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I thought it would be a cool idea to make a thread to talk about the games that are offered for free for Playstation Plus subscribers. We could also talk about the service in general, the pros and cons, current subscription bonuses for those on the fence.

I signed up about three months ago when they were offering a ten dollar credit with a one year subscription. I haven't spent the ten bucks yet because the games offered so far have kept me busy. In my opinion, my subscription payed for itself pretty much right away.

I played:
 
Spec Ops: The Line - Great game and not just a cookie cutter modern military shooter.
Little Big Planet 2 - I'm not really into this series but this is a strength of PS+ to me. I downloaded it and got my fill of it in about three hours of play time. This would have never warranted a purchase so it was cool to play it in this fashion. Just like...
Demon's Souls - I'm not the kind of gamer who is attracted to games that are renowned for their difficulty, but like Little Big Planet 2 I was able to play it enough to see what all the hype was about, and walk away with no money or shelf space investment.
Sleeping Dogs - An above average sandbox game. Cool John Woo-esque story much like City on Fire.

I have played Vanquish and Infamous 2 prior to PS+ but they are still available and I would highly recommend them both.

I also have played a bunch of PSN titles. Joe Danger 2 was really fun and is still available. Closure was a neat puzzle platformer but I didn't play too much of it. I tried The Cave, which is still available, but didn't care for it.

Last week's game was Deus Ex: Human Revolution which I have yet to play and later in the month Saint's Row The 3rd is coming which is bittersweet for me because I have already played it but it was one of my favorite games of this generation so I may just play it again.

I almost forgot all the Vita games. I don't own a Vita but if I ever get one and I still have a PS+ subscription I will have quite a collection from the get-go including Uncharted, Gravity Rush, Virtue's Last Reward, Disgaea 3, and quite a few other noteworthy titles.

So, two last things I'll leave you with are that I have subscribed via email to http://blog.us.playstation.com/ to be kept up to date on the new free games coming out each week. Also, I "purchase" and put everything in my download queue no matter my interest level, because you never know.

My question to PS+ members is what do you expect to happen with the service with the PS4?

So far Sony has said that PS+ will exist on PS4. What that means for current subscribers and transitioning between the two consoles remains to be seen.

When my subscription comes due in March, I probably still won't even be thinking about the new consoles yet so as long as there is quality content being released on PS3 I will very likely renew.

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Not to change the subject but I forgot to mention in my original post one thing I have been disappointed with so far is the real lack of PS1 and PS2 classics available for free. It seems like before I subscribed they were around all the time and since I've been a member there haven't been any. I'm hoping to see more in the future.   

I had a 1 month subscription back in March or April, and I thought it was great.  It allowed me to play games for free, which is always awesome.

I thought The Cave was fun, as well as Spec Ops: The Line.  I also played through Closure, which was a pretty good puzzle game.  If I played videogames more, I could see myself getting a subscription.

I love the idea of PS+ but can't force myself to pay for it. I rent/borrow a lot of current gen games from Gamefly/local library. I do see PS+ as a great alternative to Microsoft's Live and hope it forces Microsoft to provide more than just online for next-gen.

i see the appeal of it, but it's just not worth it for me. any kind of subscription puts a time limit on your games, and i tend to be slow at going through single player on most games. even if they're free games, the subscription would probably run out before i had beaten more than a handful.

I've been subscribed for around 3 years. When I first started I liked it because we were getting free PS1 games often. Now I love it with Sleeping Dogs, Little Big Planet and all the other PS3 freebies. I grabbed most of the RE and Assassins Creed games when the prices were slashed too. Overall I really like the service.

I've had it too since the start and the number of "free" games I've had has really helped me save money.

all round I think its more value for money than xbox live as all you get for the same amount is to go online which no seems a ripoff...

I do miss not getting the PS1 games now but that does mean we get PSN games instead, before they gave you 3/4 mini's games that I very rarely played

Today's updates include Uncharted 3, XCom: Enemy Unknown and LittleBigPlanet Karting. That's a hell of a week right there.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/07/playstation-plus-3-new-fixtures-in-the-instant-game-collection/

That's a hell of an update...

Wasn't expecting any of those. Honestly a bunch a PSN crap and Saint's Row the 3rd for the rest of June would've sufficed.

Very psyched about XCom!

Aw man I can't wait for XCom to come out for iOS

I love PS+

XCOM is a fantastic strategy game.  I need to start playing it again, though.

Sweet! I'm on a LBP kick again since my friend just bought it. I'll have to grab the Karting game :D

Tomorrow's games will be Saint's Row the Third which is the best sandbox game I have ever played and one of my favorite games in general, and Gods Eater Burst, compatible on both PSP and Vita.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/17/playstation-plus-saints-row-the-third-free-for-members/

Just curious to those who don't have PS+, has the news that it will be required to play online for the PS4 made anyone think about jumping in now to grab some of these great freebies?

EDIT: Also curious if anyone has played Gods Eater Burst. Is it any good? Looks cool, and right in my wheelhouse of weird JRPGs.

I will probably bite, but I need to upgrade the hard drive in my PS3 first. I'm still at 20GB.

Tomorrow's freebie will be Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward for the Vita. I guess this gives me time to play 999 and another reason to eventually buy a Vita.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/24/playstation-plus-zero-escape-virtues-last-reward-free-for-members/

I've read that it's amazing

Yeah, it's $20 though, so I'm going to have to either wait for a sale or whore myself to my gift card earning apps. (I have a strict no-buy any apps with anything but gift-cards rule)

Today's freebie is Battlefield 3 for PS3. Not too shabby I'd say.

Lots of cool stuff coming this month too. Here's a preview:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/07/01/playstation-plus-battlefield-3-free-for-members-summer-blast-discounts/

For this week it's Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD for PS3.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/07/08/playstation-plus-oddworld-munchs-oddysee-hd-free-for-ps-plus-members/

Tomorrow's freebie is Jet Set Radio for PS3.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/07/15/playstation-plus-update-jet-set-radio-free-for-members/

Also, there's a decent discount on the Duck Tales remake at $11.99.

Figures JSR would be a PS+ freebie right after I buy it.

Happy Tuesday! Today's gimme is Metal Slug XX for the PSP and Vita.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/07/22/playstation-plus-metal-slug-xx-brings-2d-carnage-to-the-instant-game-collection/

Tomorrow: Dokuro for the Vita.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/07/29/playstation-plus-dokuro-marches-to-ps-vitas-instant-game-collection/

I'll definitely give it a shot, but I must admit I'm getting a little tired of high-contrast 2D platformers (ie Limbo clones).

Today's freebie is Hitman: Abosultion for the PS3, which by the way, was released in November of last year. By comparison Crackdown, which is the current "Games with Gold" freebie on XBL was released in February of 2007. Just sayin'  ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/08/05/ps-plus-august-preview-hitman-absolution-free-for-members-tomorrow/

For today: Bit.Trip Presents…Runner2: Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien (PS3)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/08/12/playstation-plus-runner-2-dashes-to-the-instant-game-collection/

Thanks gonna try out Bit.Trip later.

New Freebie Tuesday!

Zen Pinball 2: Star Wars Pinball (PS3 and PS Vita), Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (PSP, Compatible on PS Vita)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/08/19/star-wars-pinball-free-on-ps-plus-this-week/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

The Vita version of Machinarium is today's freebie:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/08/26/playstation-plus-machinarium-ps-vita-free-for-members/

Here's a preview of September's titles. Sadly, although these are cool titles I have them all already in some shape or form. These previews usually don't include everything usually so I'm hoping for some nice surprises this month.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/08/29/playstation-plus-septembers-instant-game-collection/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Galaga Legends DX (PS3)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/09/09/ps-plus-galaga-legions-dx-free-for-members-call-of-duty-discounts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Enjoy.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Ico for the PS3 and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for PSP and Vita. Enjoy

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/09/16/ps-plus-ico-gta-liberty-city-stories-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

The Vita version of Rayman Origins is free today.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/09/23/playstation-plus-rayman-origins-free-for-members/

October preview is up. Very psyched on Sine Mora and Hotline Miami.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/09/27/playstation-plus-october-preview/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3) is free today.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/09/30/ps-plus-kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Today, the cult classic Shadow of the Colossus for PS3 is added to the list of freebies.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/07/playstation-plus-shadow-of-the-colossus-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Well I'm a day late. Yesterday Telltale Game's Poker Night 2 (PS3) was added to the instant collection.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/14/ps-plus-poker-night-2-free-for-members/

Here's a pretty hot game that got a lot of buzz when it came out. I have played it a little bit on PC, and I'm kind of curious how it works with a controller. Hotline Miami (PS3 and Vita) is today's freebie.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/21/ps-plus-hotline-miami-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Tomorrow's freebie is Sine Mora for the Vita. It's a shmup that I believe I've played on the Dreamcast. Looking forward to this version.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/28/ps-plus-sine-mora-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+(PlayStation.Blog)

Little bit of a sneak peak into November, including PS4 titles for the first time. Pretty cool. Psyched on Binary Domain. That's the kind of game I signed up for. Mindless, mid-tier shooters and such. I've been wanting to play it but have no need to clutter my collection with it.

http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/31/5051886/playstation-plus-november-2013-ps4-ps3-ps-vita

Edit: Almost missed Soul Sacrifice in there too. The Vita needs more RPGs asap. Super psyched on that one.

Dragon's Dogma is one of my favorite Capcom games this generation. Since it's on PS+ give it a shot.

Unless you mean a sort of 'spiritual prequel' shmup like Sturmwind, Sine Mora (first 'M' rated shmup I've played, incidentally) was not on Dreamcast.  It's been released for XBLA, PSN, iOS, Windows, and Vita.  Neat game, not everyone's cup of tea (I adore the art design, but had to turn off the subtitles for all the nonsensical swearing.)


I really enjoyed Binary Domain.  It lacked polish and in some ways showed better concepts than execution.  But it was fun, interesting, and had some standout moments. 

Was initially exited for Soul Sacrifice, but after playing the demo, I got nauseous because, like SO MANY VITA GAMES, NO SOUTHPAW SUPPORT!! >:(

erg.

Anyway, between DD:DA and the two PS4 exclusives, November looks to be the best PS+ month yet for me.

Almost sure it was dreamcast. Now I'm curious, I gotta check when I get home. Either way it was definitely a bootleg so it could have been a homebrew port.

Here's the link for November from the playstation blog, my usual source:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/31/playstation-plus-november-preview/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

You're right Slackur, no Sine Mora on Dreamcast. I had it confused with Karous.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen for the PS3 today:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/04/ps-plus-dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-free-for-members/

Well how cool is this? The next generation is upon us. For the first time Playstation 4 games are being added to the PS+ lineup of freebies with Resogun and Contrast. Also this week is Ibb & Obb for the PS3, whatever the hell that is.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/11/ps-plus-ibb-obb-resogun-contrast-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

I have a feeling PS+ will be what pushes me into the next gen. It's the same reason I grabbed a Vita.

I might sign up for PS+ if they released Project Diva.

I played a demo of Contrast at a local EB Games and it was really cool! The controls, and controller, are pretty slick.

I don't normally like in-store demos because I feel like I can't get into the games because there are other people in line so I'm rushed and not meticulous in my playing, but Contrast felt fun to play. This will be my time sink since Watch Dogs has been delayed.

A very nice day imho. We're getting Binary Domain (PS3) and Oddworld Stranger's Wrath HD (Vita). I for one am psyched on both of these.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/18/ps-plus-binary-domain-oddworld-strangers-wrath-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

I'd have preferred Stranger's Wrath for the PS3, but a good game is a good game.

Soul Sacrifice (Vita) is available today. Can't wait to check it out.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/25/ps-plus-soul-sacrifice-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Now that I have such a big PSN+ fueled Vita collection, I should probably look into getting one. :/

I was very disappointed by the demo to Soul Sacrifice. But since it's free on PS+ now, I just may grab it and play through it. I find it funny that all the PSVita titles that I wanted have been free on PS+ at some point.

I have yet to actually buy a Vita game. I love it.

December looks like another great month. PS+ has prevented me from cluttering my shelves with commons, and for that I am grateful.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/28/borderlands-2-grid-2-free-for-playstation-plus-users

Nice.  Looking forward to Borderlands 2 and Grid 2.

Grid 2 (PS3) is free starting today.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/02/ps-plus-grid-2-free-for-ps-plus-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Borderlands 2 (PS3) today. Kick ass.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/09/playstation-plus-borderlands-2-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Guess it's time to try Borderlands 1 again.

Dyad for PS3 is free today.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/16/dyad-free-for-ps-plus-members-starting-tomorrow/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for the Vita is free today. Cross off another one that I probably would have picked up eventually but now I don't have to.

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/23/ps-plus-members-get-sonic-and-all-stars-racing-transformed-free-on/

Here's a look at January. Insane. Already played Infinite obviously but I'm very psyched on DMC and Brothers.

http://kotaku.com/playstation-plus-in-january-will-make-you-merry-and-bri-1489727790

I'll be grabbing Brothers. Looks like a really creative and fun game.

PS+ has been on a roll. Loving it!

Urban Trial Freestyle for Vita today. Happy New Year.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/30/playstation-plus-urban-trial-freestyle-free-on-vita-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Don't Starve for the PS4 and DMC (Devil May Cry) for the PS3 are added today. So psyched to finally play DMC.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/06/playstation-plus-dont-starve-dmc-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

I'm excited that they added another PS4 game for my ready made collection for when I actually get one, I'd just really like to see a full retail game. I know they'll be coming eventually. They just need a bigger library over time be able to give away the second tier games like they do now.

Bioshock Infinite PS3 is today's freebie. What more is there to say about it besides play it if you haven't already?

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/13/playstation-plus-bioshock-infinite-joins-the-instant-game-collection/

Also a nice sale going on if you read the whole entry here.

Thanks for the heads up. Some great deals in those sales.

Playstation Plus has done more to convince me to play digital copies of games than Steam! :P

^This :)

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons for PS3 and Worms: Battle Islands for PSP or Vita are the freebies today.

I'm extremely excited for Brothers. Might set aside a nice chunk of time to play it all in one sitting.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/20/playstation-plus-brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Smart As... for the Vita, and sales on a bunch of Final Fantasy games today. Enjoy.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/27/playstation-plus-smart-as-free-for-members/

February preview time:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/30/playstation-plus-february-preview/

Today's picks are Metro: Last Light for the PS3 and Outlast for the PS4. So hard to keep up!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/03/playstation-plus-outlast-and-metro-last-light-free-for-members/

Payday 2 for the PS3 will be added tomorrow.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/10/playstation-plus-payday-2-free-for-members/

Tomorrow, have a little Remember Me (PS3) and Street Fighter x Tekken (Vita).

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/17/ps-plus-remember-me-street-fighter-x-tekken-free-for-members/

Coming tomorrow is ModNation Racers: Road Trip (VITA). I'm hoping it's a better game than the very boring PSP one.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/24/ps-plus-modnation-racers-road-trip-free-for-members/

March preview includes that absolutely awesome Tomb Raider reboot.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/27/preview-marchs-instant-game-collection/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Very excited about Tomb Raider.  Glad I didn't pick it up yet!

Definitely in my top five GOTY for 2013. I think you'll enjoy it.

Maybe a few more RPGs would be nice!

Sometimes I think that, but then I realize RPGs are the games I want to own and collect. I'm happy with PS+ being a few months old AAA shooters and actions/adventure games and the like.

Today we got Tomb Raider for PS3 and Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition for PS4.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/03/playstation-plus-dead-nation-apocalypse-edition-tomb-raider-free-for-members-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

I downloaded Tomb Raider yesterday. Looking forward to playing it. Maybe as a Community Playthrough?

Very similar game to The Last of Us in a lot of ways, and a better game in my opinion.

Tomorrow - Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut (PS3). I don't know what the hell that is but it looks like it could be cool.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/10/playstation-plus-lone-survivor-directors-cut-free-for-members/

The Last Tomb Raider of Us?

Okay Plussers we got Thomas Was Alone for the PS3 and Unit 13 for the Vita. I've heard good things about both. Enjoy!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/17/playstation-plus-thomas-was-alone-unit-13-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for the Vita. Anyone want to play this with me?

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/24/playstation-plus-monster-hunter-freedom-unite-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Ok we've got the awesome Batman: Arkham City (PS3) and Mercenary Kings (PS4). Another PS4 game, but still no full retail games. Understandable since the library is so small as of yet but they will sell at least one more PS4 console once they have just one or two full PS4 game available on Plus.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/31/playstation-plus-mercenary-kings-and-batman-arkham-city-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

I read that PS+ is getting Castle of Illusion later this month.  So excited for that one!

That reminds me, I never posted the April preview:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/28/playstation-plus-april-preview-arkham-city-mercenary-kings-and-more/

Stealth Inc. A Clone in the Dark (PS3, PS Vita)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/07/playstation-plus-stealth-inc-a-clone-in-the-dark-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Tomorrow.

That's right.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/14/playstation-plus-castle-of-illusion-free-for-members/

I can't remember ever playing the original. I know people love it but say it was pretty easy. Sounds good to me.

Just downloaded Castle of Illusion. Just wanted to throw out there that it includes an M2 version of the original game as a separate download.

Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate HD (Vita)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/21/playstation-plus-pixeljunk-monsters-ultimate-hd-free-for-members/

Has anyone played the new Castle of Illusion? I'm curious to know if it's a fun game.

I played it for just a few minutes over the weekend. I'll be going back to it, as it gave me a very good initial impression.

I thought it was fun.  I never played the original, but I liked this one enough to play through the PSN version in one sitting.

May preview:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/24/preview-mays-instant-game-collection/

Strangely looking forward to Puppeteer.

That's great news! I was thinking about buying The Puppeteer next time I went to EB Games. Thanks for saving me $30, PS+!

Velocity Ultra (Vita)

I know nothing about this one. Enjoy!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/28/playstation-plus-velocity-ultra-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Forgot to post yesterday:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/05/playstation-plus-stick-it-to-the-man-and-pes-2014-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Just joined PSN plus, I'll be hanging in this thread for a bit

Welcome to the cool kids club my friend. Now that you have a Vita, a Plus subscription was a must.

I know a guy who knows a guy at a place who price matched "random online seller" for $30 so I had to do it.  This instant game collection deal is pretty cool.  I've just been claiming all the games in case I want to dl them later, which is what I assume everyone does.  Gonna need to find a deal on some vita memory cards.

Skullgirls Encore for PS3 today.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/12/playstation-plus-skullgirls-encore-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Puppeteer (PS3) and Surge Deluxe (Vita) today. Enjoy!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/19/playstation-plus-puppeteer-surge-deluxe-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Glad that Puppeteer is free now. Just last week I was contemplating throwing down the $30 for it, but now I don't have to. Thanks PS+!

Let me know how Puppeteer is. I'm gonna download it once I get my new PS3.

Anyone grab Limbo yet?

Yeah sorry I'm late on posting the update, but it's a good one if you have a Vita and haven't played Limbo before (or even if you have!)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/26/playstation-plus-limbo-free-for-members/

Also, here's the June preview:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/29/playstation-plus-2-titles-per-month-for-ps4-ps3-ps-vita/

I still fire up Limbo every now and then.  I'm all too happy to have it on the vita now too.  June looks interesting.  I don't usually play basketball games unless they have Jam in the title but I've heard good things to I'll give it a try.

I posted it in Sales too but I have a free 30 day trial code if anyone wants it.

For today, two PS4 games and a sports game:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/02/playstation-plus-trine-2-pixeljunk-shooter-ultimate-nba-2k14-free-for-members/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time for PS3 and/or Vita:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/09/playstation-plus-sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-free-for-members/

Figured this needed a sticky...

Very much appreciated.

Also needs a few updates:

Terreria was added on June 17th. I actually missed this one because they've changed up the program a bit, which I explain below.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/16/playstation-plus-terraria-free-for-members/

Mutant Mudds Deluxe went up last week:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/23/playstation-plus-mutant-mudds-deluxe-free-for-members/

And all of the July games will go up tomorrow. This is how they're going to do it now, all at once as opposed to week to week, so make sure you check in the beginning of the month and queue them all up so you don't forget because from what I understand, they'll only be available for a month and that's it!
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/25/ps-plus-julys-free-game-lineup-goes-live-tuesday/

Thanks for the update. I kinda liked it being week to week but monthly will probably be better. That way we won't miss anything if we forget to look on a certain week.

August games are:

Fez, Road Not Taken (PS4)
Crysis 3, Proteus (PS3)
Dragon's Crown, Metrico (Vita)

http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/30/5951845/playstation-plus-august-2014-ps4-ps3-ps-vita

Woo-Hoo Dragon's Crown! As for the rest...

Here are the games coming in September.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/08/27/ps-plus-preview-septembers-free-game-lineup/

I'm very happy to be vindicated for all the times I passed on Playstation All-Stars because I knew it would eventually be on Plus.

I was kind of bummed when I saw the list of games but after watching the video, it looks like there could be some good ones in there.

I like the previous Velocity games so I'll definitely give 2X a shot, plus it's cross platform, sweet. TxK for the Vita also!

Flash sale:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/09/19/flash-sale-25-racing-games-on-sale-now/#sf4731476

October preview just got posted.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/10/01/preview-octobers-free-game-lineup/

Arkham Asylum is very disappointing. We got Arkham City a few months ago so it's kind of an odd choice. The rest of the stuff is satisfying enough. Rainbow Moon looks really cool.

Rainbow Moon looks like a blast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwYyVG359f8

October's games are live now, except Drive Club, which they were having some kind server issues with I think.

November 2014 games.

[img width=700 height=393]http://i.imgur.com/7mnP2od.png[/img]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG3eDaooQG8

Luftrausers looks crazy fun! Also going to have to check out Escape Plan.

You get the PS4 version as well due to cross-buy :D

November's games are now live.

Sony has announced a few of the PS4 games that will be available on PS+ in December and January.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/11/04/sneak-peek-at-ps4-plus-lineup-for-dec-jan/#sf5590903

Awesome, I've been trying to hunt down a cheap copy of Injustice for a while now.  Free is even better  :)

I had a chance over the weekend to try both Luftrausers and Binding Of Isaac Rebirth. I must say, I think I'm just not into what is currently going on in the indie game scene, and I feel like people (both mainstream and amateur) rave about all of them, all the time. It was cool, for example, to be able to try Binding of Isaac because every podcast I listen to is talking about it right now. I just didn't like it. Luftrausers was all the rage a few months ago. Again, it's cool to see what all the hub-bub was all about but I...don't see what the hub-bub was all about.

I've just been thinking about this a lot. Many of the games on PS+, especially on the Vita, are these kinds of indie games. I'm just realizing now how few of them I actually like. I didn't care for Braid, I didn't care for Fez, I liked Limbo but not nearly as much as some people. Same with Hotline Miami. I have Spelunky on my Vita but I have almost have a bias against it already because of how some people treat it as the second coming.

Not to derail my own thread, but we're at least a week out from December's preview being announced. What say you about the hyperbolic over-ratedness of every single damned indie game that comes out?

They tend to have their 2 weeks of fame and die off fairly quickly. Most of them just don't have the content for replay, and burn out fairly quickly.

I gotta agree about not being into the whole indie scene.  I haven't played a lot of them, but just about any that I have played I just couldn't get into.  And most of them don't look interesting enough for me to try them.  Even as much as people rave about Shovel Knight, I still have very little interest in it.

The PS+ offerings for the last few months have been very disappointing for me personally since they have largely consisted of indie games.  What happened to all of those awesome AAA games they were giving out?  I don't even know what types of games Luftrausers and Binding of Isaac are, but like you said, I just have a bias against them already just because none of these indie games have captured my interest in the past.  The only exception that comes to mind is FTL.  I've yet to play it, but I do want to try it sometime soon.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to hate on indie games.  Game development has become a big and costly industry, and I think it's great that indie developers have an avenue for creating and distributing their games, and I also think it's great that there is a market for these types of games.  They're just not for me.

Lately, I was discussing this with a good friend of mine who is pretty ticked that PS+ and GwG games have been mostly indie titles.  I defended them at first... and then realized that for most of them, I also play briefly and then lose interest.  Although I have to admit a few hours with Luftrausers was much more enjoyable than the entire campaign and mp of the new Call of Duty, IMHO.

There are always exceptions, naturally.  But it has felt for some time that PS+/GwG get filler-type titles instead of something I'd play for awhile.

It's also kept me from buying pretty much anything digital; the last three times I made a purchase, the same game went free before I sunk any real time into it.

There have been a lot of duds in the recent PS+ releases, but I'm happy to have the subscription. It's nice that I was able to get Metrico and Muramasa for free on my Vita, and Tomb Raider on my PS3. Having to pay the $50 annually kind of sucks, but the amount of free games I've downloaded has justified the subscription fee.

I have to redact what I said about Luftrausers. I put a little more time into it on both my Vita and PS3 and I actually really like it, though it is really only intensely fun in short bursts.

I'm also playing Sly Cooper Thieves in Time which was a PS+ title a few months ago. I'm playing on the Vita so far, but the game is so good that I may download it to PS3 as well and utilize the cross-save feature.

Ok, I have a couple potentially stupid questions.  I have not stepped into the PS plus realm, and I have only been really into my PS3 for about a year.  The free games sound really cool, and I like the deals that I see on the Playstation store.  My questions are:
Do you get to keep the free games if you leave Playstation plus?
What else do you get with PS plus besides free games and store discounts?

Not stupid questions at all!

Do you get to keep the free games if you leave Playstation plus?

No. You lose access to them if you leave, but you will regain access to your entire queue if you renew, even if there is a gap in time.

What else do you get with PS plus besides free games and store discounts?

Multiplayer for PS4. Multiplayer at this time is still free for PS3.

Cool!  Thank you.  I have been considering a PS+ subscription.  I think I might wait until I get my PS4, though.

You won't regret a PS+ subscription. I was on the fence for a long time but I'm so happy I made the decision to get it. Even without your PS4 you'll find loads of value in PS+. If there are free games for it that you want you can always leave them in your download queue to wait until you bring home your new console.

December's preview is here:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/11/26/ps-plus-preview-decembers-free-game-lineup/

DEADLY PREMONITION DIRECTORS CUT. GET IT.

December's games are now live!

store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/free-games/cid=STORE-MSF77008-PSPLUSFREEGAMES

Free games from EA. Plus subscription not required for these. Thank you MumboKing for sharing.

Thanks for the heads up. Been wanting to play Mirror's Edge since the demo came out haha!

Me too, and it's not a game I feel I particularly need on the shelf, so I'm really psyched on the free download.

Just curious if anyone has played, or is going to play Deadly Premonition. I'ts one of my favorite games ever and shouldn't be missed this month!

I tried Titan Attacks over the weekend but it was boring as all get-out so I deleted it.

Community Playthrough?

I've been excited to finally get down to play Deadly Premonition myself.

I played Deadly Premonition back when it came out on the Xbox 360.  I know that this is really a 'love it or hate it' kind of game, but I seem to be the only person who has a neutral stance on it.  On the one hand, I love the setting, characters, and overall quirkiness (obvious homages to Twin Peaks), but on the other hand, the gameplay is very rough around the edges.  This game probably has the worst driving controls of any game I've ever played, although I think the Director's Cut version may have touched up the controls a bit.

Definitely worth checking out though.  It's the closest thing you'll find to a video game adaptation of Twin Peaks.

January's games have been announced.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/31/playstation-plus-januarys-free-games/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27uVkXaWogE

inFAMOUS: First Light (PS4)
The Swapper (PS4|PS3|PS Vita)
Prototype 2 (PS3)
DuckTales Remastered (PS3)
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition (PS Vita|PS3)
Whoa Dave! (PS Vita|PS4 version will be released at a later date)

Not a bad spread if you ask me. Prototype 2 was awesome for those who haven't played it. I've heard good things about Ducktales but you can go to Hell if you think I'm going to play that without going to Gamestop and buying an empty case for it that I can look at on my shelf first.

January games are live.

I'm probably going to check out Infamous: First Light and Whoa Dave!. Will I still enjoy First Light without having played any Infamous games?

February's games have been announced.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ti9fuwzDtI&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5Ti9fuwzDtI&has_verified=1

Transistor (PS4)
Apotheon (PS4)
Yakuza 4 (PS3)
Thief (PS3)
Rogue Legacy (PS Vita|PS4|PS3)
Kick & Fennick (PS Vita)

Awww man! This comes two months after I bought Transistor on Steam... At least it was half off.

Oh well, I'll just beat it twice :)

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

Best PSN month EVER, BY A MILE!  Already own Transistor on Steam but I never mind having another copy of a fantastic game, Rogue Legacy is the real winner here.  Cannot wait to put this on the Vita and play it wherever/whenever.

Rogue Legacy is fantastic. Glad I'll be able to add this on a portable platform.

Looking forward to having a go with Thief and Rogue Legacy.

February's games are live. Enjoy.

Grabbed Apotheon (a game that's free at launch?! Yes, please!), Thief, Rogue Legacy, and Transistor.

Floyd, curious why you wouldn't just grab everything? They're only available for a month but once you queue them up you can get them as long as you're a member. One day, for example, you may want to play Yakuza 4, which is an incredible game.

I've never gone all in and downloaded every PS+ game. Don't know why. The only game I wish I downloaded was FEZ, but I have it on Steam and GOG so I didn't really miss out.

Do you know that you can add the games to your download list without actually downloading them? That's what I meant.

I know that. I just like to pick and choose, it's a buffet of games after all. :D

http://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/B_F84K9UsAAD-yx.mp4

Damn doesn't work as intended....
Source:
https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/572375977399095296

Yes, there's some kind of delay on March's announcement. I'm checking every day and will post when they come up with something. Hope it's good stuff like the past few months.

Yea i'm surprise there has been nothing announced.
PS+ has been good about offering a ton of games with good variety.

EDIT
Oh hey and apparently here it is:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/03/02/playstation-now-subscriptions-new-for-march-2015/

Rtype Mmmmmmmm
I loves me some Rtype.

^ That's PS Now, not PS+

Oops...
I'll go back to my lonely Games With Gold thread...

Where i belong :'(

LOL

Parlez vous Francais?
https://twitter.com/PlayStationFR/status/572445501041332225

Titles get dropped at some time tomorrow.
Guess tomorrow might be relative to time zone though lol

Looks like the games were announced.

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/03/03/here-are-marchs-ps-plus-games

Ah man you beat me to it.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/03/03/ps-plus-free-games-for-march-2015/

Heard nothing but good things about Papo Y Yo and I'm curious about Sherlock Holmes.

Papo y Yo is very good although it's a little bit like Ico with the environmental puzzles. Still worth playing though. I'm also excited about Sherlock Holmes. It's been a while since I've played a detective game.

Nooooo I missed Papo :(

They're discounting all the Assassain's Creed games again.

Doesn't look like anything is free right meow.

Try going in on your browser:

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/free-games/cid=STORE-MSF77008-PSPLUSFREEGAMES

Everything is still showing as free.

It is! Much thanks GG!

April's games have been announced!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsVxu_LDGuU

Tower of Guns (PS4, PS3)
Never Alone (PS4)
Dishonored (PS3)
Aaru’s Awakening (PS3, PS4)
Killzone Mercenary (PS Vita)
MonsterBag (PS Vita)

What do you like? Tower of Guns looks pretty fun. Dishonored is an awesome game for those who haven't played it yet. Honestly, not a bang-up month for me but I'm still clearing out games from previous months.

PS+ members also get $2 off Axiom Verge which is a Metroidvania meets Contra meets Blaster Master.

The PS4 and Vita versions of Woah Dave! are free for Plus members right now as well. Not sure how long that lasts as it is not part of the main program.

The games for April are now live. Go get 'em!

May 2015 games have been announced.

Ether One [PS4]
Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition [PS4]

Race the Sun [Vita] [PS3] [PS4]
The Unfinished Swan [Vita] [PS3] [PS4]

Murasaki Baby [Vita]
Hohokum [Vita] [PS3] [PS4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbDxjpiCVXg

I got the super turbo edition when it was on sale a year or so ago. It's a really good version of Guacamelee.

I'm a little late to the draw here buy May's games are all live. Enjoy!

June's games have been announced!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeqDcW_rHK0

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4)
Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition (PS4)
Super Exploding Zoo (PS Vita | PS4)
Futuridium EP Deluxe (PS Vita | PS4)
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (PS3)
Cloudberry Kingdom (PS3)

Psyched on Call of Juarez. Also, insert joke about this being the appropriate price for MGSV:GZ here.

June's games are all live. Go get 'em.

My  PSN lapsed a few months back :( NExt time I see a deal I'll pick it back up.  Metal Gear is tempting, been curious about that one and I recently borrowed a friend's PS4..

And wakey wakey, thanks for bumping the thread Bil. Made me realize I didn't post July's announcement yesterday.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/07/01/ps-plus-free-games-for-july-2015/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdPtvlyAdhg

I've read that Styx isn't that good, but it looks fun and free is a decent price. Entwined and Rain seems like short gimmicky games, but I'll give them both a try if the trophies are annoying. Geometry Wars is the real treat this month.

That's weird, not one of these things is Rocket League. Played tonight with some friends and it was a total blast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dqJRD4rbIA

I noticed they very quietly added the PS+ edition of Drive Club too.

I suppose it has worked for it to fly under the radar, not that I'm on the cutting edge of gaming news all the time but I hadn't heard anything about it finally being released.

August's games are LIVE!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/07/29/ps-plus-free-games-for-august-2015/


Also there's a pretty decent and very wide-ranging sale going on in the PSN store worth checking out:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/08/04/ps-store-summer-sale-week-2-assassins-creed-unity-project-almanac-more/

It looks like they've changed the PS3 store to look like the PS4 one. The new/expiring sections aren't there anymore. Do you have to find the games elsewhere now?

Interesting. I'll have to check that out later. The PSN Store through consoles has always been notoriously painful.

Meanwhile if you use an internet browser and go through store.playstation.com you can still see all the games at once.

September's games are live!

Grow Home (PS4)
Super Time Force Ultra (PS4 and PS Vita)
Twisted Metal (PS3)
Teslagrad (PS4 and PS3)
La-Mulana EX (PS Vita)
Xeodrifter (PS4 and PS Vita)

Great month!

Xeodrifter is amazing, so far.

October's games have been announced. They're not live just yet but it has to be soon.

Full Lineup:
Super Meat Boy, PS4, PS Vita
Broken Age, PS4, PS Vita
Unmechanical: Extended, PS4, PS3
Chariot, PS3
KickBeat, PS3, PS Vita
Kung Fu Rabbit, PS3, PS Vita

PS Plus games are uploaded the first Tuesday of every month :)

Yep, except for when they aren't ;) but I hear ya.

They've been pretty good about getting the games out on time for a while now.
Broken Age is pretty good for anyone who hasn't already played it, but it's not an easy plat for any trophy collectors we have around here.
Kung Fu Rabbit is cute and pretty good.
Unmechanical: Extended is the one that surprised me. I didn't even know they had redone Unmechanical. For anyone who hasn't played the original, it wasn't bad, but it fell very firmly into the category of 'babies first adventure game' and was sort of unremarkable.

I've been playing Kung-Fu Rabbit for a few days. It's a fun platformer. Cute, simple & very nice for a free game :D

Does anyone think PS+ will make a  more "premium" title available for free any time soon? Not complaining of what they have had available, its just been awhile since they have had one come available. I think the last games was Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeros

Although I did enjoy last month's games, Xeodrifter was very fun, and the Lara Croft game was fun in a Gauntlet Legends kind of way.

Yeah, it seems like there are less and less retail titles. Like you, I'm not going to complain about it. When I look at my download list of almost 400 games there are plenty in there I can go back to. But I remember when I first signed up I would hold off on buying games that had been out for more than a few months because they came up a lot.

November's games have been announced:

The Walking Dead Season 2 (PS4)
Magicka 2 (PS4)
Dragon Fin Soup (PS4, PS Vita, PS3)
Mass Effect 2 (PS3)
Beyond Good and Evil (PS3)
inviZimals (PS Vita)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-sUMmIY1AA

Damn, have most of that already. Maybe Walking Dead 2 has a separate trophy list for a free platinum.

Excited for Magicka 2 and Dragon Fin Soup looks cool as well

Every Walking Dead version stacks on PS. PS3/Vita/PS4 versions of The Walking Dead: Season Two all have their own Trophy lists.

Cool, been meaning to pick up Walking Dead Season 2 for a while.

Perfect, a quick, free platinum! Works out even better as there are rumors about that Season 3 won't be on the PS3, so I'll need a current save set up.

Season 2 doesn't have a platinum trophy.

Right, right.
Free trophies none the less.

Here are our games for December. Some good stuff here!

Gauntlet: Slayer Edition (PS4)
King’s Question – Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember (PS4)
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon (PS3)
SSX (PS3)
Rocketbirds Harboilded (PS Vita)
Freedom Wars (PS Vita)

SSX & Farcry are good ones for sure! Gonna have to check out that Gauntlet game.

I knew it was a good idea to hold off on Blood Dragon the last few times it was on sale.

Also, anyone who needs to renew, Amazon is currently selling 1 year subs for $40.
http://tinyurl.com/pdhqscc

Here are the games coming in January:

Dragon Age: Origins, PS3
Grim Fandango Remastered, PS4, PS Vita
Hardware: Rivals, PS4
Legends of War Patton, PS Vita
Medal of Honor Warfighter, PS3
Nihilumbra, PS Vita

February games have been announced:

Grid Autosport, PS3
Helldivers: Democracy Strikes Back , PS4, PS3, PS Vita
Lemmings Touch, PS Vita
Nom Nom Galaxy, PS4
Nova-111, PS Vita
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, PS3

March games are up:

BroForce - PS4 (for some reason this is not showing as being able to add to cart yet).
Galak-Z - PS4
Flame Over - Vita
I am Alive - PS3
Reality Fighters - Vita
The Last Guy - PS3

A bunch of stuff I've never even heard of here. Anyone have experience with Flame Over, Reality Fighters, or The Last Guy?

April:

– A Virus Named Tom, PS Vita
– Dead Star, PS4
– I Am Alive, PS3
– Savage Moon, PS3
– Shutshimi, PS Vita
– Zombi, PS4

A pity they completely removed the multiplayer from Zombi... I get how split screen would fail but a companion app for phones would have easily fixed that... Oh well, it's free this month so can't complain.

So, for this month:

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, PS3
God of War: Ghost of Sparta, PS Vita
LocoRoco Cocoreccho!, PS3
Switch Galaxy Ultra, PS4, PS Vita
Table Top Racing: World Tour, PS4
Tropico 5, PS4

Nothing to phone home about, but Bionic Commando and Ghost of Sparta are pretty good.

Thanks JSoup.

I will add them all to my queue as always, but quite frankly it has been a while since I got genuinely excited for anything on the service.

Maybe I need a PS4....

Enjoying Tropico 5 so far, even though playing RTS on consoles always feel weird to me.

The past two months have been pretty good.

Also really happy with Tropico 5. I've played it way more than I thought I would.

So June's PSN+ was announced:

NBA 2K16, PS4
Gone Home: Console Edition, PS4
Echochrome, PS3
Siren: Blood Curse (Episodes 1-12), PS3
God of War: Chains of Olympus, PS Vita
Little Deviants, PS Vita

Gone Home is a good one hour game and the free trophies are a plus. Siren I've read good things about but never got around to getting. The rest is just gravy to me at this point.

Man, I really need a PS4 now.

I love that Siren Blood Curse is up.

2k16 for free wow. Too bad I bought it a few months ago lol. The rest look really good though!

Great stuff, definitely will pick up NBA2K16 will give Gone Home a try

I've actually been meaning to go back through all the lists of PSN+ titles and compile a list of what I have in my account and what's I yet to play. Wouldn't need to bother with that if the PSN download list wasn't such a load of crap.

Tropico 5 and now NBA 2K16... Really exited to see what next month has in store now.

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, PS3
Fat Princess, PS3
Furi, PS4
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines, PS Vita
Prince of Persia: Revelation, PS Vita
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, PS4

Wow according to my need to purchase list, they've been killing it lately!

Call of Jaurez is old as hell but I remember really enjoying playing it when I first got my PS3.

Gat out of Hell was certainly weak compared to SR 3rd and IV (it is just an expansion afterall), but fun for a freebie.

Oreshika definitely looks like my cup of tea.

I just saw a posting that Yakuza V is free for PS+ next month. Can anyone confirm?

Yep... it is.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/07/27/playstation-plus-free-games-for-august-2016/

Full lineup:

    Tricky Towers, PS4
    Rebel Galaxy, PS4
    Yakuza 5, PS3
    Retro/Grade, PS3
    Patapon 3, PS Vita
    Ultratron, PS Vita, PS3, PS4

Oh my god YES!

AdVenture Capitalist is a fantastic free game. It's a very simple business related game that relies heavily on a timer mechanic.

You spend money to buy businesses and then the businesses earn you money over a period of time. It's only fun for 10 minutes at a time, but that 10 minutes is pretty fun. The music and UI are charming. It even offer some humor with the names and looks of the managers you can hire, like Admiral Snackbar (instead of Ackbar) and Forest Trump, who looks like a mix between Forest Gump and Donald Trump.

September 2016:

Lords of the Fallen, PS4
Journey, PS4, PS3
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, PS3
Datura, PS3
Badland, PS Vita, PS4, PS3
Amnesia: Memories, PS Vita

October 2016:

Resident Evil, PS4
Transformers: Devastation, PS4
Mad Riders, PS3
From Dust, PS3
Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~, PS Vita
Actual Sunlight, PS Vita

Transformers might be good and I've read good things about From Dust. Resident Evil was never really my bag.

Glad to see some games that interest me. I've wanted to check out RE Remake for a while.

Wow, good stuff this month

November's games are here. Gotta say I'm not thrilled about any of these but I have plenty to play for now (and forever) so I'm not losing sleep over it.

Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, PS4
The Deadly Tower of Monsters, PS4
Dirt 3, PS3
Costume Quest 2, PS3
Letter Quest Remastered, PS Vita (Cross buy with PS4)
Pumped BMX+, PS Vita (Cross buy with PS4 and PS3)

December 2016

Invisible, Inc., PS4
Stories: Path of Destinies, PS4
Hyper Void, PS3
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops, PS3 (Cross buy on PS4 and Vita)
Color Guardians, PS Vita (Cross buy on PS4)
VVVVVV, PS Vita

I've never heard of any of these other than VVVVVV. Anything worthwhile?

Same here actually. Haven't had a chance to look.

Not sure about these. Last month was lackluster for me, and these don't look promising. Maybe January will bring us a AAA title or perhaps a more well known digital-only title

January 2017

Day of The Tentacle Remastered, PS4 (Cross buy on PS Vita)
This War of Mine: The Little Ones, PS4
Blazerush, PS3
The Swindle, PS3 (Cross Buy on PS4 and PS Vita)
Azkend 2, PS Vita
Titan Souls, PS Vita (Cross Buy on PS4)

February 2017

LittleBigPlanet 3 // PS4
Not a Hero // PS4
Starwhal // PS3, cross buy with PS4
Anna — Extended Edition // PS3
Ninja Senki DX // PS Vita, cross buy with PS4
TorqueL // PS Vita, cross buy with PS4

March 2017

Disc Jam, PS4
Tearaway Unfolded, PS4
Under Night: In-Birth, PS3
Earth Defense Force 2025, PS3
Lumo, PS Vita (crossbuy on PS4)
Severed, PS Vita

April 2017

Drawn To Death, PS4
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, PS4
Invizimals: the Lost Kingdom, PS3
Alien Rage – Extended Edition, PS3
10 Second Ninja, PS Vita (crossbuy with PS4)
Curses ‘n Chaos, PS Vita (crossbuy on PS4)

May 2017:

Abzu (PS4)
Laser Disco Defenders (PS4, PS Vita)
Tales From the Borderlands (PS4)
Type: Rider (PS4, PS Vita)
Blood Knights (PS3)
Port Royale 3: Pirates and Merchants (PS3)

June 2017

Killing Floor 2, PS4
Life is Strange, PS4
Abyss Odyssey, PS3
WRC 5: World Rally Championship, PS3
Neon Chrome, PS Vita (crossbuy with PS4)
Spy Chameleon, PS Vita (crossbuy on PS4)

Here’s July’s PlayStation Plus lineup:

PS4

Until Dawn
Game of Thrones

PS3

Tokyo Jungle
Darkstalkers Resurrection

Vita

Element41
Don’t Die, Mr. Robot (cross buy on PS4)

August:

Just Cause 3, PS4
Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry, PS4
Super Motherload, PS3
Snakeball, PS3
Downwell, PS Vita (crossbuy with PS4)
Level 22, PS Vita

September 2017:

inFamous: Second Son, PS4
Strike Vector Ex, PS4
Truck Racer, PS3
Handball 2016, PS3
We Are Doomed, PS Vita (Cross buy with PS4)
Hatoful Boyfriend, PS Vita (Cross buy with PS4)

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October 2017:

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4)
Amnesia Collection (PS4)
Monster Jam Battlegrounds (PS3)
Hustle Kings (PS3)
Hue (PS Vita and PS4)
Sky Force Anniversary (PS Vita, PS4, and PS3)

MGSV is one of the best games of all time. I haven't stopped playing it since launch. Very tempting to start over on the PS4.

Awesome lineup been wanting to play MGS and Amnesia. Will surely pickup the rest as well.

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November 2017:

Worms Battlegrounds (PS4)
Bound (PS4)
R-Type Dimensions (PS3)
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic (PS3)
Dungeon Punks (PS Vita, PS4)
Broken Sword 5: The Serpents Curse Episodes 1 and 2 (PS Vita)
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (PS4) - bonus game available November 7-January 2.

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December 2017

Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition (PS4)
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (PS4)
Syberia Collection (PS3)
Xblaze Lost: Memories (PS3)
Forma.8 (PS Vita, PS4)
Wanted Corp (PS Vita)
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (PS4) — bonus game available through January 2 in U.S., Canada, and Latin America

January 2018

PS4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Batman: The Telltale Series
StarBlood Arena (PS VR required)
Uncanny Valley
That's You! (Europe and Australia only)
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness (US only)

PS3
Sacred 3
Book of Unwritten Tales 2

PS Vita
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness
Uncanny Valley

February 2018

Knack (PS4)
Rime (PS4)
Spelunker HD (PS3)
Mugen Souls Z (PS3)
Exiles End (PS Vita)
Grand Kingdom (PS Vita, (PS4)

March 2018 Free PS Plus Games

PS4
Bloodborne
Ratchet & Clank
Mighty No. 9 (Cross-Buy with PS3)
Claire: Extended Cut (Cross-Buy with PS Vita)
Bombing Busters (Cross-Buy with PS Vita)

PS3
Mighty No. 9 (Cross-Buy with PS4)
Legend of Kay

PS Vita
Claire: Extended Cut (Cross-Buy with PS4)
Bombing Busters (Cross-Buy with PS4)

Very disappointed that this is the last month of ps3 and vita games. It's not been said if that means more ps4 games next month.

Fear not, we'll have PS3 and Vita games until March of next year.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/02/28/ps-plus-games-for-march-additional-service-changes/

^^^thanks

It was on Gamespots video for the games this month that they said it was the last. I guess they just got the year wrong.

April 2018 PlayStation Plus Games

PS4
Mad Max
TrackMania Turbo
Q-Bert Rebooted

PS3
In Space We Brawl
Toy Home
Q-Bert Rebooted

Vita
99 Vidas
Q-Bert Rebooted

Sweet, Trackmania is one I've been on the fence about for ages... and wouldn't mind downloading Q-Bert while I'm at it.

May 2018 PS Plus Games Lineup
PS4
Beyond: Two Souls
King Oddball
Rayman Legends
PS3
Eat Them
King Oddball
Risen 3: Titan Lords
Vita
Furmins
King Oddball

PS Plus Free Games Lineup For June 2018

PS4
Trials Fusion
XCOM 2

PS3
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Zombie Driver HD: Complete Edition

Vita
Atomic Ninjas
Squares

They added COD BLOPS III. That's pretty cool.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/06/11/call-of-duty-black-ops-3-joins-playstation-plus-starting-tonight/

July 2018 PS Plus Games

PS4

Absolver
Heavy Rain

PS3

Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess
Rayman 3 HD

Vita

Space Overlords
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Really cool about Black Ops III, that was a nice surprise.

August 2018 PS Plus Games

PS4

Mafia III
Dead by Daylight

PS3

Bound by Flame
Serious Sam 3 BFE

PS Vita

Draw Slasher
Space Hulk

September 2018 PS Plus Games

PS4

Destiny 2
God of War III Remastered
Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition (Cross Buy with PS3 and Vita)
QUBE Director's Cut (Cross Buy with PS3)
Sparkle 2 (Cross Buy with PS3 and Vita)
Foul Play (Cross Buy with Vita)

PS3

Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition (Cross Buy with PS4 and Vita)
QUBE Director's Cut (Cross Buy with PS4)

PS Vita

Sparkle 2 (Cross Buy with PS3 and PS4)
Foul Play (Cross Buy with PS4)

PlayStation Plus Games for October

PS4

Friday the 13th: The Game
Laser League
The Bridge (also on PS3 and Vita)
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution (also on Vita)
2064: Read Only Memories (also on Vita)

PS3

Master Reboot
The Bridge (also on PS4 and Vita)

PS Vita

Rocketbirds 2: Evolution (also on PS4)
2064: Read Only Memories (also on PS4)
The Bridge (also on PS3 and PS4)

Free PS Plus Games For November 2018

PS4

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Yakuza Kiwami
Burly Man at Sea (also on Vita)
Roundabout (also on Vita)

PS3

Jackbox Party Pack 2
Arkedo Series

PS Vita

Burly Men at Sea (also on PS4)
Roundabout (also on PS4)

Free PS Plus Games For December 2018

PS4

Soma
Onrush
Iconoclasts (also on PS Vita)

PS3

Steredenn
SteinsGate

PS Vita

Papers, Please
Iconoclasts (also on PS4)

January PS+ titles:
Steep (PS4)
Portal Knights (PS4)
Zone of the Enders HD Collection (PS3)
Amplitude (PS3)
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion (PS Vita & PS4)
Super Mutant Alien Assault (PS Vita)

PlayStation Plus Games For February 2019

PS4

For Honor
Hitman Season 1
Gunhouse (Cross-Buy)
Rogue Aces (Cross-Buy)

PS3

Divekick (Cross-Buy)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

PS Vita

Gunhouse (Cross-Buy)
Rogue Aces (Cross-Buy)
Divekick (Cross-Buy)

Courtesy of Polygon:

"The Witness and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered are the lone free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers in March, Sony announced Wednesday."

I think maybe they don't know what the word 'lone' means.

They are all "lone"ly without the games on PS3 and Vita anymore

April:

Conan Exiles and The Surge

May's free PS Plus games are Overcooked and What Remains of Edith Finch.

June's games are Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and Sonic Mania.

July's games are Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 and Horizon Chase Turbo.

Trophy hunters say Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 is another free platinum game.
Others are saying Horizon Chase Turbo is a hidden PS4 gem.

Apparently PES 2019 was dropped in favor of Detroit: Become Human.

That's a trade up for sure.

It's also the deluxe version, so it comes with Heavy Rain as well.

👍👍👍👍👍👍

Looks like I'll be download both Detroit: Become Human and Horizon Chase Turbo, two good games I'll definitely be playing.

AUGUST 2019 - Wipeout Omega Collection and Sniper Elite 4

PlayStation Plus Free Games for September:

Batman: Arkham Knight
Darksiders 3

Not bad. Darksiders 3 is one of those mixed opinion games, so it's nice to have the chance to try it without spending money on it. I have Arkham Knight on Steam but I'm not sure if they fixed that version or if it's still FUBAR, so I'm glad to have a backup.

I've been sitting on getting Darksiders 3 for a while, so this works for me. Interestingly, it's been pointed out by others that PSN+ has now given the entire Darksiders series away.

October 2019

MLB The Show 19 and The Last Of Us Remastered

November 2019

Nioh and Outlast 2

well..crap i forgot i downloaded nioh via psn plus...just bought physical copy new for $10 at gamestop

Haha it happens. Now you have a physical copy for when you don't have PS+ or when it stops existing.

******

December's games are Titanfall 2 and Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame

Titanfall 2 has a reputation of being a really good FPS with a superb single player.

January’s Free PS Plus Games: Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Goat Simulator

February 2020:

BioShock: The Collection
The Sims 4
Firewall Zero Hour (PSVR)

So I was surprised to see Firewalls basic trophies were so high in value. It's not uncommon for VR games to have a higher than normal value simply because VR has a high price of entry, and then you have to buy the games. But this was a little much even considering that. Apparently it's online multiplayer heavy and you're looking at an average 160 hours to finish. So that explains that.

I look forward to seeing more of these

March 2020 games are live:

SONIC FORCES Digital Standard Edition
SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS

April 2020 will be:
-Uncharted 4
-Dirt Rally 2.0

May 2020

Cities: Skylines
Farming Simulator 19

Lots of bellyaching on social media due to these picks but I remember Cities: Skylines getting tons of positive buzz when it came out.

It's going to be a tad clunky with a controller, but Cities: Skylines is good stuff.
Farming Simulator is good if you like that kind of game. If you're a trophy hunter, it's a pretty simple platinum as well.

June 2020

Call of Duty: WWII
Star Wars Battlefront II

July 2020 PS Plus Free Games
Available July 7 to August 3

Rise of the Tomb Raider
NBA 2K20
Erica

I wouldn't pass on Erica. It's an FMV with Hollywood level production and is pretty good, if you don't mind interactive stories.
Rise of the Tomb Raider isn't terrible either, particularly so if you're getting it free anyway.

^I'm looking forward to playing Erica. I have a soft spot for FMV games and have yet to try this one.

August 2020 PS Plus Free Games

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered (July 28-August 31)
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (August 4-31)

September 2020 PS Plus Free Games

Street Fighter V (September 1-October 5)
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (September 1-October 5)

October 2020's games are Need for Speed: Payback and Vampyr.
I don't know from Need for Speed, but Vampyr is rated well.

November 2020 PS Plus Free Games

Available November 3 to November 30

Hollow Knight: Voidheart edition
Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Available November 12 to January 4

Bugsnax - PS5 version only

Worth noting that you can still redeem the game if you don't have a PS5, you just can't play it.

December 2020 PS Plus Free Games
Available December 1 to January 4

Just Cause 4
Rocket Arena
Worms Rumble
Bugsnax - PS5 version only

PS Plus Free Games January 2021

Maneater (PS5)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (PS4)
Greedfall (PS4)

Catching us up:

PSN+ February 2021
-Destruction AllStars (PS5)
-Control: Ultimate Edition (PS4/5)
-Concrete Genie (PS4)

PSN+ March 2021
-Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4, can't be upgraded)
-Farpoint (PS4)
-Maquette (PS5)
-Remnant: From the Ashes (PS4)

Control and Concrete Genie are solid games and I recommend both. Farpoint reviews well, but it's one downfall is being locked behind the PS VR price tag.

Thanks, man!

If you have PSVR, Farpoint is pretty cool, there are so few games that use the gun and this is one of them.

April 2021:

Oddworld: Soulstorm (PS5 only)
Days Gone.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War.

May 2021:

-Wreckfest (PS5)
-Battlefield 5
-Stranded Deep

June 2021 PS Plus Free Games

Star Wars: Squadrons (available until July 5)
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (available until August 2)
Operation Tango (available until July 5)

July 2021 PS Plus Free Games
Available until August 2

A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS5 only)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
WWE 2K Battlegrounds

August 2021 PS Plus Free Games
Available from August 3 to September 6

Hunter's Arena: Legends
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
Tennis World Tour 2

September 2021 PS Plus Free Games
Available through October 4

Overcooked: All You Can Eat (PS5)
Hitman 2
Predator: Hunting Grounds


October 2021 PS Plus Free Games
Available from October 5 to November 1

Hell Let Loose (PS5)
PGA Tour 2K21 (PS4)
Mortal Kombat X (PS4)

November 2021 PS Plus
Available until December 7

Knockout City -- PS4, PS5
First Class Trouble -- PS4, PS5
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning -- PS4
The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners -- PSVR
The Persistence -- PSVR
Until You Fall -- PSVR

December 2021 PS Plus Free Games
Available until January 3, 2022

Godfall Challenger Edition -- PS4, PS5
Mortal Shell -- PS4
Lego DC Super Villains -- PS4
The Persistence -- PSVR
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners -- PSVR
Until You Fall -- PSVR

January 2022 PlayStation Plus Games
Available until Tuesday, February 4

Dirt 5 -- PS4, PS5
Deep Rock Galactic -- PS4, PS5
Persona 5 Strikers -- PS4

PlayStation Plus Free Games For February 2022
Available February 1-28

EA Sports UFC 4 -- PS4
Planet Coaster: Console Edition -- PS5
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure -- PS4

PlayStation Plus Free Games For March 2022
Available until April 5
Ghostrunner -- PS5
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends – PS4/PS5
Ark: Survival Evolved -- PS4
Team Sonic Racing -- PS4

PlayStation Plus free games for April 2022
Available until May 3
Slay the Spire
Hood: Outlaws & Legends
SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated