Exciting New Additions to PlayStation Plus: Your January Game Lineup
Sony has unveiled its January lineup for PlayStation Plus for users on its Extra and Premium tiers.
Members will soon be able to get their hands on the following titles:
- God of War Ragnarök (PS4, PS5)
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PS4, PS5)
- Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand (PS5)
- SD Gundam Battle Alliance (PS4, PS5)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (PS4)
- ANNO: Mutationem (PS4, PS5)
- Orcs Must Die 3 (PS4, PS5)
- Citizen Sleeper (PS4, PS5)
- Poker Club (PS4)
The mentioned games will be easily downloadable starting January 21st, for all PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members. In addition, those on the Premium tier will also get to enjoy the following titles as part of their subscription.
- Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (PS4, PS5)
- Medievil 2 (PS4, PS5)
So, what about the games themselves? We were quite taken with the sequel God of War Ragnarök.
“Much like its heroes, God of War: Ragnarök learns to embrace itself for what it is: grand, intense, and beautifully absurd,” our Chris articulated in Eurogamer’s review of God of War: Ragnarök.
Another highlight is Citizen Sleeper. “Frequently transforming subtext into text, the true magic of Citizen Sleeper is found in the limitless warmth of its characters – and the humanity of its design,” notes our 2022 review of Citizen Sleeper.
For more insights, our Bertie recently spoke with the game’s creator Gareth Damian Martin concerning the pressures of success and the forthcoming sequel Citizen Sleeper 2.
Next, we have Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name – perhaps something to experience before Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. We praised the “absolutely amazing combat system” of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name upon its release, yet we were left contemplating whether this story truly needed to be told.
“This is another delightful, quirky, action-filled venture for the Yakuza series, but it feels as though Like a Dragon Gaiden needs to accomplish more to validate its undermining of Kiryu’s perfect farewell in Yakuza 6,” reads our three-star review.
As for those on Premium, it may not be Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but the Staff of Kings will keep you entertained until Bethesda’s new adventure with the fedora-wearing professor arrives on PlayStation 5 later this year.
“The Staff of Kings certainly has all the ingredients for a thrilling action-adventure, but somewhere along the way, the team ended up creating arguably the most forgettable Indiana Jones game to date,” reads our review from 2009.