October is almost upon us, and with it a brand new lineup of free PlayStation Plus Essential games just in time for Halloween season. What spooky offerings will Sony hand out to PS Plus subscribers this time?
September’s lineup was actually pretty decent, with Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, MLB The Show and Little Nightmares II all still claimable until next Monday, September 30th.
Read on for more information on next month’s PS Plus lineup.
What Is PlayStation Plus And How Much Does It Cost?
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.
When Will Sony Reveal Next Month’s PS Plus Games?
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.
The other wrinkle is that Sony is holding a PSN Showcase today, September 24th at 3pm PT / 6pm ET and it’s very possible (even likely) that the company will reveal its October lineup then. Otherwise, the reveal will come tomorrow morning.
PS Plus May Leaks, Rumors And Predictions
We have no announcements, leaks or rumors yet for the PS Plus titles coming in October and the only games that release on PS5 on Tuesday, October 1st are a remastered Predator: Hunting Grounds (originally released in 2020) and two games previously only available in Asia—Master Detective Archives: Rain Code and Throne And Liberty, the latter an MMORPG.
At this point, all we can do is speculate unless something leaks or we get a full reveal. I had to cross Little Nightmares II off the below list since we got that one in September. Maybe I’ll get lucky again.
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.
- Jusant
- Hitman 3
- Hades
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Need For Speed Unbound
- The Outer Worlds
- Forspoken
- Frostpunk
- Hi-fi Rush
- Dead Island 2
- Alan Wake 2
- Pacific Drive
- Demon’s Souls
- The Order 1886
- The Last Of Us Part 1
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- LEGO Jurassic World
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns
- Tales of Arise
- Cult Of The Lamb
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Nier: Automata
- Lies Of P
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Elden Ring
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Donut Country
- Need For Speed Unbound
- Dead Island 2
- Kingdom Come Deliverance
- Metro Exodus
- Rise Of The Ronin
- Scorn
- Gollum
- Skull Island: Rise Of Kong
- The Walking Dead: Destinies
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