How to hide games on your PS5 (step by step)

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to hide games on the PlayStation 5. You can hide your games from your Game Library or other players.


Hide games from your PS5 Game Library

  1. Go to Game Library.
    PlayStation 5 Game Library
  2. Go to Your Collection.
    PlayStation 5 Game Library Your Collection
  3. Select the game you want to hide.
    Select a game
  4. Press the options button on your controller.
    Options button on a PlayStation 5 controller
  5. Select Hide.
    Hide a game from the PlayStation 5 Game Library
  6. Press the X button on your controller.
    X button on a PlayStation 5 controller

The game is now hidden from your Game Library.


View and unhide hidden games in the PS5 Game Library

  1. Go to Game Library.
    PlayStation 5 Game Library
  2. Go to Your Collection.
    PlayStation 5 Game Library Your Collection
  3. Select the PlayStation 5 Sort and Filter button (Sort and Filter) button.
    PlayStation 5 Sort and Filter button
  4. Press the X button on your controller.
    X button on a PlayStation 5 controller
  5. Select the Hidden items option.
    View hidden games in the PlayStation 5 Game Library
  6. Press the X button on your controller.
    X button on a PlayStation 5 controller
  7. You will now see your hidden games. To unhide a hidden game, select the game.
    Select a hidden game
  8. Press the options button on your controller.
    Options button on a PlayStation 5 controller
  9. Select Unhide.
    Unhide a game on the PlayStation 5
  10. Press the X button on your controller.
    X button on a PlayStation 5 controller

The game is now unhidden.


Hide games from other players on a PS5

When you hide a game, other people won't see the game on your profile and trophy list, or any of your activities from the game.

  1. Open settings.
    Open PlayStation 5 settings
  2. Open Users and Accounts.
    PlayStation 5 Users and Accounts settings
  3. Select Privacy.
    PlayStation 5 privacy settings
  4. Open View and Customize Your Privacy Settings.
    View and Customize Your Privacy Settings on the PlayStation 5
  5. In the Your activity section, you click on Hide your games from other players.
    Hide your games from other players on the PlayStation 5
  6. Now you will see a list of all the games that are in your game library. Select the games you want to hide from other players.
    Hide your games from other players on the PlayStation 5

The selected games are now hidden from other players. Other people won't see the game when they're viewing your profile or trophy list. They also won't see any of your activities for the game.

PlayStation 5

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References:

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/hide-games-playstation-library/

https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-hide-games-in-your-playstation-5-library/