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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for April: Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Doom Eternal, Riders Republic and more

Draugoth

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PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog

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Kena: Bridge of Spirits | PS4, PS5​

Immerse yourself in a story-driven action-adventure set in a charming world rich with exploration and fast-paced combat. Play as Kena, a young Spirit Guide travelling to an abandoned village in search of the sacred mountain shrine. Find and grow a team of tiny spirits known as the Rot who maintain balance by decomposing dead and rotting elements. Enhance your companions’ abilities, create new ways to manipulate the environment and uncover the secrets of a forgotten community hidden in an overgrown forest where wandering spirits are trapped.

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Doom Eternal | PS4, PS5​

Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear… is you. Experience the ultimate combination of speed and power in Doom Eternal – the next leap in push-forward, first-person combat. Armed with a flamethrower, wrist-mounted blade, upgraded guns, mods and abilities, you’re faster, stronger, and more versatile than ever. Use demon takedowns tactically to keep yourself equipped for battle: Glory kill for extra health, incinerate for armor, and chainsaw demons to stock up on ammo to become the ultimate demon-slayer.

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Riders Republic | PS4, PS5​

Jump into the massive multiplayer playground! Grab your bike, skis, snowboard or wingsuit and squad up with your friends to compete in a wide range of multiplayer modes. Feel the rush of downhill races, dominate maps in team vs team competitions, or give it your best shot in epic mass PvP races with more than 50 other players. Live out the rider’s fantasy as you roam free in a huge, vibrant open world, always buzzing with other players around you. Immerse yourself in iconic American national parks including Bryce Canyon, Yosemite Valley, Mammoth Mountain… all mashed up for you to shred!

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | PS4​

An exhilarating adventure brought to life by the industry-leading id Tech 6 sends players to Nazi-controlled America on a mission to recruit the boldest resistance leaders left. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty. Only you have the guns and gumption to return stateside and spark the second American Revolution. Fight Nazis in iconic American locations, equip an arsenal of badass guns, and unleash new abilities to blast your way through legions of enemy soldiers in this definitive first-person shooter.

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Slay the Spire | PS4​

Embark on a journey up the ever-changing Spire, in this fantasy deckbuilder adventure that fuses together card games and roguelikes. Craft a unique deck from hundreds of cards to efficiently dispatch foes and reach the top. Discover powerful relics to enhance your deck’s powers to help you overcome different enemies and bosses.

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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | PS4, PS5​

Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom borrows the best from the classic series to deliver a fresh, modern adventure with fun gameplay, memorable music and gorgeous hand drawn animations. Transform into six awesome forms with unique combat and platforming abilities to help you explore a vast interconnected environment.

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The Evil Within | PS4​

Developed by Shinji Mikami and Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension. With limited resources at your disposal, you’ll fight for survival and experience profound fear in this perfect blend of horror and action.

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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | PS4​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a standalone prequel to the first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein: The New Order. The adventure, which spans eight chapters and two interconnected stories, features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story and intense first-person combat. As war hero B.J. Blazkowicz, arm yourself with new weapons such as the bolt-action rifle and grenade-launching Kampfpistole as you attempt to thwart the advancing Nazi war machine, and take advantage of duel-wielding pipes that can be used for wall climbing – or for vicious take-downs of never-before-seen Nazi adversaries.

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Bassmaster Fishing | PS4, PS5​

For the first time ever, compete as or challenge 10 pro anglers from the Elite tour across 8 different real-world venues. Climb the ranks, earn your sponsors, and progress through your B.A.S.S. career to become the Bassmaster Classic Champion. Or take to the water and compete with other players in a variety of all-new massive multiplayer modes to conquer the global leader boards.

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Paradise Killer | PS4, PS5​

Solve a murder mystery set on an island outside of reality and filled with deities, all with secrets to hide and something to gain. Play as Lady Love Dies, summoned from exile to investigate the crime and find the culprit. Collect evidence, record testimony and interpret the facts to form your own truth to build an airtight case against whoever you think is the killer.

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Sackboy: A Big Adventure | PS4, PS5​

Iconic PlayStation hero Sackboy bursts back into breathtaking action with a huge, fun and frantic 3D multiplayer platforming adventure. Go solo in an epic race against time stuffed with danger and peril or enjoy local or online party play, creating teams of two to four adventurers as you work together to overcome nefarious tasks however you can imagine, including unmissable co-op only levels.

PlayStation Premium | Classics

Doom | PS4​

First released in 1993, Doom introduced millions of gamers to the fast-paced, white-knuckle, demon-slaying action the franchise is known for. Relive the birth of the first-person shooter and experience the demon-blasting fun that popularized the genre. This version includes expansion, Episode IV: Thy Flesh Consumed, local 4 player deathmatch and local 4 player co-op.

Doom II | PS4​

To save Earth, you must descend into the depths of hell, survive demon hordes, and take part in the fiercest battle ever. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) gave players the brutal Super Shotgun to bear against deadlier demons, and the infamous boss, the Icon of Sin. This version includes the Master Levels, 20 additional levels made by the community and supervised by the developers, local 4 player deathmatch and local 4 player co-op.

Doom 64 | PS4​

Fight against demons in your crusade to hunt down the Mother of Demons and stop Hell’s invasion. As you battle through more than 30 action-packed levels, be on the lookout for enhanced weapons and secrets to help you put an end to the demonic threat.

Doom 3 | PS4​

In this critically acclaimed action-horror re-telling of the original DOOM, players must battle their way through a demon-infested facility before entering the abyss to battle Hell’s mightiest warrior – and put an end to the invasion.

This version includes the Resurrection of Evil and The Lost Missions expansion packs.

Dishonored: Definitive Edition | PS4​

Arkane Studios’ Dishonored, winner of over 100 Game of the Year awards, and all of its additional content come to together in this Definitive Edition! With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal. “Void Walker’s Arsenal” offers unique character bonuses, additional bone charm slots, and more that will aid you in pursuit of revenge. Enter the world of the Outsider in “Dunwall City Trials” where you will put your combat, stealth and mobility skills to the test. Finally, play as the legendary assassin Daud in ‘The Knife of Dunwall’ and “The Brigmore Witches”.

As part of our normal content refresh, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Resident Evil, and NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 will be among some of the titles leaving the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in May. Members with Game Catalog benefits can still play by May 15. You can always check the ‘Last chance to play section’ on the PlayStation Plus -> Collections page on the PS5 console, or PlayStation Plus -> Games -> Games Catalogue on the PS4 console for titles you might want to play before they leave the service.
 
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adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
As part of our normal content refresh, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Resident Evil, and NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 will be among some of the titles leaving the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in May

First party games leaving the catalog ? bizarre.

Also, Bethesda led month. GG.
 
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Varteras

Gold Member
That is bad for the service. But I can see their reasoning.
Nobody will buy their games if they don't leave the service.

It does increase the attractiveness of PS+ Essential by making sure you know that those games will always be available to you as long as you sign up and claim them that month. Unlike GWG, that part of the service still delivers solid titles.
 

Fbh

Member
Will definitely try out Kena, this is one of the early Ps5 games that caught my attention but I haven't played yet.

Rest of the stuff is pretty good but nothing of interest for me.
 

TrebleShot

Member
Is PS plus like teh standard version where if you’ve subbed and redeemed a game it remains in your library as long as your subbed?
 

Giallo Corsa

Gold Member
Spider-man 2 releasing this year

There will be a huge boom in the original's sales, and Sony knows it

You think it's because of that Hug ? I really hope so since I have FF7R, Horizon 2, Ghost of Tsushima and Days gone from PS plus extra to finish.

Damn, I thought that 1st party titles would always be there but apparently I was just uninformed.

PS: FF7R isn't technically a 1st party game but...
 

Varteras

Gold Member
Is PS plus like teh standard version where if you’ve subbed and redeemed a game it remains in your library as long as your subbed?

PS+ Essential? Yes. Games added at the beginning of the month are games you keep and can play any time as long as you are subbed. But those games can no longer be claimed the following month.

PS+ Extra is where games are added in the middle of the month but can rotate out and not be available no matter what you do.

PS+ Premium is where they add very old games and trials. It also allows you to stream PS3 games.
 
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ReBurn

Gold Member
That is true, the remastered version of SM 2018 never came to PS Plus, only the 30 FPS PS4 version with the old Peter Parker.
The only way to get it on console is to buy Miles Morales Ultimate Edition. I've always thought that was strange. They could probably make good money on a standalone PS5 version if they broke it apart from Miles Morales. Curious to see if they make it available when Spider Man 2 releases.
 

Just_one

Member
FUCKING KENA THE WAIT PAID OFF!! I FUCKING KNEW IT!

talking about waiting still waiting for these :

The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Death's Door
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Streets Of Rage 4
The Pathless

Come on Sony!!
 

Bojanglez

The Amiga Brotherhood
Kena is great. I still haven't played Doom Eternal, so for me that is a nice add, although I could have played it on Gamepass and never got around to it, feels better to be playing it on PS, make Bethesda realise we appreciate them :messenger_beaming:
 

mckmas8808

Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
That is bad for the service. But I can see their reasoning.
Nobody will buy their games if they don't leave the service.

It' great for the service if it means they can rotate other games in their place.
 

Skifi28

Member
A bad month for me as I've already played almost everything, but it will give me time to finish stuff from the previous month that was absolutely insane. Sort of a win?
 

Ev1L AuRoN

Member
First party games leaving the catalog ? bizarre.

Also, Bethesda led month. GG.
That's unexpected. I won't be able to take my time with those games, I just bought a PS5, Forbidden West, Returnal, Demon Souls, Ghost of Tsushima all waiting for me to play and I don't even know for how long those games will be available. Also, with them taking down first party titles, the catalog will have a fixed amount of content. I wish I knew the full period that each game will stay on the service. It's pretty shitty to sub a month to play a game that maybe be off the service shortly.
 

Punished Miku

Gold Member
That's unexpected. I won't be able to take my time with those games, I just bought a PS5, Forbidden West, Returnal, Demon Souls, Ghost of Tsushima all waiting for me to play and I don't even know for how long those games will be available. Also, with them taking down first party titles, the catalog will have a fixed amount of content. I wish I knew the full period that each game will stay on the service. It's pretty shitty to sub a month to play a game that maybe be off the service shortly.
Hopefully third party games are on there for a year, with how they add entire series at once. No one will play that in 6 months.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Full list of games leaving PS+ in May. It's a surprisingly long list. 32 games, some of which dupes between PS4/5.


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That's unexpected. I won't be able to take my time with those games, I just bought a PS5, Forbidden West, Returnal, Demon Souls, Ghost of Tsushima all waiting for me to play and I don't even know for how long those games will be available. Also, with them taking down first party titles, the catalog will have a fixed amount of content. I wish I knew the full period that each game will stay on the service. It's pretty shitty to sub a month to play a game that maybe be off the service shortly.
Download all the Playstation classics before May and you'll digitally own them forever
 

Kuranghi

Member
Nice, I was going to buy Kena the other day, bummer I bought Doom Eternal the other month and didn't play it yet. I tried to play it for 15 mins while waiting for a game to install and it wanted me to make a Bethesda account, yeah no fuck off.
 
You think it's because of that Hug ? I really hope so since I have FF7R, Horizon 2, Ghost of Tsushima and Days gone from PS plus extra to finish.

Damn, I thought that 1st party titles would always be there but apparently I was just uninformed.

PS: FF7R isn't technically a 1st party game but...
It’s for me a reason to cancel my Extra subscription. I don’t have a lot of time to play games and I don’t like being on a deadline to finish one.
 

Darko

Member
Yesssss. I almost bought riders republic but waited it out l.. kena and doom is awesome too. Got my moneys worth
 
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