PS Plus Extra and Premium May 2025 games confirmed
Sand Land and Soul Hackers 2 join PS Plus in the latest drop for Extra and Premium subscribers, giving players a heap of new titles to work through.
The PS Plus Extra and Premium May 2025 games are here, offering players a major delivery featuring the likes of Sand Land and Soul Hackers 2.
It's time for a new bout of games to be added to your subscription collection. We hope your backlog is clear, though we expect it isn't. PS Plus has been on a major winning streak for the last few months, with the PS Plus Extra and Premium April 2025 games delivering Hogwarts Legacy to players, and the PS Plus Essential May 2025 drop having plenty to offer in the shape of Balatro and Warhammer 40K: Boltgun. It's been a blast to be subscribed, especially now that we're sufficiently hooked on gambling gameplay loops and pressing the dedicated 'for the Emperor!' taunt button.
With that in mind, though, there's a lot of pressure now being applied on the incoming PS Plus drop to be yet another banger, and we're hopeful that PlayStation can come through with some great titles. Our PS Plus Extra and Premium May 2025 predictions guessed that more Destiny 2 expansions could come to the service, but it seems that the company had other plans this month. Here's everything you need to know about the PS Plus Extra and Premium May 2025 games.
PS Plus Extra and Premium May 2025 games
PS Plus Extra May 2025 games
Taking to the internet in a new blog post, Sony has revealed each of the games that are set to arrive on PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers' pages on Tuesday, May 20. Here's everything coming for Extra subscribers:
Sand Land (PS5 | PS4)
Soul Hackers 2 (PS5)
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted – Full TIme Edition (PS5 | PS4)
Battlefield 5 (PS4)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy (PS5 | PS4)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (PS5 | PS4)
Humankind (PS5 | PS4)
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (PS5)
Gloomhaven Mercenaries Edition (PS5 | PS4)
PS Plus Premium May 2025 games
And here's everything (and by everything, we mean one thing coming to the library for Premium subscribers:
Battle Engine Aquila (PS5 | PS4)
It's a pretty loaded drop this month, but it isn't exactly reaching the soaring heights of Hogwarts Legacy's reveal. Sand Land largely missed the mark when it comes to adapting the deep-cut manga and anime series, and only one game in the Premium slot is a pretty big missed opportunity. It's not exactly what fans wanted – here's hoping they're more indifferent than they are furious.
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