When it comes to big games made by triple-A studios, the Playstation 5 is home to lots of grand adventures that gamers will likely spend a lot of time in. However, the Playstation 5 also has a pretty deep library that also includes a lot of smaller indie games that could be just as fun.
When it comes to the cost of these indie games, some of the higher quality ones range in the $10-20 range. However, that doesn't mean that there aren't some great games to give a try for only $5 or less. In fact, the console has quite a few games that are worth checking out at this price range.
10 My Name Is Mayo
Clicker games are probably not held to a high standard in the industry, but they can be pretty satisfying. Take My Name Is Mayo as an example. This clicker game is actually coined as an adventure game as players learn about the story of a mayo jar that they spend a lot of time poking at.
Along with four different stories to discover, players will also be inundated with random facts and will have the opportunity to earn 50 different achievements along the journey. There is also an online leaderboard that is keeping track of Mayo Jar clicks, with both a friend tracker and a world tracker.
9 North
To continue talking about games with unique, deep stories, a roughly 30-minute adventure that may be worth a player's time is a game called North. The game revolves around a man who is seeking asylum and finds a place that has some deeply mysterious things occurring in it.
Set in a cyberpunk world, the player must focus on solving puzzles and exploring the asylum in order to find the best way to achieve the safety that the man needs. Along with its unique aesthetics, the game also features a synthpop soundtrack of eight songs that sets the mood of the game.
8 KUUKIYOMI: Consider It!
Some puzzle games are meant to challenge the player and keep them thinking hard about how to solve it. However, there are also puzzle games that are just giving a simple situation and how to react to it. That's the basis around KUUKIYOMI: Consider It!
In each one, players must play around with the situation and figure out what is the most considerate thing to do given the circumstance. Players will be judged at the end by how considerate they were throughout the round. The game has both a single-player mode and a co-op experience.
7 Paparazzi
Celebrity life seems glamourous until they have to start running away from people with cameras asking them questions. In Paparazzi, one player gets the role of the celebrity while another player is tasked with trying to get as many photos of the celebrity as possible.
This local multiplayer game revolves around the celebrity trying to keep their dignity up while the paparazzo is trying to earn money with each photo that is taken. Whoever has the most dignity/money at the end of the round wins. There is also a single-player mode that focuses solely on the celebrity role.
6 Tiles
A seemingly simplistic game may seem like one to avoid, but Tiles is the kind of game that can get really addicting very quickly. The puzzle game tasks the player with attempting to get the green tile to the red tile. However, players must also clear the blue tiles on the board before reaching the red.
On top of that, the ground below the green tile with fall over time, so it is important to keep moving and making strategic decisions as to where to go next. Along with this main mode, players can also create their own board and share it with other players.
5 Arcade Game Series: Dig Dug
There are many games available on Playstation that fall under the Arcade Game Series branding, so there isn't really one that stands out above the rest. However, Arcade Game Series:Dig Dug is among the classic games that the series has to offer.
The goal of Dig Dug is to move around a stage that is filled with dirt by digging in all four directions. Meanwhile, enemies will begin invading the level. It is the player's job to defeat all of the enemies in order to move on to the next stage. This package comes with both the old and new versions of the arcade game.
4 One Night Stand
Visual novels are not very beloved in the game industry, but there are a few that end up standing out from the genre. One of these games is a short experience called One Night Stand. The game puts players in the shoes of a man who just woke up from a drunk night in the same room with a woman that he doesn't remember.
The goal of the game is to look around and try to figure out the events that led to the moment, with the conclusion of the game determined by the dialogue that the player has with the woman in the room.
3 PAC-MAN 256
Speaking of classic arcade games, there is no game more iconic to the world of video games quite like PAC-MAN. Over the years, there have been plenty of modern twists on the main format, but none as unique as PAC-MAN 256.
Instead of keeping the maze in a contained space, the maze that PAC-MAN must navigate is endless. However, while trying to maneuver it all, there is a glitch that is overcoming the maze that the player must run away from. Get the highest score possible and compare it with friends. Or, play with up to four friends in multiplayer mode.
2 DOOM (1993)
If players have a small budget, the best thing they can do is play one of the games that played a major part in shaping video games today. One of the most influential games in the first-person shooter genre is the original DOOM (1993).
This was the world's first introduction to Doomguy with the goal of the game to simply kill a plethora of demons while attempting to navigate to the level's exit. In addition to the game's iconic single-player campaign, DOOM also has local multiplayer experiences. There is both a four-player deathmatch mode and a four-player co-op.
1 We Were Here
When looking for a gaming experience that has a lot of value, co-op games usually bring a lot of fun. One game that is worth checking out at the $5 price is We Were Here. Players start the game in two completely different locations in an abandoned castle.
Through the walkie-talkies in the players' inventories, the two people must communicate with each other to find each other and a way out of the castle in the middle of frozen tundra. This horror adventure provides a different experience for both players while also having the two experiences blend together to perfectly execute on reaching the goal.