# The best PS5 games of 2023

The 20 best-reviewed PS5 games released in 2023, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

- 815 votes · 20 items
- Feb 8, 2025 · savepoint_wandering
- https://even.best/en/l/855/the-best-ps5-games-of-2023

## Top 15

1. **Baldur's Gate 3** (84 · ▲91 ▼7) — Released September 2023. Metascore: 96.
2. **Tetris Effect: Connected** (79 · ▲82 ▼3) — Released February 2023. Metascore: 93.
3. **Resident Evil 4** (60 · ▲65 ▼5) — Released March 2023. Metascore: 93.
4. **Street Fighter 6** (49 · ▲53 ▼4) — Released June 2023. Metascore: 92.
5. **Rogue Legacy 2** (44 · ▲48 ▼4) — Released June 2023. Metascore: 90.
6. **Cocoon** (39 · ▲44 ▼5) — Released September 2023. Metascore: 90.
7. **Marvel's Spider-Man 2** (35 · ▲37 ▼2) — Released October 2023. Metascore: 90.
8. **Dead Space** (27 · ▲31 ▼4) — Released January 2023. Metascore: 89.
9. **Star Ocean: The Second Story R** (26 · ▲29 ▼3) — Released November 2023. Metascore: 86.
10. **The Talos Principle 2** (26 · ▲28 ▼2) — Released November 2023. Metascore: 90.
11. **Moss: Book II** (24 · ▲30 ▼6) — Released February 2023. Metascore: 90.
12. **Red Matter 2** (22 · ▲25 ▼3) — Released May 2023. Metascore: 89.
13. **Final Fantasy XVI** (21 · ▲26 ▼5) — Released June 2023. Metascore: 87.
14. **Alan Wake II** (21 · ▲24 ▼3) — Released October 2023. Metascore: 89.
15. **Monster Hunter Rise** (19 · ▲24 ▼5) — Released January 2023. Metascore: 87.
16. **Sea of Stars** (14 · ▲23 ▼9) — Released August 2023. Metascore: 87.
17. **Rez Infinite** (14 · ▲18 ▼4) — Released February 2023. Metascore: 87.
18. **The Making of Karateka** (12 · ▲15 ▼3) — Released August 2023. Metascore: 87.
19. **Diablo IV** (9 · ▲16 ▼7) — Released June 2023. Metascore: 86.
20. **Moss** (8 · ▲15 ▼7) — Released February 2023. Metascore: 86.

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