Top 10 new and upcoming PS5 console exclusive games not coming to the Xbox Series X and Switch

First revealed during the May 2023 PlayStation Showcase during Summer of Gaming, FAIRGAME$ is the first game out of Haven Studios. This competitive heist game has been compared to both The Division and Payday, but it looks more promising than either two. But that’s just basing on the cinematic trailer that has been presented so far, and we’re looking forward to learning more about this game and seeing what it’s all about.

9. Silent Hill 2 Remake

Release Date: TBA
Developed By: Bloober Team
Published By: Konami

Relive old memories and re-experience the thrill and horrors as Konami returns to their own horror franchise. Silent Hill 2 Remake will be the first mainline game in the franchise since 2012’s Silent Hill: Downpour, and we can only be happy (and horrified) that this game is being made. Set to be released exclusively on PS5 for consoles, the game will feature an over-the-shoulder third-person perspective, improved graphics, and modernized features that will retain much of the atmosphere that made Silent Hill 2 special. The game doesn’t have a release date yet according to the producers, so we fans will have to wait for a little longer for this upcoming title.

8. Stellar Blade

Release Date: April 26, 2024
Developed By: SHIFT UP Corporation
Published By: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Formerly known as Project Eve, Stellar Blade is a PS5-console exclusive in development at South Korean SHIFT UP Corporation as its first Triple-A project. The game’s development was so promising that midway through development, Sony bought the marketing rights for the game and announced that it would be publishing it. SHIFT UP is responsible for the mobile game NIKKE: Goddess of Victory, so we’re sure that this game will have similar vibes as that one. There are gorgeous graphics at the very least, but we’re also looking forward to the game’s action-adventure, hack-and-slash gameplay. However, towards the end of 2023, the game received yet another release date delay. During the State of Play in January 2024, it was revealed that Stellar Blade will be coming out in April 2024.

7. Pacific Drive

Release Date: February 22, 2024
Developed By: Ironwood Studios
Published By: Kepler Interactive

Pacific Drive is a unique game dubbed as a “road-like” first-person survival game with rogue-lite elements. Pacific Drive has you driving a customizable, quirky vehicle that appears to have its own personality as you drive around the Pacific Northwest and toward the center of the Olympic Exclusion Zone. While safe behind the wheel, you will be forced to step out of the door every now and then to collect resources and make repairs to your trusty vehicle. You also have access to an upgradeable garage that will let you add more features to your old reliable vehicle.

6. Foamstars

Release Date: February 6, 2024
Developed By: Toylogic
Published By: SQUARE ENIX

Who said that one Splatoon is enough? Nintendo even made three of them, so what’s stopping SQUARE ENIX from creating their own?

To be honest, it’s odd to see SQUARE ENIX trying to compete with Nintendo in the non-fatal shooting game genre, something that we’re starting to see emerge now, for better or for worse. FOAMSTARS is the newest game in this emerging genre, created by a very unusual developer: SQUARE ENIX. In FOAMSTARS, players make use of foam to influence the terrain and environment to their favor. To what ends, we’re not entirely sure yet, but I’m very interested in finding out what else SQUARE ENIX could bring to the table in this nascent new segment of gaming.

Thankfully, players who got to sample the game early and during PAX say that the game is fun to play. At the very least, we’ve got that going for this game. It’s also coming as a free game for PS+ subscribers at launch, so it’s safe to play for everyone wanting a try.

5. Helldivers II

Release Date: February 8, 2024
Developed By: Arrowhead Game Studios
Published By: Sony Interactive Entertainment

An evolution in every sense of the word, Helldivers II brings the action closer to players as the previously top-down game now goes third-person for a grittier, more visceral experience, a move that we haven’t seen from a shooter since Risk of Rain 2 went from 2D to 3D. Join forces with up to four friends and fight against a hostile galaxy in this frenetic third-person cooperative team shooter. You are one of the Helldivers, and you’re unstoppable with your overpowered weapons!

4. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

Release Date: February 29, 2024
Developed By: SQUARE ENIX
Published By: SQUARE ENIX

The second game in the Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy, Rebirth will follow up on the divisive ending of Final Fantasy VII Remake – this tie fully embracing its identity as a new, parallel timeline instead of a full-on remake of the original game.

3. Spider-Man 3 The Final Chapter

Release Date: ETA 2027
Developed By: Insomniac Games
Published By: Sony Interactive Entertainment

After the release of Spider-Man 2 this year, which arguably deserved more than what it got back at The Game Awards, Insomniac Games’ next publicly revealed game would be Wolverine. However, thanks to a massive hack that revealed Insomniac’s future plans, we now know that Spider-Man 3, expected to be the final game in what would be a trilogy of webhead games, will be coming around 2027. Now, we don’t know anything official about this game yet, and it’s possible that the leak would lead to development delays, but it’s still exciting to know that a third Spider-Man game is in the works. What’s interesting about this is we’re not sure if Spider-Man 3 The Final Chapter will be a new upcoming PS5 game: given the timeline, it’s possible that it might come out as a PS6 launch title, and if not, probably an intergenerational game that would be available in both the PS5 and its successor.

2. MARVEL’s Wolverine

Release Date: TBA 2025
Developed By: Insomniac Games
Published By: Sony Interactive Entertainment

With the recent interest in Wolverine running high again thanks to the Deadpool 3 reveal that Hugh Jackman will be returning to play the character in the film, interest in this upcoming Insomniac Game also spiked once again. Unfortunately for us MARVEL and Wolverine fans, this game isn’t coming out any time soon, as Insomniac Games currently have their hands full on another project (more on that later) and Wolverine currently has no release schedule or timeline yet. Still, it doesn’t make it any less exciting, given how little the PS5 has in offering in terms of console exclusives right now.

Insomniac confirmed that this Wolverine game is set in the same continuity as their Spider-Man games, meaning there might be some interactions between superheroes in this upcoming game.

Sadly, Insomniac’s Wolverine was among the games leaked during the massive Insomniac hack, and while it’s exciting for us fans to see these games ahead of its release, it’s still a big L for the studio itself, and you can’t help but feel bad for them.

1. Death Stranding 2

Release Date: TBA 2025
Developed By: Kojima Productions
Published By: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Avant-garde developers at Kojima Productions weren’t content weirding out the entire planet and creating a one-game genre out of walking simulators when they first created Death Stranding. They are now making a second one, and it looks like we’re going to see the world from the perspective of new characters. Again, Kojima has been giving us cinematic trailers instead of gameplay clips, and as usual, we’re receiving very cryptic and confusing videos. That won’t stop us from enjoying Kojima’s game, though, whenever it comes out. Given that it missed the May 2023 PlayStation Showcase, we bet that this game won’t be ready for another two to three years, but it’s definitely already one of our most anticipated games for the PlayStation 5 already.

And that’s our top 10 upcoming PS5 games that we’re looking forward to – games that aren’t coming to consoles. Which ones are your most anticipated? Looking for the same lists for Xbox Series X, PC, and the Nintendo Switch? Then check them out below:

Top 10 upcoming Nintendo Switch games not coming to Xbox Series X or PS5
Top 10 upcoming PC games exclusives not coming to consoles
Top 10 upcoming PS5 games not coming to the Xbox Series X

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