
The big PS Plus Essential monthly refresh has arrived, cycling out three PS5, PS4 games and replacing them with new ones. The April 2023 lineup is now live on the PS Store across PS5 and PS4 systems in the UK and Europe, with the USA set to join the fun later in the day. Members of Sony's base tier can now download and play Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Tails of Iron, and the brand new day-one release Meet Your Maker.
In a recent Push Square Poll, 44 per cent of readers voted to say they're at least somewhat happy with April 2023's PS Plus Essential lineup, with Sackboy: A Big Adventure being the PS5, PS4 title getting you lot excited the most. The three new games will be available to download until Tuesday, 2nd May 2023, when they'll be replaced with another set of PS Plus Essential titles.
We plan to have a PS5 review of Meet Your Maker published in the near future, but until then, share your first thoughts on this month's titles in the comments below.
Comments 28
For some reason I got the notification that Anodyne was also included in PS+ 🤷🏻 I also cant add Sackboy to my Libary
Just keep getting a something went wrong notification when trying to add these to my library.
@Rangers420 @Magnus_Selene just added all 3 to my library with no issues. It happens every once and a while not being able to add games to library from essential but it should still be available to you with your subscription
@Beerheadgamer82 Sackboy gives me a "Content cannot be loaded" error. The "Add to Libary" issnt even there
@Magnus_Selene try again later today. Have you never purchased Sackboy digitally or physically yet
Can't wait to play Sackboy in Co-op with myself 😂
Sackboy is good (if not up to the standards of the LBP series) though I'm still stumped how and where multiplayer exists? I think I read it was just some levels and not the full game itself?
No idea about the others - might check them out but can't say I'm fussed.
Already own sack boy but I plan to download it and then sell / trade in my physical copy.
I've actually done that with quite a few games in the past.
It's a decent game but it's one that I wouldn't lose any sleep over not being able to play it again if ever I let my subscription expire.
Don't forget to add the 20+ free costumes to your Sackboy library.
@sanderson72 it’s the full game I played it all with my 10 year old son
@sanderson72 Every level can be played in multiplayer (up to 4 people) but there are a few optional ones that require at least 2 players (and tbh those are the most fun). Maybe that's why you were under the impression that it's not the entire game.
Downloading Sackboy. Can hardly wait!
Finally a game I actually want - Sackboy.
I hate when I read these articles too early in the morning. I try to claim the Plus games to my library, then realize that I have to wait a few more hours for them to unlock in my time zone. 🙃
Oh cool, more free games.
Boots up Civ 6 for the millionth time
Tales of iron not showing up for me.
@Fuzzymonkeyfunk @Voltan Thanks for that - could well be where I got the wrong impression from!
Great games, though it makes me a little sad that Sackboy is a freebie so soon. It tells me that it's seen as a failure and it might be the last we ever see of Sackboy.
@Impossibilium I actually like that because I almost always forget to claim the previous month and it allows me one more frenzied chance to grab them before they're over. Almost missed some good ones from March. Also, there was Battlefield. lol
@NEStalgia It's been 2.5 years - I'm not sure if that's "too soon".
However tbf we know the game didn't do great on PC.
@Voltan How long did it take Knack 2 to appear on Plus? That might be an omen.
@Zeke68 33 costumes... My email notifications was near blowing up. Still don't understand, why they are all separate and placed on store, while they could be implemented into patch...
Anyway, Tails of Iron is more bombastic then I thought. That game was in my trigger from release, but still somewhere around corner. Hollow Knight was say... not bad... but this is perfect platformer.
@NEStalgia Haha, yeah, that’s one advantage I suppose. I have a bad memory as well, but when I see the Push Square article I immediately open the PlayStation app on the same device so I don’t forget for a whole month — which is entirely possible. 😆
So I added Sackboy to my library, but now the Digital Deluxe Edition is locked out for me. It says I can't buy it because I already "own" it. I thought they changed PS Plus so that you could buy games even if you have them on Plus?
@Orpheus79V I think you can buy it next month when they switch Plus games. Happend to me a few months ago so I think it's how it works now.
@NEStalgia We need LBP 4 - with ray tracing!
Perhaps MM could grace the current gen with their presence...?
@sanderson72 I fear we'll never see it, but I totally agree!
Sadly I think MM will still be trying to make Dreams happen through the end of PS7 at this point.... Someday they'll make it happen, and they'll build a complete Knack 3 inside it and it will be glorious!
Thanks for the reminder! I went ahead and added Sackboy to my PSN library.
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...