It’s 2026, and for many, the PS5 has become a dedicated brick for a single franchise. Between massive game files and 'small' patches, a single shooter can easily eat 300GB of space. It’s a weekly blood sacrifice where you have to delete three other games just to make room for a Tuesday update that adds a new digital hat.

 

If you’re looking to break the cycle and actually use your DualSense for something that doesn't involve a 'Battle Pass' popup every now and then, here are five games that’ll give you similar experiences (if not the same) as the COD franchise.

1. Delta Force (The One With the Tactics)

If you’re tired of the "run and die" loop, Delta Force is the 2026 MVP. It’s the smart person’s shooter. It gives you those massive, sweeping landscapes where your positioning actually matters more than how fast you can twitch your thumb.

 

The 'Havoc Warfare' mode is chaotic, cinematic, and somehow manages to run at a buttery 120fps on the PS5 Pro without making your console sound like a Boeing AH-64 Apache. It’s for players who want to feel the 'heat' of being in a battle.

2. The Finals (Parkour! Parkour!)

Movement is the name of the game, and 'The Finals' is still the king of making you feel like an Olympic gymnast with a rocket launcher on your back (and also some insane rifles).

 

The entire map is basically like a landmine that's waiting to be stepped on. See a team camping in a building? Don’t kick the door down. Just blow up the floor beneath them and watch them fall into your lap. It’s fast, it’s loud, and it’s the perfect antidote to those stagnant maps we've been playing since high school.

3. Battlefield 6 (The 'Realistic' One)

EA finally stopped trying to chase trends and went back to what they do best in this one: leveling cities. Released last year, BF6 is the experience that makes you realize what your PS5 is actually capable of.

 

The destruction physics are so detailed that by the end of a sequence, the map looks like a different zip code. It has the 'boots on the ground' grit that’s been missing from the mainstream for a while. If you want a game where a tank actually feels like a terrifying 60 ton death machine, this is your stop. Also, the part where multiple missiles hit the dam...DAMN!

4. Sker Ritual (The 'Horde Mode' Pro Max)

We all know the specific itch of wanting to sit in a room with three friends and shoot at waves of monsters until your hands sweat and cramp. While the big-budget studios keep trying to turn survival modes into weird open-world experiments, Sker Ritual stuck to the script.

 

It’s gothic, it’s creepy, and it’s unapologetically 'round-based'. It’s got that indie soul, and honestly, it sometimes feels like Counter Strike, Skyrim, Call of Duty Zombies, and Doom were in an orgy. It has the pure, unadulterated 'stay alive as long as you can' energy.

5. Insurgency : Sandstorm (4K 60FPS meets Haptic Feedback)

Sometimes you don't want to dump an entire magazine into someone just to see their health bar twerk. You want consequences. Insurgency is for the player who wants their heart rate at 110bpm - all the time!

 

There are no killstreaks, no mini maps, and no glowing skins to give away your position. It’s just you, your hearing, and a very short life expectancy. On the PS5, the 3D audio is genuinely real and terrifying. You’ll hear a floorboard creak upstairs and realize you’ve been holding your breath for two minutes. It’s the ultimate palate cleanser for anyone who thinks modern shooters have become too 'arcade-like'.

 

The Bottom Line : It’s 2026. Your SSD space is precious, and your time…is even more so. Stop playing the same map over and over again just because it has a new coat of paint. Pick one of these, turn off your notifications, and remember what it’s like to actually have fun in a lobby again, and by lobby we mean the battlefront soldier.