Best Kids Games for PS5 - Family-Friendly & Safe Games
Find the perfect games for your children with our carefully curated collection of kid-friendly PlayStation games. These titles are rated E for Everyone, ensuring safe and age-appropriate content that parents can feel confident about. From educational adventures to creative playgrounds, these games provide wholesome entertainment for young gamers.
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.
Experience Sly Cooper™ and the Thievius Raccoonus originally released on the PlayStation®2 console, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters.
There's a new thief in town! Spotlights, alarms and infrared lasers. Rooftop chases, narrow escapes and dodging security guards. Grabbing priceless jewels and emptying casinos - it's like taking candy from a baby. Sly Cooper, the notorious international thief, is out to reclaim what is rightfully his. Prepare to infiltrate the most secure places in the world. He's one cunning, devious, thievius raccoonus!
This title has been converted from the PlayStation®2 version to the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 consoles and provides newly added features. Consequently, there may be times where the title plays differently from the PlayStation®2 version, or where some features may cause the title to not function properly. This version does not support the PlayStation®2 console’s peripherals, therefore some functionality may not be available.
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.
Please note that starting on January 21st, 2026, multiplayer will no longer be available in Beat Saber on PS4 and PS5.
Beat Saber will continue to be playable and players will still have access to content that they previously purchased on the PlayStation platform. Additionally, players can still purchase previously released songs and music packs.
Dive into an immersive rhythm experience you have never seen before! Enjoy precisely handcrafted levels and exclusively created electronic dance music, all embedded in an appealing futuristic world. Swing your sabers, match the color and the right direction to slash the cubes, and keep up with the adrenaline-pumping music. This game is gonna make you dance!
Feel the Rhythm
Immerse yourself in the smoothest combination of music beats and visual effects in Beat Saber’s truly unique gameplay.
Handcrafted Levels & Music
Unlike other rhythm games with generated content, music and levels in Beat Saber are made precisely by hand to enhance the music experience.
Challenging Campaign
Get better every day while completing objectives and challenges in the campaign.
Easy to Learn, Fun to Master
Everyone can understand the basic game mechanics. It's easy for anyone to pick up and play.
Great Exercise
Exercise while dancing and slashing the beats: Beat Saber gets you moving.
This product supports the following languages: English
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This product entitles you to download both the digital PlayStation®VR version and the digital PlayStation®VR2 version of this game.
If you already own the PlayStation®VR version of this game, you can get the PlayStation®VR2 digital version at no extra cost and you do not need to purchase this product. Owners of a PlayStation®VR disc copy must insert it into the PS5™ every time they want to download or play the PlayStation®VR2 digital version. PlayStation®VR game disc owners who buy the PS5™ Digital Edition disc-free console will not be able to get the PlayStation®VR2 version at no extra cost.
In addition, if you’re playing with PSVR on PS5™ consoles: PlayStation Camera adaptor for PS Camera is required (no purchase necessary) go to Playstation.com/camera-adaptor.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Includes:
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope – Steel your Shovel Blade and start digging through the adventure that started it all! Jump, battle foes, and discover treasures as you quest to defeat the Order of No Quarter and their vile leader, The Enchantress.
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows – Prime your potions and become the maniacal alchemist Plague Knight in his adventure to brew the ultimate potion! Combine bomb parts to create custom loadouts. Discover new items, areas, bosses, and maybe even a bubbling romance.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment – Summon your scythe in the prequel to Shovel Knight! Take control of Specter Knight to dash through levels completely redesigned around his unique style of play. Climb walls, master a new arsenal of weapons, and slash your foes to ribbons with deathly precision. Become the reaper, discover your tragic past, and recruit the Order of No Quarter!
Shovel Knight: King of Cards - Step into the gilded boots of King Knight in the biggest and most regal Shovel Knight game of them all! Leap, Shoulder Bash, gather new subjects, and strategize your way through this prequel in your quest to become King of Cards!
Shovel Knight Showdown - Duel with up to 4 players locally and scramble after gems, or take control of your favorite character and dig into Story Mode! Master every move, explore a vast array of items and locales, and discover new revelations in this platform fighting game.
This Cross-Buy product entitles you to download PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®Vita versions.
Unravel introduces Yarny, a new, lovable and endearing character made from a single thread of yarn, that slowly unravels as you move. Inspired by the unique and breath-taking environments of Northern Scandinavia, Unravel is a visually stunning, physics-based puzzle platformer. Using yarn to Swing from tree branch to tree branch or hitch a ride on a flying kite, no feat is too big. Yarny is brought to life as the representation of the ties that bind loved-ones together. Embark with Yarny on a seemingly larger than life adventure to reconnect the long-lost memories of a family. Told completely without words, experience an exciting and heartfelt story about love, hope and the journey of life.
Additional hardware required for Remote Play.
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.
Overall player feedback on Rocket League® is deeply polarized, reflecting a significant divide between players who cherish the game's mechanics and competitive nature and those frustrated by recent changes, especially following its acquisition by Epic Games. While many players praise its fun gameplay and complexity, a considerable number express dissatisfaction with the community's toxicity, matchmaking issues, and the removal of features such as trading.
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.
Edition includes:
- Full Game
- PS4™ & PS5™ entitlement
Experience the complete Real Driving simulator… 25 years in the making.
Get behind the wheel of over 400 cars from day one – with each classic motor and bleeding-edge supercar recreated with unparalleled detail – and navigate over 90 track routes in dynamic weather conditions.
With the reintroduction of the legendary GT Simulation Mode, you can buy, tune, race and sell your way through a solo campaign as you unlock new cars and challenges.
And if you love going head-to-head with others, hone your skills and compete in GT Sport Mode.*
PlayStation®5 features:
- Catch sight of the driver in your rear-view mirror and watch the sun glint against the curves of your car’s body, with support for 4K and HDR at a targeted 60fps framerate.** You can also take stunningly realistic photos with the power of ray tracing on PS5™.
- Feel the vibration from the anti-lock brake system and wheel spins, and variation in the braking resistance of each different car, all through the adaptive triggers of your DualSense™ wireless controller.
- From the subtle bumps of the tarmac to the grooves of the kerb, feel your position on the road through immersive haptic feedback.
- Sense the position of other cars and drivers on the road with unparalleled clarity through the PS5 console’s 3D Audio.***
- Put yourself in the driver’s seat and experience Gran Turismo® 7 like never before with the power of PlayStation®VR2 from 22 February 2023.****
If you already own the PS4 version of Gran Turismo 7 standard edition, you can get the PS5 digital version of Gran Turismo 7 standard edition for a discounted price, 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 for the discounted price.
*Requires internet connection and PS Plus membership. PS Plus is subject to recurring subscription fee taken automatically until cancellation. Age restrictions apply. Full terms: play.st/PSPlusTerms
**4K and HDR features require a compatible 4K and HDR TV or display.
***3D audio with stereo headphones (analogue or USB).
****PlayStation®VR2 required to play. PS VR2 is not for use by children under age 12. PS VR2 not compatible with two-player Split Screen mode.
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
Player feedback for Untitled Goose Game is overwhelmingly positive, with many praising its fun and chaotic gameplay, humorous interactions, and cute graphics. The game is enjoyed by players of all ages and is noted for its replayability and accessibility, making it a favorite among family and friends alike.
Untitled Goose Game is a slapstick-stealth-sandbox, where you are a goose let loose on an unsuspecting village. Make your way around town, from peoples' back gardens to the high street shops to the village green, setting up pranks, stealing hats, honking a lot, and generally ruining everyone’s day.
Featuring:
• A horrible goose (that's you)
• A town full of people just trying to get on with their day
(you hate them)
• A dedicated honk button (!!!)
AND ALSO: Oh dear! Two horrible geese!
You can now enjoy Untitled Goose Game with a friend, in a new two-player cooperative mode. Play through the whole game as two horrible geese, honking twice as much, teaming up to plan pranks, and generally ruining everyone's day, together.
• A free update for all owners of Untitled Goose Game
• Play through the entire game with two players
• New goose, new honk, still horrible
PS+ ExtraCo-op: 4PS Plus ExtraESRB Everyonefantasy
MixedReview analysis
Overall player feedback on 'Sackboy: A Big Adventure' presents a mixed response, with many enjoying its charm, graphics, and co-op gameplay, while others express frustration over glitches and a lack of depth in certain gameplay aspects. While players who relish co-op experiences often find joy in the game, several critics highlight significant problems that detract from the overall experience.
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.
This Story is Yours. Leave your mark on the world of racing in F1® 25, the official video game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship™
Celebrate 10 Years of Haas F1® in EA SPORTS™ F1® 25 Season 3
Relive a decade of Haas F1® Team history with iconic race moments, all-new scenarios, and rewards*. Take on key highlights from Haas’ 10 seasons in Formula 1® and prove yourself behind the wheel. Plus, the 2025 F2™ Championship debuts in-game.
● My Team 2.0: Create your own F1® stories as you take control as the Owner of a Formula 1® team. The new gameplay systems allow you to specialize in your preferred areas of team Management, then get behind the wheel of either of your two F1® drivers on race weekends
● Braking Point 3: The legacy of Konnersport is at stake. Can you fight back and finally put yourself in contention for the World Championship?
● Konnersport's Legacy: For the first time ever, extend your Konnersport experience in Career & My Team Modes
● Design your own Team: Enhance both My Team and F1® World cars and create liveries that are more reflective of Formula One® as you customise driver numbers and move, scale, or rotate logos
● Accurate LIDAR Circuits: Experience 5 rebuilt tracks, including fan favourite Suzuka with laser scanned models of the real venues
● New Online Co-op Events: Brand new multiplayer mode in F1® World, where you and your friends race as a squad against AI drivers
● & More: New cinematics, updated podium scenes, and Reverse Tracks on select circuits
This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items.
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.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. Explore a serene and beautiful open-ended world full of secrets, puzzles and hidden treasures. Unearth the mysteries of the past and discover the truth about reality and perception. Change your perspective and look at the world in a different way.
Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3™, PS4™, and PS Vita versions!
3D display with compatible 3D active glasses (sold separately) required for 3D features. Visit www.us.playstation.com/support/3D for details.
Overall, player feedback for SnowRunner is overwhelmingly positive, with many praising the game's immersive driving mechanics, challenging terrain, and extensive content. However, some players expressed frustration with control issues and the game's difficulty level. The combination of enjoyable gameplay with friends and the sense of accomplishment from overcoming challenges has won many players over, despite the noted jankiness in controls and minor bugs.
SnowRunner’s 5-Year Anniversary Edition includes the base game as well as the Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Passes.
Get ready for the ultimate off-road experience!
SnowRunner puts you in the driver’s seat of powerful vehicles as you conquer extreme open environments with the most advanced terrain simulation ever. Drive over 80 vehicles from brands such as Ford, Chevrolet, and Freightliner as you leave your mark on an untamed open world.
Overcome mud, torrential waters, snow, and frozen lakes while taking on perilous contracts and missions. Expand and customize your fleet with many upgrades and accessories including an exhaust snorkel for heavy waters or chain tires to battle the snow.
● Ride solo or with other players in 4-player co-op!
● Face extreme environments in a highly advanced physics engine
● Over 80 unique vehicles to unlock, upgrade, and customize
● Complete dozens of challenging missions across an interconnected world
Tetris® Effect: Connected is Tetris like you've never seen it, or heard it, or felt it before—an incredibly addictive, unique, and breathtakingly gorgeous reinvention of one of the most popular puzzle games of all time, from the people who brought you the award-winning Rez Infinite and legendary puzzle game Lumines.
Music, backgrounds, sounds, special effects—everything, down to the Tetriminos themselves—pulse, dance, shimmer, and explode in perfect sync with how you're playing, making any of the game's 30+ stages and 10+ modes something you'll want to experience over and over again.
Plus cross-platform multiplayer modes for competitive and cooperative play!
• Close your eyes to enter the ZONE
With PS VR2 eye tracking enabled in the game options, you can enter the ZONE by closing and then opening your eyes.
• PS VR2 headset feedback
Transport yourself into the world of Tetris Effect: Connected where you can feel key moments in gameplay. Transitions are physical as you move between Journey Mode stages. Feel the jolt of the haptics as you go into and out of the ZONE.
• Enhanced haptic feedback
New vibration settings utilize the new dual-actuators of the DualSense PS5 controller and the PS VR2 Sense controllers adding a new layer of sensory stimulation.
• An exhilarating single-player experience full of surprises.
Over 30 different stages, each with its own music, sound effects, graphical style and background that all evolve and change as you play through them.
• The Zone is an all-new mechanic designed just for Tetris Effect: Connected!
Includes the all-new “Zone” mechanic, where players can stop time (and Tetriminos falling) by entering “the Zone” and either get out of a sticky situation that could otherwise lead to “Game Over,” or rack up extra Line Clears for bonus rewards.
• Cross-platform multiplayer lets you play with players from all over the world!
Players on different platforms can easily join Friend Match rooms with the new Room ID feature.
• A wide variety of competitive and co-op modes!
Among the new modes is "CONNECTED," where three players can team up and literally connect their Tetris Matrices to fight against A.I.-controlled Bosses; "Zone Battle," a one-on-one match of standard competitive Tetris, but with a twist: the time-stopping Zone mechanic; and "Score Attack" and "Classic Score Attack,” two single-player versus modes where two players compete separately to see who can get the best score.
• Join in on the fun in Spectator mode!
Spectator mode is available in Friend Matches. A room can contain up to 8 total people. Spectators can use emotes during the match to liven up the competition.
• Transfer save data from the PS4 version to PS5
Download and transfer your PS4 save data to the PS5 using cloud or extended storage or connect to the same network and transfer data directly from PS4 to PS5.
Buy Tetris Effect: Connected digital version for PlayStation®VR from the PlayStation™ Store and you can claim Tetris Effect: Connected digital version for PlayStation®VR2 at a discounted price.
If you already own the PlayStation®VR version of this game, you can get the PlayStation®VR2 digital version for a discounted price and you do not need to purchase this product. Owners of a PlayStation®VR disc copy must insert it into the PS5 every time they want to download or play the PlayStation®VR2 digital version. PlayStation®VR game disc owners who buy the PS5 Digital Edition disc-free console will not be able to get the PlayStation®VR2 version for the discounted price.
Our curated collection of kids games represents the finest gaming experiences available on PlayStation platforms. Each game has been carefully selected based on user ratings, critical acclaim, and gameplay quality to ensure you discover truly exceptional gaming experiences. Whether you're looking for your next favorite game or exploring new genres, our recommendations will help you find exactly what you're looking for.
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