The Best Short Games for Playstation 5

Update : Purpose 1951 added at rank #3.
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Lil Gator Game (2022)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4

Embark on a joyful journey with Lil Gator in a vibrant, open-world island filled with quests, friends, and fun. Swing your stick sword, glide through mountains, and bop cardboard baddies. With no health bar, it's a no-pressure adventure that captures the essence of childhood playtime. Experience a heartwarming story, delightful dialogue, and a relaxing gameplay that leaves you with a meaningful message.


What we like:
  • Humorous and touching story
  • Fantastic art and good tunes
  • Relaxing and fun gameplay
  • Includes a speedrun mode
  • Carries a meaningful message
What could be improved:
  • Short playtime
  • High price for the content
  • Some bugs and performance stutters
  • Some in-game tasks lack clear direction

  • cozy
  • wholesome
  • short
  • adventure
  • lgbtq
  • funny
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • open-world
  • family-friendly
  • 3d
  • platform
  • colourful
  • park
  • pretend

2

Seven Doors (2020)

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

Solve challenging puzzles and experience seven different atmospheres. Each one is unique, special and surprising and will test your mind and awaken your wits. Stay alive until you reach the last door, but beware, as some doors could lead to your demise. 


  • puzzle
  • hidden-object
  • short
  • mystery
  • 3d
  • horror
  • tabletop
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • gore-covered
  • beautiful
  • realistic
  • casual
  • colourful
  • myst

3

Purpose 1951 (2024)

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j Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox One

"Purpose 1951" is an almost pure walking simulator set in the United States of 1951. You play as a retired doctor whose life falls apart.


  • short
  • walking-simulator
  • narration
  • linear
  • drama
  • nature
  • atmospheric
  • emotional
  • exploration

4

The Silent Swan (2023)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 l

The Silent Swan is a contemplative first-person narrative experience across a megalithic, derelict world. Mixing elements from both walking simulator and open levels.


  • walking-simulator
  • short
  • dark
  • thriller
  • dystopian
  • mature
  • narration
  • multiple-endings
  • romance
  • first-person
  • drama
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • 3d

5

Fruit Mountain (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 j Nintendo Switch

Fruit Stacking Puzzle Game Connect the same types of fruit together to make them grow bigger and bigger! Stack them up without letting them overflow from the plate, and build your own Fruit Mountain!


  • cooking
  • cozy
  • short
  • attack
  • comic
  • score
  • family-friendly
  • relaxing
  • physics
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • anime
  • book
  • colourful
  • puzzle

6

Back Then (2023)

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j Playstation 5 PC Windows

Back Then is a first-person narrative game taking place in the mind of Thomas Eilian, an elderly writer diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.


  • soundtrack
  • emotional
  • philosophical
  • story
  • short
  • walking-simulator
  • narration
  • first-person
  • cinematic
  • dark
  • abstract
  • psychological
  • exploration
  • drama
  • perspective

7

A Painter's Tale: Curon, 1950 (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Mac OS PC Windows

“A Painter's Tale” is an adventure game that tells the story of the tiny Südtirol village of Curon Venosta by mixing reality and fiction. The old Curon was flooded by the waters of Lake Reschen in 1950 due to the construction of a dam. What lies beneath the bell tower still emerging from the lake?


  • historical
  • soundtrack
  • emotional
  • voxel
  • walking-simulator
  • short
  • fiction
  • lore
  • drama
  • education
  • visual-novel
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • interactive
  • story

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Nephise: Ascension (2018)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X j

Nephise returns, in her deadliest and most expansive adventure yet! Will she escape from Dragons Valley? Find out in this highly immersive first-person “walking simulator” with extensive exploration, as well as light puzzle and platforming elements.


  • walking-simulator
  • experience
  • short
  • beautiful
  • 3d
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • hidden-object
  • mystery
  • casual
  • puzzle

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