The 20 Best PlayStation Exclusive Games of All Time

Generation-defining epics sit beside cult curiosities and quiet technical marvels, stretching from the PS2 era to the present day. Which will win?

1

Bloodborne

FromSoftware's gothic 2015 action-RPG set in the nightmarish city of Yharnam.

1000pts

2

Astro Bot

Team Asobi's joyous 2024 platformer that became a system-selling PS5 showcase.

930pts

3

Death Stranding

Hideo Kojima's polarizing 2019 delivery odyssey across a fractured, spectral America.

849pts

4

Demon's Souls (2020)

Bluepoint's lavish PS5 remake of FromSoftware's genre-defining brutal action-RPG.

818pts

5

God of War Ragnarök

The 2022 sequel continuing Kratos and Atreus's Norse journey toward the prophesied end of the world.

818pts

6

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Insomniac's 2021 dimension-hopping platformer built to show off the PS5's instant loading.

734pts

7

Ghost of Tsushima

Sucker Punch's 2020 samurai epic set on a feudal Japanese island under Mongol invasion.

734pts

8

The Last of Us Part II

Naughty Dog's harrowing 2020 revenge saga set in a post-apocalyptic United States.

636pts

9

Spider-Man 2

Insomniac's 2023 sequel letting players swing through New York as both Peter Parker and Miles Morales.

636pts

10

Returnal

Housemarque's 2021 roguelike shooter trapping an astronaut in a deadly time loop.

636pts

11

God of War (2018)

Santa Monica Studio's reinvention of Kratos as a grizzled father guiding his son through Norse myth.

636pts

12

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Square Enix's expansive 2024 second chapter of the reimagined Final Fantasy VII saga.

636pts

13

Persona 5 Royal

Atlus's stylish 2019 JRPG following masked 'Phantom Thieves' who reform corrupt hearts.

520pts

14

The Last of Us

Naughty Dog's landmark 2013 survival drama following Joel and Ellie across a ravaged America.

520pts

15

Gran Turismo 7

Polyphony Digital's 2022 racing simulator revered for its realism and vast car roster.

520pts

16

Horizon Zero Dawn

Guerrilla's 2017 open-world adventure pitting a hunter against robotic beasts in a post-tech future.

382pts

17

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Naughty Dog's 2016 globe-trotting cinematic action-adventure closing out Nathan Drake's story.

382pts

18

Shadow of the Colossus

Team Ico's minimalist masterpiece about felling sixteen towering giants to save a lost love.

382pts

19

Marvel's Spider-Man

Insomniac's 2018 open-world superhero game celebrated for its exhilarating web-swinging traversal.

212pts

20

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Naughty Dog's genre-defining 2009 blockbuster that raised the bar for cinematic action games.

212pts