This page provides variety of stats across the 30 first-party developers (21 current and 9 former) that make up PS Studios during the PS5 generation. Below is a list of each studio and their number of released PS5 games:
Bend Studio: 1
Bungie: 2
Firesprite: 2
Guerrilla Games: 2
Haven Studios: 0
Housemarque: 2
Insomniac Games: 4
Malaysia Studio: 0
Media Molecule: 0
Naughty Dog: 3
Nixxes Software: 1
Polyphony Digital: 2
San Diego Studio: 6
San Mateo Studio: 0
Santa Monica Studio: 2
Sucker Punch: 2
Team Asobi: 2
teamLFG: 0
Valkyrie Entertainment: 0
Visual Arts: 0
XDev: 13
Closed Developers:
Bluepoint Games: 1
Dark Outlaw Games: 0
Fabrik Games: 0
Firewalk Studios: 1
Japan Studio: 0
London Studio: 0
Manchester Studio: 0
Neon Koi: 0
Pixelopus: 0
Other Stats
Disclaimer:
For simplicity, the following stats still include every single PS5 game without exception, unless specifically stated. This includes titles from closed studios, such as Demon's Souls (Bluepoint) and Concord (Firewalk Studios), as well as offline titles that have been pulled from the PlayStation Store, such as Destruction AllStars (Lucid Games via XDev) and Firewall Ultra (First Contact Entertainment via XDev).
Game Stats:
Total PS5 games released: 46
Game(s) with highest Metacritic score: God of War: Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio) and Astro Bot (Team Asobi) - 94
Game(s) with lowest Metacritic score: Concord (Firewalk) - 62
Game(s) with highest Metacritic score (second-party): Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions) - 89
Game(s) with lowest Metacritic score (second-party): Destruction AllStars (Lucid Games), Firewall Ultra (First Contact Entertainment), and Lost Soul Aside (Ultizero Games) - 62
Most awarded PS5 Game: Astro Bot (Team Asobi) - Approx 195, including Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024
Most awarded PS5 Game (including remasters/remakes): The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog) - Approx 326, including Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2020 (awards from PS4 version)
Total 90+ PS5 games on Metacritic: 5
Total 80-89 PS5 games on Metacritic: 25
Total 70-79 PS5 games on Metacritic: 10
Total 60-69 PS5 games on Metacritic: 6
Total 59- PS5 games on Metacritic: 0
PS5 games released in 2020: 6
PS5 games released in 2021: 8
PS5 games released in 2022: 6
PS5 games released in 2023: 4
PS5 games released in 2024: 11
PS5 games released in 2025: 6
PS5 games released in 2026 so far: 5
Released PS5 games that are remasters/remakes: 13
Released PS5 games that are on Xbox: 11 (5 excluding MLB The Show 21-26)
Released PS5 games that are on Nintendo: 7 (2 excluding MLB 22-26)
Released PS5 games that are on PC: 29
Released PS5 games games that originated on PS4: 11
Released PS5 games that originated on PS3: 2
Released PSVR2 games: 4 (2 excluding Gran Turismo games where it's optional)
Unreleased announced PS5 games: 10
Most recent released PS5 game: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls (Arc System Works via XDev) - August 6, 2026
Most recent released PS5 game (not including XDev): Saros (Housemarque) - April 30, 2026
Next PS5 game: Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac Games) - September 15, 2026
Studio Stats:
Total Studios: 21 (including XDev, which is worldwide)
Studios in NA: 12 (excluding XDev US)
Studios in EU: 5 (excluding XDev Liverpool)
Studios in Asia: 3 (excluding XDev Tokyo)
PS5 games from NA studios: 32
PS5 games from EU studios: 13
PS5 games from Asia studios: 11
Released PS5 games from NA studios: 24
Released PS5 games from EU studios: 11
Released PS5 games from Asia studios: 11
Oldest studio: Naughty Dog (founded 1984)
Newest studio: teamLFG (founded May, 2025)
First acquired studio: Bend Studio (2000)
Last acquired studio: Haven Studios (March, 2022)
Studios created internally: 9 (4 during the PS5 generation) (italics denotes a closed studio)
Polyphony Digital (Tokyo, Japan - 1998)
San Mateo Studio (San Mateo, CA - 1998)
Santa Monica Studio (Santa Monica, CA - 1999)
XDev ((Liverpool, UK - 2000) & (Tokyo, Japan - 2020))
San Diego Studio (San Diego, CA - 2001)
Malaysia Studio (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 2020)
Team Asobi (Tokyo, Japan - 2021)
Dark Outlaw Games (Los Angeles, CA - 2025)
teamLFG (Bellevue, WA - 2025)
Studios acquired during the PS5 generation: 10 (italics denotes a closed studio)
Valkyrie Entertainment (Seattle, WA - December, 2021)
Bungie (Bellevue, WA - January, 2022)
Haven Studios (Montreal, Quebec - March, 2022)
Neon Koi (Berlin, Germany & Helsinki, Finland - August, 2022)
Firewalk Studios (Bellevue, WA - April, 2023)
Studios closed since PS5 release year: 9
Manchester Studio (Manchester, UK - February, 2020)
Japan Studio (Tokyo - April, 2021)
Pixelopus (San Mateo, CA - May, 2023)
London Studio (London, UK - February, 2024)
Fabrik Games (Manchester, UK - Approx March, 2024)
Firewalk Studios (Bellevue, WA - October, 2024)
Neon Koi (Berlin, Germany & Helsinki, Finland - October, 2024)
Bluepoint Games (Austin, TX - February, 2026)
Dark Outlaw Games (Los Angeles, CA - March, 2026)
Support studios: 6
Malaysia Studio
Nixxes Software
San Mateo Studio
Valkyrie Entertainment
Visual Arts Services Group
XDev
Studio with most new releases: Insomniac Games - 4 (excluding San Diego Studio's 6 MLB The Show titles & XDev's 13 second-party titles)
Studio with most remasters/remakes: Naughty Dog (3)
Number of studios with 0 released PS5 games: 7
Number of studios who have announced their debut PS5 title which has yet to release: 1 (teamLFG)
Studio with the longest duration since their last release (remasters/remakes don't count as release): Bend Studio with Days Gone (April, 2019)
Studio with the longest duration since their last release (remasters/remakes count as release): Media Molecule with Dreams (February, 2020)
Studio with the shortest duration since their last release (excluding XDev and remakes/remasters): Housemarque with Saros (April, 2026)
Studio with the shortest duration since their last release (including XDev & remakes/remasters): XDev (via Arc System Works) with Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls (August, 2026)
Most recent second-party/XDev game: Arc System Works with Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - August, 2026 (prev Ultizero Games with Lost Soul Aside - August, 2025)
Largest studios by headcount: Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, and Bungie (approx 400-500 employees)
Smallest studios by headcount: San Mateo Studio and Valkyrie Entertainment (fewer than 50 employees)
Studios with most Game of the Year Awards: Naughty Dog (approx 880), then Santa Monica Studio (approx 370)
Studio with highest average Metacritic score (including devs with just 1 game): Team Asobi (2 games averaging 88.5)
Studio with highest average Metacritic score (including remakes/remasters): Bluepoint (1 remake averaging to 92) or Naughty Dog (3 remasters/remakes averaging to 88.67)
Studio with lowest average Metacritic score (including devs with just 1 game): Firewalk Studios (1 game averaging 62)
Studio with lowest average Metacritic score (excluding devs with just 1 game): Firesprite (2 games averaging 75) or XDev (10 new games averaging 74.8)
Five studios most likely to close (in rough order of likeliness):
Haven Studio
Bend Studio
Media Molecule
Bungie
Firesprite
Five studios least likely to close (in rough order of likeliness):
Polyphony Digital
Team Asobi
Sony Santa Monica
Naughty Dog
Guerrilla Games
Potential developers that could be acquired (though still unlikely):
Ember Lab (Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Kena: Scars of Kosmora)
Arc System Works (Guilty Gear, BlazeBlue, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls)
PS+ Premium Stats
Many PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games from PS Studios now have a PS5 port that is included with a PS+ Premium subscription or bought à la carte. Although it makes no sense to include them in other pages due to their retro nature, they still provide some interesting facts. So, here they are under their NA title, unless they weren't initially released in the region, in which case this will be noted.
Defunct PS Studios Games:
989 Studios:
Twisted Metal III (PS1)
Twisted Metal 4 (PS1)
Bigbig Studios:
Pursuit Force (PSP)
Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (PSP)
SCEE Studio Cambridge
Ghosthunter (PS2)
MediEvil (PS1)
MediEvil II (PS1)
MediEvil: Resurrection (PSP)
SCEE Studio Camden
Dropship: United Peace Force (PS2)
Sony Interactive Studios America
2Xtreme (PS1)
Jet Moto (PS1)
Jet Moto 2 (PS1)
Rally Cross (PS1)
Twisted Metal (PS1)
Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
Japan Studio
Ape Escape (PS1)
Ape Escape: On the Loose (PSP)
Echochrome (PSP)
Echoshift (PSP)
Hot Shots Golf (PS1)
Hot Shots Golf 2 (PS1)
Intelligent Qube (PS1)
I.Q Final (PS1) (Japanese title)
Jeanne d'Arc (PSP)
Jumping Flash! (PS1)
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival (PSP)
No Heroes Allowed! (PSP)
Patapon 3 (PSP)
Siren (PS2)
The Legend of Dragoon (PS1)
Wild Arms (PS1)
Wild Arms 2 (PS1)
Psygnosis
G-Police (PS1)
Second-party
Ape Escape Academy (PSP)
Ape Academy 2 (PSP) (European title)
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light (PSP)
Cool Boarders (PS1)
Daxter (PSP)
Grandia (PS1)
Gravity Crash Portable (PSP)
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (PSP)
Kingdom of Paradise (PSP)
Mister Mosquito (PS2)
PaRappa the Rapper 2 (PS2)
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PSP)
Secret Agent Clank (PSP)
SkyGunner (PS2)
Wild Arms 4 (PS2)
Incognito
War of the Monsters (PS2)
Current PS Studios Legacy Games:
Bend Studio
Resistance Retribution (PSP)
Syphon Filter (PS1)
Syphon Filter 2 (PS1)
Syphon Filter 3 (PS1)
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (PSP)
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP)
Guerrilla Games
Killzone: Liberation (PSP)
Housemarque
Super Stardust Portable (PSP)
Naughty Dog
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS2)
San Diego Studio
Pinball Heroes (PSP)
The Mark of Kri (PS2)
Sucker Punch
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (PS2)
Sly 2: Band of Thieves (PS2)
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (PS2)
Takeaways:
The majority of games that have been ported over are from defunct studios like BigBig and SCE Cambridge.
When a game is chosen, Sony generally ports the whole series before moving on, such as the Pursuit Force and Syphon Filter IP.
Even if a game didn't initially release in a region, they still got the port. For example, Ape Academy 2 coming to NA.
Different Names For The Same Games:
The less globalized world was different in the 90s and early 2000s. The internet was in its infancy, let alone broadband-enabled online gaming, and game development pipelines were also more closed off. As a result, many games released not only months or years apart in different regions (sometimes not at all), but also under different names. Here are the legacy games that had multiple names depending on the region:
2Xtreme (NA/EU) / Street Games '97 (JP)
Ape Escape Academy (NA) / Ape Academy (EU) / Piposaru Academia: Dossari! Sarugē Daizenshū (JP)
Ape Academy 2 (EU) / Piposaru Academia 2: Aiai Sarugē Janken Battle! (JP)
Ape Escape: On the Loose (NA) / Ape Escape P (EU) / Saru Get You P! (JP)
