You can’t tell which languages a PS5 game supports from the box, or from the language your console is set to. You can check it for every single item in the PS Store before you buy. Keep two different things apart when you do: subtitles and on-screen text in a language are one thing, full voice dubbing in that language is another, and a game can have the first without the second.
How to check which languages any game supports
This is the part that won’t go out of date. Game lists change every month, but the way you check stays the same and relies on two sources from Sony.
- Sony’s official list of localized games. Sony runs one for the Czech Republic on its Czech website and splits it into titles with localized subtitles and titles with full localization, meaning subtitles and voice dubbing.
- The “Voice” and “Screen Languages” fields on the PS Store product page. The game information block lists the languages. “Voice” is the dubbing, “Screen Languages” are the languages shown on screen, meaning subtitles and text.
Here is what it looks like in practice: God of War Ragnarök lists Czech in the “Screen Languages” field, but only English, French, Brazilian Portuguese and Mexican Spanish in the “Voice” field. In plain terms, that means Czech subtitles, but no Czech dubbing.
The fields refer to a specific store item, not to the game in general. A collector’s edition, a bundle and a remaster are three different items in the PS Store, and you have to check the languages for each of them separately, always for the version you are actually buying.
A trap you’ll run into with bundles
In Sony’s official list of localized games for the Czech Republic, the Beyond: Two Souls & Heavy Rain bundle carries a note that only Beyond: Two Souls is localized. A single store item can therefore contain one game with a given language and another without it. With bundles and collections, read the small print on the item too, not just the fact that the game appears on a list.
When the list and the store contradict each other
It happens. For some titles, including The Witcher 3 and Days Gone Remastered, the game appears on that official list of localized games, but the “Screen Languages” field of the specific PS Store item does not include that language. It doesn’t have to be a mistake on either side: the list talks about the game, the store about a specific version, and versions can differ by edition and platform.
The rule in that case is simple: the product page of the item you are actually buying is what counts. That information is tied to the product in your cart, whereas the list is an overview Sony maintains separately.
Keep in mind that subtitles alone are worth thinking twice about in action games with a lot of dialogue spoken while you play. If you pick games mainly by quality and language comes second, you’ll find our picks in the overview of the best PS5 games, and Sony’s own titles are covered in the article on PlayStation exclusives.
Console language is not game language
This is what confuses people most often. The PS5 has system languages (Sony lists 32 of them), and you switch between them in Settings → System → Language. That changes the home screen and the console menus, but on its own it has no effect on the game.
Sony Santa Monica’s support page says it directly: switching the console language won’t help if the game doesn’t include that language at all, or if the game has its own language switch in its menu. For some games, dubbing in a language other than English also requires connecting the console to the internet and downloading a game update, because the audio track isn’t part of the base installation.
The third layer is the language of your PSN account. It is tied to your region and applies to the PS Store and messages from the service. A console in one language and a store in another is therefore not a fault, just the normal state of things.
When not to count on a language
- The game doesn’t list your language under “Screen Languages”. Then don’t count on it. There is no console setting that adds a language to a game.
- You’re buying a collection or a bundle. Only part of the content may be localized, as the Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain case shows. Collections also take up the space of several games, so it helps to know how to free up space on a PS5.
- You play from a subscription catalog. Under Sony’s terms, the game lineup in the catalog can change at any time and varies by subscription tier, country and device, so a specific title may not stay there permanently. What each tier includes is covered in our look at PS Plus tiers, and claiming free games in PS Plus works differently: once you add them to your library, they stay there.
- You’re choosing a couch game for two. Language matters more there, because both players read the text on screen and one of them may not be comfortable in the game’s language. Titles that work well for this are in the overview of two-player games on PS5.
Older games are no different in principle when it comes to languages; they are just harder to look up, and the PS Store listing decides for them too. If the previous console generation is still sitting under your TV, we cover separately whether the PS4 still makes sense today, and the overview of the best PS4 games sums up which titles are worth it.
FAQ
Open its page in the PS Store and find the u0022Voiceu0022 and u0022Screen Languagesu0022 fields in the game information. The first lists the dubbing languages, the second the languages of subtitles and text. For the Czech Republic, Sony also keeps an official list of localized games.
If the game includes the language, switch it either in Settings → System → Language, or directly in the game menu if the game has its own switch. If the game doesn’t include it, there is no way to add it. For some games the audio track also has to be downloaded as an update, so connect your console to the internet.
Because these are two different settings. The console has 32 system languages to choose from, but the language of your PSN account follows your region, and that is what the store and messages from the service use.
Yes. In Sony’s own list for the Czech Republic, the Beyond: Two Souls u0026amp; Heavy Rain bundle is marked with a note that only Beyond: Two Souls is localized. With collections and bundles, always look for which specific game a listed language applies to, and check the u0022Screen Languagesu0022 field of that exact store item as well.
Sony updates its official list of localized games continuously as new titles come out, so treat it as the current state, not a final list. For a specific game, what counts is what is written on its PS Store item. More articles about Sony’s consoles are in the PlayStation section on Gamers Together. Information verified as of 11 September 2026.