Open-source PlayStation 5 emulator with Vulkan and DirectX 12 backends. 60+ playable titles and growing.
Tested against 200+ commercial PS5 titles. Compatibility improves with each release.
| Title | Version Tested | Status |
|---|---|---|
| God of War Ragnarök | v04.02 | Playable |
| Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | v1.001.004 | Playable |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | v1.030 | Ingame |
| Demon's Souls | v1.004 | Playable |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | v1.002 | Playable |
| Returnal | v3.000 | Ingame |
| Gran Turismo 7 | v1.49 | |
| Horizon Forbidden West | v1.003.000 | Playable |
Full compatibility database available on the Wiki. Statuses reflect latest nightly build.
Built for accuracy and performance on modern PC hardware.
Dual graphics backend with async compute, mesh shaders, and ray tracing stubs for compatible GPUs.
Render at native 4K or use built-in FSR 2.1 and integer scaling for sharp output at any resolution.
Native DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive trigger emulation over USB and Bluetooth.
Quick-save and quick-load at any point. Multiple save slots per game with PNG thumbnails.
PCSX5 targets modern x86-64 hardware with AVX2 support.
Requires a PS5 firmware dump and game backups. See the Quickstart guide for setup instructions.
Linux AppImage and Flatpak builds available on GitHub Releases.