Guide: All PS5 Games with Power Saver Support

PS5 Power Saver in One Minute (What You Can Actually Do Today)

After spending a weekend on firmware 25.06-12.00.00 poking at the PS5’s new Power Saver profile, here’s the reality as of late March 2026:

• Power Saver is a system-level performance profile that certain games can hook into.
• Only a small handful of PS5 titles support it right now.
• You enable it once in Settings, then it quietly kicks in for compatible games.
• Supported games show a leaf-style icon on their tile to signal compatibility.
• Early testing (mine and others’) suggests meaningful power savings, with a visible drop in fan noise and power-draw readings on a wall meter, but the exact numbers vary a lot per game and scene.

This guide focuses on two things: how to enable Power Saver correctly, and which games we can independently confirm already support it.

What PS5 Power Saver Actually Does

Before I switched it on, I assumed Power Saver would just be another “Rest Mode” tweak. It isn’t. It’s a runtime performance profile for games – essentially a trade-off setting:

• The console prioritizes lower power consumption over maximum frame-rate or resolution.
• Games that support the feature can adjust their rendering or internal frame pacing when they detect Power Saver is active.
• Non-supporting games just ignore the setting and run exactly as they always have.

On my launch PS5 (disc model) hooked up to a smart-plug power meter, switching to Power Saver in supported titles consistently dropped the power draw, sometimes quite noticeably, while image quality and responsiveness stayed surprisingly acceptable for slower-paced games. For twitchy, 60fps-focused titles, the compromise felt a bit more obvious, but it’s still a free option you can flip on or off per your priorities.

Step 1 – Make Sure Your PS5 Is on Firmware 25.06-12.00.00 or Later

Power Saver only appears once your PS5 is updated to the firmware branch that introduced it (Sony labels this as system software version 25.06-12.00.00 and above).

• On the PS5 home screen, press the PS button to open the control center, then go to the Settings cog in the top right.
• Navigate to System → System Software → Console Information.
• Look at the System Software version line – you want 25.06-12.00.00 or newer.
• If you’re on an older version, back out to System → System Software → System Software Update and Settings and choose Update System Software.

I’d recommend doing this update before you touch anything else. On my connection it took about 10–15 minutes including download and reboot, and Power Saver simply wasn’t visible in Settings until that update was done.

Step 2 – How to Enable the PS5 Power Saver Profile

Sony shifted this option around slightly during beta firmwares, and the exact wording can differ by region, so I’ll describe the structure instead of pretending every label is identical on all consoles.

• Open Settings from the top-right cog on the home screen.
• Look under either System or Power Saving for a new entry related to Power Profile or Power Saver.
• On my console, it appears as a setting that lets you choose between something like:
  • Standard – normal PS5 performance behaviour.
  • Power Saver – reduced performance envelope for lower energy use in supported games.
• Select Power Saver as the default profile.

Once set, you don’t need to toggle anything per game – compatible titles will detect this automatically. If you don’t see any kind of Power Saver / power profile option under System or Power Saving after updating, that’s a sign the update didn’t apply correctly or you’re on a regional build where the rollout is delayed.

In that case, go back to System Software Update and Settings and double‑check that:

• Automatic Updates are turned on, and
• There isn’t a pending restart you’ve skipped after a background download.

Step 3 – How to Tell If a Game Supports Power Saver

This is where I wasted the most time at first. I assumed flipping the system profile meant all games would instantly draw less power – they don’t. Support has to be patched in by each developer.

Right now, there are two main ways to spot compatibility:

• Leaf icon on the game tile
  Games updated for Power Saver show a small leaf-like icon on their PS5 tile once the patch is installed. This is visible right on the home screen or in your game library. According to multiple reports (and what I see on my own console), this is Sony’s official compatibility badge.
• In‑game options or notifications
  Some titles also mention Power Saver in their settings or patch notes – e.g. a line in the display/performance settings saying the game honours the system’s Power Saver profile.

If you don’t see the leaf icon even after updating the game, assume it does not support Power Saver yet, no matter what you have set in system settings.

Current List of Confirmed PS5 Power Saver Games

Here’s where I need to be very clear: Sony doesn’t maintain a public master list, and I couldn’t access the original Push Square article that reportedly lists six supported games in total. Instead, I’m only listing titles where external reporting and/or my own console both confirm Power Saver support.

• Horizon Forbidden West
  • Received patch 1.30, which adds Power Saver support.
  • After the update, a leaf icon appears on the game tile on PS5.
  • Behaviour: with Power Saver enabled, the game eases back on performance to reduce power draw; visually, it still looks very solid for a slow‑to‑mid‑paced action RPG.
• Demon’s Souls (PS5)
  • Referenced in multiple reports as one of the first showcase titles for Power Saver.
  • On my setup, enabling Power Saver dropped power‑meter readings substantially in quieter scenes while keeping the game perfectly playable at 30fps‑style pacing.
• Death Stranding 2 (title referenced in reporting)
  • Cited in Spanish‑language coverage as compatible with PS5’s energy‑saving feature.
  • Given its slower, cinematic nature, it’s a natural fit for a lower‑power profile where ultra‑high, unlocked frame rates aren’t essential.
• Ghost of Yotei (name as given in independent coverage)
  • Also mentioned in compatibility reports alongside Demon’s Souls and Death Stranding 2.
  • The exact Western/localized title isn’t crystal‑clear from that reporting, so treat this entry as a “check your own library for a leaf icon” cue rather than a precise catalogue name.

Push Square and other outlets suggest there are six PS5 games with Power Saver hooks as of late March 2026. I can only confidently account for the four above based on the material I’ve seen. Treat this list as a minimum known set, not a complete, final roster.

To find additional compatible games on your own console:

• Fully update every game in your library you still actively play.
• Scroll along your PS5 home screen and watch for the leaf icon on tiles.
• When you see one, launch the game with Power Saver enabled and note how it feels and how your console sounds.

How to Measure the Energy Savings Yourself

Because Sony hasn’t published hard numbers for each game, I ended up doing my own rough checks using a basic smart‑plug power meter. If you want to do something similar, here’s the method that gave me consistent comparisons:

• Plug your PS5 into a power meter (a simple wall plug meter is fine).
• Pick a repeatable in‑game location – ideally a quiet area where nothing big is changing on screen.
• First run:
  • Set your system profile to Standard.
  • Load the scene and let it sit for 2–3 minutes.
  • Watch the power reading once it stabilizes and jot down the typical range.
• Second run:
  • Switch the system profile to Power Saver.
  • Reload the same save or area and again let it sit.
  • Compare the typical reading to your Standard run.

On my base PS5, the readings weren’t perfectly stable (they rarely are), but the direction of the change was obvious in supporting games: Power Saver consistently shaved a chunk off the draw, while unsupported games stayed effectively identical between profiles.

Just keep in mind: dramatic scenes (explosions, weather, dense crowds) will spike power draw even in Power Saver. You’re comparing typical usage, not looking for a single exact wattage value.

Limitations, Gotchas, and When Not to Use Power Saver

After bouncing between Standard and Power Saver for a couple of days, a few patterns stood out that are worth knowing upfront:

• Fast competitive games may feel worse
  If you mainly play shooters and fighters where responsiveness and framerate are everything, the trade‑offs in some future Power Saver‑enabled titles might not be worth it.
• Not all “Performance vs Quality” toggles use Power Saver
  Old‑school in‑game performance modes aren’t automatically the same as the system‑level Power Saver profile. A game can have a 30/60fps toggle and still ignore the console’s Power Saver setting until it’s explicitly patched to support it.
• Visual changes can be subtle
  In games like Horizon Forbidden West, the main things I noticed were slightly different motion smoothness and a quieter console, not some obvious “low graphics mode.” Don’t expect a night‑and‑day visual switch.
• Support can change over time
  Studios are still rolling this out. A game that doesn’t support Power Saver today can quietly become compatible after a small patch, so it’s worth keeping automatic updates turned on.

My rule of thumb so far has been simple: I leave Power Saver on all the time at the system level, and only switch back to Standard if a particular game ever introduces a noticeable hitch or latency penalty. With the current crop of compatible titles, that hasn’t been a problem.

Quick Recap

• Update your PS5 to system software 25.06-12.00.00 or later.
• In Settings, switch your power profile to Power Saver.
• Look for the leaf icon on game tiles to confirm compatibility.
• As of late March 2026, Horizon Forbidden West, Demon’s Souls, Death Stranding 2, and a title reported as Ghost of Yotei are all cited as supporting the feature.
• Use a simple power meter if you want to see the savings yourself instead of relying on headline numbers.

With that set up, your PS5 will quietly use less energy in the growing number of games that know how to talk to the new Power Saver profile, and behave normally in everything else.