I love the art and design of these new PS5 games from PlayStation Showcase

The PlayStation Showcase came and went and many felt a little disappointed; no The Last of Us multiplayer, Uncharted 5 was missing and many first-party Sony studios were absent. But, I fell in love with many of the indies shown. These games revealed some eye-catching art direction, stylish presentation and elegant design.

You can read my PS5 review to find out why I love the console, or catch up on my PSVR 2 review for why this new hardware is a revelation. But it takes inventive and beautifully designed games to make this tech tick, so below I pick some of the outstanding new titles from last night's PlayStation Showcase (see my PlayStation Showcase live blog for all the announcements, as they happened).

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Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.

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