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. Today is the turn of the best PS5 open world game of 2025.
Bronze Trophy: Ghost of Yotei
Building on what it achieved in Ghost of Tsushima, developer Sucker Punch brings back its wind-based navigation mechanic and places it in a more freeing open world space. With Mount Yotei off in the distance, you'll work through various regions in search of the Yotei Six, actually exploring all the towns and uncovering their secrets for clues of their whereabouts.
Every feature is designed to benefit the open world, presenting a beautiful recreation of Japan you'll want to take time out to explore fully. It may not offer anything completely new to the open world genre, but Ghost of Yotei is an example of it at its current best.
Read our Ghost of Yotei PS5 review through the link.
Silver Trophy: Atomfall
In terms of sheer uniqueness, you're going to struggle to find anything more standout than Atomfall in the open world space this year. You wake up in a dystopian take on Great Britain, with a traditional village at the centre and a ruined landscape surrounding it. The mystery of what's gone on is woven into every location you come across, and it makes exploring each area intriguing and exciting. It's not the biggest, but Atomfall packs so much mystique into its playspace that it feels like a genuine English village.
Read our Atomfall PS5 review through the link.
Gold Trophy: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Nobody makes games like Kojima Productions does, and that rings true in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. A more streamlined sequel, delivering packages across a ruined country is still the core focus of Sam Bridges' latest adventure. However, this time he's better kitted out with combat skills, vehicles, and the DHV Magellan.
Oftentimes, there's not a lot to Death Stranding 2's open world — but that's one of the best things about it. You and your fellow players can help restore Australia to glory by banding resources together to rebuild roads and structures. All while looking utterly stunning, the varied biomes of Death Stranding 2, along with all the Preppers in between, make for a captivating open world undertaking.
Read our Death Stranding 2: On the Beach PS5 review through the link.
Platinum Trophy: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Time travel machines won't be invented in our lifetimes, so Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is probably the best you'll get if you want to roleplay the life of a medieval man. An incredible achievement that includes two huge open world maps in one game, your playtime is split between the countryside and villages of Trosky, and the main city of Kuttenberg.
The true magic is what happens as you explore them, though. Hundreds of quests populate the world, and then there are the historically accurate hamlets, merchants, and random encounters in between. You must dress for the occasion, deal with the consequences of any crime, and work your way up from the bottom. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has to be the best medieval simulator ever.
Read our Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 PS5 review through the link.
Do you agree with our picks for the best PS5 open world game of 2025? Share your thoughts in the comments below and check out more of our Game of the Year coverage through the link.
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Wait, Atom fall beat out Yotei.......?
Agree with KCD2 is the best open world game of the year
The world built for DS2 is sublime.. with literally incredible graphics on the PRO and the perfect size for an enjoyable experience. Definitely my favourite.
Ghosts of yotei should be number one for me easily then again ive never played kcd 2 they are my type of games but atomfall ahead of ghost of yotei come on its a good game though ive not played death stranding 2 ive heard its incredible
Kcd2 is the only choice, nice to see it getting more recognition lately , after the game awards farce
I legit forgot Atomfall released this year and I'm surprised it popped up on the list. Quite a few contenders present here for sure.
Ford me the best PS open world is...Stalker 2.
KCD2 is my goty so easy pick there. But shout out to Satisfactory as it made it's PS5 debut this year. Absolutely phenomenal game with a giant and gorgeous open world.
Right picks; wrong order. That’s all I’ll say.
Death Stranding 2 is the only one I've played so I have to vote for that by default but from what I've watched, Kingdom Come is head and shoulders the best open world game
Atomfall above GoY is certainly an opinion.
Wish there was an easy mode for kingdom come. Please tell me im not alone lol
It may not be the best, but I had a blast with Atomfall and it's inspired dystopian vision. A rich mix of detective gameplay mixed with hilarious combat, and genuinely fun exploration. It's lore was interesting. The meltdown was a decent backdrop for some interesting 70's references involving some neat British literature, film and TV.
It also has the Tardis! Which is just cool.
A game I hope Rebellion sticks with in the future. The game was like playing one of those grim 70's and 80's danger ads that usually ended with someone getting gruesomely killed. It was a blast.
Usually open world is my jam, but I've barely touched any this year. Just Ghost of Yotei and Days Gone Remastered. So will have to go with Yotei
Atomfall isn't even an open world.
I am just waiting to see best racing or sports games list to see Yotei on the podium again…
@Ricksta It gets actually a bit too easy after the opening hours. After you get some perks the “survival” elements become non issue and after you train sword fighting with the gypsy sword master, even full plate armored knight isnt a challenge anymore.
It did take me multiple reloads to defeat even a single bandit in the begining tho, its not just you, henry is super weak by design xD
Definetly looking forward to trying the hardcore mode for the second playthrough.
I’m only on Chapter 2 of Death Stranding 2 yet I adore it. I’m trying to slowly tackle it so I don’t get burned out.
But Ghost of Yotei was such a blast to play. I even enjoyed riding my horsey around with the excuse of collecting resources just so I can check out the graphics of the environments. I couldn’t put it down
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