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Before we say goodbye to 2025, let’s take a look back and see what were the most downloaded games of the year. It was a great time for sports, shooters, and some new PlayStation VR2 games. Sports favorites topped the charts in US/Canada and EU, with NBA 2K26 and EA Sports FC26, respectively. Juggernaut GTA V found a home in the top three for both regions, with new 2025 release Battlefield 6 claiming second place in the US. Fortnite took top place for free-to-play games, and Beat Saber continues its PS VR2 success. Check out the full listings below. PS5 Games US/CanadaEUNBA 2K26EA SPORTS FC 26Battlefield 6Grand Theft Auto VGrand Theft Auto VEA SPORTS FC 25EA SPORTS College Football 26Forza Horizon 5EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26Battlefield 6MinecraftMinecraftCall of Duty: Black Ops 7Call of Duty: Black Ops 7ARC RaidersAssassin’s Creed ShadowsGhost of YōteiARC RaidersMLB The Show 25Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Ghost of YōteiReady or NotSplit FictionEA SPORTS FC 26Hogwarts LegacyForza Horizon 5UFC 5NBA 2K25Call of Duty: Black Ops 6The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredIt Takes TwoAssassin’s Creed ShadowsReady or NotClair Obscur: Expedition 33The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredMonster Hunter WildsREMATCHEA SPORTS FC 25F1 25 *Naming of products may differ between regions *Upgrades not included PS4 Games US/CanadaEURed Dead Redemption 2Red Dead Redemption 2STAR WARS Battlefront IIA Way OutBatman: Arkham KnightEA SPORTS FC 26MinecraftThe ForestGrand Theft Auto VEA SPORTS FC 25A Way OutGrand Theft Auto VNeed for Speed HeatMinecraftMortal Kombat XNeed for Speed HeattheHunter: Call of the WildSTAR WARS Battlefront IIThe ForestBatman: Arkham KnightGang BeastsUnravel TwoCall of Duty: Black Ops IIIKingdom Come: DeliveranceKingdom Come: DeliveranceBattlefield VMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarMortal Kombat XStardew ValleyGang BeastsCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Assassin’s Creed OdysseyUnravel TwoHogwarts LegacyGod of WarBattlefield 4Overcooked! 2Assassin’s Creed OriginsInjustice 2Middle-earth: Shadow of War *Naming of products may differ between regions PS VR2 Games* US/CanadaEUBeat SaberBeat SaberAlien: Rogue Incursion VRAlien: Rogue Incursion VRAmong Us 3D: VRCreed: Rise to Glory – Championship EditionCreed: Rise to Glory – Championship EditionMetro AwakeningJob SimulatorJob SimulatorPavlovAmong Us 3D: VRMetro AwakeningHorizon Call of the MountainArizona Sunshine 2PavlovThe Walking Dead: Saints & SinnersSwordsman VRSwordsman VRArizona Sunshine 2 *PlayStation Store purchases only. Game upgrades or games bundled with hardware not included Free to Play (PS5 + PS4) US/CanadaEUFortniteFortniteRobloxRobloxMarvel RivalsCall of Duty: WarzoneCall of Duty: WarzoneRocket LeagueBattlefield REDSECBattlefield REDSECRocket LeagueMarvel RivalsWhere Winds Meet (F2P)eFootballTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X – Free AccessAsphalt LegendsDelta Force (F2P)Where Winds Meet (F2P)Fall GuysDelta Force (F2P) View the full article

Discovering a new game to get lost in for hours can be a phenomenal experience. But sometimes, you need a quick hit — a game you can pick up and play just for a bit and still have a great time. The PlayStation Plus Catalog and Classics Catalog are filled with games that fit that description exactly, offering experiences that you can dip into for a few minutes and have a blast. PlayStation Portal owners, these are great picks for you to cozy up with. Below, we’ve compiled a list of 10 excellent quick-hit games from the PS Plus Catalog — although they can definitely keep you engrossed for a lot longer. Next time you’ve got a couple of minutes to spare, fire up one of these. Blue Prince | 2025 | PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Play Video The brilliant idea at the heart of Blue Prince is the combination of first-person puzzler gameplay with roguelike elements. Each time you venture into the mystery-filled Mt. Holly Manor, you’ll chart a new course through the house: Whenever you open a door, you choose the room that appears on the other side. While Blue Prince’s deeper enigmas will keep you obsessed for hours, even a quick run through Mt. Holly will give you a chance to solve a few puzzles and compile a few clues to take in next time. Publisher: Raw Fury | Developer: Dogubomb | PS5 Cult of the Lamb | 2022 | PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Play Video Cult of the Lamb is part roguelike action game, part base manager, and both sides can be satisfying in long or short bursts. Each foray into its shifting dungeons gives you a chance to earn things to enhance your abilities, improve the buildings, and recruit more followers. Whether you want to spend some time making your followers happy or just lean into dungeon-crawling combat, there’s always something quick and interesting to do to grow your cult. Publisher: Devolver Digital | Developer: Massive Monster | PS5, PS4 Dead Cells | 2018 | PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Play Video The world of Dead Cells is an eminently deadly one. Your only chance at survival is to amass powerful weapons and traps to try to keep yourself alive as you fight to get as far through the world as you can. As in most rogue-like games, death is to be expected, but even a quick run that ends in defeat has the potential to unlock new tools to enhance your arsenal to get further next time. Publisher: Motion Twin | Developer: Motion Twin | PS5, PS4 Earth Defense Force 5 | 2017 | PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog Play Video Giant insect-like monsters and alien spacecraft are invading, and it’s up to you to stop them. You have a host of weapons to face down hordes of creepy-crawlies, as well as four character classes with different styles of play. Earth Defense Force 5 offers more than 100 missions, but while each will challenge your third-person combat abilities, they’re all fast enough that it only takes a few minutes to enjoy a few rounds fighting off invading extra-terrestrials. Publisher: D3PublisherUBLISHER | Developer: Sandlot | PS5, PS4 Hotline Miami | 2012 | PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Play Video In the strange, hallucinatory levels of Hotline Miami, enemies are waiting for you, and only careful planning and split-second reactions will keep you alive. As a mysterious masked assassin hunting mobsters, you’ll fight through levels from a top-down perspective where a single hit is enough to defeat anyone — including you. Hotline Miami’s stages are extremely fast-paced and can be intensely difficult, testing your skills in planning and quick reaction. You can finish one in just a few minutes, but this is a game that will have you saying “one more try” with every defeat. Publisher: Devolver Digital | Developer: Dennaton Games | PS5, PS4 I.Q.: Intelligent Qube | 1997 | PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog Speedy movements and quick thinking are essential in puzzler I.Q.: Intelligent Qube. In each level, your goal is to clear a series of cubes as they roll toward you by marking spots on the grid beneath your feet. Clearing certain cubes allows you to release blasts that can knock out several cubes at once, but it takes careful planning of where and when to place and use those advantages to fully clear each level. I.Q. is a great way to exercise your mind with a few fast brain teasers. Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Developer: G-Artists | PS5, PS4 LocoRoco Remastered | 2006 | PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog Play Video Navigating the colorful world of LocoRoco Remastered isn’t about controlling a character, but about tilting the landscape beneath your round, jelly-like LocoRoco to roll them where you need them to go. Making your way over obstacles or through passageways requires combining many LocoRoco together into one massive being, or breaking them back into several smaller ones. LocoRoco Remastered is a perfect way to unwind with a breezy, lighthearted experience and short, inventive levels that require some out-of-the-box thinking. Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Developer: Japan Studio | PS5, PS4 The Pedestrian | 2021 | PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Play Video The Pedestrian is a puzzle-platformer that has you playing as a stick figure like those often seen on road and bathroom signs, navigating from sign to sign on your way through the world. The fascinating presentation offers a lot of clever puzzles, many of which require you to rearrange signs to connect ladders and doors to create paths from one to another. Though the levels are short and sweet, they’ll test your puzzling smarts. Publisher: Skookum Arts LLC | Developer: Skookum Arts LLC | PS5, PS4 Tekken 3 | 1997 | PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog Tekken 3 lets you relive the glory days of 3D fighters on the original PlayStation. Though the storied series has gone on to five more mainline installments, Tekken 3 will still put you through your fighting game paces. Movement in three dimensions is key as you fight one-on-one duels against an iconic roster of punishing opponents, but with matches that can be brutal beatdowns lasting just a few minutes, it’s easy to squeeze in a few rounds of Tekken 3 whenever you have a free moment. Publisher: Namco | Developer: Namco | PS5, PS4 You Suck At Parking | 2022 | PlayStation Plus Game Catalog You Suck At Parking puts your driving and puzzle-solving skills to the test with top-down levels in which you need to get your tiny car into an equally small parking spot — often by jumping gaps, whipping through hairpin turns, and avoiding crashes in each short, quirky level. But even if you should fly off a cliff or smash into a wall, you can quickly start again for another try. Publisher: Curve Digital | Developer: Happy Volcano | PS5, PS4 Honorable mentions The PlayStation Plus Games Catalog and Classic Catalog are chock full of excellent quick-hit games you can play alone or with friends, in genres ranging from sports to shooters, from racing to intense cooperative multiplayer madness. Don’t miss these favs: Hot Shots Golf Jet Moto If you’ve got a few quick-hit go-to games that we haven’t mentioned, be sure to share your favorites and recommendations in the comments below. View the full article

This month, survive Ethan Winters’ darkest chapter in Resident Evil Village, hop between Honolulu and Tokyo for heartfelt brawls in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, blaze trails through wild terrain on high-tech off-road missions in Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, or try to endure a creature-haunted apocalypse in A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead. All these titles and more are available in January’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup*. Meanwhile, Ridge Racer brings arcade racing to PlayStation Plus Premium. The full lineup will be available to play on January 20. *Digital PS5 games available to stream from your library will vary over time, region, and country. PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Resident Evil Village | PS5, PS4 Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major instalment in the storied Resident Evil franchise. Set a few years after the horrifying events in the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, the all-new storyline begins with Ethan Winters and his wife Mia living peacefully in a new location, free from their past nightmares. Just as they are building their new life together, tragedy befalls them once again. More than just a mysterious backdrop for the horrifying events that unfold in the game, the village is a character in its own right with mysteries for Ethan to uncover and terrors to escape from. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | PS5, PS4 Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, from the Yakuza series, brings together two heroic ‘dragons’ in an expansive new RPG that takes the franchise to a brand new location in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Lured to Honolulu City with the promise of finding his birth mother, Ichiban Kasuga only discovers betrayal until the reclusive Kazuma Kiryu lends a helping hand. Explore the tropical Hawaiian capital and the familiar streets of Tokyo’s Kamurocho district, battle rivals from local gangs in enhanced hybrid RPG-style battles and enjoy Like A Dragon’s trademark abundance of side activities. The fate of two dragons is in your hands. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Expeditions: A MudRunner Game | PS5, PS4 Embark on ever-rewarding scientific expeditions as you adapt to nature’s challenges and unravel the mysteries of uncharted lands alone or with other players. Venture into the vast wilderness of arid deserts and rugged forests to the steepest mountains, brimming with hidden treasures and forgotten ruins. Lead research missions as you drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles through treacherous paths, using advanced technologies and high-tech tools to overcome obstacles. Build and manage your base and equip your vehicles with essential gadgets like drones or scanners to ensure your success in the wild. Hire a team of top-notch experts to improve your skills in the field, unlocking new possibilities for exploration. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead | PS5 A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by the critically acclaimed blockbuster movie franchise that highlights a unique survivor story after an invasion of deadly creatures. In this exclusive spin-off, experience the journey of a young woman who must endure a treacherous apocalypse in the midst of interpersonal family conflicts, all while coming to terms with her own inner fears. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Darkest Dungeon II | PS5, PS4 Embark on a roguelike road trip of the damned in this sequel to the critically acclaimed Darkest Dungeon. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last-gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. Discover the failings of your flawed heroes in playable backstories and help them find redemption on the road. Explore various tactics as you battle unspeakable horrors who stand between you and salvation. With careful leadership you can create the party bonds required to withstand the nightmarish onslaught, reach the Mountain and prevail against the monstrous manifestations of your failures. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image The Exit 8 | PS5, PS4 The Exit 8 is a short walking simulator inspired by Japanese underground passageways, liminal spaces and backrooms. You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach “The Exit 8”. Don’t overlook any anomalies. If you find anomalies, turn back immediately. If you don’t find anomalies, do not turn back. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Art of Rally | PS5, PS4 Art of Rally is a stylized experience inspired by the golden era of rally from the creator of Absolute Drift. Race across the world through colourful and stylized environments in top-down view. Compete for first place in the leaderboards with daily and weekly challenges. Experience the golden era of rally in Career mode, travelling across 91 stages from Finland to Sardinia, Norway, Japan, Germany, Kenya and Indonesia. Get behind the wheel of your favourite vintage cars, ranging from the 60’s to the 80’s, Group B, Group S and Group A. From beginner-friendly options to driving modes that’ll challenge the most expert drivers, all players can tackle the races using their favourite rally driving tricks: Scandinavian flick, counter-steering, left foot braking, handbrake turns. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image A Little to the Left | PS5, PS4 Sort, stack, and organize household objects into just the right spot in A Little to the Left, a tidy puzzle game with a mischievous cat who likes to shake things up! Which way should the clock hands point? How to arrange the eggs? Who put so many stickers on this fruit? Come enjoy a calming world in an observational puzzle game with surprises around every corner. Featuring charming illustrations and surprising scenarios, A Little to the Left is satisfying and curious with over 100 delightful puzzles to discover. And keep your eye out for that mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos! PlayStation Plus Premium View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Ridge Racer | PS5, PS4 Experience Ridge Racer originally released on the PlayStation console, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters. The thrill of intense racing comes alive once more. Unique vehicles, roaring engines, lush scenery, and the screech of tires as they dazzle and drift. Experience the legendary racing game which once ushered in a new era. Take victory in one of two modes. Aim for top podium in Battle Mode across three difficulty levels, or race against rival cars one-one-one in Time Trial Mode. Turn up the volume by freely selecting BGM tracks during gameplay with the music player. Take high-speed control with the thrill of the wildest ride! *PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe lineups may differ by region. Please check PlayStation Store on release day. View the full article

The Ministry of Defense Research & Development teams have emerged from their laboratories with the latest suppression technology and spec ops fashions to bring the Helldivers a new set of gear to live out their dream of furtive expeditions on fringes of the galaxy. The Redacted Regiment Premium Warbond* will be available for acquisition on January 20! Weapons & Stratagems Redacted Regiment will outfit you with two primary weapons. The R-72 Censor is a mid-range precision rifle with an integrated suppressor that will ensure you’re undetectable on the battlefield. But if you need to put a few more bullets down range, you can opt for the AR-59 Suppressor, which is a fully automatic assault rifle with a non-removable suppressor. To complete your loadout for covert reconnaissance, you can equip the P-35 Re-Educator dart-firing secondary pistol. Each round releases a chemical agent that induces delirium in organic targets and delirium-like malfunction in inorganic ones. If stealth isn’t your tactic, you can try to go the commando route with the B/MD C4 Pack stratagem. This backpack has six adhesive C4 charges and a wireless detonator set up for either individual or simultaneous detonation–that should let you be as strategic or destructive as you like while pushing the button from a minimum safe distance. But you might want to wage a little more unconventional warfare by diverting the enemy away from you. In that case, you’ll want the TM-01 Lure Mine, which is a throwable anti-personnel mine that will stick to surfaces and emit lights and sounds to attract nearby targets and then detonate when they’re in close proximity. Armors, Capes, and more Redacted Regiment comes with two armors and two capes perfect for recon roleplay. You can get the look of a real operative with the RS-89 Shadow Paragon light armor–covered in multitudinous pads and pouches to hold all your tactical EDC items–or fly under the radar with the RS–67 Null Cipher medium armor that’s coated in a radar-absorbent polymer and null-signature heat baffle to turn you into a real sensor ghost. Both armors are fitted with the Reduced Signature passive, which reduces your noise level and the range at which the enemy can detect you. The enemies of Democracy will have to get real close before they can spot you. These pair perfectly with the Pillar of the Abyss and Triangulation Veil capes and player cards. You’ll also receive a new victory pose, Target Sighted, to let your squad know you’ve got your eye on the enemy. The new booster, Concealed Insertion, will equip your Hellpod with a smokescreen to deploy on impact, so your dive can be on the down low. You’ll also be able to claim a new player title, [Redacted]. Maybe you can’t share the details of your assignment, but you can let them know you’ve seen some real action. Redacted Regiment is coming January 20, Helldivers. Get ready to infiltrate and perform a surgical strike–they’ll never see you coming. *Requires base game, paid purchase of Super Credits, and game progression to unlock. View the full article

The epic saga of My Hero Academia has drawn to a close, but the adventure continues! Relive the excitement and immerse yourself in the world of the anime with the highly anticipated release of My Hero Academia: All’s Justice. Play Video The game features a story mode that lets you relive the anime’s final season as well as play original missions crafted specifically for the game. Join us for a unique look here as we delve into the creation of these unique, game-original scenarios. Unique, original game modes My Hero Academia: All’s Justice offers two original game modes to enjoy: Team Up Mission and Hero’s Diary, which is unlocked by completing Team Up Mission. In TeamUp Mission, you’ll become a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School and experience hero activities in a virtual space that mirrors the U.A. High Class 1-A student activity. Use the Quirks of the students in Class 1-A to take on parkour movements and various missions, fully enjoying your hero activities. Hero’s Diary is a mode where you can catch a glimpse of the unknown daily lives of the Class 1-A students. Enjoy three episodes each for all 20 students to your heart’s content. Behind the scenes: How the game’s original elements were born Are you curious to know the kind of challenges and innovations involved in incorporating the original elements into My Hero Academia: All’s Justice? Here’s an inside scoop from our production team: The decisions behind selecting episodes for Hero’s Diary mode In this game’s TeamUp Missions, you can experience the growth of each Class 1-A character leading up to the final battle through lesson missions that take place behind the scenes of the manga and anime. However, student life includes not only lessons but also daily life filled with communication with friends and colleagues. To allow you to experience the world of My Hero Academia more deeply and enjoy student life, we’ve focused on depicting each character’s daily life in Hero’s Diary. We’ve carefully selected game-original stories that show the relationships between all the Class 1-A students. Fun fact: the scenario production was supervised weekly by the manga and anime production team – working together to create these unique in-game scenes was a special experience. For example, you’ll be able to see Bakugo hanging out with classmates like Iida after school at a family restaurant or catch a sweet moment with Kirishima & Koda as they look for animals. We hope you’ll enjoy the Hero’s Diary, which is unique to the game. The meaning behind the collectible items found in various mission types The customizable items you can obtain as rewards are designed not only to show off your achievements to opponents in online battles, but also to be enjoyable when playing offline. We’ve implemented multiple designs with your favorite characters as motifs. The HUD is a particularly popular customizable item among the development staff. In Japan, there’s a culture of customizing vehicles and bags with visuals that prominently display your favorite characters, like itasha (decorated cars) and itabags (decorated bags). During development, we were happily working on what we affectionately called Ita-HUDs. We hope you’ll enjoy creating your own unique customizations. Also, the cards that you can obtain by exploring missions and stages feature many famous scenes from the past of My Hero Academia, so be sure to collect them. The story hidden in the unique character movements using Quirks, immersing players in the world of My Hero Academia Of course, we’ve focused on recreating the abilities from the battles and making you feel the power of the Quirks, but this game goes beyond that. We’ve designed the movement actions of each character so that you can experience on the town maps how you might use a Quirk if you had it – how you could move around the town, or how you could solve problems. This is something that many of you probably felt while watching My Hero Academia. When designing Deku’s light parkour movement actions, we were conscious of both sharpening and toning down the actions, taking into consideration the differences in Quirks between him and other heroes and villains in this world. While maintaining a light movement speed, we’ve made subtle adjustments based on the Quirk comparisons of the characters, as Iida is, of course, faster in this world. We encourage you to experience the Quirks of each Class 1-A character in the TeamUp Mission. My Hero Academia: All’s Justice is scheduled to be released on February 6. We hope you’ll enjoy this new My Hero Academia experience that can only be found in this game. Early unlock characters are also available as pre-order bonuses so be sure to get this opportunity. View the full article