Best PS5 Exclusives.

Best PS5 exclusives and console-first games ranked by play quality, technical polish and trophy experience. Updated May 28, 2026. This page is intentionally opinionated: short entries, practical notes and internal links to deeper trophy or database pages.

Stray cover art

Stray
PS5 2022

Great short game with a speedrun trophy

Returnal cover art

Returnal
PS5 2021

Excellent, but collectible RNG matters

Selection rules

  • The game has a strong reason to play beyond trophies.
  • The trophy list is readable before you commit.
  • Performance, value and time cost are considered together.
  • Entries are rewritten when release dates or catalog status changes.
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