
Free PS Plus games for October 2021: Hell Let Loose, Mortal Kombat X, and more
The free PS Plus games for October 2021 are officially on the way, with three very different experiences for fans to dig into across PS4 and PS5.
The new set of free PS Plus Games spans three titles: first up is Hell Let Loose, a 50v50 World War 2 shooter which will be available exclusively to PS5 owners; PGA Tour 2K21 on PS4; and Mortal Kombat X on PS4 as well. You should also be able to play the latter two games on PS5 thanks to backwards compatibility.
The new picks for free PS Plus games will go live starting on Tuesday, October 5 and will remain available to claim through Monday, November 1 - remember, you just need to claim them in the PlayStation Store to add them to your account, you don't have to download right away. You'll also have until Tuesday to grab the September set of free PS Plus games - scroll past this month's set to see what's on offer.
Free PS Plus games for October 2021
Hell Let Loose (PS5)
Grounded, World War 2-inspired shooting action is the mission briefing for Hell Let Loose. While tactics are key, chaos is inevitable in 100-player battles, and your best asset is situational awareness since you sure as heck don't have a minimap to keep track of your friends and foes. A special Commander role even lets seasoned players take on RTS-like abilities to influence the battle with powerful abilities.
PGA Tour 2K21 (PS4)
The latest entry in 2K's golf series is here, and it's your best chance to try the series out before it likely gets a Tiger-driven facelift in PGA Tour 2K22. Create your own golfer then send them out in competition against real-world pros in exactingly recreated golf courses, then design your own clubhouse and full seasons' worth of competitions and tournaments.
Mortal Kombat X (PS4)
This direct follow-up to the Mortal Kombat revival turns the clock (or calendar) forward by 25 years, following Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade's daughter Cassie along with other Kombat Kids in a new tournament - as well as several returning members of the original cast. Choose from multiple fighting styles for each combatant as you take on contenders in the campaign, local multiplayer, or online battles.
Free PS Plus games for September 2021
- Overcooked: All You Can Eat (PS5)
- Predator: Hunting Grounds (PS4)
- Hitman 2 (PS4)
For more PlayStation fun, check out our guide to upcoming PS5 games and find where to find a PS5 restock.
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UPDATE: The PS Plus free games appear to have leaked ahead of Sony's official reveal later today. If a new leak on the Polish PS Plus website is to be believed, the December 2019 free games line-up will consist of Monster Energy Supercross and the excellent Titanfall 2. The games will be available to download next week on December 3.
The December 2019 PS Plus free games will be officially revealed at 4.30pm UK on November 27. The games will go live around midday on December 3.
Titanfall 2 is undoubtedly the pick of the bunch, earning a hugely impressive 89% rating on Metacritic.
The big difference between Titanfall 2 and the original game is that the sequel adds a campaign mode.
That's on top of an already excellent multiplayer mode, featuring countless different game types, not to mention new pilots for the powerful mech suits.
"Bigger weapons make better friends in Titanfall 2, the epic follow-up to the genre-redefining Titanfall," reads the official description.
"Respawn Entertainment pushes the genre forward once again with a new, innovative single player campaign and multiplayer experience that reaffirms Titanfall 2 as the fastest, most visceral shooter yet.
"Combine and conquer with new titans and pilots, deadlier weapons, and feature-rich customization and progression system that helps you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force. Unite and destroy. Become One."
It's also worth remembering that Titanfall 2 is made by the team behind the excellent multiplayer Battle Royale game Apex Legends.
Monster Energy Supercross: The Video Game doesn't fare quite as well on Metacritic, earning an overall score of 67%.
"Race on the official tracks, Daytona included, with the official riders from 250SX and 450SX to experience one of the most spectacular and entertaining racing competition ever!" reads the official description.
"Discover the Track Editor feature for endless gameplay possibilities: select your stadium, create your own track and share it online with your friends.
"Customise your rider and bike with more than 80 official brands and 300 items available and challenge yourself in conquering the top of the leaderboard.
"Race alone or against players from all over the world thought different offline and online game modes!"
PlayStation Plus cheap subscription deals...
If you're new to the PS4, or perhaps have let your PS Plus subscription run out, there are lots of great membership deals available in the run up to Black Friday.
This includes an official deal on the PSN website. Representing a sizeable saving of 25%, PlayStation fans can get 12 months of PS Plus for just £37.49.
The offer - which is live right now on the PlayStation Store - runs until December 2 at 10am UK time, so there's plenty of time to take advantage of the deal.
Perhaps best of all is that unlike recent Sony PlayStation Plus deals, it's not just accessible to PS4 owners without a subscription.
This means you can take advantage of the deal and stack your membership even if you already subscribe to PS Plus.
The news was announced as part of a Sony post on the PlayStation Blog: "Black Friday discounts arrive on PlayStation Store today, with massive savings of up to 60% on a huge range of PS4 games.
"Make your mark on the pitch in FIFA 20, blast your way across the galaxy in Borderlands 3, perfect your three-point game in NBA 2K20, keep New York safe from crooks in Marvel’s Spider-Man and live your ideal life of crime in GTA V Premium Online Edition."
According to Sony, more games will be added ahead of Black Friday, while some movies are also available at reduced prices.
"And make sure to keep checking back here, as more games will join the sale from 28 November," the post continues.
"Black Friday discounts also extend to select movies on PlayStation Store as well! Be sure to check them out."
PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to two action-packed games this December: Respawn Entertainment’s first-person shooter Titanfall 2 and Milestone’s motorcycle racing game Monster Energy Supercross — The Official Videogame. Both PlayStation 4 games will be available as part of PlayStation Plus starting Dec. 3.
Titanfall 2 was released in October 2016, and delivered one of the best sequels and one of the best single-player shooter campaigns this decade. It was one of Polygon’s games of the year for 2016, thanks to its focus on gameplay-first set pieces and thrilling, tightly designed campaign. If you only know the Titanfall universe thanks to Apex Legends, Titanfall 2 is worth downloading from PS Plus. (And if you’re enjoying Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, you’ll get more of that Respawn single-player flavor right here.)
Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame was released in 2018. The racing game promises a long list of official riders and tracks, hundreds of customization items, and a track editor.
November’s PlayStation Plus games — Team Ninja’s samurai action role-playing game Nioh and first-person horror adventure Outlast 2 — are available to download through Dec. 2.
Sony has announced the free PS Plus games of January 2019, but there's still time to snag December's PlayStation Plus freebies, which include one of the best first-person shooters of the last decade and a motorcross game featuring the Monster Energy brand, if you're into that.
The first game you should download is Titanfall 2 from Respawn. Set in the same universe as the more recent Apex Legends, Titanfall 2 features the tug-of-war mech and on-foot multiplayer combat from the first game, as well as a full-fledged (and excellent) campaign. It was overshadowed by other fall releases, but if you missed it the first time you should take the opportunity to catch up.
The second game of the month is Monster Energy Supercross. The official game of the Monster rally event features customized bikes and riders and a track editor.
PS Plus free games for December 2019
Available December 3 - January 6
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Want to know all about the PS Plus free games available in October 2021? Then you've landed on the right page, as we've got all the details on which PlayStation Plus free games are available right here, along with the PS Plus games you may have missed in previous months (unlucky!).
For those of you who've just signed up and are completely new to the perks of being a PlayStation Plus subscriber, here's how it works. Each month, you’re given a range of free games for the PS5 and PS4 consoles (PS3 and PS Vita games have unfortunately been dropped). PS5 owners will also get access to the PS Plus Collection, which gives you 20 free games to download and play at your leisure.
This gives you a great way to try PlayStation games you might not otherwise have played, whether they're indie titles that slipped under your radar or titles that were too expensive to buy.
Remember that PlayStation Plus games are only available for one month – so grab them while you can.
PS Plus free games: October 2021
Hell Let Loose (PS5)
Take part in 100-player military warfare as infantry, tanks, and artillery in Hell Let Loose. Set in World War 2, experience 50v50 skirmishes across a dynamically shifting frontline, and choose between one of 14 playable roles.
PGA Tour 2K21 (PS4)
Available for PS Fore (get it?), PGA Tour 2K21 brings the popular game of golf to life with stunning, real-life courses. You can also play online, customize your golfer and take part in custom tournaments.
Mortal Kombat X (PS4)
Crush bones, spill blood, and vanquish your enemies in Mortal Kombat X. The long-running franchise returns with a new robust roster of fighters, a cinematic-style presentation and so much more.
All three games will be available on Tuesday, October 5 and will be available until Monday, November 1.
PS Plus free games: September 2021
Overcooked: All You Can Eat! (PS5)
Team up with three friends or go it alone in this cooperative cooking game where plating up is only half the challenge. Overcooked: All You Can Eat! includes remastered versions of Overcooked! and and Overcooked! 2, along with new accessibility options so more people can play.
Hitman 2
Step into the polished shoes of Agent 47 in Hitman 2, and track and assassinate targets across a variety of exotic locations. With new ways to play, new game modes and new features, Hitman 2 lets your creativity (when it comes to killing) run wild.
Predator: Hunting Grounds
In this asymmetrical shooter, you'll either face off or take control of the Predator. Complete missions before the Predator hunts you down, or become the hunter yourself and use alien weaponry like the iconic shoulder-mounted Plasma Caster.
All three games will be available from Tuesday, September 7 to Monday, October 4.
PS Plus free games: August 2021
Hunter's Arena: Legends (PS5)
Hunter's Arena: Legends is a battle royale set in Ancient Asia, featuring 30-player PvP and PvE combat. If you love a battle royale, but have grown weary of Fortnite, Apex Legends and PUBG, then Hunter's Arena is well worth a go.
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (PS4)
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a whacky first-person shooter that sees you partaking in a suburban skirmish, fighting for (you guessed it) either brainless zombies or fierce plantlife. Plants vs. Zombies is ridiculous fun and offers the perfect opportunity for players to jump into online multiplayer madness that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Tennis World Tour 2 (PS4)
For those who have had their tennis pro aspirations fueled by Wimbledon, Tennis World Tour 2 is well worth a go. Playing as the world's top players, Tennis World Tour sees you setting out to dominate the world circuit - topspinning, backhanding and serving your way to the top.
These titles are available from August 3 until September 6.
PS Plus free games: July 2021
A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS5)
This month's free PS5 title is A Plague Tale: Innocence, which has been upgraded to target 60fps at a native 4K resolution. You'll follow the tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo as they struggle to survive against overwhelming odds.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (PS4)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 brings the series' iconic zombies back into the fray, and includes a large-scale multiplayer battle royale mode called Blackout, which paved the way for Call of Duty: Warzone.
WWE 2K Battlegrounds (PS4)
Lay the smackdown in WWE 2K Battlegrounds in this over-the-top arcade action game. Pull off special abilities, make use of power-ups and enjoy classic match modes like steel cage matches and the Royal Rumble.
A Plague Tale: Innocence, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and WWE 2K Battlegrounds are available from July 6 to August 2.
PS Plus free games: June 2021
Operation: Tango (PS5)
Operation: tango is a cooperative spy adventure that sees you and a friend teaming up - one as a hacker and one as an agent - to bring a global tech menace down, using only your voice to communicate (so you do need a microphone to play). Solve puzzles together, execute missions across the globe and utilize a bunch of hi-tech tools to become an unstoppable duo. Operation: Tango is online co-op only.
Star Wars Squadrons (PS4)
Want to know how it feels to take part in a Star Wars space battle? Then you're going to want to try Squadrons. Squadrons sees you taking part in first-person multiplayer dog fights alongside a squad of other pilots - either the Empire or the New Republic. What's more, you also have the option to play Squadrons in PSVR for an even more immersive experience.
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (PS4)
A remaster of the classic 3D fighter, Virtua Fighter 5 is a must-play for those who love one-on-one fighting games. While the original was a classic, Virtua Fighter 5 makes plenty of improvements on the original including HD graphics and new online features.
Operation: Tango and Star Wars Squadrons are available from June 1 until July 5. Virtua Fighter 5 is available from June 1 until August 2.
PS Plus free games: May 2021
Wreckfest: Drive Hard, Die Last (PS5)
From the developers of FlatOut, Wreckfest is a vehicular combat racing game that sees players racing and upgrading old bangers, adding extra armor and making them aesthetically look more pleasing before sending them out to the racetrack/destruction derby. With online multiplayer allowing for up to 24 players, carnage is almost certain to ensue.
Wreckfest has previously released on last-gen consoles, but the PS5 version is releasing on the day it arrives on PS Plus - May 4. That means PS5 owners can get their hands on the next-gen version on day one, as long as you're an active PS Plus subscriber.
Battlefield 5 (PS4)
Battlefield 5 is a first-person shooter set in World War 22 and the most recent entry in the Battlefield franchise. Players have the choice of jumping into online multiplayer modes, such as Grand Operations and the cooperative Combined Arms, or to take on the single-player campaign War Stories.
Stranded Deep (PS4)
Open-world survival adventure Stranded Deep sees players stranded in the Pacific Ocean following a plane crash. It's up to you to survive, hunting for supplies and crafting weapons, tools and shelter to stay alive.
Wreckfest, Battlefield 5 and Stranded Deep are available from May 4 until May 31.
PS Plus free games: April 2021
Oddworld: Soulstorm (PS5)
Abe is back and, once again, this accidental hero turned revolution leader is trying to save his fellow Mudokons. This time there are more than 1000 Mudokons to save and teamwork is the name of the game - with your army of rebels using their collective energy to help Abe solve the various puzzles he encounters.
Soulstorm serves as the second game in the Oddworld quintology, but promises to look much better than ever before, with 2.9D environments and stunning visuals - at a greater scale.
What's more SoulStorm on PS5 utilizes the DualSense controller's haptic feedback, allowing you to feel Abe's heartbeat during moments of suspense.
While Soulstorm is also available to purchase on PS4, only the PS5 version is free with PS Plus in April.
Days Gone (PS4)
PlayStation's first-party action-survival horror Days Gone focuses on outlaw-turned-drifter Deacon St John as he battles to survive in a post-apocalyptic world and to be reunited with his wife.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War (PS4/PS5)
Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a third-person shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite, which sees you gunning down zombies in 1940s Europe, either alone or with up to three friends. Thanks to a free PS5 upgrade for Zombie Army 4, PS5 players can take advantage of dynamic 4K @ 60fps with reduced load times.
Oddworld: Soulstorm, Days Gone and Zombie Army 4 are available from April 6 to May 3, Destruction Allstars continues to be available until April 2.
PS Plus free games: March 2021
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4)
First released in 1997, Final Fantasy 7 immediately cemented its place as one of the best JRPG titles around and introduced millions of gamers around the world to the genre. The critically acclaimed Final Fantasy 7 Remake does that legacy justice, completely recreating the opening portion of the original game, expanding a five to eight-hour section into a full 40-hour RPG, and showcasing some of the best gameplay and storytelling we've seen in a Final Fantasy game in almost 20 years - making it one of the best PS4 games around.
Maquette (PS5)
Maquette, a first-person narrative puzzler from Annapurna, explores the relationship of Kenzie and Michael through a series of flashbacks and memories, starting with their meet-cute in a coffee shop where they scribble together in a sketchbook. But this isn’t a simple romance tale. Far from it. Instead, their story is told through the exploration of the game’s recursive puzzle world. With each step of progression and solved puzzle unearthing further memories that begin to piece together their relationship – and perhaps why it’s being told in the past tense.
Remnant: From the Ashes (PS4)
Remnant: From the Ashes is a fantastic third-person shooter that sees you playing as one of the last remnants of humanity, determined to rebuild and retake your world after it's been ravaged by an ancient evil from another dimension. You can play alone or squad up with a team of up to three players.
Farpoint (PS4/PSVR)
Farpoint is one of the best PSVR games on the market. It's a first-person VR shooter that sees you landing on a hostile alien planet after a routine mission goes wrong, with the aim being to find any survivors and keep yourself alive. Farpoint can be played alone or co-op with a friend and is perfect for those who love a sci-fi adventure.
Remnant, Maquette, Farpoint and Final Fantasy 7 Remake are available from March 2 until April 5, while Destruction Allstars continues to be available until April 2.
PS Plus free games: February 2021
Destruction AllStars (PS5 only)
Destruction AllStars was supposed to be a PS5 launch title, but it's now available for free as part of PlayStation Plus. Choose between 16 competitors in this vehicular combat game, which combines parkour and driving with destruction and mayhem.
Control: Ultimate Edition (PS5 and PS4)
Unleash your supernatural abilities in this third-person action adventure from Remedy Entertainment. You get the PS5 version as part of this giveaway, which means you can benefit from ray tracing support or a smoother frame rate.
Concrete Genie
Bring a polluted town back to life using a magic paintbrush. Create Genies whose magical powers will aid you in overcoming puzzles and the pack of bullies that pursue you using Living Paint. Concrete Genie also includes two additional modes for PSVR owners.
Destruction AllStars is available February 2 until April 5. Control: Ultimate Edition and Concrete Genie are available until March 1.
PS Plus free games: January 2021
You have less than a week left to claim the last two games PlayStation Plus is offering to subscribers in the ninth year of its Instant Game Collection. The subscription gave out 32 games, in all, in 2019; Were any of these any good? What would they otherwise cost? In short, what do the data say about the value of this PlayStation Plus benefit, which has been a part of the service since 2010?
We’ll try to answer that question for this year as we havethepastfiveyears, along with a few other questions. Such as: How old is the game? Did Sony publish it? What publisher did PlayStation Plus use the most? And did these appear earlier on Xbox Live Games With Gold?
These questions may shed light on where these free games programs are headed, particularly with a new console generation arriving next year in the form of the PlayStation 5.
What about Xbox Live Games With Gold?
Getting Started
In all, there were 32 games in the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection for 2019, with an average Metacritic score of 77.6 and a combined retail price (at the time of the offer) of $894.68.
The Metacritic average is 8.1 points higher than 2018, but the MSRP of the collection is $614.06 less. However, these figures don’t really compare well in light of the fact PlayStation Plus dropped support for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita after February 2018.
That reduced the number of free games offered from six to two (and therefore, the whole dollar value of the collection). Also, by shedding the dead weight of the PlayStation Vita, whose PS Plus games were often poorly reviewed and largely unknown, the catalog’s average critical score surged upward. And deservedly so; many high-quality first-party PS4 games were made available to players this year. It’s just a smaller sample size.
Some titles from January and February were cross-play enabled to one or more platforms; their primary platform is the one listed. After February, all games are for PlayStation 4 only.
January
- Amplitude(PS3)
- Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion (PS Vita)
- Portal Knights (PS4)
- Steep(PS4)
- Super Mutant Alien Assault (PS Vita)
- Zone of the Enders HD Collection(PS3)
Average Metacritic score: 65.5
Average age: 2 years, 7 months
Total value: $134.94
Skinny: Amplitude and Steep are sort of hey-it’s-that-guy games that many folks may remember but never picked up. Skiing and a rhythm game are somewhat eclectic, but both are better than their Metacritic suggests, in my book.
February
- Divekick(PS3)
- For Honor(PS4)
- Gunhouse(PS Vita)
- Hitman: The Complete First Season (PS4)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots(PS3)
- Rogue Aces (PS Vita)
Average Metacritic score: 77.2
Average age: 3 years, 10 months
Total value: $122.94
Skinny: In its last month on PS Plus, the PS3 gets a very fitting, very touching send-off with one of the best games ever made for it. Ten years ago, the PS3 inaugurated the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection, and with it the consumer expectation that a console’s premium service should toss its loyal customers a bone or two every month. The PS3’s no hero; just an old killer hired to do some wet work.
March
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- The Witness
Average Metacritic score: 85
Average age: 2 years, 10 months
Total value: $79.98
Skinny: Whoa! Where did that come from? Activision makes the best part of of 2016’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfareavailable for good buddy Sony, and The Witness, which launched the same year, picked up a bathtub full of prestige nominations.
April
Average Metacritic score: 70.5
Average age: 1 year, 5 months
Total value: $69.98
Skinny: This is what passes for a middling month now. Both games had a mixed critical reception, but if their genres are your cup of tea (survival action-adventure, or Souls-like action role-playing) it’s like found money.
May
- Overcooked!
- What Remains of Edith Finch
Average Metacritic score: 83
Average age: 2 years, 4 months
Total value: $36.98
Skinny: An indie-only May doesn’t just pull out two any-old titles; What Remains of Edith Finch took Best Narrative at the 2018 Game Developers Choice Awards, and Overcookedwas a grand prize nominee at the 2016 Independent Game Festival. It was followed by a sequel in 2018.
June
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
- Sonic Mania
Average Metacritic score: 84
Average age: 3 years
Total value: $79.98
Skinny: Can’t argue with the value of three Borderlands games, even if they are five years old or more. Sonic Mania was also a breath of fresh air, celebrating the franchise’s 25th anniversary back in 2017.
July
- Detroit: Become Human Digital Deluxe Edition
- Horizon Chase Turbo
Average Metacritic score: 78
Average age: 2 years, 6 months
Total value: $49.98
Skinny: Maybe you wondered if Detroit was worth the hype; maybe you thought it wasn’t. Either way, you could find out for yourself for free this month.
August
- Sniper Elite 4
- Wipeout Omega Collection
Average Metacritic score: 81
Average age: 2 years, 4 months
Total value: $79.98
Skinny: Many will disagree, and for good reasons, but I think Rebellion’s Sniper Elite is a sorely under-rated series. Always happy to see that show up, even in a slow month paired with an older first-party anthology.
September
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Darksiders 3
Average Metacritic score: 75.5
Average age: 2 years, 6 months
Total value: $79.98
Skinny: Darksiders 3 was nothing special but we raved about Arkham Knight. Sure, it’s four years ago, but if you haven’t played Rocksteady’s Arkham finale yet, this is a month when you definitely feel like you’re getting something for nothing.
October
- MLB The Show 19
- The Last of Us Remastered
Average Metacritic score: 90.5
Average age: 2 years, 11 months
Total value: $49.98
Skinny: A first-party only October highlighted Sony’s push on the PlayStation Now streaming/download service, which got a price discount and these two titles this month. MLB The Show 19’s career is always a time vortex for baseball fans, and it’s rare to get a AAA sports video game in its current year in one of these programs.
November
Average Metacritic score: 78
Average age: 2 years, 8 months
Total value: $49.98
Skinny: Niohwas one of our top 50 games of 2017 and is the rare game that combines quality gameplay with mass-market recognition and cultlike devotion. Its sequel is on the way in March.
December
- Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame
- Titanfall 2
Average Metacritic score: 78
Average age: 2 years, 6 months
Total value: $59.98
Skinny: Titanfall 2 had one of this decade’s best single-player campaigns for a first-person shooter, and is timely here in light of Respawn’s launch of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderthe month before. If you liked one, you’ll probably dig the other.
Wrapping it up
Though Sony Interactive Entertainment itself stopped developing for the platform four years ago, 2019 was the year it finally took the PS Vita to the vet and buried it in the flower garden. Dropping PS3 from PlayStation Plus at the same time means a catalog one third the size of last year’s, but the high quality of the PlayStation 4’s deep library really shone through in 2019. And that’s before you get to third-party standouts like Nioh and Titanfall 2 to close out the year, or the well chosen indie cohort of The Witness and What Remains of Edith Finch, or even games with cult followings like Sniper Elite 4 and Conan Exiles. In all, it was a very strong, very well balanced year of offerings for PlayStation Plus. Games With Gold, which has advantages in backward compatibility and third-party support, looks slapdash by comparison.
Though Microsoft seems determined to drive everyone through its Xbox Game Pass program, especially for the new console generation, it’s less clear what Sony has in mind for its older program in PlayStation Plus. But this year’s focus on fewer, better games, rather than highlighting the lower (and often arbitrary) dollar figure of the catalog, instead draws attention to several titles who more than pay for the $60 subscription fee on their own. There is value in every month of 2019.
By the Numbers
Average score: 77
Average price: $27.96
Average age: 2 years, 10 months
Highest average Metacritic month: October (90.5) with The Last of Us Remastered (95) and MLB The Show 19 (86).
Highest dollar value month: January ($134.94), with Steep ($29.99), Portal Knights ($19.99), Zone of the Enders HD Collection ($34.99), Amplitude ($19.99), and Super Mutant Alien Assault ($9.99). After PS3 and PS Vita games left the service, it’s there were three months at $79.98 (June, August, and September).
Month with newest games on average: April (1 year, 5 months) with Conan Exiles (May 2018) and The Surge (May 2017).
Lowest average Metacritic month: January (65.5) with Steep (71), Portal Knights (71), Zone of the Enders HD Collection (73), Amplitude (74), Super Mutant Alien Assault (67), and Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion (37).
Lowest dollar value month: May ($36.98) with What Remains of Edith Finch ($19.99) and Overcooked! ($16.99)
Month with oldest games on average: February (3 years, 10 months) with For Honor (February 2017), Hitman: the Complete First Season (March 2016), Divekick (August 2013), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (June 2008), Gunhouse (April 2018) and Rogue Aces (April 2018).
Published by Sony: Four titles: Detroit: Become Human, Wipeout Omega Collection, MLB the Show 19 and The Last of Us Remastered.
Publisher with the most titles: Sony. Second most was Ubisoft (Steep and For Honor) and Konami (Zone of the Enders HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots).
Appeared on Games With Gold earlier:The Witness (April 2018), For Honor (August 2018), Overcooked! (October 2018), and Hitman: The Complete First Season (September 2019).
Total value: $894.68
Platform Averages
PlayStation 3: 76.5 Metacritic average, 6 years, 5 months old, $19.99 per title.
PlayStation 4 (PS Vita cross-buy excluded): 79.6 Metacritic average, 2 years, 5 months old, $31.53 per title.
PlayStation Vita: 61.5 Metacritic average, 1 year, 4 months old, $14.49 per title.
Apples-to-apples with Xbox Live Games With Gold (PS3 and PS4 only): 79.2 Metacritic average, 3 years old, $29.88 per title.
Highest rated PlayStation 4 game: The Last of Us Remastered (95)
Highest price PlayStation 4 game: Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, Sniper Elite 4 and Darksiders 3 ($59.99 each).
Lowest rated PlayStation 4 game: Darksiders 3 (64)
Lowest price PlayStation 4 game (PS Vita cross-play excluded): Overcooked! $16.99
Metacritic ranges
90 and up: 2
80 to 89: 11
70 to 79: 12
60 to 69: 6
59 and below: 1
Price ranges:
$40 and up: 4
$30 to $39.99: 5
$25 to $29.99: 5
$20 to $24.99: 0
$15 to $19.99: 14
$10 to $14.99: 2
$5 to $9.99: 1
$4.99 and under: 1
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