Best PS5 Games That Let You Do Anything

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No game offers true, limitless freedom, but some come close. The PS5, in particular, has a lot of games with diverse activities. If you’re looking for something to do besides fighting, these are the titles worth exploring.

With huge worlds to discover, fishing, even surfing on coffins, plus the ability to fly on mounts over mountains and build your own towns, these games offer incredible value. While we may one day see a single game that does everything, right now, these are the most expansive and liberating experiences available on the PS5.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Two Heroes, One Path To Honor

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the newest game in the popular Assassin’s Creed series. Set in feudal Japan, players can choose to play as either Naoe, a stealthy ninja, or Yasuke, a powerful samurai. Both characters work together with the same goal: to liberate Japan from its unjust leaders.

Beyond the main adventures of exploring ancient ruins, scaling mountains, and battling enemies, the game also has some surprisingly enjoyable hidden features, such as building and customizing your own ninja base. While the base-building isn’t super complex, it’s still a satisfying and engaging experience.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Not Tropical, But There Is Plenty Of Sand

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach expands on the original game’s delivery mechanics, offering players a wider range of transportation options. Beyond walking, you can now use vehicles like bikes and trucks, or even more unusual methods like surfing on a coffin or riding a monorail and airship. When on foot, the game introduces tools like ladders for crossing rivers, cannons to launch packages over difficult terrain, and ropes for scaling mountains.

As players earn rewards, they’ll unlock blueprints to upgrade Sam’s equipment and gear, making each delivery easier and more interesting. The game also includes simulation aspects, letting you rebuild roads, construct railways, and create cozy living spaces in small bunkers.

Fallout 4

A Better Apocalypse

As a big Fallout fan, I was so excited to see Fallout 4 get a PS5 upgrade this year – it’s awesome to revisit that game after all this time! It’s a little weird though, that Fallout 76, which is all about endlessly exploring the wasteland, still hasn’t gotten a version for the newer consoles. But honestly, Fallout 4 has so much to do anyway, way more than just fighting bad guys. There’s always something new to discover!

In this game, you’re free to build bases almost anywhere in the ruined world, and you can also heavily customize your weapons. The more creative and unusual your weapon combinations, the more enjoyable the battles become – imagine throwing tin cans at a Ghoul, then following up with a mini-nuke for a massive, visible explosion!

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

If You Have Money, Honolulu Will Provide

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the latest major installment in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series, and it’s set in Hawaii. Players will be able to explore Honolulu’s beaches and city, discovering lots of side quests and fun activities. These include taking pictures of suspicious people, delivering burgers by bicycle, searching for hidden treasure, and even building and managing a base on a private island.

Battles are engaging and diverse, with a fun class system letting you fight as everything from surfers and cowboys to even hula dancers!

Palworld

Monsters With A Catch

Palworld is a unique game that blends elements of Pokemon, Minecraft, and Rust. Even though it’s still in early development, it already feels complete. Players explore islands to gather resources and use blueprints to build structures, from simple houses to more complex creations like ovens, making it a fully-fledged survival experience.

The game features ‘Pals,’ creatures you can capture and use in various ways – as teammates in battle, as tools, or even as characters who help run your base. With so many Pals to discover and collect, you’ll have lots of options for getting around the expansive open world, including riding, flying, and gliding, and it all feels really smooth and enjoyable.

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

An Easy-To-Understand RPG

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is a really relaxed and varied action RPG, making it perfect for people new to the genre. It’s a unique blend of Animal Crossing and Final Fantasy, combining a class-based system with life simulation elements and a charming art style, all thanks to developer Level-5.

Players can choose to fight monsters as a warrior-type character, or focus on skills like crafting and gathering resources. They might chop wood to build furniture, or fish for ingredients to use in cooking – and every activity, no matter how small, feels rewarding.

Grand Theft Auto 5

Living The Lost Santos Life

I think most of us bought Grand Theft Auto 5 just to run wild in Los Santos, right? Sure, you can do the story missions and stuff with Michael, Franklin, or Trevor, but honestly, the real fun starts online. That’s where you can make your own character and build a whole new life, completely separate from the main game. It’s where the game really shines for me, giving you total freedom to do whatever you want.

Honestly, playing the online version is just as wild as the main game, but you can also totally roleplay and try to build your own crew with other players. That freedom is, I think, the main reason Grand Theft Auto 5 is still so popular after all these years.

Split Fiction

A New Genre In Every Level

Okay, so I just finished playing Split Fiction, and it’s really cool. It’s a pretty straightforward game, but it feels surprisingly open. You play with a friend in co-op, and the game constantly throws you between totally different worlds – one minute you’re in a fantasy setting, the next you’re in the future. We were doing everything from breeding dragons and racing futuristic bikes to hunting monsters and, get this, being the food at a barbecue! It’s a wild ride, and super fun to jump between all these different game modes.

The game is best enjoyed knowing as little as possible beforehand, as the experience is quite short. Simply grab a friend or someone you care about and let Split Fiction consume a weekend.

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2025-11-04 02:37