Capcom has completed a swift one-two punch in early 2026 by following Resident Evil Requiem with an unexpected gem of a sci-fi action game. Like all of Capcom's best work, Pragmata is both a slick, modern blockbuster and steeped in deep, old-school video game vibes. It's a cinematically ambitious game about fatherhood and the AI threat. But also you're a dude in a spacesuit shooting robots on a moon base, eking out your resources and testing your reflexes between save points. [...] Horror author Alan is joined by a co-protagonist, FBI agent Saga Anderson, who’s investigating a case linked to Alan’s disappearance over a decade earlier. Using this dual setup — impressively, you can fluidly switch between Alan’s and Saga’s stories essentially at your discretion — Remedy works outward from the original game’s premise, twisting it into a methodical detective thriller one moment and a reality-bending cosmic horror the next. Alan Wake 2 announces the start of a new generation of [...] Even so, the PS5's library has grown to the extent that there's a lot to sort through, and new and old PS5 owners will be wondering what to play. So here’s our living list of the best video games we’ve played on the platform — influenced by the personal tastes of the Polygon team — to be updated as more games come out.
Our latest update to this list on Oct. 21 added Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.
How we pick the best games on PS5
Tags: Electronic Gaming, Entertainment, Interactive, Casual
