Update: PlayStation has officially announced the PS Plus Essential games for May 2023, and they're just as the leak said. You've got GRID Legends on PS5 and PS4, Chivalry 2 on PS5 and PS4, and Descenders on PS4. All three games will be available to add to your library from the 2nd May.
You can read a bit more about these titles in the original article below.
Original Story: The PS Plus Essential games for May 2023 have been leaked just hours ahead of the official reveal. As per frequent PS Plus leaker billbil-kun on Dealabs, next month's offering includes the following PS5 and PS4 games:
- GRID Legends (PS5, PS4) | Review
- Chivalry 2 (PS5, PS4)
- Descenders (PS4) | Review
GRID Legends is the headline act here, a big budget cinematic racer from Codemasters, which released just over a year ago on PS5 and PS4. But if you fancy something completely different, Chivalry 2 is worth checking out, with its medieval multiplayer warfare. Potentially great fun with friends.
And finally, we've got Descenders, which does feel a bit like the odd one out here. This 2020 cycling title is a roguelike involving bikes, as you race down mountains towards the finish line — and hope to get there with all of your bones still intact.
What do you make of May's PS Plus Essential games? Good? Bad? We'll update this article when the official announcement happens later today, but until then, don't shoot the messenger in the comments section below.
[source dealabs.com]
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I really love Descenders, that's a great game. Don't ignore it! Chivalry 2 is really good, too!
Grid legends is a good game, gets a bit grindy in career mode but it’s good fun racing
GRID Legends is quite a solid racer, and I love the campy live-action scenes in story mode. Don't pass it if you're a racing fan!
I'm up for all of these!
I've played Grid Legends on Game Pass and enjoyed it so much I think I'll play through again on PS5..
I've yet to play Chivalry, so here's my chance
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Pretty good I'd say. I've been curious to try Chivalry for a while now so I'm happy!
Might give Grid Legends a go, if it's at least as entertaining as Dirt 5, I may buy a physical copy after.
Wanted to try Chivarly 2.
Descenders is the only one I'm interested in.
Very late to the racing wheel)rig setup and was gonna purchase grid legends but glad I get chance to try it first on plus
Good games. Not for me though.
I might try GRID.
Will Push Square be reviewing Chivalry 2? I've never even heard of it.
Does Grid Legends have a touring car class? I'm always interested to try out racing games, but I do get bored of them fairly easily. Especially when it's mostly hypercars or more Americanised racing
No thanks on these ones, but Extra’s getting Humanity, so I’m content, especially with May being busier on the other two consoles
meh. a 'claim and never even download' month.
Not a month for me this time but bring on Jedi survivor
Can confirm Descenders is good for a laugh. Me and my youngest have put a few hours into it.
Over the moon with Grid Legends. Deliberately didn't jump on it in the many PS store sales these last 6 to 8 months cause had a good feeling it was coming to Plus. Even better its on Essential so I can go play it when I'm ready. My predictions for this one were spot on, so happy with it
@Rob3008 Probably not at this point. That's my fault because I was assigned to review it but never got around to it. It's a fun game, though — I recommend downloading and trying it!
@Dloki Humanity is launching Day One on PS Plus.
I'll try GRID Legends but tend to get bored of racing games pretty quick as I'm just not interested in cars at all (and I'm rubbish at racing games).
No interest in medieval multiplayer things, and Descenders is already on Plus Extra and I tried it and found it a bit aimless and pointless, but that's probably on me for being stupid and not understanding what I had to do?
Worst month in a while as far as I'm concerned, but I'm already swamped with things to play so that's fine. Extra's where it's at for me, anyway.
Disappointed. Well, not every month can be amazing. I am playing through Sackboy Ps5 with kids and hoping for more indie titles. Those have generally been my favorite PS+ options.
This is an excellent month.
Descenders is great fun, Chivalry 2 will having you laughing hard and Grid is a solid racer.
Anyone saying otherwise is mental.
I already have Descenders, but the other two have been on my wishlist — though only as a low priority, wait for deep sale kinda thing. So it’s another decent month fer me, getting games I sorta want, but never would’ve paid very much fer them.
Anyone with a passing interest in racing games or good old fashioned FMV cheese should give GRID Legends a try. I had a lot of fun with it, especially the campaign, before GT7 launched and stole away my racing game heart.
@Dloki I'm not sure if that's a dig or not but these games are for essential which is the original. Please go check xbox is offering for free games for gold and then report back. These games are to exactly keep forever and won't leave the service aslong as you purchase them.
Game pass is more in line with extra. But as the greedy consumers you are, you have to realise xbox game pass is losing money by the day. The only reason its still going is because Microsoft can cope with the lose.
not my thing...
i hope they added one more JRPG or Metroidvania for asian region.
If you replaced the bike with a snowboard, descenders look like it would be similar to SSX. That’s got me interested!
Since I personally can’t stand racing games, I’ll just say this is one of the worst selection of offerings I’ve seen in a while and leave it at that.
Ahh why choose my bday month to be...meh! It's all good. Like others have pretty much said...every month can't be a great month. Glad some still found excellent value in this month's offerings.
Can get rid of my physical copy of grid legends then. 😂
@Grimwood driver on ps1 would come to my mind
I'll be busy with Jedi survivor and tears of the kingdom. Still no excuse for a bargain bin month... prefer a new Indie like Tchia instead. That was fantastic.
Grid Legends is ok but the multiplayer part has no servers now. Once the story is completed it's just you against AI
Just Youtubed some Decenders gameplay. I vaguely remember it now. Looks alright and worth checking out, especially if it's only a dozen GB at most?
Hmm. Yup. Absolutely nothing here for me! Not a fan of racing games (generally), and the one game I'd be keen on (Chivalry 2) I have, already.
Hopefully this means we'll see a big resurgence in the latter, which is soon to get cross platform parties, and I'll otherwise clear up my backlog!
Was really hoping for Sifu, or Cult of the Lamb, mind. 🥲
@Dloki speak for yourself. I've had loads of bang for my buck on all 3 Essentail, Extra and Premium. All we had for well over a decade was just Essential, now the depth of choice is on another level in comparison, overwhelming at times. Played Arkham Asylum remastered and currently doing Arkham City through Premium, yes older games but they're the opposite of bottom tier or below average
Can’t be all great months. But Humanity is coming so I’m happy enough.
Yup it's official. Don't care what anyone says or thinks, can't wait to start playing Grid Legends. Very much looking forward to it next month. Always need me some racing games every 2 or 3 months. Wondering what the platinum be like, hopefully a fun challenging one but doable, probably some annoying online trophies need boosting?. Hope there no ridiculous milage trophy. I'll have a looksy later
Not really into racing games and already played the other 2 on gamepass ..but decent enough games
Trash month. Two low level “sport” games and a mass player action game…
A roguelike cycling game sounds hilarious but I get what it's really about.
Played a little Chivalry 2 on pc and had an absolute blast
OK, I'll put Grid into library. Pretty bad month for me...
nothing really interesting here for me i guess it's down to plus extra to see if anything comes up
Its a ok line up.will add them to my library.but my backlog is huge right now.i got so many games to play.word up son
I put more hours into grid legends than GT7, and so I honestly believe grid legends is the better game.
The other 2 sound interesting...
My younger brother likes Chivalry 2 on pc.
I was considering to buy on ps, and happy that it includes on ps plus now.
I have ps plus for the Extra collection instead of these monthly games, but good to see something interesting game since Mafia. 👍
@Dloki Stray day 1,Tchia last month day 1, Humanity day 1, cross over if you like, 30fps Redfall may come soon 😀
Grid Legends with its promised story mode is certainly the highlight of the lineup for me, all the moreso after missing out on NFS Heat last autumn. Descenders is on Switch but Chivalry 2 isn't and sounds interesting as well.
(reads article title on main page) hm, Sony's like "hope you like racing"
(clicks article) "hope you like racing"
HA!
Great month for me. I've had my hand hovering over the buy button on chivalry 2 and mount and blade 2 many times. The others will be great filler too as I wait for After Us to release at the end of May.
A good month. I got Grid Legends for $30 on PS4 the same time the Gamepass announcement in September so I don't need it but otherwise Chivalry is live service multiplayer isn't it?
Fair enough I guess, don't know enough about it but it;'s probably fun. While the other is fine enough for a bike game. Not played or know enough about Descenders or MX vs. ATV series either I know more the Tourist Trophy, Ride, Motorcycle Club, RIMS type ones.
For a racing month sure, but for most people I bet they say it sucks because they have no interest in racing games but to me Grid Legends was my favourite racing game in years and platinumed it (something I rarely do for racing games, I get close to 100%ing some) I hate most modern ones and didn't like GT7 at all prior or with getting it cheaper.
So Grid Legends surprised me. The car leveling to get into stage 1 and 2 events to repeat was kind of annoying trophies or progression though.
It isn't perfect, upgrades I filled them up easy early game and I felt they did absolutely nothing I noticed no difference in the skill tree what so ever so I did it and moved on and ignored it. I did the sponsor tasks didn't really care, the story does a fair job, it's not TOCA/R Racing Evolution but it's still a good feature I liked it.
The separation from your team mate I wish did more it didn't do much for me the same way racing 2nd makes you not progress in R Racing it gave more weight and you can't progress unless you get 2nd.
It felt like it wanted to have some change but I didn't really feel it did much (whether thematic to care which I mean I was playing along to care as I was interested to see where it went with the teammate/cheating angle of racing politics) and besides teammates struggle in Grid old and new entries so to me it didn't change much other than oh I have to win that much more..... Ok then.... It didn't change much really at all.
Higher difficulties sure but it doesn't really change anything the way changing the mechanics or a different racing mode and feel and such do. But it's quality of life/improvements over 2019 which I didn't like and while it doesn't have touge like Grid 2008 or certain other elements/features it's still good enough.
Even the event creator was nice (reminding me of The Club a shooter it's course playlist feature is eh but then again it's better than not existing) I had to use it for a few trophies and to get car levels up to get a trophy.
Even the Metropolis Street Racer/Project Gotham Racing among other racing games from the 2000s as trophies was a nice touch, clearly someone cared enough. I noticed those trophies game dev/s that added that touch.
Still it's a game I never wanted to put down which among modern racing games is rare for me to do.
Can we trade these in for knack 2?
Filler lineup for me, I'll be skipping May.
Racing games are probably my favourite genre so pretty decent month as far as I'm concerned.
Has nobody noticed that Descenders is currently available on PS Plus Extra!! I believe Sony is getting lazy with PS Plus Essential games each month. Isn't the idea of Higher Tier subscriptions to give those people more options? I will point out Grid & Chivalry are awesome, I already own these.
Honestly, I hadn't noticed Descenders was on Essentials - but I'll wait until Tuesday to redeem it, to avoid any hiccups that prevent me from "owning" it as long as I have Plus, rather than just while it's in the Essentials catalog.
Own 2 of them but still a great month. Would be happy with that.
Oh....so this weather huh?
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