November was filled with action-packed experiences, puzzling goodness, dazzling exploration, and more. Did Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Lumines Arise, or Where Winds Meet, or something else top your most-played lists for the month? 

How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation Blog will open a poll where you can vote for the best new game released that month. After the polls close we will tally your votes, and announce the winner on our social channels and PlayStation Blog.

What is the voting criteria? That’s up to you! If you were only able to recommend one new release to a friend that month, which would it be? Note: re-released games don’t qualify, but remakes do. We define remakes as ambitious, larger-scale rebuilds such as Resident Evil 4 (2023) and Final Fantasy VII Remake.

How are nominees decided? The PlayStation Blog editorial team will gather a list of that month’s most noteworthy releases and use it to seed the poll.

As the launch of Genshin Impact Version Luna III approaches on PlayStation 5, which features the new playable character Durin and fresh updates to the story in Nod-Krai, we’re excited to reveal the DualSense Wireless Controller – Genshin Impact Limited Edition. The new controller features an ethereal white, gold, and green palette adorned with arcane glyphs of a fantasy realm, including emblems of Traveler Twins Aether and Lumine and their trusted companion guide, Paimon.

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As the launch of Genshin Impact Version Luna III approaches on PlayStation 5, which features the new playable character Durin and fresh updates to the story in Nod-Krai, we’re excited to reveal the DualSense Wireless Controller – Genshin Impact Limited Edition. The new controller features an ethereal white, gold, and green palette adorned with arcane glyphs of a fantasy realm, including emblems of Traveler Twins Aether and Lumine and their trusted companion guide, Paimon.

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It’s been a year of big new releases, long-awaited sequels, must play indies, and some surprises along the way. Today, we start the celebration of PlayStation gaming by asking you, the players, to cast your vote for your favorites of the year: the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025 polls are now open!

We’re highlighting exemplary work from passionate studios worldwide across 19 categories. So help us celebrate the creatives whose hard work and exceptional craft have made this year’s gaming experiences memorable, with fantastic gameplay, great characters, outstanding art direction, unforgettable soundtracks, and much more.

The selections in each category are extensive, and you’ve further choice via the write-in option in each to add a title that, for you, best represents that category this year. As ever, the only votes counted in these awards are those cast by you, the players. Those games earning the majority of votes by the time polls close will be recognized with Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum PS Blog trophies when we reveal the results in a few weeks.

As ever, there are some guidelines regards the categories and their nominees:

• Best PS5 Game category is defined as games that have been newly released this calendar year, rather than previously released titles with new updates. (This includes games released after the November 30 cutoff for 2024’s PS Blog Game of the Year nominees.)
  
• As with the majority of the other categories, Best Multiplayer Experience focuses on titles released in 2025. Best Ongoing Game focuses on titles that have seen new, large-scale content or game-changing updates launch over this past year.
  
• Best Rerelease refers to games that have been upgraded, ported, or remastered but are otherwise similar to their original game. This category does not include full-scale remakes of older titles, which are eligible in other categories.
  
• Cut off for inclusion in this year’s nominees list was November 30. Titles releasing after this date aren’t eligible for inclusion, but will be eligible for nomination and voting in next year’s PS Blog Game of the Year awards.
  
• If a title won a Platinum Trophy in the Most Anticipated category any previous year, it won’t be eligible for inclusion this year to allow other titles a chance to shine. As such, Grand Theft Auto VI is excluded from The Most Anticipated Game of 2026 and Beyond category as it earned a Platinum in that category in the 2023’s Awards.

So, cast your vote in the polls below to support your favorite games and developers. Don’t delay though: voting closes next Monday, December 8 at 23.59pm PT. So scroll below and get clicking.

Good luck to all the nominees! 

Best New Character 

Best Story 

Best Graphical Showcase 

Last week, we asked you to prepare a feast by sharing photos of a harvest from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here’s this week’s highlights:

doodlecep shares a mini harvest of crops from Grounded

fwto_ shares Atsu using her yari to spearfish in Ghost of Yōtei

secondcapture shares a dish being offered in Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

SheikhSadi80 shares Sam feeding Lou in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Photomode_Raro shares a riverboat filled with produce in Assassin’s Creed Mirage

capturedbygii shares Henry standing in a wheat field in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?

THEME: Snowy
SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on December 3, 2025 

Next week, let it snow! Share snowy moments from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

We are thrilled to announce that Bootstrap Island is officially coming to PlayStation VR2 in 2026. This will be the most immersive version of Bootstrap Island yet, powered by the advanced features of PS VR2. Built exclusively for high fidelity hardware, it aims to deliver realism, tactile interactions, and a powerful sense of presence. And now we are bringing that vision to PS VR2.

Bootstrap Island pushes your survival instincts to their limits

Bootstrap Island is a realistic yet intense survival adventure inspired by Robinson Crusoe and other classic tales. After a brutal shipwreck, you awake as Daniel, a 17th-century survivor stranded on a deadly tropical island. To survive, you must learn fast and face wild beasts, powerful forces of nature, and the secrets hidden deep within the jungle.

Ruthless survival experience

There is no hand holding, no guidelines, and no second chances. Only your instinct, skill, and determination matter. Bootstrap Island is a ruthless roguelike where every decision carries consequences.

You will gather food and fresh water, hunt fish and wildlife, and prepare for the dangers of nightfall. When darkness arrives, the beasts attack. You will need to learn how to light fires and how to load and shoot a flintlock pistol because you will rely on it.

Animals are not the only threat. Rain, storms, sickness, quicksand, territorial animals, and poisonous fruits are constant dangers.