Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (May 2026)

Decide Push Square's GOTM

by Robert Ramsey
Yesterday, 12:45pm

PS5 Game of the Month May 2026 — *Image: Push Square*

You'll have to forgive me for being a little late with this Game of the Month poll for May 2026 — it was all down to those pesky summer gaming events, leaving no room for such a debate.

But now that the excitement is over, it's time to look back on the month of May and ask ourselves... which PS5 release deserves to be crowned Game of the Month? As always, only you can decide.

May wasn't what I would call stacked, but it did have a couple of heavy hitters in the form of 007 First Light and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight — and those two blockbusters (pun mostly intended) were flanked by some really highly rated, smaller releases.

Both Mixtape and Mina the Hollower were met with rave reviews, and they couldn't be much further away from each other in terms of gameplay and design.

So again, it wasn't the most packed month, but the quality was certainly clear for all to see. And so I'm thinking this poll will be rather interesting...

But before we get to that, here's a very quick recap of 2026's Game of the Month winners so far:

January 2026: Trails beyond the Horizon
February 2026: Resident Evil Requiem
March 2026: Crimson Desert
April 2026: Pragmata

Now then, which game should join them? Vote for your favourite PS5 title of May 2026 in the poll, and then at least try to explain yourself in the comments section below.

Voting closes on Thursday 11th June 2026 at 00:00 BST.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

1
wildcat_kickz
Mon, 7:31pm

Easy vote for 007.

2
AdamNovice
Mon, 7:31pm

Lego Batman for me but 007 is winning that one.

3
Shinymoon
Mon, 7:32pm

Voted for 007 First Light, it's a great game.

4
Crimson_Ridley
Mon, 7:34pm

007 will be placing 001!

5
datamonkey
Mon, 7:41pm

First light was a refreshing change to what I’ve been playing and very well made. Interesting story, great pacing, looked/played amazing and overall a great time not to mention the best training section of any game in my opinion.

6
DennisReynolds
Mon, 7:47pm

Hard to pick between Bond, Batman and Mina but i think Bond just edges it.

7
Deadlyblack
Mon, 7:49pm

Mina for me since I have yet to play Lego Batman or 007.

8
somnambulance
Mon, 7:51pm

Mina the Hollower for me.

Mixtape is my runner up. 007 or Bubsy for third. I have an unpopular opinion.

9
playstation1995
Mon, 7:58pm

That's easy 007 first light.word up son

10
Dalamar
Mon, 8:06pm

Mina the Hollower. Nothing else is even remotely close.

11
Rich33
Mon, 8:11pm

An easy vote for 007 First Light - currently my No 2 GOTY just slightly behind RE Reqium.

12
Lovespuds
Mon, 8:27pm

007 is the best game I've played in a long time, and I thought Resi, Pragmata and Saros were all fabulous when I played them at launch.

13
Oram77
Mon, 8:27pm

@Rich33 RE9 will be my GOTY the whole year hoping the DLC will be sizeable!!

14
old_gamer74
Mon, 8:32pm

35% through Bond. 1st game in ages that I have bought full price and that I am intentionally playing slowly. I don't want it to end. It does everything I want. Great Bond jokey dialogue, over the top Bond story, great exploration, challenging stealth, cool gadgets, beautiful cinematic set pieces, intense gun fights. Brilliant stuff.
Looking forward to IOs ongoing support

15
Rich33
Mon, 8:47pm

@Oram77
I think it will be between RE9, and Wolverine (maybe and Onimusha). As obvious as it sounds, it will just depend on how good Wolverine is.

And I do tend to include DLC in my choices, if it adds to the game / story.
I really wanted to vote for Lies of P (2024) last year as my 2nd place game, as Overture (2025) added so much to the game.

16
Lup
Mon, 9:42pm

I'm sure Mixtape will win! Game of the Generation.

17
LiamOliver
Mon, 9:50pm

Seeing as Lego Batman is the first game I've bought in ages that's the only one I can vote for. 007 is quietly whispering to me though.

18
Marquez
Mon, 9:55pm

007 First Light, closely followed by Mixtape. Two very different games but both fantastic experiences in their own right.

19
rusty82
Mon, 9:58pm

I actually voted batman as I'm only early days on Bond. Also it didn't need my vote lol.

I'm sure once I get further in Bond will likely be my number 1 too but gotta say Lego batman was genuinely superb and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants some fun. Especially if you love Batman

20
Nightcrawler71
Mon, 11:10pm

Bit of a niche title, but for me it was Bus bound. Had a lot of fun with this, and it’s such a chill game. I haven’t yet bought First light, but will probably buy it sometime soon.