The Best Anime Games for Playstation 5

Update : Macross: Shooting Insight added at rank #29.
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020)

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is an action RPG that allows players to explore a semi-open world and take part in power-soaked battles as one of several main characters. Players can level up their character and learn new special moves, as well as boost their stats by assigning characters to communities.

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What we like:
  • Vibrant colors
  • Engaging voice acting
  • Incredible score
  • Rhythm-based combat
  • Never died once during battle
  • Plenty of tools to make winning easier
  • Lots of collectables and side missions
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive fetch quests derail momentum from story beats
  • Occasional graphical stutter
  • Some key moments and characters were omitted

  • anime
  • fight
  • open-world
  • rpg
  • battle
  • combat
  • action
  • combo

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Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- (2021)

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Play as Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War ~Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth~, a thrilling 2D action-exploration game. Using your sword and bow, fight against enemies and level up your elemental spirits to gain new abilities. With beautiful graphics and an engaging story by the original creator, both longtime fans and new players will enjoy this Metroidvania-style adventure.


What we like:
  • Fantastic gameplay and puzzles
  • Beautiful 2D sprites with great animations
  • Good music
  • Backtracking is not a chore
  • Smooth and responsive controls with continuous influx of new weapons and spells
What could be improved:
  • Extremely short gameplay for completionists
  • Grating music at times
  • Potentially difficult fights

  • anime
  • boss
  • action-exploration
  • "
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • novel
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • boss-fight
  • fantasy
  • rpg
  • beat-em-up
  • platform
  • ikaruga

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SCARLET NEXUS (2021)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Scarlet Nexus is a fast-paced action JRPG with visceral combat that follows an all-new story of humanity's struggle against a hostile alien race. You play as a special kind of soldier with the power and abilities to fight back, and you must master your psychokinetic control over objects, borrow your allies' powers, and outwit the enemies that stand in your way.


What we like:
  • Visceral combat
  • Intuitive controls
  • Dynamic visual novel-like cut scenes
  • Stunning world design
  • Evocative theme
  • Entertaining characters
What could be improved:
  • 3D perspective can make placement difficult sometimes

  • anime
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • combat
  • action
  • jrpg
  • battle
  • fight
  • narrative
  • futuristic
  • quick-time-event
  • sci-fi

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YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE- (2023)

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Yohane the Parhelion is an official spin-off of "Love Live! Sunshine". Yohane's fantasy world sets the stage for a 2D metroidvania in "Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue"!


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  • anime
  • dungeon
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • underwater
  • action
  • cute
  • adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • crafting
  • fantasy
  • pixel
  • park

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River City Girls 2 (2022)

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Get ready for an all-new adventure with River City Girls 2! Team up with friends for local or online co-op and pound punks with new abilities including guard-crush attacks and lift-off combos. Level up to earn new moves, buy items, and recruit defeated foes and hired heavies to help you along the way. With enhanced combat, bigger areas to explore, surprise cameos, and an epic soundtrack, you'll be brawling until your enemies yell "BARF!"


What we like:
  • Side quests include mini-games for diversity
  • Multiplayer options available for local and online play
  • Destructible background objects for added fun
  • Offers solid beat 'em up mechanics with light RPG mechanics
  • Unique enemy recruitment system that allows players to personalize their play style
What could be improved:
  • Unbalanced boss battles
  • Lack of enemy variety
  • Technical issues with FPS and multiplayer

  • beat-em-up
  • cooperative
  • anime
  • brawler
  • pixel
  • fight
  • boss
  • rpg
  • local
  • em-up
  • collectathon
  • boss-fight
  • comic
  • action
  • arts

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Super Chicken Jumper (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Android PC Windows

Super Chicken Jumper is a hardcore retro platformer that offers an addictive and rage-inducing gaming experience. Play as a superhero chicken and help Mrs President take down huge bosses across 6 unique worlds, while avoiding an array of obstacles. Equip yourself with an array of tools and equipment to give you a fighting chance against the mutated bosses!


What we like:
  • Simple approach
  • Colourful aesthetics
  • Cute graphics
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Flappy Bird-like gameplay
  • Endless option
  • Brutal and unfair challenges
  • Basic concept with power-ups to change the course of the game
What could be improved:
  • Brutal difficulty curve and unforgiving mechanics that will make you wince with failure repeatedly
  • Cinematic not for everyone
  • Basic button layout can be fiddly to master at times

  • anime
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • cooperative
  • local
  • souls
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • funny
  • runner
  • multiplayer
  • arcade
  • difficult
  • procedural

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Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018)

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DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.


  • fight
  • anime
  • combo
  • online
  • battle

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Dungeon Munchies (2019)

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Dungeon Munchies is a unique 2D platformer that combines zombie cooking action with RPG elements. Explore a collapsed world filled with mutated potatoes, killer wasps, electric snails, and more. Collect ingredients from defeated enemies, cook new recipes, and unlock different buffs and weapons. The game offers a mix of gross-out humor and a compelling storyline.


What we like:
  • Unique combination of cooking and platforming
  • Compelling storyline
  • Customization options for combat
  • Impressive art style and monster designs
  • Diverse soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Imprecise controls for ranged weapons, shields, and platform jumping

  • cooking
  • platform
  • bullet-hell
  • rpg
  • comedy
  • scroller
  • post-apocalyptic
  • anime
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • funny
  • action
  • action-adventure
  • food
  • zombies

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Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai (2023)

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The memories of the Hero, in your hands! Experience the story of the legendary anime series, DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai, in an exhilarating action role-playing game that combines stunning visuals with art from the anime and manga.


  • anime
  • rpg
  • rogue-like
  • action
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • hack-and-slash
  • arena
  • battle
  • fight
  • combat
  • card
  • story
  • dungeon
  • spin-off

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SD Gundam Battle Alliance (2022)

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SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a multiplayer Gundam action RPG where you can smash foes solo or with friends in thrilling mechanized combat. Acquire new mobile suits, power them up, and take them into battle in various missions!


  • mech
  • rpg
  • modeling
  • cooperative
  • animation
  • anime
  • action
  • robots
  • lore
  • historical
  • hack-and-slash
  • third-person
  • 3-person
  • beat-em-up
  • pve

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