The 5 best PS5 games in the PlayStation Summer Sale 2022

In the middle of midsummer actually everything is difficult. So why not just sit on the couch at home, point the fan straight at your face, and enjoy some of the big titles on the PS5 catch up that you haven’t tried yet? For exactly this scenario is finally the Sony PlayStation Summer Sale 2022 there.

The action is on from August 15, 2022 to September 2, 2022so more than enough time to explore some of the many PS5 games give it a chance, that of critics worldwide praised in the highest tones became. The selection isn’t huge, but it’s anything but small.

So that you know exactly what you can spend your hard-earned money on, we met you the offers of the Summer Sale 2022 once looked closely and for you the 5 best games for the PS5 selected, which are currently available at significantly lower prices. Each of the following titles offers you many hours of the very best gaming fun.

The 5 best PS5 games

Although the PlayStation 5 was already published in November 2020, and thus already in a few weeks two years old being, there aren’t really many titles owning this yet Sony console justify and even fewer games that the performance of the PS5 at least know how to use it.

Nevertheless, the selection is now large enough that before you buy a new game you have to pay attention to what you actually want to spend your precious time on, because even if we prefer Play all PS5 titles would, this goal is very unrealistic. But don’t worry, because that’s exactly where we are at your side to advise you.

With that in mind, here’s what you’ll find, in our opinion, five best games for PS5which you can currently buy and the a good deal cheaper in the summer sale are available. If you don’t have these titles in your collection yet, now is the maybe best timeto change this fact.

Horizon Forbidden West

No other game for Sony’s current generation of consoles gets as much out of the PS5 as the successor to Horizon Zero Dawn. In terms of graphics, the game is an absolute pioneer and the character design as well as the world building are considered phenomenal. Accordingly, the press has the title of developer Guerrilla Games already for publication praised in the highest tones.

According to many critics, this was particularly positive improved combat systemthe high degree of variety in terms of mechanical engineering, the graphics and the atmosphere from Horizon Forbidden West as well as the interesting secondary characters. the AI weaknessesbut the lengthy dialogues and plot didn’t come off so well.

For Playcentral has Editor Daniel Busch the game around heroine Aloy put through its paces and came to the conclusion that it was no less than a magnificent masterpiece acts. Why it directly the highest award, the Diamond Awardgave, we tell you in detail in his Review of Horizon Forbidden West.

Per:

• Versatile combat system
• Outstanding open world
• Lots of activities that won’t get boring
• A variety of different machines
• Graphically awesome
• Outstanding original and German soundtrack

against:

• Long-winded dialogues
• Dropouts in the AI
• Action is considered worse than in the first part
• Weapon wheel sometimes causes problems

Demon’s Souls (Remake)

Before Dark Souls from FromSoftware forever reshaped the genre of action role-playing games, laid the intellectual predecessor Demon’s Souls the foundation for this revolution. The game, which is now over 13 years old, was recently upgraded with a Remake for the PS5 rewarded, which was very well received by both fans and critics.

For many fans of the original, the remake really went down well a dream come truebecause the PS5 version not only shone in modern lookWith powerful sound and useful improvements in gameplaybut also with a lot palpable love for the originalwhich is so more of Demon Souls series could approach.

Next to the successful revision of the graphics and the first class background music and the appropriate sound effects, testers repeatedly praised the demanding, but definitely fun battle systemthe good integration of the DualSense controllersthe great level design and the optional Co-op and PvP mode.

Per:

• Great, appropriate revision of the graphics
• First class background music
• Massive combat system
• Clever level design
• Thrilling boss fights
• Dark fantasy story

against:

• Regular AI dropouts
• Lots of irrelevant supporting characters
• Problematic camera in narrow rooms/corridors
• Lock-on system has occasional dropouts

Ghost of Tsushima (Director’s Cut)

After the enormous success of Ghost of Tsushima on the previous console PS4 and in view of the enormous possibilities of the successor model, it was of course only a matter of time before the mega successful Action-Adventure from Sucker Punch Productions on the PS5 one re-release would experience.

And the publication of Director’s Cut was worth it, because many critics were enthusiastic about the title, which was already available on the Playstation 4 an absolute must was. So, as expected, the PS5 version looks even more beautiful, shines in this version in 4K with stable 60 FPS and pleased with many small improvements in the fights.

Reason for the diamond award from PlayCentral.de were the newly introduced islandthe new storyline With increased level of difficulty and many more reasons her in his detailed test can read.

Per:

• New island and new storyline
• New, challenging level of difficulty
• More collectables, more sidequests
• Ultra-fast loading times
• The Director’s Cut shines in new graphic splendor
• Great improvements in the combat system

against:

• Weaknesses in the representation of water
• Adaptive triggers sometimes vibrate too much

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

The video game characters Ratchet and Clank inspire friends of the genre Jump ‘n’ Run already since 2002 and until today they have iconic figures received a loyal and equally large fan base. No wonder, then, that they are also available on the PS5 own title would receive. But what could surprise was the tremendous quality of the new game.

Globally, most testers praised the fact that the title just beautiful looks like that Animations very well done are the weapon handling can be described as intuitive, the humor is very funny and the game itself technically no errors permitted. The occasional crashes, the German dubbing and the underdeveloped AI but didn’t fare so well.

We speak Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart one unconditional purchase recommendation out. In the test we could the insane arsenal of weapons, the short loading times, the catchy controls and the well applied ray tracing emphasize.

Per:

• Nice graphics
• Accurate humor
• Crazy arsenal of weapons
• Very short loading times
• Intuitive weapon handling
• Catchy controls

against:

• Underwhelming AI
• Small scope
• Below average German dubbing
• Mini bosses are too similar

Uncharted Legacy of Thieves

Anyone on a new adventure from Treasure Hunter Nathan Drake on PS5 hoped for has unfortunately been disappointed so far, but with Uncharted Legacy of Thieves a title was released for the current Sony console, which promoted two popular games from the Uncharted series to the next generation: Uncharted: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

The implementation is the boys and girls at developer Naughty Dog so well done that it numerous positive reviews rained and our Editor Daniel Buschwho tested the game for Playcentral, the desirable one Gold Awards awarded, which he gave to fans of Uncharted a clear buy recommendation pronounce

Busch recommends Uncharted Legacy of Thieves to anyone who enjoys each title don’t have it on PS4 yet, but definitely want to play. This is how you get the best versions of the gameswith great 3D audio support, a choice of equal three graphic modeswell integrated DualSense features and many other improvements.

Per:

• Two of the best Uncharted games for the price of one
• Choice of three graphics modes
• 3D audio support
• Well integrated DualSense features
• With just one of the two PS4 games in your possession, you can upgrade to the PS5 Collection
• Savegames and trophies can be transferred

against:

• Multiplayer has been removed
• No new content
• No reason to buy if you already own both games on the PS4
• Too few technical improvements