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INCOMING PS5 GAMES

A Rat’s Quest: The Way Back Home

ETA 2021 / PUB HANDY GAMES / DEV THE DREAMERIANS

Experience our world as a rat in this narrative-focused platform adventure. Stuart Little’s grubby cousin?

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

ETA 17 NOV 2020 / PUB UBISOFT / DEV UBISOFT MONTREAL

Live out your Viking fantasy without the need to grow a beard, as the famed sci-fi series heads to Dark Ages England.

Astro’s Playroom

ETA 2020 / PUB SONY / DEV JAPAN STUDIO

Designed to showcase everything Sony’s new console and DualSense can do, this platformer will come preloaded.

Balan Wonderworld

ETA EARLY 2021 / PUB SQUARE ENIX DEV SQUARE ENIX, ARZEST

Magical platformer with ability-altering collectable costumes.

Battlefield 6

ETA 2021 / PUB EA / DEV DICE

The latest iteration of DICE’s sublime shooter series has been confirmed for PS5, and early demo footage looks photoreal.

Bugsnax

ETA ‘HOLIDAY’ / PUB YOUNG HORSES / DEV YOUNG HORSES

Original, daft, and featuring one of the most addictive soundtracks yet, this indie has the ingredients for success.

Call Of Duty Warzone

ETA TBC / PUB ACTIVISION / DEV INFINITY WARD/RAVEN

The dev has claimed you’ll be able to play Warzone on PS5, but no specific next-gen upgrade has been revealed.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2

ETA 2020 / PUB DEEP SILVER / DEV TORN BANNER STUDIOS

Brutally realistic and excessively shiny in equal measure, this RTS aims to make us all feel like a medieval warlord.

Chorus

ETA 2021 / PUB DEEP SILVER / DEV FISHLABS

Play as ex-cultist Nara and a sentient AI starfighter in this epic story-driven shooter, promising 4K at 60fps.

Cris Tales

ETA 2020 / PUB MODUS / DEV DREAMS UNCORPORATED

The time-crossing RPG has impressed on PS4 in preview plays, and now it’s coming to PS5. This is an indie to watch.

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