We’re a large chunk of the way through 2024, meaning most of the big releases of the year are behind us. But amid the console exclusives and controversial live service gambles, which PS5 games have stood out from the crowd? Well we’ve knocked our heads together to conjure up a definitive selection of 10 of the best PS5 games of 2024 (so far).
In the midst “there’s no games to play” mania, Sony has actually amassed a solid selection of titles this year, from third-party exclusives to regular old releases enhanced through PS5 hardware. There have been some genuine underrated gems this year like Pacific Drive which was sandwiched in-between the goliath Helldivers 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Then the back half of the year has delivered some certified bangers with Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, Black Myth: Wukong, and Astro Bot. Likely one of the biggest surprises of the year is Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2, which proved the naysayers wrong with a genuinely brilliant remake.
With so much to choose from it’s been a tough debate nailing down our top 10, which you can watch over on the Push Square YouTube channel. This latest edition of our top 10 has seen some big release slip just out of the top ranking, which will likely prove controversial to the die hard Sony enthusiasts out there.
Which titles stand out to you as the best PS5 games of 2024 to you? Start reminiscing over the last 10 months and let us know in the comments.
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Don't you think you could've waited a little bit longer for 4 weeks? 😅
Well I've thoroughly enjoyed the most
1. Stellar Blade
2. Helldivers 2
3. Still Wakes the Deep
4. Currently just starting chapter 4 of Black Myth Wukong.
(5. Astrobot is currently top of my pile of shame).
A pretty good year again!
"But there's no games on PS5, stupid $ony 🥺🥺🥺"
@Futureshark I think Still Wakes The Deep is going to be in my personal top 5 too. Loved the atmosphere and the setting, and as a massive fan of The Thing, I was very into its whole vibe.
OMG where is Wukong? Beside that great list.
Hm, no love for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth? But yeah, I mostly agree otherwise
Any chance of listing the top 10 aswell? Some people don't want to watch videos.
Been a great year for me in terms of games I’ll definitely play at some point. Highlights are Helldivers/Rebirth and no doubt Astro once I get around to it. Also don’t forget Rise Of The Ronin 🔥
Slim pickings when only 2 out of 10 games are Sony exclusive. Where are the games man? Anyone who owns a halfway decent PC has practically zero reason to get a PS5 anymore
@Yagami Is not wanting to wait a year+ for games like Astro Bot, Final Fantasy, Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin not a reason? Maybe you don't like these games, but plenty of us do.
No REBIRTH?
hilarious.
How is FF7 Rebirth not even in the top 10?!? My favourite - so far - is probably Astro Bot, but also enjoyed Stellar Blade and the aforementioned Rebirth. Games which I bought (damn FOMO!!) but didn’t click with were Helldivers 2, and Space Marine 2. Have only just started the prologue demo for Metaphor ReFantazio, so too early for an opinion yet.
@BeerMonster I gotchu. Stellar Blade, Space Marine 2, Tekken 8, Dragons Dogma 2, P3 Reload, Helldivers 2, Metaphor ReFantazio, LaD Infinite Wealth, Silent Hill 2, Astro Bot.
My top 3 is Stellar Blade, Helldivers 2 and Astro Bot. Only other game I bought for PS5 this year is Tekken 8 but I got bored with it real quick. SF6 I still play regurarly in comparison.
My top 3 excluding Erdtree that would be #1.
1. Dragon's Dogma 2
2. Black Myth Wukong
3. Astrobot
Anyone saying “there’s no games to play” is utterly mad. There are more games released now then there ever was, not to mention all those older releases. It's more of a struggle to decide what you know you will never get around to playing.
For now my current top game of 2024 is Animal Well surprised is it not on this list. But I haven't played Astro and others yet.
@BIG3 Much appreciated.
Kinda strange that Rebirth isn’t on the list, but nevertheless, this just shows that there were many great games released this year. There have actually been two games for my tastes personally that have become all-timers for me - Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Silent Hill 2 Remake.
Rebirth not being in the top 10 is sort of a joke, right?
For me:
1. Rebirth
2. Balatro
3. Astro Bot (though Astro may leapfrog over Balatro by end of year)
4. Prince of Persia
5. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
6. Animal Well
7. Black Myth: Son Wukong
8. Bo and the Path of the Teal Lotus
9. Tekken 8
10. Dragon’s Dogma 2
Honestly, if I included DLC, the Alan Wake 2 DLC might be floating at the bottom. Might be. It was two hours, but I liked those two hours more than most two hours I’ve played with other games this year. I’d probably put Erdtree above Bo, but definitely below Wukong.
I’ve still yet to play Silent Hill 2, Banishers, and I’m still early on the Metaphor demo (and just being real with you guys, but Atlus games don’t tend to click with me). If I considered Dave the Diver or Vampire Survivors 2024 games, they’d both leap over Prince of Persia, but they’re previous year games to me. Realistically, Life is Strange is the only non-released game this year that may yet hit the list (…though Platform 8 is such a me game too if that hits as good Exit 8, and I don’t care if it’s an hour… a concentrated hour of fun is better than 80 hours of monotonous bloat). I expect Silent Hill will too. If UFO 50 comes to consoles, that one would have a shot for me, based on what my PC friends have told me. First year that my top 10 is basically all on PS5.
Surprised no one has mentioned concord yet
@Artois2 We don't speak about "that" game 😃
@Artois2 Give Czar a chance. He’s probably having family time right now.
@Toilet_Goat What does this have to do with me liking these games or not? I think Stellar Blade is great, it has one of my favourite OSTs to date.
The point is that 2-4 games for an entire system is pathetically little. Even worse if it´s just this timed hostage situation, where the games will eventually be allowed on other systems.
Anyone who isn´t spending all of their money on video games like I am would never buy a console just to play some titles early, especially if they are coming to PC at some point.
Just look at people on Steam patiently waiting out the Epic Store hostage release whenever they enforce timed exclusivity. Despite being on the same platform (PC), a large portion of people refuse to get new games, just because they´d have to use a different launcher (Epic Store instead of Steam). Now consider that the PS5 costs a bunch of money, whereas the Epic Store is free. I hope you get the point
Again, I am talking from the perspective of someone who owns a PC as well. From this perspective, PS5 has "no games"
Concord not being on this list is a crime.
@Yagami It may seems like a weird concept to you, but my enjoyment of a game is not dictated by which logo shows when I boot it. This year has been stuffed with amazing games, and many have been exclusive to the platform.
No one wants PC zealots here, I have a £4K rig and its the worst place to play games - not played anything on it this year at all. Why are you even here - go play games on your platform of choice..
Poor list imo, deliberately missing Rebirth and Wukong which are clearly fantastic titles.
@Yagami TIL 2-4 (within 1 calendar year thus far) = 0. I'd like to go study wherever you learnt maths, maybe I'll learn something.
Expecting more exclusives than that per year, timed or not, is absolutely ludicrous. Development times and budgets for current generation games are far too large for that. How many of these games do you expect per year?
Which titles stand out to you as the best PS5 games of 2024 to you?
Me: BARBIE: PROJECT FRIENDSHIP 😁
My GOTY 2024 on PS5 😉
BARBIE, a GIRLIE franchise on PS5, a very powerful console machine is really highlight of my PS5 game choice.
Don't questioning my choice.
This is what I choose.
I'm different.
I only play kids games.
@Titntin Calling me a PC "zealot" is pretty mean, my fellow gamer.
I´ll bite anyway, why would PC be the "worst" platform to play on?
@Toilet_Goat I don`t know, maybe enough to fill a top 10? Not every game needs to be in development for 8 years before it flops
Astro (GOTY) and maybe Stellar blade.
Sadly i feel this year has been a fair few Technical messes (eg BMW and its frame gen, FF7R's muddy looking performance mode, Rise of Ronin's launch state framerate, Silent Hills framerate particularly early game), or just so-so games.
Astro Bot & Helldivers 2 are the only 2 games I bought this year
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