{"id":16776,"date":"2025-12-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:00:00","slug":"game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"#Game of the Year: Best PS5 Action Game of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025\/#Game_of_the_Year_Best_PS5_Action_Game_of_2025\" >Game of the Year: Best PS5 Action Game of 2025<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025\/#Bronze_Trophy_Elden_Ring_Nightreign\" >Bronze Trophy: Elden Ring Nightreign<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025\/#Silver_Trophy_Ghost_of_Yotei\" >Silver Trophy: Ghost of Yotei<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025\/#Gold_Trophy_Ninja_Gaiden_4\" >Gold Trophy: Ninja Gaiden 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025\/#Platinum_Trophy_Monster_Hunter_Wilds\" >Platinum Trophy: Monster Hunter Wilds<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Game_of_the_Year_Best_PS5_Action_Game_of_2025\"><\/span>Game of the Year: Best PS5 Action Game of 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Alongside our <strong>Game of the Year<\/strong> top 10 list and personal picks from the <strong>Push Square<\/strong> editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2025 in select categories. Today is the turn of the <strong>best PS5 action game of 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bronze_Trophy_Elden_Ring_Nightreign\"><\/span>Bronze Trophy: Elden Ring Nightreign<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"b2cb0f942a628\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Elden Ring Nightreign\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/b2cb0f942a628\/elden-ring-nightreign.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/b2cb0f942a628\/elden-ring-nightreign.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Elden Ring Nightreign\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Condensing Elden Ring&#8217;s robust mix of combat styles down into a breakneck multiplayer experience is no easy feat, but Elden Ring Nightreign somehow manages to pull it off.<\/p>\n<p>While this is quite clearly a case of FromSoftware squeezing its open world RPG dry, Nightreign does end up feeling like its own thing thanks to a roster of distinct playable characters and reworked boss fights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And again, the sheer pace of each gauntlet can&#8217;t be underestimated \u2014 especially once you&#8217;ve got to grips with the game&#8217;s initially chaotic flow.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line here is that it&#8217;s still hard to top the Japanese developer&#8217;s sense of grandiose action, and Nightreign&#8217;s got that in spades.<\/p>\n<p>Read our <strong>Elden Ring Nightreign PS5 review<\/strong> through the link.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Silver_Trophy_Ghost_of_Yotei\"><\/span>Silver Trophy: Ghost of Yotei<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"0476ab92a91b8\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Ghost of Yotei\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/0476ab92a91b8\/ghost-of-yotei.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/0476ab92a91b8\/ghost-of-yotei.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ghost of Yotei\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Expanding on Ghost of Tsushima&#8217;s battles by handing lead character Atsu a bunch of different weapons instead of sword-based stances, Ghost of Yotei feels like a measured but impressive upgrade in the action department.<\/p>\n<p>Sucker Punch&#8217;s samurai cinema combat may not have the mechanical depth of its competition, but it&#8217;s slick, stylish, and undeniably satisfying. Atsu&#8217;s dances of death feel fantastic to unravel, and the ability to hurl discarded weapons at unsuspecting opponents will simply never get old.<\/p>\n<p>But we think it&#8217;s the boss fights that elevate Yotei. The developer knew that Tsushima&#8217;s one-on-one duels were highlights of the experience, and so it doubled down on them in the sequel to great effect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_N695303F5A0FE2\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read our <strong>Ghost of Yotei PS5 review<\/strong> through the link.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gold_Trophy_Ninja_Gaiden_4\"><\/span>Gold Trophy: Ninja Gaiden 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8b61d680dddac\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Ninja Gaiden 4\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b61d680dddac\/ninja-gaiden-4.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b61d680dddac\/ninja-gaiden-4.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ninja Gaiden 4\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Ninja Gaiden 4 may not have the best storytelling or level design of the games on this list, but that&#8217;s not necessarily a problem when the action is just <em>so damn good<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously this is a franchise that&#8217;s always revelled in brutality \u2014 both from a difficulty and animation perspective, and this latest instalment doesn&#8217;t shy away from either. You&#8217;ll be hard pressed to find a bloodier game on PS5 \u2014 and we mean that in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re in the zone, there&#8217;s nothing quite like a good Ninja Gaiden; it&#8217;s a pleasure to see its relentless brand of action return in such fine form after so many years.<\/p>\n<p>Read our <strong>Ninja Gaiden 4 PS5 review<\/strong> through the link.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Platinum_Trophy_Monster_Hunter_Wilds\"><\/span>Platinum Trophy: Monster Hunter Wilds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"a2bbc0b39a916\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Monster Hunter Wilds\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/a2bbc0b39a916\/monster-hunter-wilds.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/a2bbc0b39a916\/monster-hunter-wilds.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Monster Hunter Wilds\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>You just can&#8217;t beat Monster Hunter when it&#8217;s firing on all cylinders, and Monster Hunter Wilds nails the long-standing formula. There are some truly epic clashes to behold in Capcom&#8217;s latest effort.<\/p>\n<p>At its core, this series has always been about mastering both your chosen weapon and the beasts that stand before you. Granted, Wilds was perhaps a little&#8230; <em>easy<\/em> at launch, with the developer worried that a tricky story campaign could push new players away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_Q695303F5A1028\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-3\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But we&#8217;re now <em>four<\/em> major title updates down the road, and Wilds is <em>the<\/em> place to be if you really want to put your monster slaying skills to the test.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s got to be one of the most rewarding games on PS5; the thrill of finally being able to go toe-to-toe with a foe that once seemed insurmountable is unmatched.<\/p>\n<p>Read our <strong>Monster Hunter Wilds PS5 review<\/strong> through the link.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Do you agree with our picks for the <strong>best PS5 action game of 2025<\/strong>? Share your thoughts in the comments below and check out more of our <strong>Game of the Year<\/strong> coverage through the link.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e @ 1767044664 --><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/features\/game-of-the-year-best-ps5-action-game-of-2025\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game of the Year: Best PS5 Action Game of 2025 Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2025 in select categories. 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