The best games to test a new PS5 headset with

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If you’ve just bought a brand new headset for your PS5, the first thing you’ll almost certainly want to do is play your favorite games with it.

That’s a perfectly reasonable thing to get started with, as the best PS5 headsets you can buy will often excel at getting the most out of a familiar game’s music, sound design and spoken dialogue. 

However, some games are designed with the use of a headset in mind. Not solely for the ability to chat with your friends online, but also to heighten your immersion. And if you’ve shelled out for the hardware, you deserve to hear the very best the industry has to offer.

The following games are our personal recommendations for you to check out. We’ve broken the list down into separate categories, highlighting games that go above and beyond when it comes to various types of sound. Read on, then, to learn which games are perfect for testing out a new PS5 headset.

Tetris Effect’s main selling point is its marriage of music and gameplay. Developer Resonair has referred to its take on the popular puzzler as a “complete sensory experience”, and that’s not without merit. Tetris Effect seamlessly pairs its colorful, abstract visuals and classic block-clearing gameplay with a soundtrack that reacts to every button press.

Tetris Effect’s OST is nothing short of stunning. Populated by everything from soothing ambiance to pulse-pounding EDM, Tetris Effect’s soundtrack also has remarkable depth. As the music evolves throughout each level, additional layers of instruments are added to the song. The sounds and visuals intensify until you’ve cleared a certain amount of lines, and thus completed the level.

We recommend Tetris Effect when trying out a new PS5 headset, if only to test just how many of these