The PlayStation 5 has been out for some time now, and its reception has been mostly positive. It includes lots of quality-of-life improvements over its predecessor, the PlayStation 4, such as faster load times, a solid-state drive (SSD) instead of a regular hard disk drive (HDD), and an improved controller in the form of the new DualSense. However, a console is only as good as the games available on it and, thankfully, the PS5 has you covered on that front as well.
While the machine already has a worthy library of great PS5 games, there are even more to look forward to, with some releasing as soon as this month, while others are still years away. Some will be completely free PS5 games, some will be PS5 exclusives, and others will be completely cross-platform so you can play with friends on Xbox, PC, and Switch.
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In the video game world, it’s not uncommon to be aware of games that are still several years out from release. It’s also normal for a new game to be revealed and launched within just a couple of months. In this comprehensive list, we’ll go through the major PS5 releases scheduled for 2024 and speculate on future games.
These are the best upcoming PS5 games to look forward to.
Upcoming PS5 games 2024
The games listed below either have 100% confirmed release dates or solid release windows that we expect them to hit this year. Anything that’s up in the air due to more vague launch predictions or previous delays will be listed under the following header.
Just Dance 2025 Edition
Platforms
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Music
Developer
Ubisoft Paris
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
Release
October 15, 2024
The latest installation of everyone’s favorite dance video game is set to drop this fall. Dance to chart-topping hits, pop party anthems, all-time classics, and viral internet phenomena while competing with friends. Each Just Dance 2025 Edition copy comes with a one-month free trial to the subscription service Just Dance+.
New World: Aeternum
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Amazon Games
Publisher
Amazon Games
Release
October 15, 2024
Aeternum is separate from the original New World but also contains everything from New World and its Rise of the Angry Earth expansion, retooled for consoles, and featuring a slew of changes and additions that go beyond what you’d expect in just an update.
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Adventure
Developer
Stormind Games
Publisher
Saber Interactive
Release
October 17, 2024
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by the acclaimed movie franchise, focusing on a gripping survival story set in a world overrun by deadly creatures. In this unique spinoff, follow the journey of a young woman as she navigates a perilous apocalypse, grappling with family conflicts and confronting her own inner fears along the way.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter
Developer
Treyarch, Raven Software
Publisher
Activision
Release
October 25, 2024
The yearly Call of Duty train has been letting us down more and more often, but so far, Black Ops 6 maked it look like the series might be returning to its glory days. The campaign will take us through a thrilling ’90s story full of espionage and betrayal. Multiplayer has brought the game back to its roots with the Prestige system returning and a focus back on skillful movement and gunplay above all else.
Sonic X Shadow Generations
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Platform, Adventure
Developer
Sonic Team
Publisher
Sega
Release
October 25, 2024
Sonic X Shadow Generations includes a complete remaster of the highly acclaimed Sonic Generations, a time-traveling adventure featuring a greatest-hits collection of 3D and 2D Sonic stages, now with upgraded visuals and new bonus content. Play as Shadow in a brand-new story campaign featuring never-before-seen abilities.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Adventure
Developer
Deck Nine
Publisher
Square Enix
Release
October 29, 2024
Double Exposure is a direct sequel to the original Life is Strange, where Max also stars as a teenage protagonist. Now, Max is a college-aged photography student at Caledon University. What originally seems like an average college experience turns into something sinister when she finds her close friend, Safi, dead in the snow. While the premise is a hook in and of itself, Max’s new Shift power, puzzle solving, and branching scenarios with difficult choices also sell Double Exposure as an emotional, interactive story.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Developer
BioWare
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release
October 31, 2024
It’s been a long time coming, and fans have been waiting to see if BioWare can give us the type of deep RPG we loved it for. Dragon Age: The Veilguard takes us back to Thedas with a new protagonist who will join up with new and old characters to save the land. Combat looks to mix the styles of Origins and Inquisition, so you can play it either more like an action game or more tactically. If the writing lives up to the past games, this could be the hit BioWare needs and a fantastic fantasy RPG for the fall.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genre
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Guerrilla Games
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release
October 31, 2024
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered will be the latest first-party title to get a fresh makeover for PlayStation 5 and PC. Horizon Zero Dawn originally released in 2017 from Guerrilla Games exclusively on the PS4. The open-world action game follows Aloy in postapocalyptic America where humanity lives in smaller tribes and have to go up against violent machines. Aloy is tasked to leave her village and travel across the desolated continent to uncover the mysteries of why the previous civilization died off.
Goat Simulator: Remastered
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Simulator, Adventure
Developer
Coffee Stain Studios, Coffee Stain North
Publisher
Coffee Stain Publishing
Release
November 07, 2024
Goat Simulator is getting the remaster treatment! Why? We don’t know. Do the developers know why? We don’t think so. This will undoubtedly be the cleanest-looking goat mayhem sandbox game out there though.
Slitterhead
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Adventure
Developer
Bokeh Game Studio
Release
November 08, 2024
Set in the densely cluttered streets of “Kowlong,” filled with obscurity and chaos, this battle action-adventure game casts players as the “Hyoki,” an entity devoid of memory and physical form. His only motive is to eradicate the monstrous beings known as “Slitterheads” crawling around the city, disguising themselves as humans.
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
Genre
Puzzle, Adventure
Developer
Guerrilla Games
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release
November 14, 2024
Join machine hunter Aloy as she leads a colorful crew of heroes through the lush wilderness on a quest to save the world and learn the secrets of her past. Dive into boundless adventure, customize to your heart’s content, and take on action-packed battles solo or with friends in co-op. We don’t know exactly how the apocalyptic world of Horizon, will translate into a brighter LEGO world, but we’re excited to see the transition.
Path of Exile 2
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Developer
Grinding Gear Games
Publisher
Grinding Gear Games
Release
November 15, 2024
Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast where, since the death of Kitava, society has been slowly rebuilding. Ambitious men rise to fill the void and their thirst for power is once again corrupting the region.
Marvel Rivals
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Fighting, Shooter, Strategy, Adventure
Developer
NetEase Games
Publisher
NetEase Games
Release
December 06, 2024
Marvel Rivals is putting the hero in hero shooter with literal superheroes. Unlike traditional hero shooters like Overwatch 2, this time, you will be playing from a third-person perspective to get a better look at your hero in battle. The “plot” for the game is that Doctor Doom has teamed up with another version of himself from 2099 and has forced all the Marvel universes to collide in the Timestream Entanglement. It’s essentially just a loose justification for why all these heroes and villains are fighting it out in various iconic Marvel locations.
Upcoming PS5 releases 2025
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Release
February 11, 2025
Kicking off the year, Civ 7 will make the wait for any other game you have on your wish list that much easier. This is the first time the series is launching on consoles at the same time as PC, so you can enjoy this epic 4X game along with everyone else.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Warhorse Studios
Publisher
PLAION, Deep Silver
Release
February 11, 2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Ubisoft Québec
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
Release
February 14, 2025
Ubisoft is finally bringing the Assassin’s Creed series to ancient Japan after all these years. While we did have two protagonists in one game prior, this is the first time each one will have drastically different skills and abilities. Naoe will focus on stealth, traversal, and tools, while Yasuke faces combat head-on, wears armor, and wields heavy weapons. You’re free to swap between them as you wish to play the game however suits you. There will also be dozens of sidequests and activities to keep you busy in the open world.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Developer
Ryu ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher
Sega
Release
February 28, 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Developer
Capcom
Publisher
Capcom
Release
February 28, 2025
Tales of the Shire
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Developer
Weta Gameshop
Publisher
Private Division
Release
March 25, 2025
Marathon - April 27, 2025
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter
Developer
Bungie
Release
April 27, 2025
Bungie is looking to reaffirm its mastery in sci-fi shooters (see Destiny 2 and Halo) by giving a nostalgic nod to the ’90s with the revamped classic Marathon. The PvP-focused extraction shooter unfolds on the enigmatic Tau Ceti IV, where players become cybernetic mercenaries navigating the remnants of a lost colony. Solo or in crews of three, they hunt for alien artifacts, loot, and gear.
Expected 2025 releases
These games are confirmed to be coming to PS5 at some point soon. Some have been given vague 2025 release plans while we’re just speculating on others. We have hope for them all though,
Borderlands 4
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Release
December 31, 2025
Borderlands 4 was only teased, but it is supposedly going to land in 2025. If that’s the case, the only things you can count on are an unlimited number of guns to find and loot, colorful environments to explore, a new cast of wacky Vault hunters to meet, and a great co-op experience. Anything else is still up in the air.
Ghost of Yotei
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Developer
Sucker Punch Productions
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release
December 31, 2025
Ghost of Yotei follows a new female hero named Atsu and takes place in 1603, more than 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima. The setting is Mount Yotei, which is part of Ezo, now known as Hokkaido. In 1603, Mount Yotei was outside of Japan’s rule, and it features a vast array of different environments including grasslands and tundra. The story also seems to shy away from the organized samurai clans that were in Tsushima, but no other story details have been provided yet.
Hollow Knight: Silksong — TBD 2024
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Platform, Adventure, Indie
Developer
Team Cherry
Publisher
Team Cherry
What began as a Hollow Knight DLC add-on eventually turned into a fully-fledged sequel. Silksong is the all-new game from Team Cherry, building upon the foundation of its predecessor but with a few new twists. In Silksong, you play as Hornet, a character who appeared as a boss in the first installment. This game will send players on a journey through the kingdom of Pharloom with the goal of reaching the top. It’ll still feature the tough-as-nails action gameplay, with Metroidvania elements, but there’s a new story and some additional gameplay elements.
Grand Theft Auto VI
Platforms
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Shooter, Adventure
Developer
Rockstar Games
Publisher
Rockstar Games, Take Two Interactive
Release
December 31, 2025
Grand Theft Auto VI finally has an announcement trailer. Set in the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City (inspired by Florida and Miami), GTA 6 will feature busy cities, swamps filled with gators and hillbillys, and plenty of crime. The game is tentatively expected to launch sometime in 2025.
Light No Fire
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)
Developer
Hello Games
Publisher
Hello Games
From the creators of No Man’s Sky comes a fantastical exploration adventure with a lot of promise. Light No Fire takes place on an alternate Earth where mythical creatures like animated skeletons and dragons roam. We don’t know a lot about this title yet, but it looks similar to Hello Games’ previous hit — there will be lots of foraging, crafting, and trekking across a massive world. Platforms haven’t officially been announced but we expect it to launch of PS5.
Death Stranding 2 - TBD
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Genre
Shooter, Adventure
Developer
Kojima Productions
First announced by Hideo Kojima at the Game Awards 2022, Death Stranding 2 is a real project that’s in development. We know that actor Norman Reedus will be reprising his role as Sam, and that’s about it. We won’t see this game for a few years.
Gothic 1 Remake
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)
Developer
Alkimia Interactive
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Cult classic RPG Gothic is getting a complete remake for the PlayStation 5. We don’t know much about the title, but we do know that THQ Nordic opened a new studio to work solely on this project. A playable teaser is available on PC, and it looks to be shaping up nicely. Let’s hope it gets the attention it deserves and Gothic fans get the game they’ve wanted for years.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Hardsuit Labs
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
It’s been forever since we last walked the vampire-ridden streets of Bloodlines, and we can’t wait to see how much has changed during that time. Recent footage of the game displayed more chaos, a grittier Seattle locale, and a deep, branching storyline. Unfortunately, the game suffered a recent delay, pushing it to an unknown release window.
Games with no release window
All we know about the games listed below is that they’re in development. Most of them are probably a few years away from launch.
Marvel's Wolverine
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Genre
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Developer
Insomniac Games
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
One of the greatest surprises during the 2021 PlayStation Showcase was the reveal of Marvel’s Wolverine, a project in development by Insomniac Games. That’s right, the studio is juggling Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and this game simultaneously, which just goes to show how impressive the team is. This one is even earlier in development than Spider-Man 2 and doesn’t have a release window just yet. It’s unclear if it will tie to the Spider-Man games or if it will be its own separate story — though we’re inclined to believe they’ll be connected. The reveal trailer doesn’t give us a glimpse of gameplay, but we can probably expect it to be a third-person action adventure with a large open world to explore. We know that you’ll need a PS5 to play this one when it comes out.
Project 007
Developer
IO Interactive
Publisher
IO Interactive
Coming from Hitman developer IO Interactive, the team is now working on a James Bond game under the working title Project 007. It will be an original story with a new Bond character, divorced from any of the likenesses of previous actors. The team expects this to be part of a trilogy of games, though not much else is known about the project(s). Much like a lot of the games on this list, Project 007 likely won’t launch for a few years.
