Best PS5 Games For Both Single-Player And Multiplayer

Key Takeaways

• PlayStation 5 boasts a diverse game collection blending single and multiplayer experiences.
• Elden Ring offers an outstanding open-world exploration experience with robust multiplayer features.
• Tekken 8 delivers tight fighting mechanics, solid storytelling, and engaging multiplayer gameplay.

The PlayStation 5 has slowly but steadily racked up a decent collection of games. The console’s technical capabilities, amazing haptic feedback, and a much-needed SSD ensure that players can have the best time possible with the games of their choice.

This console is full to the brim with games that try to deliver a hybrid experience, encompassing both single-player and multiplayer elements. With Sony’s clear strategy of developing live-service games, it’s easy to see why they’d want the games on their console to feature elements that will keep fans coming back for longer after they’re finished playing through the single-player content.

8 Elden Ring

Cooperations And Invasions Abound In The Lands Between

Elden Ring is one of the greatest open-world games ever made. FromSoftware’s amazing level design translated naturally into an open world that’s a joy to explore. Players will love exploring this massive world on Torrent and finding secrets that help them get stronger, or surprise them by showing just how out of their depth they are.

Players can veer off the beaten path to enjoy a bulk of side content that helps them get stronger, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. As one would expect from a FromSoftware game, players can also summon for help from other players or be invaded by PvP veterans who want to establish dominance.

7 Baldur’s Gate 3

Experience This Amazing Story With A Friend

Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the greatest RPGs of all time, helping Larian Entertainment become more popular than ever before. This game boasts a lengthy, expansive adventure that features numerous moments for players to role-play as their chosen hero. What’s more, it also features multiplayer that lets friends experience the massive story.

Gamers love the idea of playing Baldur’s Gate 3 together, experiencing numerous narrative highlights and taking on challenging encounters. If the turn-based combat is becoming a bit too slow for a player’s liking, they can team up with a friend to reinvigorate these battles.

6 Tekken 8

Story Mode Enhances Lore, And Multiplayer Is More Competitive Than Ever

Tekken 8 is one of the best fighting games available for the PS5. The battling mechanics are tight and satisfying, along with the addition of a story mode that adds to the series’ lore and satisfies long-time Tekken fans.

Players who are up-to-date with the series’ narrative will have a great time playing through The Dark Awakens, while Unforgotten Echoes serves as another great side story for players to sink their teeth into. This, coupled with the amazing multiplayer gameplay that’s as solid as ever, proves why Tekken 8 is held in such high regard.

5 Demon’s Souls

This Excellent Remake Retains The Original’s Seamless PvP & Co-op

Fans were salivating at the prospect of checking out a remake of Demon’s Souls, a game that was criminally underrated and was stuck on the PS3 for the longest time. In the remake, beautiful visuals and iconic combat gameplay make a return in the most definitive manner possible.

Players will love checking out the many bosses and levels that comprise this iconic title. The remaster does a great job of integrating the multiplayer elements that have become iconic in the series. Helping other players or invading their world to take them on in combat is a blast every time, and ensures that players will never be bored with this engaging title.

4 Deathloop

Players Control Julianna To Stop Colt In His Tracks

An immersive sim that messes around with a time-loop mechanic, Deathloop is an amazing title that forces players to get better with each run before they can take out all eight Visionaries. Players must learn from each death, quelling their growing frustrations by seeking out different paths to tackle any given objective.

During their adventures, players will also be hounded by Julianna, a Visionary who hunts Colt numerous times without fail. This character can be controlled by a different player, making for fun PvP scenarios.

3 Street Fighter 6

World Tour Promotes Open-Ended Gameplay Along With Multiplayer Modes

Most fighting games are bound to have single-player modes, and Street Fighter 6 does a great job of making this mode as wacky as possible. Players create a fighter of their own and check out numerous scenarios that slowly help them become stronger.

It’s a fun single-player mode that players can check out before diving into competitive multiplayer matches that leave no room for error. After a wealth of issues that plagued its predecessor, fans were glad to see Street Fighter 6 serve a return to form with few, if any, controversies plaguing its launch.

2 Sackboy: A Big Adventure

A Charming Platforming Adventure

Fans were glad to see that Sony wasn’t just pushing mature gaming experiences, and was instead catering to players of all ages. This could be seen in Sackboy: A Big Adventure, a fun platformer with charming visuals and imaginative level design.

Playing this game solo is more than doable, but there’s also co-op available for up to four players. This turns every level into a chaotic affair as four players try to complete the game’s challenges without being left behind.

1 WWE 2K24

The MyRise Story Modes Add Meaningful Single-Player Options

WWE 2K20 was a wake-up call for the developer, choosing to take a one-year hiatus before ensuring that their wrestling games reached the standards fans expected. The games were a joy to play through from 2K22 onwards. 2K24 continued this trend of integrating a wealth of meaningful single-player and multiplayer content.

MyRise features two modes, with Unleashed being arguably better than Undisputed. However, both Story Modes are worth checking out. The addition of other single-player content, along with fun multiplayer opportunities, ensures that players will have a great time clocking in numerous hours in the latest 2K game without getting bored.