Sony has gone and done it again and announced the new PlayStation 4 titles coming to PlayStation Plus next month early. For the month of July 2020, PS Plus subscribers can look forward to three games. Those are Erica, NBA 2K20, and Rise of the Tomb Raider. Remember, you can find a full list of all free PS Plus games in 2020 through the link.
All three of these titles received strong reviews on Push Square, but we'll begin with Rise of the Tomb Raider, which earned an impressive 8/10 in our review:
Rise of the Tomb Raider is the complete package for both newcomers and series veterans. Barring some wonky gunplay, the base game is superb, with its sublime exploratory mechanics, wonderful semi-open world hubs that deliver tons of side content, and sensational graphics. Lara's Nightmare does feel like a bit of a throwaway, but Blood Ties and the Baba Yaga DLC are more than worth your time if you want to stray away from the main adventure. Lara Croft is back where she belongs, and you owe it to yourself to join the 20 year celebration and get back to some tomb raiding.
NBA 2K20 received similarly positive praise in our 7/10 review, although we did criticise the overemphasis on microtransactions:
NBA 2K20’s absurd production values put it alongside MLB The Show 19 as the most convincing sports game on the market, and its under-the-hood gameplay improvements mean it’s the best-playing basketball simulation ever made. With a dizzying array of modes and options, including a reasonably well-written single player campaign featuring a Hollywood cast, this is a bulky package that will keep you on-court for potentially hundreds of hours. The title’s tone-deaf approach to microtransactions is the only real downside, then, and while they have been dialled back a touch, it’s still difficult to ignore their ugly presence in practically every facet of the package.
And finally, we described Erica as an "FMV masterclass" in our review, awarding it an impressive 8/10:
Erica is an intriguing, admirable experience that those looking for something a little outside of the video game norm will surely latch on to. With an impressive set of performances, a story that’ll have you hooked straight from the off, and meaningful decisions that have a major impact on the game, FMV is making waves all over again.
So, that's three great titles to celebrate the service's 10th anniversary. "It’s been a memorable journey over the years, bringing gamers together and providing access to compelling content and exclusive discounts for our members. We wouldn’t be here without all of you, so as a thank you, we wanted to make this upcoming monthly games announcement extra special by adding a bonus game to our incredible lineup," Sony said. These titles will be available to download from 7th July through until 3rd August.
Are you happy with these three PS4 games? Let us know in the comments below.
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Good lineup of games I don’t own. My stubbornness in refusing to buy any tomb raider games after the exclusivity bull**** paid off in the end I guess.
This is like when you forget your anniversary and buy a 99p card and some chocolates on the way home
Man, I just finished RotTR a couple of months ago., would have been great if it were Shadow. I'm still waiting for the pandemic to end and my library to reopen so I can go borrow it.
Don't' know what Erica is and don't play sports game so unimpressed by the 10 yr anniversary, unless Erica turns out to be a PSVR game.
I own NBA2k20 but Erica and RotTR are very exciting!
Not a bad lineup at all. Whether I get around to playing them is another story
@Bliquid they’re all good games, RoTR is very good though
I didn’t like Erica. NBA 2K20 isn’t for me. Rise of the Tomb Raider was good when it came out. Nothing for me this month, but I suppose it’s a nice spread of genres. If you don’t own any, then it could be a nice month.
I own NBA 2K20 and Rise so that’s a bit disappointing. I’d have let them off if they threw in a PSVR game which I thought they would. I’ll give Erica a go though.
Ha ha I nearly bought Erica for £4 the other week and I didn't. HA HAHAHA for once I did right.
Though I did buy Rise of the Tomb Raider new at launch. Ahem.
Solid month, though I already have 2K but willing to give Tomb Raider a shot. Don't think I've played any game in the series since the PS1 days!
Im uninterested with NBA2K games. In fact i only have the original NBA2K game on the Dreamcast. The other 2 i will definitely appreciate.
Pretty disappointing for me I'm sorry to say. Good for people who dont own them but I have no interest in sports and I already played both erica and tomb raider so I gonna give it a pass this time. Was hoping something more substantial like some vr titles or something that isnt in everybody's game collection
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Wish it was shadow tomb raider instead of the second one since I traded it in and would have liked to get some more trophies from it oh well
Great month for me! I haven't played Erica before but i have seen some gameplay and loved it, its kinda like watching a tv show but you'll have to choose choices for Erica,haven't played nba2k20 but will be trying it out and i been wanting to try and play RotR for a few years now! Thank you Sony,Happy 10th anniversary ps plus!! I love this lineup!
Also this is might be the 1st time that Sonys adding an nba title to the ps plus lineup! So excited for next week already!
Great selection! Never played any of these. Won't bother with basketball, but the other two are solid selections. Now I really need to get around to playing the original TR remake!
I already own NBA2K20 and Rise of the TR. I am intrigued by Erica though and haven't got it yet, so that's something
Played tomb raider and great title for plus. Might give Erica a try and basketball might be a decent local multiplayer
I played Rise of the Tomb Raider twelve years ago, I've got Erica on my system already, and I'm English so the basketball game can get in the sea. Another totally whatever month for me but I also don't care because I've got loads to play.
The middle Tomb Raider is great, probably my favourite one out the reboot series. I'll add the other two games to the dusty library, never to be played.
Seems like every month i get to replace at least one of my physical games with a digital copy lol this time its RotTR. CEX are gonna be annoyed with all the games I have to trade in
Also Ive wanted to try Erica so im happy
bah, I hate sports games and I already have rise of the tomb raider! poor month! 🙄
Gutted, I got a subscription to PSNOW in June and played the tombraider game, but it's a very good game and well worth playing through,
I'll give NBA a go, but I cant imagine it beats NBA jam.....
Good selection of games this month
Looking forward to an updated 2k. And the others. Solid lineup. Nothing off my wishlist, but solid none the less.
Played about half an hour of Tomb Raider on ps now and didn't care for it.
Enough with the crappy sportsball games. The people who fall for this crap every year already own them.
Erica? What? Wasn't that released and bombed already?
so the main two games are of good, solid quality. However for me personally, I'm not interested in NBA, I already have Rise and Erica ... well it may be enjoyable, but it's not going in my 'must play' backlog, which is substansive enough.
But FREE THEME!!!! yay #eyeroll.
Not bad! I wanted to play Erica and NBA is always welcome for free!
Tomb Raider I already own and finished but it's a cool game
This is total crap I don't do sports games and the other two games I bought when they released
Already have Rise of the Tomb Raider and Erica.
Rise is good.
Erica was a bit of a disappointment.
No interest in NBA 2K20.
No matter! I've got a huge backlog to get through still during lockdown.
@Bliquid to be fair it is a very good game, its just on sale for peanuts most of the time
@Perryg92 backlog and all, i really wanted something new to play from plus but I i guess i should expect this kind of crap to happen 🙄
I bought NBA 2K20 only a month ago for £3.99, and have had Rise for ages. Both good games. No idea what the other one is.
Was thinking of Erica the other day! Glad to see this!
Wasn't too keen on Erica as you can only control it with either your phone or the touchpad, so felt like a mobile game with high production values.
Nice line up. I don't have any, so big win. Cool to have the 3rd game. But if the 3rd game is THE thing for celebrating 10 years, I guess it'll be a missed opportunity to set the bar a bit higher and get people sicked to keep being a part of the service, specially at the end of a generation.
Also, did the other page stop existing? The article that talked about the 10 year anniversary? Was trying to read a reply there but kept getting directed here.. hahahah
What a load of miserable ***** you lot are.
@DarthAmmii yeah, the negativity gets a bit much sometimes.
A decent month for me as I have none of these games and have been tempted by RotTR for a while having not played any since the PS1. NBA2K might get a play since I have been wanting to play a basketball game having watched the last dance recently! Erica looks interesting and an easy platinum
Not a bad selection. I'll definitely give Erica a try 😏 I'm unsure about RoTTR only because I dont want any control scheme confusion when Ghost of Tsushima drops. I've had this Problem before Playing GoW 2018 right before FF7R.
Curses. Bought erica in a sale last month. Rise against the tomb raider is a brilliant game!
Nothing for me again. Not into sports and played Rise years ago. Oh well. Honestly if I weren't paid up through the year, I'd cancel PSPlus. I don't play anything online since I dropped Battlefront II and Overwatch and haven't downloaded a freebie in months.
Like Meatloaf said '2 out of 3 ain't bad'
Looking forward to giving Tomb Raider a playthrough, and will have a go at Erica somewhere down the line.
NBA 2K20 not for me at all, but not complaining
Reasonable month for me. Haven't bought a TR game in years, so I'll add this one to my list. Will give Erica a go too, as I quite enjoy chilling out with FMV games.
Already got NBA 2K20 on Switch (yes, from THAT sale😆), but the other two sound neat... as always, provided RoTR controls on Vita well. If Erica is an "interactive movie", I don't think I need to question the latter aspect there.
I just bought Erica a few sales ago, and only played it recently, but I really enjoyed it.
funny thing about people complaining that it is an awful month because they have this game or the other... if you bought the game already it means they're giving away a title that you already considered good.
another interesting thing from the commets (even though is kind of public knowledge) is how the Tomb Raider brand was killed by the one year xbox exclusivity
Great month as far as I’m concerned! Was eyeing NBA2K since one of my goals this year was to try a sports game. They aren’t usually my cup o’ tea so I’m thrilled to be able to try it for free, especially with the NBA season starting back at the end of the month. Great timing!
I’m actually surprised that they are offering a game that clearly is positioned to sell a bunch more copies in the next two months given the delay in the season and the playoffs going into September.
I’ve been wanting to try Erica also and have come close to buying it when it was down to $5. I own Rise of the TR, which is fabulous for those who haven’t played it yet.
@Bliquid yeah I'd say this is the best one in the trilogy, if you enjoyed the first you should like this
... meh (no, I've nothing more to say than this)
Great month, and that usually means bad month for people like me (who buy games while fresh). RoTR I already beat, NBA I don't care about.. Erica might be interesting though..
Thats a crazy Line up.already got tomb raider.erica 🤔.nba 2020.not bad.word up son
I don't think this is all the good. People can whine about negativity but it's a 10 year anniversary and they're not even bothering to give decent games really.
For people who already bought the games that just means they don't have to provide you anything this month so win-win for them!
awful, NBA was on sale recently for a couple of quid, its way too late to be offering out tomb raider
Not interested in basketball, Erica looks OK and Rise of the Tomb Raider is an oldie and cheap as chips now.
I just bought Rose of TR on Steam for £4.50 because I wanted to play it again lol I do own it on disc but a family member has it and I'm still waiting for it back lol.
Fantastic month for me. Don't own any of these titles so I am pleased.
Call of Duty aside, this year's games have been excellent.
Looks like I'm uninstalling 2K19. Very good month.
My daughter is always willing to try something out so I'm sure she'll be happy with these. I'm still surprised she finished the campaign from the CoD game that was free in June.
Mmm. Nah. Nothing really for me.
Not too shabby. Tomb Raider is a good one, if you haven't gotten around to it yet.
(Nice mix up of genres in the months selection too)
Enjoy these games, as it's only a matter of time before The Quiet Man headlines a plus lineup...
@OneManDroid You said it all 😁
I’ve been wanting to get back into 2K so this is perfect for me. Nice monthly lineup
Well that's just awful. Don't sony know that some people already own some of these or just don't want them!
...is fine for me though, will probably try them all.
@Bliquid Yes, it is great. In my opinion as good as the Uncharted series.
Dude, another month I have all the games... (and have not finished them)... I think I need to stop buying games for the backlog.
@Sebatrox Rise is way better imo. Also decent selection overall
@Kyevo8814 For you not for me and many others. But hey sorry it's a bad month for you.
I got RotTR free on PC with my graphics card years ago and NBA 2K might as well be 50gb of junk data. So it depends what Erica is.
Never played Erica, so nows a good as time as ever to do that. I played RotTR on xbox when it came out, but I can go and play it again for the trophies.
Nothing for me but a good line-up nonetheless. Not interested in sports games and have played (and enjoyed) RoTR and Erica. Will probably grab RoTR as I might fancy re-playing it at some point.
@rjejr Erica is some sort of interactive movie
I already got nba2k20 and rotTM give us Different games
I don't even watch basketball..
Sony must stop giving sports games for ps plus. I didn't play mlb the show 19 either..
don't own any of them, though to be honest, not likely to play any of these either.. still bitter about RoTR in the first place. by all accounts 2K's NBA series is supposed to be top notch sports sim, and unlike american football/baseball, i'd watch basketball, but i just don't have the time to invest in it.. managing your player/team sounds like it has many of the characteristics of an rpg.
Not bad, but I own these already. Could've used this like a year and a half ago. :/
I guess this is alright. I’ve played TR to death and I’ve no interest in NBA. I’ll give Erica a go though
For the first I was happy when seen Tomb Raider until "Rise of..." because it is the only one from whole franchise I bought. I was strongly convinced, it was ps plus freebie last year, but maybe I just bought it for some ridiculous price (3-4 pounds).
NBA... no comment (too expensive even for free).
So thank you Sony for Erica this month, it is not much, but better than stick in the eye.
Rise of the Tomb Raider is one of my favorite games of this generation. Definitely snag it if you haven’t played it yet. Really fun and still looks beautiful today.
@SwankyPaladin Thank you.
Nothing for me this month. Played the fantastic Tomb raider upon launch, couldnt tell you one basketball player so interest there and Erica doesnt look like my bag. Will add them to the list as always tho just incase i ever fancy booting one up tho.
I finished Shadow of the Tomb Raider this week and had been thinking of going back to buy Rise, so pleased to have this. Overall there have been a few gems in 2020, don’t have time to finish many games but Last of us remastered was good to get this year too.
I recently learned about Karens. I spotted some!.
Trash month. You can get all 3 for 15-20 Euros, not much value there. So much for 10 years anniversary, a mediocre Tomb Raider game, a cashgrab sports game and a movie "game". Lame. Really hope next month is better.
I loved the TR games on PS1. TR was the first game I ever bought for it and followed the series closely. I stopped though on the newer generations. Where do I start with PS4 ones? Heard good things about them and they fit with the style of game I like.
Also love American sports so have always wanted an NBA game but could never justify the cost as I'm just generally crap at sports games. So toe this month is looking like it is going to be an absolute winner.
@Adol_Xin
I enjoyed the San Antonio Mirror Maze also.
No interest in the Basket Ball game........... BUT I will be downloading the Tomb Raider game
Actually a game I want to play with the free PS+ GAMES???
What the hell is going on Sony??? LOL
time to end charging to play online for all games, it's a disgusting practice
Bought rise of the tomb raider for $16 AUD and NBA2k for $7.95 AUD off the psn store last month. Not really much of an anniversary if you ask me.
@rjejr Shadow of the tomb raider is in the Ps now library currently, until the end of August I think
@MarcG420
Same. I felt RoTTB would be on ps+ someday.
Good stuff.
THANK YOU SQUARE ENIX!!!
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Well i already said it before it would be nice if Sony would stop giving games you can get elsewhere 🤦♂️ rise of the tomb raider, never mind.
Is this what they are giving for their ps plus anniversary? This only shows what a complete rip off ps plus is and nothing more!
@rjejr shadow is so dirt cheap anyway
Rise of the Tomb Raider was never going to get a purchase from me, but I’ll gladly take it as a PS+ offering.
@Sebatrox
I'd argue it's the better game, and best of the reboot trilogy. I like the other games also, but this one felt the most polished and I thought had the best story.
@TheAdza still miss my dreamcast lol
@Arnna @Cideco Thanks. But I'm looking forward to leaving my house and going to the library. Besides grocery shopping I haven't left my house in 4 months. Kind of miss my library, I'm in there a lot, besides games they also have blu-ray disks. Not 4k uhd discs but those are so expensive I'm OK w/ our library not spending tax $ on those.
I like tomb raider games but I already own them. Can't stand sports games. Another rubbish month for ps plus.
American Sport Meh lol. TR good choice. Erica its a strange game and different good choice. not the best ps+ or the worst but for a celebration of the 10 year anniversary could be better.
the link to ps plus ten years blurb brings me to ps plus july
I really love paying to play online.
"Can we expect anything special?"
I own Erica. It’s okay. For a full-motion video game, it’s got good production value. The story and payoff, however, weren’t all that exciting or interesting—at least to me. I had more fun with The Complex and The Bunker. Still, it’ll be good that more players are introduced to FMV games.
As for the Tomb Raider game, it’s been available on PS Now for a few months and I wasn’t interested enough to try it then. And, a previous Tomb Raider game was given away through PS+ a few years ago. I played that game then—it was good. I’m sure this is a good game, too, so kudos for giving out a high quality game. Still, I’d rather the game be from a series that hasn’t been previously tapped.
As for the NBA game, we’ve already gotten a couple of NBA 2K games through PS+ in the past so, again, I’d rather it be a different game from an untapped series. And, it’s not as though NBA basketball changes all that much from year to year, anyway. We’ll have updated rosters, new animations, and slightly more polished graphics. The Timberwolves sucked then, and they still suck now. Let me play with the ‘94 roster, and I’ll be slightly more interested. Still, the 2K series of NBA are high quality games, so I’m glad basketball fans will have something to play.
I’m sure many players will be excited for July’s games, and they’re fine AAA choices, but I don’t foresee myself playing them. I’ll add ‘em to the library, though, just in case something unforeseen happens and I have extra time on my hands. Who knows?! Maybe there will be a pandemic. 🤨
@rjejr no problem
Will get NBA for the co-op option. Doubt I'll keep it long, though. Gonna play through Tomb Raider for sure.
Nice selection of games, already own Rise of the TOmb Raider but def grabbing Erica.
Not quite what I was hoping for. I'll give Erica a go, and NBA.... Well, I suppose it can chill in my library, but if they were going to include a Tomb Raider, I'd have preferred Shadow of the Tomb Raider. With that said, I would have preferred Yu-gi-oh link evolution or mortal kombat or black ops 4.
Enjoy the rentals.
I am glad there is variety in the selection this month. Much better then the last two months where it was two sims then two shooters.
Great month, tomb raider is definitely worth playing I got it at launch but will probably play it again. I stopped wasting money on over priced sports games a long time ago so it will be great to play one for the right price of free. And I enjoy games like Erika so I will probably play that first.
I expected more for an anniversary.
I live in the UK so give us a football game not sodding basketball. Or should that be soccer, for.the idiots.
I already own these so nothing for me this month.
As much as ps plus has been great im kinda deflated by the whole seeing some games on ps3 then to release their remasters on ps plus for ps4, why they did this i wouldnt know, for example bioshock 2 then to only give us the bioshock collection on ps4 just as an example so it kinda just repeats itself.
Rise of the tomb raider been on my list of things to play for a while so pleased with that.
Not a clue about basketball but I'll probably give it a go.
Erica will go in the library, might get round to it in a few years time if I don't buy a ps5
These were announced about a week ago, your late to the party again.
@Bliquid no worries and yes as Carlos said this is the best. I’d say each is good in its own right with a good link between them but this one feels the best
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