PS Plus Free Games for April 2022 Confirmed – Hood: Outlaws & Legends leads the lineup

Time Stamp: March 30, 2022 11:45 AM

Sony has confirmed the line up of free PlayStation Plus games for April and, would you know it? The leaks were absolutely spot on! There’s some stealthy PvPvE shenanigans in Hood: Outlaws & Legends, some remastered Spongebob and one of the best card-based roguelikes out there. Read on to find out more.

What are the PS Plus April 2022 games?

The three games are as follows:

  • Hood Outlaws Legends (PS5 | PS4)
  • Slay the Spire (PS4)
  • Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (PS4)

All three games will be available from Tuesday 5th April.

PSA: The PS Plus Collection is changing (a tiny bit)

For the first time since the launch of the Playstation 5, the PlayStation Plus Collection of free PS4 games that is handed out to PS5-owning PS Plus subscribers is changing. Just a little bit.

Persona 5 will be leaving the PS Plus Collection on May 11. However, as with all PS Plus games, so long as you have added it to your game library before it’s removed from the list of games, you will continue to be able to play it while you have an active PS Plus subscription.

Are April’s PS Plus games any good?

Hood Outlaws & Legends took the classic tale of Robin Hood and his Merry Men and weaves it into an intriguing online multiplayer game. It’s PvPvE as two teams of four fight each other and pesky guards in order to sneak into a fortified position and steal a big load of loot.

There’s fun to be had, but it’s not entirely successful. In our Hood Outlaws & Legends review, Gamoc said “Hood: Outlaws and Legends has some good ideas, but the execution is a little lacking. […] With more variety, whether in the form of different modes or with each map having its own objectives, this could have been a winner, but as it stands it’s got a lot of squandered potential.”

Perhaps you like a roguelike with a side of card? If so, then Slay the Spire will be right up your alley. In our Slay the Spire review, Jason said that it “takes the best parts of roguelites, dungeon crawlers, and card games, and mixes them together into an unholy, but absurdly enjoyable game. It’s the kind of game that gets under your skin and uses it like a tent, just camping out and reminding you that you aren’t playing it.” He also awarded it a fantastic 9/10!

And finally, there’s Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, a remaster of the PS2-era platformer, based on the hugely popular cartoon series. It’s a solid remaster that makes big improvements to the game’s visuals, while keeping everything else intact. In our review, Tom said, “The updated visuals bring the game more inline with the original cartoon series, but some dated game design holds the port back from being truly exceptional.”

Can I still download the March 2022 PlayStation Plus Games?

Yes you can. The PlayStation Plus games for March includes the ninja action of Ghostrunner, a bit of kart racing with Team Sonic Racing, and popular survival game Ark Survival Evolved. There’s also the sweetener of getting the online co-op mode Ghost of Tsushima Legends.

The future of PS Plus

Sony revealed a bit overhaul of PlayStation Plus yesterday afternoon, with the subscription service set to fold in what is currently known as PlayStation Now. From June there will then be three tiers of PS Plus: PS Plus Essentials will be equivalent to what we have today, PS Plus Extra will bundle in a library of 400 PS4 and PS5 games, while PS Plus Premium is all of that plus game streaming and a library of PS3, PS2, PS1 and PSP games.

Head here to find out more about the new PlayStation Plus.

Source: PS Blog

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