When it comes to big games made by triple-A studios, thePlaystation 5is 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.
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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.
10My Name Is Mayo
Clicker gamesare probably not held to a high standard in the industry, but they can be pretty satisfying. TakeMy Name Is Mayoas 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.
9North
To continue talking about games withunique, deep stories, a roughly 30-minute adventure that may be worth a player’s time is a game calledNorth. 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.
8KUUKIYOMI: 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 aroundKUUKIYOMI: Consider It!
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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.
7Paparazzi
Celebrity life seems glamourous until they have to start running away from people with cameras asking them questions. InPaparazzi, 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.
Thislocal multiplayer gamerevolves 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.
6Tiles
A seemingly simplistic game may seem like one to avoid, butTilesis the kind of game that can get really addicting very quickly.The puzzle gametasks 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.
5Arcade Game Series: Dig Dug
There are many games available on Playstation that fall under theArcade Game Seriesbranding, so there isn’t really one that stands out above the rest. However,Arcade Game Series:Dig Dugis 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 ofthe arcade game.
4One 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 calledOne 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.
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The goal of the game is to look around and attempt 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.
3PAC-MAN 256
Speaking of classic arcade games, there is no game more iconic to the world of video games quite likePAC-MAN. Over the years, there have beenplenty of modern twistson the main format, but none as unique asPAC-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.
2DOOM (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 originalDOOM (1993).
This was the world’s first introduction to Doomguy with the goal of the game to simply killa plethora of demonswhile attempting to navigate to the level’s exit. In addition to the game’s iconic single-player campaign,DOOMalso has local multiplayer experiences. There is both a four-player deathmatch mode and a four-player co-op.
1We 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 isWe 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.
