The best PS5 launch games

Recently picked up a PS5? Here are the games you need to play 

Lucky enough to get your hands on a PS5?Put your new console through its paces with these excellent next-gen games...

SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES

A great (if brief) demonstration of what the PS5 can do. This breezy superhero sandbox boasts a charismatic lead, ace controls, and ray tracing that's so pretty, we want to cry into our Spidey PJs.

DEMON'S SOULS

Move over Resident Evil 2. THIS is the best-looking video game remake ever made. From Software's legendary third-person brawler finds a truly gorgeous new lease of life on the PS5.

SACKBOY: A BIG ADVENTURE

The perfect anecdote for 2020. It's hard to think of another game that delivers quite so much joy as Sackboy: A Big Adventure. One of the most charming platformers we've seen in years. 

ASTRO'S PLAYROOM

The best advert for the DualSense you might ever find. Astro doesn't just make great use of the controller's rumble features, it's an outrageously adorable platformer in its own right.

THE PATHLESS

This slick archery adventure is equal parts calming and arresting. The slick controls make The Pathless a joy to play. Also, eagle pets! 

BUGSNAX

A fantastic blend of the bizarre and the brilliant. Part detective sim, part beastie-catching adventure, all charm. Go hunting for a Scoopy Banoopy in the mountains of Snaktooth, and we challenge you not to grin like an idiot. 

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