Sony hasrevealed the gamesthat are going to be part of April’s batch of PlayStation Plus Essential titles, and it includes a game that was a PS5 launch title, as well as a brand new game from the developers ofDead by Daylight.
Specifically, the three games that will be available starting April 4 are the PS4 and PS5 versions ofSackboy: A Big Adventure, Meet Your Maker, andTails of Iron.Sackboy: A Big Adventureis a 3D platformer spinoff of Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet series that launched alongside the PS5 in 2020. Unlike other LittleBigPlanet games,Sackboy: A Big Adventuredoesn’t rely on user-generated content. Instead, it’s a tightly designed cooperative platformer that functions much closer to something likeSuper Mario 3D World. If you are looking for that user-made content kick this month, then the other PS Plus Essential game,Meet Your Maker, will be more appealing to you.
This game fromDead by Daylightdeveloper Behaviour Interactive is a postapocalyptic base-building game where players both build and explore player-created outposts full of deadly traps and guards. I calledMeet Your Makerone of the “most original multiplayer games launching this year” after playing its open betaduring Steam Next Fest. Finally, there’sTails of Iron, a fantasy side-scrolling action RPG featuring rats that should appeal to indie game and Soulslike fans. Overall, April’s lineup of PlayStation Plus games feels quite diverse. Hopefully, we can say the same for April’s PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium titles when they are revealed.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Meet Your Maker,andTails of Ironwill be available through PlayStation Plus from April 4 until May 1. If you haven’t already, it’s also a good idea to downloadMarch’s PlayStation Plus Essentialgames —Battlefield 2042, Minecraft Dungeons, andCode Vein— before these three games replace them.
