25-03-2025
PlayStation Plus Free Games April 2025: Predictions, Rumors, Leaks And More
April is almost upon us, and with it a brand new lineup of free PlayStation Plus Essential games just in time for Easter and springtime. What should gamers expect this coming month? Only a few days of March remain.
The March PS Plus Essential lineup included a surprise treat: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, an almost brand-new RPG from Bioware that did so poorly it ended up on PS Plus faster than almost any game I've ever seen, barring those that release on the service at launch.
Last year, April's lineup included Minecraft: Legends, Skul and Immortals of Avenum which wasn't a bad slate of games by any means.
Read on for more information on next month's PS Plus lineup.
PS Plus is Sony's monthly membership program that grants access to online gaming. You don't need it for streaming movies or TV shows on Netflix and other services, or for free-to-play games like Warzone or Fortnite. Any paid online games, however, require a subscription.
There are three PS Plus tiers—Essential, Extra and Premium—though for the purposes of this post we're only discussing the Essential tier's free monthly games. Following a big price-hike, these tiers cost: PS Plus Essential — $79.99/year; PS Plus Extra — $134.99/year; PS Plus Premium — $159.99/year.
Sony typically reveals the following month's games on the last Wednesday of the month, though this isn't always the case. The actual rule of thumb is that the new lineup always releases on the first Tuesday of the month and the games are revealed the previous Wednesday.
This means, we'll get our April reveal on Wednesday, March 26th and the games will release on Tuesday, April 1st. Of course, that's April Fool's Day, so you really can't trust anything you read online that day.
We have no announcements, leaks or rumors yet for the PS Plus titles coming in April. Only one game releases that day: Koira from Don't Nod and Studio Tolima, 'a wholesome tale of friendship where you and your new puppy traverse a musical forest, solve ancient puzzles, befriend woodland creatures, and try to find your way home.'
At this point, all we can do is speculate unless something leaks or we get a full reveal.
Some of these are 'wishful thinking' choices and some are genuinely bad games that we all know Sony loves to stick in there from time to time.
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