The fun and competitive sport of soccer can also be enjoyed at home in video game form. With the release of the PlayStation 5, or PS5, and its capabilities for realistic graphics, and fast load times, soccer video games have never been better than now.
Not many soccer games are directly released on the PS5, as it is a new console, but those on PS4 are perfectly playable on the PS5.
5 Best Soccer Games On PS5:
- FIFA 22
- FIFA 21
- Rocket League
- Ganbare! Super Strikers
- Soccer, Tactics & Glory
1. FIFA 22
FIFA 22 is one of the best soccer games on the PS5. It emulates soccer incredibly accurately, with intuitive controls and realistic physics.
It’s is played from a common top-down point of view where you see your entire team and most of the field on the screen. The controls are tight and responsive, realistically showcasing each dribble and kick of the ball. You switch between different players as you pass the ball to them.
The game has all the major football clubs and leagues, including Arsenal and Manchester United.
The vibrations of the innovative DualSense controller mimic the sensations the soccer players feel on the field. The controller makes distinct vibrations for passing the ball, tackling, and much more to emulate the feeling of playing a game of soccer on an actual field.
The game is only made better by a fantastic presentation. The game’s realistic graphics shows the football field and players as life-like as possible.
FIFA 22 also introduces the HyperMotion system that allows life-like movement on the field from the soccer players you control.
HyperMotion is achieved by capturing the motion of actual soccer players playing on the field through motion capture and then putting it in the game.
FIFA 22 is a soccer game that emulates the sport as closely as possible to the real thing, packaged in a realistic presentation and the great HyperMotion physics system.
Pros
- Realistic graphics
- Intuitive controls
- Includes all the major soccer leagues and clubs
Cons
- Strange bugs
- Microtransactions
2. FIFA 21
FIFA 21 is a realistic soccer simulation game on the PS5 with a stellar presentation and a promising career mode.
FIFA 21 is seen from the viewpoint of the field, similar to what you might see on TV when watching soccer. The motion is slick and smooth as you pass the ball from one player to the other that you control and attempt to score a goal for your team as best as possible.
The presentation is stunning, with the many soccer fields and players getting rendered hyper-realistically. Unfortunately, the animation of the players can be unrealistic, which can detract from the otherwise stellar presentation of the game.
FIFA 21’s career mode is a stellar feature of the game. The game’s career mode allows you to manage a soccer team accurately, improve your team’s attributes, plan and schedule matches, and sell and buy new players. The career mode is as close as it can get to the real-world experience of managing a soccer team.
Overall, a realistic soccer simulation game with a great presentation and a fantastic career mode.
Pros
- Realistic graphics
- Exciting career mode
Cons
- Microtransactions
- Bad character physics
3. Rocket League
Rocket League, originally released on the PS4 but perfectly playable on the PS5,is an incredibly unique and competitive soccer game. The game mixes soccer and cars, creating a game unlike anything else seen before.
The game combines the fundamentals of soccer with speeding cars, creating some explosive, exciting gameplay. The game puts you in the shoes of a robust vehicle on one of its many large creative soccer fields playing soccer in a team against another team.
The game combines the best aspects of arcade driving and soccer, through speeding to score a goal with a giant metal ball before the other team can do it.
Instead of dribbling the ball, you are chasing after it, slamming it towards your teammates, and ramming into it to score a goal while avoiding the speeding goalie.
The cars in the game can boost, jump, and even glide across the field, making for a crazy and exciting game of soccer.
The presentation is stellar, from stunning, robust creative cars, to many large soccer fields in varied locations filled with fireworks. Some of the best visually stunning moments in the game are when the large metal soccer ball explodes into fireworks as you score a goal.
The multiplayer in this game is both fun and very competitive. You are not playing as a person but rather a fast car, speeding after a ball before the opposing team can get it.
A field of vehicles chasing a large metal soccer ball makes for a tense but fun multiplayer experience.
Rocket League is a fun soccer game with a twist – your soccer player is a speeding car chasing a large metal soccer ball.
Pros
- Beautiful colorful graphics
- Addictive gameplay system
- Fun multiplayer mode
Cons
- Lacks single-player content
4. Ganbare! Super Strikers
Ganbare! Super Strikers is a fun tactical soccer game on the PS5. This game leans more into the tactical genre than the traditional soccer game genre, as seen in the FIFA series.
The gameplay of Ganbare! Super Strikers mixes the familiar soccer formula up with tactical gameplay. The game works on a grid system, where you place your players in a tactical position and decide what your players do through a turn-based system.
The correct planning and positioning of soccer players are the key to winning a match in this game.
Pros
- Focuses on strategy
Cons
- Lacking visual style
5. Soccer, Tactics, & Glory
Soccer, Tactics, & Glory is a great tactical soccer game initially released on the PS4 but playable on the PS5.
The game focuses on a turn-based strategy system dependent on positioning on the soccer field. Each team decides on what to do on the soccer field per round.
Every decision you make, whether your players on the field attack or defend, can change the entire outcome of the game. The system of the game is intense, fun, and addictive.
Soccer, Tactics, & Glory is an addictive tactical soccer game with a fun turn-based gameplay loop.
Pros
- Fun turn-based soccer system
Cons
- Lacks visual presentation
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