Best Free PS5 Games Ranked – Great PS5 Games At Zero Cost – With PS5 games costing as much as $70 (£60-65), the desire for cut price gaming on Sony’s next-generation console has never been clearer. So with that in mind, we’ve put together an ongoing list of all the best free PS5 games money can’t buy. Keep this page bookmarked too, as we’ll be updating it with all new free PS5 games over the coming weeks, months and years.
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Best Free PS5 Games Ranked In 2024 – A Complete List
Best Free PS5 Games Ranked:
- The Finals
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Call of Duty Warzone 2.0
- MultiVersus
- Destiny 2
- Genshin Impact
- Fortnite: Battle Royale
- Fall Guys
- Warframe
- Disney Speedstorm
- Tower of Fantasy
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- Rogue Company
- Enlisted
- War Thunder
- Dauntless
- Super Animal Royale
- Crsed: F.O.A.D
1. The Finals
A barnstorming free-to-play FPS that seemingly came from nowhere, The Finals envisions a far-flung future where players partake in a global tournament to score immeasurable riches by blasting each other to bits across a series of virtualised environments. Though the setting might not be anything especially revolutionary on its own, it’s how The Finals executes this concept that really sets apart Embark Studios genre effort from just about every other game in this list.
Developed by a team generously stuffed with former DICE staffers that worked on the Battlefield franchise, The Finals not only boasts some tremendously solid gunplay and map design, but so too does it also bring massive environmental destruction to the table in a way that ironically the Battlefield series has seemed to shy away from in recent years. With walls, floors and ceilings that can be easily destroyed and thus change the map in a significant way to a focus on high speed traversal and gunplay, the fact that The Finals managed to nab some 10 million players less than a month after its launch is a testament to just how good it really is.
2. Honkai: Star Rail
Though developed by the same studio miHoYo, Honaki: Star Rail is much more than just ‘Genshin Impact in space’. Certainly while it’s true that Honkai: Star Rail follows a similar design through-line with its JRPG presentation, gacha mechanics and generous injections of free content, the two games differ in a good few ways.
First off, Honkai: Star Rail embraces turn-based combat over the real-time combat seen in Genshin Impact, while the story – a massive galaxy spanning narrative about preventing the destruction of the universe – is also much more convincingly told through a greater cast of varied characters with an altogether much higher quality of voice acting performances. Though Honkai: Star Rail is much newer than Genshin Impact and so has less content right now as a result, it surely won’t be long until miHoYo’s latest effort comprehensively eclipses its debut offering.
3. Call of Duty Warzone 2.0
It was only a matter of time until the juggernaut Call of Duty franchise got its own Battle Royale spin-off – and what an effort it is. Channelling the series ultra responsive gunplay into a massive open setting, while also improving upon the previous Call of Duty Warzone in just about every way, Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 is quite the achievement to say the least.
Where Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 truly separates itself from the rest of the Battle Royale pack however, is in how it not only allows for up to 150 players at any one time, but also how it improves upon Call of Duty Warzone with reworked progression, all new game modes, improved vehicular combat and underwater traversal for the first time. With full crossplay between PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms and 4K/60 visuals, if you play Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 on PS5, you’re playing the definitive version of one of the most popular free games ever.
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4. MultiVersus
On the surface it looked like it wouldn’t work. A Super Smash Bros style arena brawler focused around characters from Warner Bros vast film and television properties, MultiVersus was pretty much counted out by everyone prior to its first playable alpha – and then perceptions changed. Greatly.
Not only does MultiVersus have the off-kelter appeal of allowing players to have Arya from Game of Thrones fight Shaggy from Scooby Doo, or even having the likes of Batman mix it up with Bugs Bunny, but it also plays horrendously well too, with developer Player First Games showing a commendable commitment to frequent balancing fixes, content updates and more. MultiVersus might just be the biggest and most pleasant surprise of 2022, so get involved.
5. Destiny 2
As if Destiny 2 needed to add any more players to its millions strong number, it looks like they’re about to add a whole heap more now that its supremely popular MMOFPS has gone free to play on PlayStation 5.
Encompassing a massive amount of PvE and PvP content, in addition to small truckload of expansion quests and storylines, Destiny 2’s free to play offering is immensely generous and now means that you now have precisely zero excuses to play Bungie’s stellar shooter.
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6. Genshin Impact
One of the largest JRPG’s ever made, Genshin Impact is an absolutely content stuffed third-person, open-world genre effort that has captured the imaginations of millions of gamers the world over.
With its vibrant and massive environments and seemingly never ending stream of extra quests, areas and characters for players to use, Genshin Impact is a resoundingly generous free to play JRPG with visual style to spare that everybody should play.
7. Fortnite Battle Royale
On reflection, it never seemed likely that Epic Games’ Fortnite was going to succeed, much less become the global trailblazer that it would eventually end up being. Yet here we are; after a massively extended and on-going stint in Early Access, Fortnite redeemed itself in the best way possible by giving players Fortnite Battle Royale; a new take on the battle royale sub-genre that combined building with traditional third-person combat.
Much more than the already attractive sum of its building and shooting parts, Fortnite Battle Royale prizes and rewards player ingenuity and emergent chaos quite unlike anything else out there right now and at the grand cost of zero bucks (pounds, euros, pence, cents, whatever), there really is no better time to jump on bandwagon than right now – especially with the gorgeous new Unreal Engine 5 upgrades that the PS5 version has received.
8. Fall Guys
A deliriously entertaining online multiplayer effort where up to 64 players have to compete against each other in a variety of mini-games and challenges inspired by the likes of Japanese television show Takeshi’s Castle, Fall Guys is one of the most fun games you can play right now, free or otherwise.
Featuring full cross-platform play and an ever increasing range of zany, obstacle course style platforming levels to tackle, Fall Guys is a superb free PS5 game and one that only ever asks players to reach into their pockets if they wish to buy new costumes. Fall Guys is oodles of fun and make no mistake.
9. Warframe
Originally releasing at the same time as the PS4 hardware did back in November 2013, Warframe was one of the very first free-to-play games you could get on the console. A third-person, space ninja action RPG that places a bespoke focus on co-op and teamworking in a vein that players of Destiny 2 will surely recognise, it’s a credit to the calibre of both the developer Digital Extremes and the game that as we approach its seventh birthday, Warframe is the best it has ever been.
With a variety of PvP and PvE content which both in turn dovetail into Warframe’s on-going narrative, there is so much to do in Digital Extremes free-to-play effort that it is frankly unreal. From brief skirmishes to space combat, massive raids and other co-operative activities, Warframe does a cracking job of marrying hyper-kinetic, third-person combat with a rather generous free-to-play model that ensures everybody can give the game a good go without ever needing to reach into their pockets.
And now, some seven years after its initial release, Warframe is now at the launch of the PS5 – though this time with a massively improved visual feature set and nearly a decade worth of additional content. There is no better time to get into Warframe than right now.
10. Disney Speedstorm
Disney Speedstorm is a free to play kart racer that throws together Disney and Pixar characters into one massive pot and not only proves to be an enticing proposition for fans of the House of Mickey Mouse, but also it manages to make a decent enough case on its own merits for being an entertaining racing game to boot.
Buoyed by a fairly generous monetisation system that allows you to gain new characters and upgrades easily enough, Disney Speedstorm also looks the part too, thanks to some gorgeously smooth visuals that boast a slavish authenticity to their source material. Throw in the unexpected bonus of support for up to four racers in local play and Disney Speedstorm soon reveals itself to be one of the most surprisingly complete and enjoyable free to play games you can get right now.
11. Tower Of Fantasy
A hybrid of JRPG, gacha and MMORPG genres, Tower of Fantasy is a sprawling free-to-play adventure that invites players to save the mysterious world of Aida in an eye-opening, post-apocalyptic setting that liberally brings in influences from cyberpunk and fantasy settings.
Though certainly comparisons with Genshin Impact cannot be avoided, Tower of Fantasy nonetheless manages to separate itself somewhat from miHoYo’s most famous effort by boasting some absolutely stunning character designs and a strongly told story that has you coming back for more (assuming of course the gacha mechanic for unlocking new characters and gear isn’t already doing that).
12. Naraka: Bladepoint
If you’re tired of every battle royale game being so focused on firearms and ranged combat then Naraka: Bladepoint could be exactly what the doctor ordered. With a bespoke focus on melee combat and magical ranged attacks together with an emphasis on the legends of the Far East, Naraka: Bladepoint certainly stands out from the crowd.
Beyond such concepts, Naraka: Bladepoint also puts a strong emphasis on Devil May Cry style combination mechanics too, providing the game with the sort of depth you might not expect from a free-to-play offering. With constant free content being released for the game and a monetisation model that focuses on the cosmetic, Naraka: Bladepoint is the perfect palette cleanser for anyone sick of the gunning and running of the usual battle royale fare.
13. Rogue Company
A third-person hero shooter from HiRez Studios, the same developer which brought us the heady likes of Realm Royale, Smite and Paladins, Rogue Company is a hugely entertaining piece of work to say the least.
With its range of completely different, role-based heroes that each have their own weapons, skills and abilities, coupled with a variety of interesting game modes, Rogue Company is a great little third-person shooter that you can dip in and out for just a few minutes at a time. Even better still, Rogue Company on PS5 supports a super smooth 120 FPS mode too.
14. Enlisted
From Gaijin Entertainment comes Enlisted – a massive, sprawling take on World War II which allows hundreds of players to fight one another by land, air or sea across a wide range of historical battlefields ranging from the D-Day landings at Normandy, all the way through to the Fall of Berlin.
Constantly updated with additional content, a sophisticated roadmap for 2022 and beyond, and with a super generous free to play model to boot, Enlisted is a quick and easy way to get stuck into a solidly made, WWII MMO FPS at no cost whatsoever.
15. War Thunder
Much like Warframe before it, War Thunder also released alongside the PlayStation 4 back in 2013, standing shoulder to shoulder with Digital Extremes third-person action RPG to lead the free to play revolution on PlayStation.
A sprawling open-world online military sim, War Thunder comes to PS5 with native 4K resolution running at 60 frames per second and with much higher levels of environmental detail. Oh, and crossplay is enabled with PS4 players too. Bargain.
16. Dauntless
Developed by the talent folk at Canadian developer Phoenix Labs, Dauntless is a free-to-play take on the Monster Hunter craze that has been most recently pretty much perfected in Monster Hunter World.
Boasting some gorgeous visuals, absolutely tons to do and a finely tuned microtransaction model that is geared towards the bolstering of cosmetic items rather than that of meaningful progression, Dauntless tops things off by having seamless cross-play with PC and Xbox One players too. It should come as little wonder then that the game managed to get five million players in just the first week.
17. Super Animal Royale
Representing something of a unique take on the battle royale genre, Super Animal Royale instead envisions the whole endeavour as a 2D top-down, semi-cutesy shooter that encompasses a range of different animals.
With hundreds of different weapons, gadgets and mounts to master, along with a steady and seemingly infinite stream of frequent content, Super Animal Royale is a highly entertaining little battle royale effort that looks set to be around for years to come.
18. Crsed: F.O.A.D
Crsed: F.O.A.D is a strange one – and it’s not just the name either. An MMORPG Battle Royale effort (now there’s a mouthful) Crsed: F.O.A.D has player using jetpacks, swords, knifes and all manner of magic against one another in a titanic struggle.
With a constant stream of additional free content, game types and a seemingly endless bounty of gear and costumes to unlock, Crsed: F.O.A.D is as completely mental as it is deep.
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