Sackboy: A Big Adventure

If you’ve just finished up Astro Bot and are looking for other adorable platformers on the PS5, there’s not many of them! Hopefully that’ll change in the near future, but in the meantime, you’ve got Sackboy: A Big Adventure. Both games are similarly charming, and Sackboy: A Big Adventure even manages to successfully separate itself from the brand-heavy identity that began encroaching on the LittleBigPlanet titles, which feels all-consuming in Astro Bot. In this 3D platformer, you play as the titular character in a familiar world of arts and crafts that constantly challenges you with new and inventive tasks. You can play the game cooperatively with up to three other players, which retains the chaos of LittleBigPlanet’s multiplayer but fits it into a different mold of game this time around. It’s a blast, even if it errs on the side of being a simpler game for kids more often than not. You and three of your favorite people can jump and punch your way through Sackboy: A Big Adventure for $30 on Steam or Humble