As the PlayStation 5 console release draws closer, we here at PlayStation LifeStyle have compiled a list of games currently planned for the PS5. Please note that all of this information is subject to change and we will do our best to keep it as up to date as possible.
Sony has confirmed 99% of PS4 games to be compatible with the PS5 through backwards compatibility. The list below represents PS5 games getting either full new releases or specific PS5 updates and optimizations for the next-gen versions. We have not listed any PS4 games that will simply be playable via backwards compatibility. Release dates below are for the full PS5 versions/optimizations of each game, regardless of initial release date on PS4.
means it is exclusive to PlayStation or has exclusive content
- Console exclusive denotes that the game will also be on PC/Mac via Steam or EGS.
- Exclusive content means there is PlayStation exclusive content available.
means that the game is available to play on PS4 as well as PS5
PlayStation 5 Games List
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust – February 18, 2021
Aragami 2 – Early 2021
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Nov 12, 2020
Astro’s Playroom – Nov 12, 2020
Atelier Ryza 2 – Jan 26, 2021
Balan Wonderworld – March 26, 2021
Batora: Lost Haven – TBA
Black Legend – TBA
Borderlands 3 – Nov 12, 2020
Braid Anniversary Edition – Early 2021
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead – 2020
Bugsnax – Nov 12, 2020 (console exclusive)
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War – November 13
Call of Duty: Warzone – Launch
Can’t Drive This – Mar 19, 2021
Chivalry 2 – TBA
Chorus – 2021
Control: Ultimate Edition – Holiday 2020 digital/Early 2021 physical
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – 2021
Cris Tales – July 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 – 2021
Dead by Daylight – Holiday 2020
Destiny 2: Beyond Light – Dec 8, 2020
Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition – Nov 12, 2020 digital/Dec 1, 2020 physical
DEATHLOOP – May 21, 2021 (console exclusive)
Demon’s Souls – Nov 12, 2020
Destruction AllStars – Feb 2, 2021
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut – March 2021
Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires – Early 2021
Dirt 5 – TBA
DOOM Eternal – 2021
Far Cry 6 – (delayed) 2021
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade – June 10, 2021
Final Fantasy XVI – TBA (timed console exclusive)
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach – TBA
Foreclosed – 2021
Forspoken (formerly Project Athia) – 2022 (console exclusive)
Fortnite – Launch
GhostWire: Tokyo – 2021 (console exclusive)
God of War Ragnarok (title pending) – 2021
Godfall – November 12, 2020 (console exclusive)
Goodbye Volcano High – 2021 (console exclusive)
Gotham Knights – 2022
Gran Turismo 7 – first half of 2021
GRAVEN – 2021
GTA V/GTA Online – 2021
Guilty Gear Strive – 2021 (console exclusive)
Haven – 2020
Heavenly Bodies – 2021 (console exclusive)
Hitman 3 – Jan 2021
Hogwarts Legacy – 2021
Hood: Outlaws & Legends – May 10, 2021
Horizon Forbidden West – second half of 2021
Immortals Fenyx Rising – Dec 3, 2020
In Sound Mind – 2021
JETT: The Far Shore – 2021 (console exclusive)
Judgment – April 23, 2021
Just Dance 2021 – Nov 24, 2020
Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Aug 24, 2021 (console exclusive)
Kitaria Fables – 2021
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – Spring 2021
Little Devil Inside – TBA (timed console exclusive)
Little Nightmares II – 2021
Maneater – November 12, 2020
Maquette – 2020 (console exclusive)
Marvel’s Avengers – 2021 (exclusive content)
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Nov 12, 2020/Nov 19, 2020
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Nov 12, 2020/Nov 19, 2020
MicroMan – 2021
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom – TBA
Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate Edition – Nov 17, 2020
NBA 2K21 – Launch
Neptunia ReVerse – 2021
Nour: Play With Your Food – TBA (console exclusive)
Observer: System Redux – Nov 12, 2020
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm – TBD
Oddworld: Soulstorm – April 6, 2021 (console exclusive)
Outriders – Apr 1, 2021
Overcooked: All You Can Eat – Nov 12, 2020
Override 2: Super Mech League – December 22, 2020
Party Crasher Simulator – July 1, 2021
Planet Coaster: Console Edition – Nov 12, 2020
Pragmata – 2022
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake – Jan 21, 2021
PsyHotel Simulator – 2021
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 – Dec 8, 2020
Quantum Error – TBA
Rainbox Six Siege – Launch window
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – June 11, 2021
Recompile – 2020
Resident Evil Village – May 7, 2021
Returnal – April 30, 2021 (console exclusive)
Ride 4 – Jan 2021
Riders Republic – Feb 25, 2021
Sackboy: A Big Adventure – Nov 12, 2020
Scarlet Nexus – June 25, 2021
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One – 2021
Sifu – 2021 (console exclusive)
Spacelords – Nov 12, 2021
Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition – Nov 26, 2020 digital/Dec 1, 2020 physical
Solar Ash – 2021 (console exclusive)
Stray – 2021 (console exclusive)
Subnautica/Subnautica: Below Zero – Early 2021
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – 2022
Temtem – Jan 2021
Tennis World Tour 2 – March 2021
The Elder Scrolls Online – 2021
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – 2021
The Pathless – Nov 12, 2020 (console exclusive)
The Pedestrian – Jan 29, 2021
The Plane Effect – 2021
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – TBA
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 – Mar 26, 2021
Tribes of Midgard – 2021 (console exclusive)
Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 – 2021
Unknown 9: Awakening – 2021
Yakuza: Like a Dragon – March 2, 2021
Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 – 2021
Void Terrarium++ – May 18, 2021
Watch Dogs: Legion – Nov 24, 2020
Worms Rumble – Dec 2020 (console exclusive)
The PlayStation 5 console releases on November 12 in US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia and South Korea and November 19 in the rest of the world, except China. The disc-based PS5 is $499, while the all-digital edition retails for $399.
If you see any errors or omissions in the above list, please let us know in the comments below or by emailing tips@playstationlifestyle.net so that we can keep this list updated.
