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Next month, we’ll reveal our top 50 PlayStation games – but this month, we’re pitting (almost) every single PlayStation series of note against each other to give the list some shape. Kingdom Hearts versus Tenchu! Driver versus Silent Hill! And other nonsense.

Then, at the very end, we break our own rules to salvage one absolute banger from the bin before it’s too late.

We recommend listening to the episode first, but find the full knockout tournament chart with results (spoilers) here.

Round 1

  • Winners get up to one game in the Top 50
  • Losers get no games in the Top 50
Ratchet & ClankRidge Racer
Astro BotInfamous
MotorStormPixelJunk
Resident EvilG-Police and Colony Wars
WipeoutApe Escape
Grand Theft AutoKnack
HorizonWarhawk
Sly CooperDark Cloud
LocoRocoNier
Dino CrisisParasite Eve
The Last of UsHelldivers
Zone of the EndersKatamari
Death StrandingGran Turismo
OnimushaPaRappa the Rapper
KillzoneTekken
Tony Hawk’sNioh
Kingdom HeartsTenchu
PersonaTwisted Metal
Jak and DaxterPatapon
Ico and Shadow of the ColossusResistance
Gravity RushPro Evolution Soccer
Crash BandicootSpyro
Devil May CryYakuza
Silent HillDriver
Marvel’s Spider-ManSOCOM US Navy SEALs
Syphon FilterEverybody’s Golf
Ghost of Tsushima and Ghost of YōteiAce Combat
LittleBigPlanetMedal of Honor

Round 2

  • Winners get up to two games in the Top 50
  • Losers get up to one game in the Top 50
Metal GearRidge Racer
Astro BotMotorStorm
Resident EvilWipeout
Grand Theft AutoHorizon
God of WarSly Cooper
LocoRocoDino Crisis
The Last of UsZone of the Enders
Death StrandingPaRappa the Rapper
Final FantasyTekken
Tony Hawk’sKingdom Hearts
PersonaJak and Daxter
Ico and Shadow of the ColossusGravity Rush
UnchartedCrash Bandicoot
YakuzaSilent Hill
Marvel’s Spider-ManEverybody’s Golf
Ghost of Tsushima and Ghost of YōteiLittleBigPlanet

Round 3

  • Winners get up to three games in the Top 50
  • Losers get up to two games in the Top 50
    Metal GearAstro Bot
    Resident EvilGrand Theft Auto
    God of WarLocoRoco
    The Last of UsDeath Stranding
    Final FantasyTony Hawk’s
    PersonaIco and Shadow of the Colossus
    UnchartedYakuza
    Marvel’s Spider-ManGhost of Tsushima and Ghost of Yōtei

Quarter-finals

  • Winners get up to four games in the Top 50
  • Losers get up to three games in the Top 50
    Metal GearResident Evil
    God of WarThe Last of Us
    Final FantasyIco and Shadow of the Colossus
    UnchartedMarvel’s Spider-Man

Semi-finals

  • Winners get up to five games in the Top 50
  • Losers get up to four games in the Top 50
    Resident EvilGod of War
    Final FantasyUncharted

Final

  • Winner gets up to six games in the Top 50
  • Loser gets up to five games in the Top 50
    Resident EvilFinal Fantasy

Execute One Series To Spare Another

Dino Crisis Helldivers