The PlayStation 5 is just a few months old – and still very hard to get hold of. But it already has a burgeoning list of terrific games to try. Of course, it will also play almost the entire PS4 back catalogue via backwards compatibility, so even at this early stage you are overwhelmed with choice. To help you sort through that mountain of software, head over to our best PS4 games list, which has some cracking recommendations, from the classic to the unsung.
For this list, we're focusing purely on actual PS5 games, which means games that are exclusive to the console (of which there are only a couple at present), cross-generational releases that appear on PS4 as well, and earlier PS4 games that have been updated with significant PS5-only patches. As the machine is so young, we've restricted ourselves to just 10 picks, but you can expect this list to grow quickly as the library for Sony's latest machine is fleshed out.
The debate about From Software's best will rage on until the last embers have died out, but there's no arguing which game started it all. 2009's Demon's Souls not only birthed a genre but raised the bar on murky video game adventures, gifting us with deep lore scratched into the stonework, exquisite combat that has you clanking iron against armour and atmosphere that's to die for.
