PlayStation Plus relaunch games lineup and release date revealed

Sony has announced the initial lineup of games for its revamped, multi-tier PlayStation Plus subscription service, and firmed up its launch dates over the next five weeks.

The service will launch in Asia on May 24, Japan on June 2, North and South America on June 13, and Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on June 23.

Games coming to the subscription service include Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, the Demon’s Souls remake, Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, and Red Dead Redemption 2. But the structure of the deal is confusing, there’s nothing more recent than the director’s cut editions of Ghosts of Tsushima and Death Stranding (both released in mid-2021), and the classic games offering for the service’s top tier appears extremely thin at present — even lacking any PlayStation 2 games under emulation. The number of titles from third-party developers and publishers is dwarfed by the offering from internal studios.

It’s important to note, however, that Sony characterized this list as “an early look at some of the games that will be included during the launch time frame.” So there is room for the offering to improve in the coming weeks.

The lowest-priced Essential tier remains the same as the current PlayStation Plus, offering a handful of free PS4 and PS5 games every month alongside access to multiplayer online gaming. Sony has yet to announce the Essential tier games for the service’s relaunch in June.

The middle Extra tier will get a library of PS4 and PS5 hits, including those mentioned above. Other notable inclusions from in-house studios are Bloodborne, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Returnal, The Last of Us Remastered, and the complete Uncharted series. The Last of Us Part 2 is a notable omission. Other third-party offerings include Control, Final Fantasy 15, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Hollow Knight, and Outer Wilds.

The classic games catalog available to top-tier Premium and Deluxe subscribers will feature original PlayStation games Ape Escape, Tekken 2, and Syphon Filter, plus Super Stardust Portable from the PSP. Surprisingly, a number of PS4 remasters of PlayStation 2 games will be included in this tier, including some of the Jak and Daxter series, Siren, the Dark Cloud games, and even some third-party remasters of PS3 games, like BioShock. But no original versions of PS2 games running under emulation were announced.

Depending on your region, you may also get access to PS3 games via streaming in the top Premium tier. (If not, the tier is called Deluxe instead.) These will include the original Demon’s Souls, some Infamous and Ratchet & Clank games, and the magnificent Tokyo Jungle and Asura’s Wrath.

A final benefit of the top Premium and Deluxe tiers is time-limited trials for newer releases, including Horizon Forbidden West, Cyberpunk 2077, and Farming Simulator 22.

New games will be added on a monthly basis to all tiers.

You can find the full lists of games announced for each tier below.

PS4 and PS5 Game Catalog (Extra and Premium/Deluxe Plans)

PlayStation Studios

• Alienation | Housemarque, PS4
• Bloodborne | FromSoftware, PS4
• Concrete Genie | Pixelopus, PS4
• Days Gone | Bend Studio, PS4
• Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition | Housemarque, PS4
• Death Stranding and Death Stranding Director’s Cut | Kojima Productions, PS4/PS5
• Demon’s Souls | Bluepoint Games, PS5
• Destruction AllStars | Lucid Games, PS5
• Everybody’s Golf | Japan Studio, PS4
• Ghost Of Tsushima Director’s Cut | Sucker Punch, PS4/ PS5
• God of War | Santa Monica Studio, PS4
• Gravity Rush 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
• Gravity Rush Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• Horizon Zero Dawn | Guerrilla Games, PS4
• Infamous First Light | Sucker Punch, PS4
• Infamous Second Son | Sucker Punch, PS4
• Knack | Japan Studio, PS4
• LittleBigPlanet 3 | Sumo Digital, PS4
• LocoRoco Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• LocoRoco 2 Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• Marvel’s Spider-Man | Insomniac Games, PS4
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games, PS4/PS5
• Matterfall |Housemarque, PS4
• MediEvil | Other Ocean, PS4
• Patapon Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• Patapon 2 Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• Resogun | Housemarque, PS4
• Returnal | Housemarque, PS5
• Shadow of the Colossus | Japan Studio, PS4
• Tearaway Unfolded |Media Molecule, PS4
• The Last Guardian | Japan Studio, PS4
• The Last of Us Remastered | Naughty Dog, PS4
• The Last of Us: Left Behind | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Until Dawn | Supermassive Games, PS4
• Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection |Naughty Dog, PS4
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
• WipEout Omega Collection | Clever Beans & Creative Vault Studios, PS4

Third-Party Partners

• Ashen | Annapurna Interactive,PS4
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft, PS4/PS5
• Celeste | Maddy Makes Games, PS4
• Cities: Skylines | Paradox Interactive, PS4
• Control: Ultimate Edition | 505 Games, PS4/PS5
• Dead Cells| Motion Twin, PS4
• Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition | Square Enix Co. LTD, PS4
• Hollow Knight | Team Cherry, PS4
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | Square Enix Co. LTD., PS4/PS5
• Mortal Kombat 11 | WB Games, PS4/PS5
• Narutoshippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
• NBA 2K22 | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
• Outer Wilds | Annapurna Interactive, PS4
• Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar Games, PS4
• Resident Evil | Capcom Co., Ltd, PS4
• Soulcalibur VI | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
• The Artful Escape | Annapurna Interactive, PS4/PS5
• The Crew 2 | Ubisoft, PS4

Classic Games Catalog (Premium/Deluxe Plan)

Original PlayStation and PSP: PlayStation Studios

• Ape Escape | Japan Studio, Original Playstation
• Hot Shots Golf | Japan Studio, Original Playstation
• I.Q. Intelligent Qube | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
• Jumping Flash! | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
• Syphon Filter | Bend Studio, Original PlayStation
• Super Stardust Portable | Housemarque, PSP

Original PlayStation: Third-Party Partners

• Mr. Driller | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
• Tekken 2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
• Worms World Party | Team 17, Original PlayStation
• Worms Armageddon | Team17, Original PlayStation

Remasters: PlayStation Studios

• Ape Escape 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
• Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | Japan Studio, PS4
• Dark Cloud | Japan Studio, PS4
• Dark Cloud 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
• FantaVision | SIE, PS4
• Hot Shots Tennis | Japan Studio, PS4
• Jak II | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Jak 3| Naughty Dog, PS4
• Jak X: Combat Racing | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Rogue Galaxy | Japan Studio, PS4
• Siren | Japan Studio, PS4
• Wild Arms 3 | SIE, PS4

Remasters: Third-Party Partners

• Baja: Edge of Control HD | THQ Nordic, PS4
• Bioshock Remastered | 2K Games, PS4
• Borderlands The Handsome Collection | 2K Games, PS4
• Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | Gearbox Publishing, PS4
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning | THQ Nordic, PS4
• Lego Harry Potter Collection | WB Games, PS4

Original PS3 Games via streaming (Premium Plan)

PlayStation Studios

• Crash Commando | Creative Vault Studios, PS3
• Demon’s Souls | From Software, PS3
• echochrome | Japan Studio, PS3
• Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds | Japan Studio, PS3
• Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational | Japan Studio, PS3
• Ico | Japan Studio, PS3
• Infamous | Sucker Punch, PS3
• Infamous 2 | Sucker Punch, PS3
• Infamous: Festival of Blood | Sucker Punch, PS3
• LocoRoco Cocoreccho! | Japan Studio, PS3
• MotorStorm Apocalypse | Evolution Studios, PS3
• MotorStorm RC | Evolution Studios, PS3
• Puppeteer | Japan Studio, PS3
• rain | Japan Studio, PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty | Insomniac Games, PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time |Insomniac Games, PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus | Insomniac Games, PS3
• Resistance 3 | Insomniac Games, PS3
• Super Stardust HD | Housemarque, PS3
• Tokyo Jungle | Japan Studio, PS3
• When Vikings Attack | Clever Beans, PS3

Third-Party Partners

• Asura’s Wrath | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Konami, PS3
• Devil May Cry HD Collection | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
• Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., PS3
• F.E.A.R. | WB Games, PS3
• Lost Planet 2 | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | Koei Tecmo, PS3
• Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare |Rockstar Games, PS3

Time-Limited Game Trials (Premium/Deluxe Plan)

PlayStation Studios

• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection | Naughty Dog, PS5
• Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla Games, PS4/PS5

Third-Party Partners

• Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt, PS5
• Farming Simulator 22 | Giants Software GmBH, PS4/PS5
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderland | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
• WWE 2K22 | 2K Games, PS4/PS5