Overview

• Sony has announced the free PlayStation Plus Essential games for May 2025, available from May 6 to June 2.
• The lineup includes Ark: Survival Ascended, a remastered version of Ark: Survival Evolved built in Unreal Engine 5 with all DLC included.
• Balatro, an award-winning poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder, is a highlight, having sold over five million copies and won multiple Game of the Year awards in 2024.
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, a retro-style first-person shooter inspired by 90s classics like DOOM, rounds out the trio.
• Subscribers must claim April’s games, including RoboCop: Rogue City, by May 5 to retain access through their active memberships.