We've seen it many times by now: a game that appears on PS Plus Essential's monthly lineup often receives a huge boost in players. That might sound obvious, but the impact certainly varies from game to game. Some, like Rocket League and Deep Rock Galactic, thrive thanks to PS Plus, and it sounds as though it's happening again.
No More Robots' downhill BMX game, Descenders, is part of May 2023's selection, which just went live yesterday. According to company director Mike Rose, the game has had a significant increase to its player count just 24 hours after arriving on PS Plus:
Over a million new players are enjoying the title, and it'll be no coincidence that it joined PS Plus Essential yesterday.
By the by, we'd definitely recommend giving Descenders a try if you haven't already. It's a frenetic sports game with rogue-lite elements to spice things up and keep you guessing, plus there are even bonus Trials-like stages, a first-person mode, and more.
Have you been enjoying Descenders on PS Plus Essential? Join its legion of new fans in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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In other news water is wet
Seriously though thanks for the reminder, I need to go add this month's games to my library
This is a good game, I've played it quite a bit on game pass a few years back.
I remember they promised a PS5 Version 2 years ago and nothing came off it...
@Victor_Meldrew
Argh ok, consider myself told, in future I'll say water makes you wet
But what does this matter? The game was free. They are making nothing on this increase in players.
I’d love to see the player count difference in a month and then a couple months from now.
@LifeGirl It's not always about money. I'm sure they are happy just to see a lot of people now playing the game they worked hard on. Besides, they would have been paid a decent amount to have the game included.
This game is incredible. Played it off and on since it came out and it’s still fun.
Thoroughly deserved, this game's surprisingly well made for it to be this fun.
I'd bet around 10% of them have actually downloaded and played it
@LifeGirl More players leads to more conversation about the game which leads to more awareness and visibility which eventually leads to additional sales from people who either don't have Plus or missed the month it was given away.
That, on top of the upfront payment they get for having it included on Plus to begin with.
Yeah that's cool, how many of them stay tho?
Also, how long do they stay for? 2hrs tops maybe 3hrs.
@CieloAzure I stayed for about 10 minutes max
I dont understand why people think this is a good game..its crap and the handling is super twitchy. Seeing as it was given away this month its no wonder its install base went up. If you like this game good for you but i personally thought it was tripe.
@CieloAzure And how many stay in your manga crap games?
Now they need to bring over the next gen update they only gave to Xbox
@Member_the_game Depends on the application - water makes me less thirsty.
I'd comment on what makes a person wet, but given the potential for innuendo, I'll refrain.
Does that include people like me that add all the plus games to my library but dont even download most of them?
Enjoying this so far. Something a bit different.
Played for half hour then went back to Ghost DC.
No PS5 version, so I skip.
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@rjejr lmfao yup!
@R_Ryder
Lol, bro I gave it a hour and did laundry instead. The music is chill tho.
@Tr3mm0r
They dont, you read and move on. This game aint bad, its got a nice soundtrack and its a good way to kill a hour.
If ppl like this game then, they should give Ubisoft's bike game a run.
THIS is where subscription services are at their best imho. Shining a light on the good games and underappreciated gems that might otherwise be missed whether that be indie, AA or even, more occasionally, AAA.
Descenders is great!
@KundaliniRising333 😎
The soundtrack is 🔥
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