One Of May's Free PS Plus Games Just Leaked Online And It's Scary Good
Until Dawn
Credit: Sony
We've had very few PlayStation Plus leaks lately, but it appears we may know what at least one of next month's PS Plus Essential titles is going to be.
PS Plus Essential titles are released on the first Tuesday of the month, with a reveal of the lineup the previous Wednesday, which means we won't know for sure what's coming next month until the last day of April. But this seems pretty likely given the timing.
As spotted by reddit user ShaneTVZ, it appears the Until Dawn remake could be one of May's free titles. The reddit user posted this screenshot on the PlayStation Plus subreddit:
Until Dawn leak
Credit: Sony
Until Dawn originally released way back in 2015. It remains one of my favorite horror games, taking the classic 'group of attractive young people goes on vacation and gets killed one-by-one' movie trope and making it an interactive adventure where players have to make choices and outcomes can vary. It's been years since I played, but if the 2024 remake is one of next month's PS Plus offerings, I'll happily dive back in.
The game has quite the cast. Hayden Panettiere, Peter Stormare, Rami Malek and lots of other talented actors offer their voice acting skills and likenesses, making this a genuinely cinematic experience.
The original game was developed by Supermassive Games, while the remake was handled by Ballistic Moon. The remake itself did not fare well with critics, though it has a 'Mostly Positive' rating on Steam. The original game didn't come to PC, so this was the first time PC players were able to take it for a spin. Most of the criticism from gamers is lackluster performance. Critics mostly said the remake felt more like a remaster and was largely unnecessary, adding little value to the original with only mildly improved graphics.
Until Dawn
Credit: Sony
Still, free is free and I'd happily dive back in now that I've had a decade to forget the story. The leak seems especially likely given that the Until Dawn movie just hit theaters and appears to be a hot mess. I'm not surprised it's getting poor reviews. When the trailer first released, the only thing I could think was how little it actually looked like the game it was purportedly based off of, which is weird given how easily this game could translate to the big screen.
What the other two (or possibly three) PS Plus games headed to May's lineup are remains a mystery. We'll know more this Wednesday.
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