If you have been holding out hope for a Bully sequel, that hope continues to go unanswered. The closest thing PS5 players will get to that high school open-world experience this year is Agefield High: Rock the School, and the news is not exactly encouraging. The game now has a confirmed PS5 release date of September 25, 2026, but its already-live PC version tells a pretty grim story ahead of that launch.
What Is Agefield High: Rock the School?
The game pitches itself as a coming-of-age adventure set in the early 2000s, centered on the fictional town of Agefield. According to the game’s own description, players relive high school life, rebel with friends, pursue a love interest, and generally cause chaos in a school setting. The developers describe it as being inspired by the raunchy teen comedies of that era.
On paper, that premise lines up fairly closely with what made Rockstar’s Bully so fondly remembered. In practice, however, the PC version suggests the execution falls well short of that comparison.
The PC Version Is Not Going Well
Agefield High has been available on PC for just under a month, and the reception has been rough. The game currently holds a Metacritic score of 27 and carries mostly negative reviews on Steam. That combination does not leave much room for optimism heading into the PS5 release.
The most scathing review on record gave the game a 0.5 out of 10, with the critic writing: “There’s not a single point to be made in the game’s favour, and if it were to be nuked from space and erased from existence the world would be a slightly better place.” That is, by any measure, a brutal assessment.
Community reactions on social media and forums have largely pointed to the character models as a particular sticking point, with players describing the faces as unsettling and off-putting. Whether those visual issues will be addressed before or after the PS5 launch has not been confirmed by the developers.
Should You Buy It on PS5?
That is ultimately your call, but the current evidence is not flattering. A Metacritic score of 27 puts Agefield High firmly in the territory of games that most players would be better off skipping. The Steam review situation only reinforces that picture.
It is worth keeping in mind that ports can sometimes arrive with fixes and improvements over the original PC release, so the PS5 version may or may not address some of the issues critics flagged. However, no such update has been announced or hinted at by the developers at the time of writing. Players should treat the current review data as the most accurate indication of what to expect until more information surfaces.
For anyone truly desperate for a Bully-style experience and willing to gamble on it, Agefield High: Rock the School arrives on PS5 on September 25, 2026. For everyone else, there are almost certainly better options on the horizon.
The Bigger Picture
The fact that a game with this review profile is making its way to PS5 is not unusual in itself. The platform regularly sees releases across a wide quality spectrum, and some players may still find something to enjoy in a lower-budget high school adventure, even if the critical consensus is harsh.
What makes the Agefield High situation a little more pointed is the obvious gap it highlights. There is clearly an appetite for this kind of game on consoles. Bully, originally released by Rockstar in 2006, remains one of the most frequently requested sequels in gaming, and no official follow-up has materialized. Until Rockstar or another major studio fills that space, games like Agefield High will continue to attract attention simply by occupying the same rough genre, regardless of their quality.
Whether September 25 ends up being a date you mark on your calendar or quietly ignore is, at this point, fairly easy to call based on the available evidence.