Prime Day has heaps of great PS5 games for under AU$40 - here’s what I’d grab
Get in while the bargain-going is good.
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Spendthrift gamers know you should never pay more than AU$40 for a blockbuster videogame. The PlayStation Store usually has hundreds of steeply discounted games ranging blockbuster through indie, and while it may be tempting to lay down anywhere between AU$100 and AU$125 for a shiny new AAA, it's hard to avoid buyer's remorse when the inevitable 50% discount rolls around a couple months later.
Those who wait are being well-rewarded during this year's Amazon Prime Day, which features lots of great PS5 games for a fraction of their launch prices. I've listed some that I'm tempted to fork out for below, but I've only listed those under AU$40 because, you know, that's my personal limit (unless it's a new FromSoft or Yakuza game).
To make the most of these deals (ie, in most cases, to avoid shipping costs) you'll need to be an Amazon Prime member. Easy done: free trials are available here. Oh, you've already used your trial? Start a burner email. Don't pay for the subscription; this is not a drill!
Without further ado, my picks for the best PS5 game bargains under AU$40:
Diablo 4 | AU$49 AU$39 at Amazon
It's ironic that those who paid ~AU$100 for this dungeon crawler when it launched last year got less game than what you'll have access to if you buy it now for AU$39. There's a lesson here. If you love blazing through dank subterranean hellscapes while deleting demons, this is the best game for that.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) | AU$57 AU$35 at Amazon
We can hear you ask: is this one of the good Call of Dutys, or one of the bad ones? Josh West sang its praises in his review back in 2022. While it has an "unrevolutionary" campaign, at least it has one, and the multiplayer is a bit more brutally fast-paced than is the norm. For this price, it's worth it for the five hour campaign rollercoaster.
Resident Evil Village: Gold Edition | AU$49.90 AU$36.63 at Amazon
Set in a terrifying backwater, Resident Evil Village is the modern instalment that most resembles Resident Evil 4 (unless you're counting the latter's remake). It's a big, generous and surprisingly versatile game: it sometimes feels like a montage of all previous RE games combined. I loved it, though our reviewer was a little lukewarm on it.
Teardown | AU$28 AU$22.40 at Amazon
The RRP on this one is actually AU$39.95, but Amazon—being what it is—opts to sell it for AU$28 on a normal day. Teardown is basically the inverse of Minecraft: instead of building things, you destroy them. Its voxel-based worlds can be destroyed in countless ways, and while there's a campaign offering a series of destruction-centric challenges, the real star is its sandbox mode.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | AU$27 AU$22.40 at Amazon
This one is currently selling for AU$89.95 on the PlayStation Store, so physical is definitely the best option. And why not keep the majority of the RRP in your pocket? It's not like the people behind either Star Wars or Lego need more money. No, pay it to the struggling online retailer instead. This is reportedly one of the best Lego games, with "hundreds" of playable characters and lots of familiar locations recreated in colourful plastic blocks.
New Tales From the Borderlands Deluxe Edition | AU$19 AU$14.99 at Amazon
Again, the RRP on this is actually AU$79.95 (that's what it's priced on the PlayStation Store) but Amazon isn't mucking around. This is a narrative-driven take on the Borderlands universe, which is much better than it sounds, apparently. Either way, it may be fun to catch up on this ahead of the forthcoming Borderlands film, for which Cate Blanchett will definitely win an Oscar.
NBA 2K24 | AU$19 AU$18 at Amazon
The PlayStation Store has a AU$119.95 RRP on this one, so you're saving more than meets the eye. BUT, a few caveats: by the standards of annualised sports games this is getting long in the tooth - NBA 2K25 will be out in a couple of months. The other caveat is that if you prefer to buy your games digitally from the PlayStation Store, it's currently AU$12 there. That might be wiser, since sports games tend not to hold their value as trade-ins, but if you're a physical-only gamer this is a fine bargain.
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Shaun is the Australian editor and news writer for our sister site, PC Gamer, but he occasionally dabbles on GamesRadar too. He mostly plays platformers and RPGs, and keeps a close eye on anything of particular interest to antipodean audiences. He (rather obsessively) tracks the movements of the Doom modding community, too.