Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is Insomniac Games' love letter to the beloved PlayStation platformer franchise — and the most visually stunning game released in the PS5's launch window. Ratchet and Clank are separated across dimensions by the villainous Dr. Nefarious, leading Ratchet to team up with Rivet — an alternate-dimension Lombax who is immediately one of the most compelling new PlayStation characters in years. The dimensional rifting mechanic — where dimensional rifts open mid-battle to teleport enemies, create shortcuts, and shift entire sections of maps — is a showcase for the SSD speeds unique to PlayStation 5 hardware. The arsenal of weapons, from the Topiary Sprinkler to the Executor, maintains the series' tradition of gleeful weapon design creativity. Gorgeous, joyful, and consistently inventive — Rift Apart is the purest distillation of everything great about the Ratchet & Clank franchise.