Our Favorite Picks From The PlayStation Store Early Black Friday Sale

Finding discounted games during Black Friday is easy. Narrowing thousands of offers down to something worth playing is where your evening disappears. A bargain stops feeling quite so useful after the fifteenth page of games you have never heard of and probably had good reason to miss. The PlayStation Store Early Black Friday sale runs through November 30, with more titles joining November 16 and some offers ending November 20. To save you the scrolling, we’ve picked 10 games released within the past year that earned PlayStation 5 Metacritic scores above 80. From demanding action RPGs to a musical trip through teenage memories, these are discounts with more going for them than a large percentage sign.

007 First Light – Deluxe Edition – $39.99 – 50% Off

• Release Date: May 27, 2026
• Metacritic Score: 87

Our top pick for the PlayStation Store Early Black Friday Sale is 007 First Light – Deluxe Edition. IO Interactive introduces a younger James Bond through an origin story that combines infiltration, gadgets, and cinematic action. Its mix of careful espionage and situations that rapidly stop being careful makes this an appealing pick for players who enjoy both stealth and spectacle. At half its regular $79.99 price, the Deluxe Edition is one of the strongest headline deals here.

Nioh 3 – Digital Deluxe Edition – $59.39 – 46% Off

• Release Date: February 6, 2026
• Metacritic Score: 86

Team Ninja’s action RPG gives players Samurai and Ninja fighting styles to master while exploring a more expansive world. Tough enemies, demanding bosses, and extensive build options make it a substantial investment for anyone who enjoys learning a combat system properly. The Digital Deluxe Edition drops from $109.99 to $59.39, although the bosses remain entirely uninterested in your savings.

Octopath Traveler 0 – $29.99 – 40% Off

• Release Date: December 4, 2025
• Metacritic Score: 84

Octopath Traveler 0 combines the series’ HD-2D presentation and strategic turn-based battles with a story about revenge and rebuilding. Creating your protagonist and restoring your hometown give the adventure a personal thread alongside its sprawling RPG journey. Down from $49.99, this is a strong choice for anyone hoping to turn a modest purchase into plenty of holiday gaming time.

SAROS – Digital Deluxe Edition – $59.99 – 25% Off

• Release Date: April 30, 2026
• Metacritic Score: 87

Housemarque takes its talent for projectile-filled action to Carcosa, a hostile world beneath an ominous eclipse. You play Arjun Devraj, exploring a lost colony through repeated runs while permanent upgrades help you push further. The Digital Deluxe Edition falls from $79.99, making this a worthwhile consideration for players who enjoyed Returnal’s relentless rhythm.

PRAGMATA – Deluxe Edition – $55.99 – 20% Off

• Release Date: April 17, 2026
• Metacritic Score: 85

Capcom pairs astronaut Hugh with android Diana inside a lunar facility controlled by rogue AI. Combat asks you to manage Hugh’s shooting and movement while Diana hacks enemy defenses, giving encounters a different rhythm from a conventional shooter. Reduced from $69.99, the Deluxe Edition includes the Shelter Variety Pack alongside this unusual sci-fi adventure.

CONTROL Resonant – Digital Deluxe Edition – $55.99 – 20% Off

• Release Date: September 24, 2026
• Metacritic Score: 83

Remedy shifts the spotlight to Dylan Faden and takes its supernatural action into a distorted Manhattan. Melee combat, paranormal abilities, and gravity-defying traversal give the sequel its own identity within Control’s wonderfully strange universe. The Digital Deluxe Edition drops from $69.99, offering a smaller discount on one of the newest releases in our selection.

Anno 117: Pax Romana – $35.99 – 40% Off

• Release Date: November 13, 2025
• Metacritic Score: 83

Building a Roman province means balancing production, trade, and the needs of a growing population. Anno 117 rewards players who enjoy watching individual systems connect, then discovering that their impressive settlement urgently needs another supply chain. At $35.99 instead of $59.99, it is our pick for anyone whose ideal holiday involves several hours of very absorbing administration.

Cairn – $20.99 – 30% Off

• Release Date: January 29, 2026
• Metacritic Score: 83

Cairn turns climbing Mount Kami into a demanding exercise in route planning, careful movement, and survival. Controlling climber Aava’s individual limbs makes each stretch of rock a problem to solve, with exhaustion and limited supplies adding pressure. Reduced from $29.99, it offers a distinctive challenge for players ready to trade enemy health bars for a mountain that refuses to cooperate.

Lumines Arise – $27.99 – 30% Off

• Release Date: November 11, 2025
• Metacritic Score: 87

Lumines Arise combines falling-block puzzles with music and visuals that respond to your play. Its deceptively simple matching rules support a satisfying chase for bigger combos, whether you have five minutes or an entire evening. Down from $39.99, it also supports optional PS VR2 play, giving headset owners another way to disappear into the beat.

Mixtape – $14.99 – 25% Off

• Release Date: May 7, 2026
• Metacritic Score: 86

Three friends spend a final night together while music carries them through memories of their teenage years. Mixtape favors a focused coming-of-age story, playful vignettes, and an eclectic soundtrack over a sprawling checklist of activities. At $14.99 instead of $19.99, it is the least expensive pick here and a welcome option for anyone who would like to finish something before the next sale arrives.

These 10 picks are just a drop in the bucket. With thousands of games, expansions, and DLC packs discounted in the PlayStation Store Early Black Friday Sale, just about everyone should find something that suits their tastes and budget, whether that means a recent blockbuster or an older gem they missed along the way. Our shortlist saves you some scrolling, but the full sale has plenty more ways to make that backlog somebody else’s problem. Future you, specifically.

Tags: black friday 2026, early black friday alert, PlayStation Store, video games Written byMitchell Gassner Old enough to have played retro games when they were still cutting edge, Mitch has been a gamer since the 70s. As his game-fu fades (did he ever really have any?), it is replaced with ever-stronger, and stranger, opinions. If that isn't the perfect recipe for a game reviewer, what is?