PS Plus Essential Games

It Takes Two is a running, jumping and exploring game that tells the story of a young girl, Rose, whose parents are divorcing.

It Takes Two is a running, jumping and exploring game that tells the story of a young girl, Rose, whose parents are divorcing. The girl creates two dolls to represent her parents, which unexpectedly traps the clashing couple in them.

The Stanley Parable is an interactive drama with no combat or action to speak of apart from walking around and interacting with everyday objects.

The Stanley Parable is an interactive drama with no combat or action to speak of apart from walking around and interacting with everyday objects. You guide a silent protagonist, Stanley, while a discouraging narration plays in your ear.

Descenders is a downhill mountain biking game with a focus on skill.

Descenders is a downhill mountain biking game with a focus on skill. In each downhill run, your goal is to score as many points as possible by completing skill-based challenges and executing as many tricks and flips as you can, all while you try to avoid wiping out.

Little Nightmares II is a running and jumping game wrapped in a horror theme.

Little Nightmares II is a running and jumping game wrapped in a horror theme. You play a little boy named Mono who explores a dark and disturbing world.

Hitchhiker is a narrative game set on lost highways.

Hitchhiker is a narrative game set on lost highways. Unlike other interactive stories, Hitchhiker is intentionally dense and hard to follow.

Pacific Drive is an action-adventure game where you drive through a strange, twisted world that collapses around you.

Pacific Drive is an action-adventure game where you drive through a strange, twisted world that collapses around you. Play involves setting out from safety, scavenging for the materials you need before triggering your exit and racing to safety.

Dysmantle is a survival strategy game where you play a character emerging after the apocalypse.

Dysmantle is a survival strategy game where you play a character emerging after the apocalypse. The world is now inhabited by dangerous creatures and you only have your bare hands to survive.

Hot Wheels Unleashed is an arcade-style racing game where you race toy cars around sprawling, looping tracks through rooms and garages.

Hot Wheels Unleashed is an arcade-style racing game where you race toy cars around sprawling, looping tracks through rooms and garages. Its controls, while child-friendly, offer enough nuance to reward practice.

Braid is a platform game, not dissimilar to Mario World, that appears simple but has a twist.

Braid is a platform game, not dissimilar to Mario World, that appears simple but has a twist. The movement of your character is connected to the progression of time in a mind-bending manner.

Ghostwire: Tokyo is set in Japan where the population has vanished, and supernatural creatures roam the streets.

Ghostwire: Tokyo is set in Japan where the population has vanished, and supernatural creatures roam the streets. You explore this open world on a mission to find out what happened and to save your ill sister.

High On Life is a shooting adventure game from the creators of Rick and Morty.

High On Life is a shooting adventure game from the creators of Rick and Morty. You play by exploring the world and using your guns to defeat enemies.

Spooky Chase is a running, jumping game where you play a ghost collecting a series of flags.

Spooky Chase is a running, jumping game where you play a ghost collecting a series of flags. However, each route you take to a flag is then followed by enemies when you go after the next one.

Sonic Colours: Ultimate is a running, jumping and grinding game where you play the iconic blue hedgehog, Sonic.

Sonic Colours: Ultimate is a running, jumping and grinding game where you play the iconic blue hedgehog, Sonic. Dr Eggman has built a giant amusement park that he's powering with a captured alien race.

Harmony's Odyssey is a puzzle game where you solve mixed-up mythical dioramas full of riddles, creatures and magic.

Harmony's Odyssey is a puzzle game where you solve mixed-up mythical dioramas full of riddles, creatures and magic. Play is simply a matter of selecting and moving the sliding pieces, but there are clever clues in the fantasy world to see how they fit together.

Aliens: Dark Descent is a strategy game where you command a squad of soldiers as they face creatures from the Alien films.

Aliens: Dark Descent is a strategy game where you command a squad of soldiers as they face creatures from the Alien films. However, rather than using brute force, you must sneak around and avoid detection, both to keep the aliens unaware of your presence and to stop your troops from panicking and missing their shots.

Doki Doki Literature Club (DDLC) is a psychological horror game in the form of a high school dating simulator.

Doki Doki Literature Club (DDLC) is a psychological horror game in the form of a high school dating simulator. You attend your school's literature club and try to win over the girls there.

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is a sports game that recreates the game of Quidditch made famous by the Harry Potter books.

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is a sports game that recreates the game of Quidditch made famous by the Harry Potter books. Play involves taking on one of the game's roles and working as a team of four to score more than the other side.