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The best games on PlayStation 5.

754 games compete in this selection. Hollow Knight: Silksong tops it with 1,963 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Hollow Knight: Silksong 2025 · Metroidvania 1,963
  2. 2 Resident Evil 2 2019 · Horror 1,938
  3. 3 Elden Ring 2022 · Action RPG 1,935
  4. 4 Outer Wilds 2019 · Action-adventure 1,917
  5. 5 Baldur's Gate III 2023 · RPG 1,915
  6. 6 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 2025 · JRPG 1,907
  7. 7 Persona 5 Royal 2019 · JRPG 1,895
  8. 8 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017 · Horror 1,882
  9. 9 Doom Eternal 2020 · FPS 1,881
  10. 10 Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2018 · Action RPG 1,878
  11. 11 Balatro 2024 · Roguelite 1,878
  12. 12 Grand Theft Auto V 2013 · Racing 1,876
  13. 13 Hitman 3 2021 · TPS 1,876
  14. 14 Resident Evil Village 2021 · Horror 1,857
  15. 15 Metro Exodus 2019 · FPS 1,847
  16. 16 Alan Wake II 2023 · TPS 1,845
  17. 17 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,843
  18. 18 Control 2019 · TPS 1,840
  19. 19 Ghost of Tsushima 2020 · Action RPG 1,839
  20. 20 Hollow Knight 2017 · Metroidvania 1,829
  21. 21 Resident Evil 4 2023 · Horror 1,823
  22. 22 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015 · Action RPG 1,822
  23. 23 Horizon Zero Dawn 2017 · Action RPG 1,818
  24. 24 God of War Ragnarök 2022 · Action RPG 1,815
  25. 25 Street Fighter 6 2023 · Fighting 1,812
  26. 26 Guilty Gear: Strive 2021 · Fighting 1,809
  27. 27 Crusader Kings III 2020 · Strategy 1,806
  28. 28 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 2017 · Action-adventure 1,804
  29. 29 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 2024 · Action RPG 1,802
  30. 30 It Takes Two 2021 · Platformer 1,798
  31. 31 Cyberpunk 2077 2020 · Action RPG 1,797
  32. 32 Path of Exile 2013 · Action RPG 1,797
  33. 33 Stellaris 2016 · Strategy 1,797
  34. 34 God of War 2018 · Action RPG 1,790
  35. 35 Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2018 · Action RPG 1,784
  36. 36 Inscryption 2021 · Card & Board 1,782
  37. 37 Hades 2020 · Roguelite 1,780
  38. 38 A Plague Tale: Innocence 2019 · Action-adventure 1,778
  39. 39 Yakuza Kiwami 2016 · Action RPG 1,777
  40. 40 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,772
  41. 41 Silent Hill 2 2024 · Horror 1,771
  42. 42 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,767
  43. 43 The Last of Us Part II 2020 · TPS 1,766
  44. 44 Resident Evil Requiem 2026 · Horror 1,765
  45. 45 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 2019 · Strategy 1,763
  46. 46 Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition 2018 · RPG 1,761
  47. 47 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2023 · Action-adventure 1,760
  48. 48 Assassin's Creed Origins 2017 · Action RPG 1,759
  49. 49 Gris 2018 · Platformer 1,756
  50. 50 A Hat in Time 2017 · Platformer 1,755
  51. 51 Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012 · Simulation 1,754
  52. 52 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 · FPS 1,752
  53. 53 Horizon Forbidden West 2022 · Action RPG 1,750
  54. 54 Disco Elysium: The Final Cut 2021 · RPG 1,748
  55. 55 To the Moon 2011 · Point-and-click 1,747
  56. 56 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2019 · Action-adventure 1,743
  57. 57 Risk of Rain 2 2020 · Roguelite 1,737
  58. 58 What Remains of Edith Finch 2017 · Horror 1,734
  59. 59 Rocket League 2015 · Sports 1,733
  60. 60 Fallout 4 2015 · Action RPG 1,732
  61. 61 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 2021 · Platformer 1,728
  62. 62 Helldivers 2 2024 · FPS 1,728
  63. 63 Dying Light 2015 · Action RPG 1,727
  64. 64 Far Cry 5 2018 · FPS 1,725
  65. 65 Forza Horizon 5 2021 · Racing 1,724
  66. 66 Days Gone 2019 · TPS 1,718
  67. 67 Ratchet & Clank 2016 · Platformer 1,717
  68. 68 A Plague Tale: Requiem 2022 · Action RPG 1,717
  69. 69 Lies of P 2023 · Action RPG 1,715
  70. 70 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 · FPS 1,711
  71. 71 No Man's Sky 2016 · Sandbox 1,710
  72. 72 Stray 2022 · Action-adventure 1,706
  73. 73 Dead Space 2023 · TPS 1,701
  74. 74 Mortal Kombat 11 2019 · Fighting 1,696
  75. 75 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,696
  76. 76 Deep Rock Galactic 2020 · FPS 1,696
  77. 77 Night in the Woods 2017 · Platformer 1,695
  78. 78 Fall Guys 2020 · Racing 1,692
  79. 79 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II 2025 · Action RPG 1,690
  80. 80 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 2024 · Action-adventure 1,690
  81. 81 Sonic Generations 2011 · Platformer 1,689
  82. 82 The Elder Scrolls Online 2014 · Action RPG 1,688
  83. 83 Valheim 2021 · Action RPG 1,686
  84. 84 Valorant 2020 · FPS 1,683
  85. 85 Diablo II: Resurrected 2021 · Action RPG 1,682
  86. 86 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2018 · TPS 1,681
  87. 87 Final Fantasy VII Remake 2020 · Action RPG 1,681
  88. 88 Resident Evil 3 2020 · Horror 1,677
  89. 89 Black Myth: Wukong 2024 · Action RPG 1,667
  90. 90 Star Wars: Republic Commando 2005 · FPS 1,665
  91. 91 The Last of Us Part II Remastered 2024 · TPS 1,664
  92. 92 The Last of Us Part I 2022 · TPS 1,663
  93. 93 Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015 · Action-adventure 1,656
  94. 94 Assassin's Creed Unity 2014 · Action RPG 1,654
  95. 95 Death Stranding: Director's Cut 2021 · Action-adventure 1,651
  96. 96 Far Cry: Primal 2016 · FPS 1,650
  97. 97 Sea of Thieves 2018 · Action-adventure 1,650
  98. 98 Hogwarts Legacy 2023 · Action RPG 1,649
  99. 99 The Outer Worlds 2019 · Action RPG 1,647
  100. 100 Deltarune 2025 · RPG 1,644

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In detail

The best games on PlayStation 5, what this ranking says

Hollow Knight: Silksong leads this selection with 1,963 ELO points, ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Elden Ring. The 754 games competing in it have played 117,163 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 754
Duels played by those games 117,163
Game in the lead Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,963
Point gap between 1st and 10th 85
Best represented genre Action RPG
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best game of every genre on PlayStation 5

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre on PlayStation 5
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Metroidvania 19 Hollow Knight: Silksong 1,963 378
Horror 59 Resident Evil 2 1,938 672
Action RPG 160 Elden Ring 1,935 2,792
Action-adventure 57 Outer Wilds 1,917 346
RPG 14 Baldur's Gate III 1,915 706
JRPG 17 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 1,907 587
FPS 73 Doom Eternal 1,881 392
Roguelite 26 Balatro 1,878 283
Racing 26 Grand Theft Auto V 1,876 4,910
TPS 46 Hitman 3 1,876 223
Fighting 22 Street Fighter 6 1,812 99
Strategy 24 Crusader Kings III 1,806 166
Platformer 48 It Takes Two 1,798 578
Survival 13 Subnautica 1,772 216
Shoot 'em up 5 Hotline Miami 1,767 413
Simulation 26 Euro Truck Simulator 2 1,754 238
Point-and-click 21 To the Moon 1,747 295
Sports 24 Rocket League 1,733 631
Sandbox 10 No Man's Sky 1,710 437
Rhythm 5 Hi-Fi Rush 1,617 206
Beat 'em up 10 Sifu 1,576 110
Visual novel 8 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! 1,538 124
Adventure 15 Life is Strange: True Colors 1,533 117
Puzzle 20 Indika 1,510 69

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 99 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Star Wars: Republic Commando +94 1,665
Resident Evil 3 +89 1,677
The Outer Worlds +87 1,647

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Elden Ring The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 94 63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt God of War 90 51%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Horizon Zero Dawn 88 56%
Elden Ring God of War 87 54%
Elden Ring Horizon Zero Dawn 78 63%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

Understand the method in detail →

FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on PlayStation 5?

According to community votes, the best game on PlayStation 5 is Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 1,963 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Elden Ring, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on PlayStation 5 are ranked?

754 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 117,163 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on PlayStation 5 is climbing right now?

Star Wars: Republic Commando is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 94 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 99 games in the selection moved.

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