Best PlayStation Plus Games (January 2025)

This article discusses the PlayStation Plus subscription service and highlights some of its best games, focusing on titles leaving the service in January 2025 and a newly added Essential title.

The PlayStation Plus service, launched in June 2022, offers three tiers: Essential, Extra, and Premium, each with increasing levels of access to online features, games, and classic titles.

Notable Departures from PS Plus Extra & Premium (January 2025):

Several significant games will be removed from the Extra and Premium tiers on January 21st, 2025. Two stand out:

• Resident Evil 2 (Remake): A critically acclaimed remake of the original, this survival horror title offers two compelling campaigns, focusing on puzzle-solving, resource management, and intense horror elements within Raccoon City's outbreak. While completing both campaigns before removal may be challenging, a single playthrough is achievable.

• Dragon Ball FighterZ: Developed by Arc System Works, this fighting game boasts accessible yet deep gameplay, leveraging the popular Dragon Ball license. While excellent, its offline content might not justify a short-term commitment, and the competitive scene requires more time investment than the game's remaining PS Plus availability allows. The single-player arcs, though potentially completable in a couple of weeks, can become repetitive.

New PS Plus Essential Game (January 2025):

• The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe: This meta-narrative adventure game will be available as a PS Plus Essential title from January 7th to February 3rd, 2025.

The article emphasizes that the game rankings consider both quality and availability date, prioritizing newly added and Essential titles for visibility. The article also notes that the selection of games leaving the service in January 2025 is somewhat divisive.