Best for load times
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
5.0 feature score
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Best Video Games for load times
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Safest pick
Ghost of Yōtei
5.0 feature score
Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
8 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.
Best overall product
Hades II
4.6 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.
Load times received a rare explicit rave, with one review saying transitions from menu to play were almost instant.
Pros: load times, haptic feedback integration
Cons: online stability, quest design
Load-time evidence is excellent, with seamless transitions and at least one reviewer calling loading lightning fast.
Pros: load times, crash stability
Cons: narrative quality, value for money
Load times are a major strength, with reviewers repeatedly noting near-instant travel, quick booting, and minimal loading screens.
Pros: load times, art direction
Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness
Load times are praised as extremely short in the GamingTrend review.
Pros: load times, movement feel
Cons: enemy variety, platforming precision
Load times receive limited but excellent evidence, with one technical review calling them close to instant.
Pros: load times, fun factor
Cons: side character depth, facial animations
Loading is praised in the reviews that mention it, especially when the game runs smoothly with near-instant loads.
Pros: faithfulness to franchise, load times
Cons: platforming precision, stealth mechanics
Load times are supported by one review that calls them extremely quick.
Pros: load times, originality
Cons: multiplayer design, co-op experience
Load times are frequently praised as short, seamless, or largely minimized by the remake’s connected regions and fast transitions.
Pros: crash stability, frame rate stability
Cons: facial animations
Reviewer evidence is strongly positive, with support including “with virtually no loading.”
Pros: crash stability, soundtrack quality
Cons: AI behavior, platform-specific feature support
Load-time evidence is positive around seamless docking and reduced loading screens, while SSD requirements may matter for smooth streaming.
Pros: environmental detail, platform-specific feature support
Cons: DLC value, multiplayer design
Load times are split by platform, ranging from extremely quick rematches and loads to sluggish PS4 World Tour transitions.
Pros: onboarding experience, animation quality
Cons: platforming precision, quest design
Load times were generally acceptable to good, with one reviewer praising quick travel between connected areas.
Pros: cross-play support, atmosphere
Cons: dialogue quality, mission design
Load-time evidence is limited to Switch comparison, where Switch 1 was smooth but had longer loading than Switch 2.
Pros: world interactivity, side character depth
Cons: grind level
Load-time evidence is limited but includes one endless loading screen causing a restart.
Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact
Cons: family friendliness, checkpoint system
Load times are a minor concern in one review, though they reportedly improved during the review period.
Pros: visual effects quality, soundtrack quality
Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability
Load-time evidence is limited to Switch 2 texture pop-in when loading into new areas, so this is a modest technical caveat rather than a core strength.
Pros: cross-play support, platforming precision
Cons: side character depth, matchmaking quality
one review criticizes character switching for requiring a noticeable loading screen.
Pros: polish, cross-save support
Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness
Load times are mixed: some praise minimal loading, while others criticize traversal layers and disguised loading sequences.
Pros: bug frequency, frame rate stability
Cons: save system reliability, tutorial quality
One PS5 review says frequent loading screens interrupt gameplay flow.
Pros: cross-play support, open-world design
Cons: cross-save support, tutorial quality
Load times are a meaningful negative where discussed, especially in lobbies and local or story matches.
Pros: animation quality, frame rate stability
Cons: cross-play support, load times