The benefit of this is that we can call upon a wide variety of knowledge and expertise when making lists such as these. We’ll also be constantly curating our choices for top PS5 games, so keep it here if you want up-to-date recommendations. Ragnarok will feel familiar to those who played God of War, but what really makes this sequel great is its emotive narrative, which shines in its subtler moments, while clever evolutions to combat introduce welcome changes that advance gameplay without oversaturating it. It’s a sequel that is often as brutal as it is poignant, making it easily the best mature open-world adventure on PS5 right now.

So that the infant girl might have a chance to live, he ends his life in the final contest, “Sky Squid Game,” so that the baby is declared the winner. A testament to Jung-jae’s outstanding performance throughout the series, viewers see a man who has navigated the full spectrum of emotions and managed to hold onto his humanity despite his circumstances. Despondent about the failed rebellion and emotionally tormented by all that he’s experienced, Gi-hun is inconsolable. Unfortunately, false leads and nefarious characters initially prevent him from finding any real evidence. Rachel Watts is the former reviews editor for Rock Paper Shotgun, and in another life was a staff writer for Future publications like PC Gamer and Play magazine. She is now working as a freelance journalist, contributing features and reviews to GamesRadar+.

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They ensure reviews undergo a thorough editing process for fairness, transparency, and accuracy. In the end, the story does figure out how to punctuate this vicious final chapter in a memorable, very terminal way. The games themselves continue to be terrifying, with riffs on hide-and-seek and jump rope eliciting boatloads of existential dread. On its own, Squid Game season 3 is a fitting end to a great indictment of capitalism, greed, and inequities; one that not only ties up loose ends but also sets up a potential franchise.

Keep Driving (90%)A turn-based RPG set in the 2000s that “perfectly captures the freedom and possibilities of being young and having a beat-up old car,” Chris said in his review. We also have some fresh picks for the best Steam Deck games if you have one of Valve’s handhelds. And for an overview of what’s ahead, check out our full list of the new games releasing in 2025. For a more comprehensive list of the best PC games throughout history, check out our annual Top 100 list, the latest edition of which was published in October 2024. Finally, Square Enix released another RPG remake with the gorgeous Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, which reimagines the iconic JRPG in pixelated HD.

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I had a great time slashing my way through the mystery of the Soulless Army, but a few gameplay flaws prevent Raidou Remastered from cementing itself as an Atlus classic. When I’m not in conversation with someone, that someone forgets that I’m there. Nothing happens in this world unless I’m invited to make it happen or I’m bearing witness to it. This doesn’t make Avowed bad—I loved it—but it’s symptomatic of one area where it falls short compared to its contemporaries, not to mention the first-person Bethesda games it’s clearly modelled on. I can’t attack anyone at will and suffer the consequences (though the narrative stages ample opportunities for me to kill or have mercy).

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If you’re not one for a challenge and prefer to focus on the story, you can switch up the difficulty options anytime from a menu. So you build a gym, social room, and, in true corpo-hell style, a contemplation room. Get the exercise endorphins flowing, kick back and watch a movie (which are live-action shorts by comedy sketch duo Chris & Jack), or play a few rounds of beer pong. Im eyeing something to fill the gap between my replay of botw and DK. Originally I was eyeing cyberpunk but fantasy life I is getting some high praise so I may shift my stance. Fast fusion will be a purchase one day, but I dont need another racer atm since im playing MKW.

There’s loads of smart changes like this that add up to a fantastic new era for the long-running series. Fans have been clamoring for a Japan-set Assassin’s Creed for many years now, and Shadows absolutely nails it. The vast open world is rich and dense with gorgeous forests and towering castles, further elevated by dynamic seasons which completely switch up the look and feel of the world around you. As you make your way across the many regions of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, you’ll slowly build out a team of allies that’ll help you bring resources back to your hideout, which is fully customizable.

It is chaotic, but it also has a bit to say about serious matters too, under the right lens. You’ll feel sensations that you didn’t know were possible before thanks to Sony’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers tech, such as what it feels like to walk along different surfaces or fire a Gatling gun. It’s a surreal, magical experience, and we recommend booting up Astro’s Playroom first before you play anything else. Better still, not only is it a genuinely top PS5 exclusive, it’s completely free. This is a must-play for those who want to see what the DualSense controller is really capable of.

With two cinematic stories to play through, 37 fighters to get to grips with, and a bunch of new fatalities, stages, and brutalities to try out, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate offers hours of gruesome fun. Monster Hunter Wilds finally offers up a seamless open-word for hunters to explore, and by getting rid of some of the series’ bloat, it’s the most accessible entry yet. For one, combat has been overhauled for all 14 weapons, each receiving new moves and skills, and some being reworked completely. Now, you can bring two weapons on a hunt and switch between them, a move that really encourages experimentation. As such, I found the game to be a real turning point for Monster Hunter, as I finally put down my tried and tested weapons and methods and played around with new builds and loadouts. “Squid Game” Season 3 isn’t as haunting and spectacular as the first two seasons, mainly because of the repetitive structure of the games and the lack of new characters.