Best Kids Games for PS5 - Family-Friendly & Safe Games

The critically-acclaimed title makes its debut on the PS4™ system. Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets. Play alone or in the company of a fellow traveler and explore its vast world together. Featuring stunning visuals and a Grammy-nominated musical score, Journey delivers a breathtaking experience like no other.

Join Sly Cooper, a charming raccoon thief, in this light-hearted adventure full of stealth, puzzle-solving, and platforming. Originally for PlayStation®2, this enhanced version introduces new features while you infiltrate high-security locations to reclaim stolen treasures.

Experience award-winning Flower™, now available on PS4™, PS3™, and PS Vita systems. Flower™ lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments using the SIXAXIS™ motion controls. Journey through varied landscapes at your own pace, interacting with and changing the environment as you go, and find balance and harmony in your surroundings. This is an interactive escape that takes you on an emotional journey like no other game you've ever experienced. Key Features:• Simple Gameplay Controls – Controlling the game is as simple as tilting the SIXAXIS™ wireless controller in the direction you want to go.• Lush and Interactive Environments – Vast grassy fields, blowing in the breeze, create a lush, immersive environment not possible on any other platform.• Immersive and Emotional – Accessible to gamers and non-gamers alike, the game takes players on an incredibly personal and emotional experience. For one price, get Flower™ on PS4™, PS3™ and PlayStation®Vita systems. Purchase it on your PS4™ system and it will automatically appear for download on your PS3™ and PS Vita systems at no additional cost.

Step into the exhilarating world of Beat Saber, a rhythm-based VR game where players slash blocks to the beat of electrifying music. Noteworthy for its handcrafted levels and addictive gameplay, Beat Saber combines athletic movement with fun customization options, offering a unique competition experience for friends and family alike.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is a complete collection of the beloved platforming adventure, featuring five unique campaigns filled with traversal challenges, memorable characters, and a light-hearted, medieval fantasy narrative.

Unravel takes you on an emotional journey with Yarny, a charming character made of yarn. This physics-based puzzle platformer set in the breathtaking environments of Northern Scandinavia combines exploration, clever puzzles, and a heartfelt story, all complemented by a calming atmosphere.

From the artistic mind behind Journey® and Flower®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant ocean world full of mystery and bursting with color and life. Perform fluid acrobatics as the Diver, using graceful swimming controls. Discover hundreds of unique species based on real creatures and form a powerful connection with the abundant sea life. Interact with schools of thousands of fish that procedurally respond to you, each other, and predators. Linger in epic seascapes and explore aquatic ecosystems modeled with unprecedented detail. Descend into the heart of the ocean where ancient secrets lie forgotten. But beware, dangers lurk in the depths. 'ABZÛ' is from the oldest mythologies AB, meaning water, and ZÛ, meaning to know. ABZÛ is the ocean of wisdom.

Rocket League pairs a deceptively plain premise, rocket-boosted cars playing soccer, with handling deep enough to sustain a decade of competitive play. Matches are fast and readable for newcomers, yet the ceiling keeps climbing: aerial hits, dribbles, and wall plays that pros are still inventing. Critics consistently land on the same verdict, an easy-to-learn, hard-to-master sport that earns its esports following. The tension sits in how the game is sold now. The core remains free on PSN with no subscription required, but the shift to a blueprint shop and the removal of player trading drew lasting complaints that cosmetics became pricey and the old item economy was gutted. For anyone chasing pure mechanical skill it stays among the most rewarding multiplayer games on the platform; players invested in collecting and trading found the live-service direction harder to love.

Online features for Sound Shapes will no longer be playable from January 31, 2019 at 12:00 PM PT. Functionality will be affected in the following ways: o You will be able to play the campaign and all DLC purchases as well as create your own levels. o You will not be able to share your levels with the community or download community created levels. Now available on PS4™, PS3™, and PS Vita systems. Part platformer, part music creator, Sound Shapes™ is the award winning & critically acclaimed game from Queasy Games (Everyday Shooter) that combines sight and sound into a truly unique gaming experience. Play through albums by Beck, deadmau5, and Jim Guthrie all beautifully illustrated by artists from Capy (SUPER TIME FORCE, Might & Magic: COH), Pyramid Attack (Jabbawaki, Guitar Hero), and Superbrothers (Sword & Sworcery). And when you've completed the Campaign, flip through the Community Milkcrate for a selection of developer and guest curated albums that feature the best of the best from the Sound Shapes community OR check out the Level Editor (a full-on music synthesizer!) to create your own musical levels! Practically infinite replay value!For one price, get Sound Shapes™ on PS4™, PS3™ and PlayStation®Vita systems. Purchase it on your PS4™ system and it will automatically appear for download on your PS3™ and PS Vita systems .Some features such as cross-save require more than one platform version of the software. One-time license fee for play on purchasing account’s designated primary PS4™ system and other PS4™ systems when signed in with purchasing account. Purchasing account may download item to up to 2 activated PlayStation®Vita systems and 2 activated PS3™ systems associated with this Sony Entertainment Network account.

The definitive PlayStation racing simulator, returned to its roots. The GT Cafe career walks you through automotive history one commission at a time, a garage of more than 400 cars sits behind licence tests and used-car hunting, and a photo mode treats each machine like a museum exhibit. PSVR2 support turns the cockpit view into the series' most immersive drive yet, while the handling model lands between approachable and demanding, generous with assists but honest about weight transfer. Player reviews single out the VR experience and Polyphony's obsessive detail as the high points, while the recurring complaint is an always-online requirement that locks most modes, single-player campaigns included, behind a live server connection, alongside a slow credit grind that nudges players toward microtransactions. It suits anyone who wants the most complete and best-looking driving sim on PS5; it frustrates players who expect to race offline on their own schedule.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. As the story unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world in a different way, revealing new paths to explore using her new abilities. GRIS is a serene and evocative experience, free of danger, frustration, or death. Players will explore a meticulously designed world brought to life with delicate art, detailed animation, and an elegant original score. Through the game light puzzles, platforming sequences, and optional skill-based challenges will reveal themselves as more of Gris’s world becomes accessible. GRIS is an experience with almost no text, only simple control reminders illustrated through universal icons. The game can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of their spoken language. This product entitles you to download both the digital PS4™ version and the digital PS5™ version of this game. If you already own the PS4™ version of this game, you can get the PS5™ digital version at no extra cost and you do not need to purchase this product. Owners of a PS4™ disc copy must insert it into the PS5™ every time they want to download or play the PS5™ digital version. PS4™ game disc owners who buy the PS5™ Digital Edition disc-free console will not be able to get the PS5™ version at no extra cost.

Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style graphics. Multiple playable characters give you the ability to go explosively fast as Sonic, soar as Tails, or power through tough obstacles with Knuckles’ brute strength. You can re-live the Sonic of the past with an exciting new twist on classic zones while fighting against new bosses and Dr. Eggman’s evil robot army. Go head-to-head with players in Competition Mode or play in Co-Op Mode with a friend. Sonic Mania was developed by Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games in collaboration with Sonic Team. Welcome to Sonic Mania

A stealth game inverted into a comedy of petty harassment: House House casts players as a goose loose in an English village, working through a to-do list of thefts, honks and small cruelties against people trying to get on with their day. The puzzle-stealth systems are conventional, but the reactive Debussy piano score, swelling as villagers give chase, turns each solved puzzle into a punchline. A free update added a second goose for local co-op. Critics and awards bodies landed firmly on its side: Game of the Year at both the 2020 DICE Awards and the Game Developers Choice Awards, and a BAFTA for Best Family Game. The recurring reservation, shared by reviewers and players, is length: the village runs dry in about three hours, and the joke does not deepen much after it. Rated E and included with PS Plus Extra, it suits an evening rather than a weekend.

Descended from LittleBigPlanet but trading that series' build-it-yourself tools for tight, hand-crafted Mario-style stages, Sackboy: A Big Adventure is engineered around the couch. Local play scales to four, drops players in and out without pausing the run, and laces collectibles and a set of co-op-exclusive levels through the campaign so a full room always has a shared goal, stages that turn on genuine teamwork, throwing each other to high ledges and hitting switches together. That design is also the trade-off. Those co-op-only stages are near-impossible solo, and guest players surrender their cosmetics for the session, so the game clearly wants a second controller in hand. As a family or casual-group platformer it's one of the most generous picks on PS Plus Extra; solo purists chasing a self-contained platformer will feel the design constantly nudging them toward company they may not have.

The official game of the 2025 Formula One season and the most complete F1 package on PS5. My Team 2.0 hands you a whole constructor to manage before you climb into the car, the Braking Point story mode continues the series' scripted career drama, and five LIDAR-scanned circuits sharpen how the real venues feel under braking. The driving rewards precision yet opens up to newcomers through a deep, peelable assist system. Steam reviews are overwhelmingly positive on the handling and presentation, while a smaller group reports stability crashes and rough online multiplayer, and veterans note it iterates on the annual formula rather than reinventing it. Included on PS Plus, it suits any Formula One fan who wants the current grid and calendar; players chasing a clear leap over last year's entry may feel the familiarity more than the additions.

Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons … it’s time to save the world (again!) Out of the frying pan, into the fire… You’ve saved the world from the Ever Peckish. Now a new threat has arisen and it’s time to get back in the kitchen to stave off the hunger of The Unbread! ONLINE/LOCAL MULTIPLAYER MADNESS- You’ll knead to work together to get the highest score in chaotic local and online multiplayer. FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS- Cook in new kitchens ranging from sushi restaurants, magic schools and mines! ROMAINE CALM! - Travel through teleporters, across moving platforms and save time by throwing ingredients across dynamic kitchens that shift and evolve. WHET YOUR APPETITE! - Cook up a range of new recipes including sushi, cakes, burgers and pizzas

Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber. Featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games, the Legacy Collection will remind long-time fans and introduce newcomers to what made Mega Man such a popular and iconic character. Mega Man Legacy Collection will feature all six games and much more. In addition to the six Mega Man games, Mega Man Legacy Collection features new ways to experience the classic games with the Museum Mode and new Challenge Mode. Challenge Mode remixes gameplay segments from all six games, with plenty of scaling difficulty objectives for experienced players to conquer yet serving as a good starting point for new players, too. Museum Mode contains a comprehensive collection of history, high-res art and original concept pieces – a mega treat for any fan of Mega Man and video game history. Additional hardware required for Remote Play.

FEZ hides a hard game inside a gentle one. Gomez, a creature from a flat world, gains the power to rotate his 2D surroundings through a third dimension, and what begins as a cosy pixel-art platformer slowly reveals itself as an archaeology of ciphers, hidden rooms and a constructed alphabet the game never explains. Polytron's 2012 release, offered here on PS4, splits into two experiences: a breezy hunt for cubes anyone can finish, and a cryptography endgame that has players filling real notebooks and comparing findings online. Reception is warm on the art, music and central rotation trick, with the recurring complaints aimed at the most obtuse late puzzles and a history of technical bugs. It is for the explorer who treats a game as a code to be broken, not the player who wants the credits handed over.

SnowRunner isn't really about driving trucks so much as fighting the ground beneath them. Its advanced terrain simulation turns mud, meltwater and snow into the actual antagonist, and progress means reading the land, winching off anchor points, and picking which of 80-plus licensed rigs can survive a crossing that would swallow a normal truck. Four-player online co-op lets a crew tackle the worst hauls together. Critics settled on a strong consensus (Metacritic 80, around three-quarters recommending), praising the unmatched vehicle physics and the rare satisfaction of taming terrain while flagging a deliberately glacial pace that rewards patience over speed. Players echo it, singling out the co-op and depth but grumbling at wonky steering and DLC pricing. It is the most accomplished trucking game on PlayStation, provided the struggle itself is the appeal; anyone wanting relaxed motorway cruising should look elsewhere.

Tetris Effect: Connected rebuilds the most familiar puzzle game on earth as an audiovisual experience. Every rotation and line clear feeds a swelling soundtrack and a shifting light show across dozens of themed stages, and the Zone mechanic, which freezes time to bank clears, adds the one genuinely new idea to the formula in years. Enhance's 2023 package, offered here on PS5, wraps the hypnotic Journey campaign around a full suite of competitive and cooperative online modes. Reception is overwhelmingly positive, singling out the presentation and the range of ways to play, from meditative solo runs to ranked multiplayer. The reservations are technical rather than conceptual: performance dips on weaker hardware and inconsistent matchmaking. It is the definitive modern Tetris, at home as a wind-down ritual or a competitive obsession, and one of the most accessible picks on this list.