The History of PlayStation Plus on PS4
Posted by Collin on May 1st, 2017 | 4 Comments | Tags: US PlayStation Plus
The PlayStation 4 launched in North America in November of 2013. Since then PlayStation Plus users have been getting free PS4 games monthly (except for December of 2013). The following is a list of the free games offered from the service, yearly totals, and overall totals of the savings PlayStation Plus users have enjoyed since November of 2013, specifically on PS4.
November 2013
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Contrast | $14.99 |
| Resogun | $14.99 |
December 2013
No games were offered for PlayStation Plus users on PS4 in December of 2013.
January 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Don’t Starve | $14.99 |
February 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Outlast | $19.99 |
March 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition | $14.99 |
April 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Mercenary Kings | $19.99 |
May 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Stick it to the Man | $19.99 |
June 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Trine 2: Complete Story | $19.99 |
| Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate | $14.99 |
July 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Towerfall Ascension | $14.99 |
| Strider | $14.99 |
| Doki-Doki Universe | $14.99 |
August 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Road Not Taken | $14.99 |
| Fez | $12.99 |
September 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Velocity 2X | $19.99 |
| Sportsfriends | $14.99 |
October 2014 – Driveclub PS Plus was originally set to release this month.
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Dust: An Elysian Tale | $14.99 |
| Spelunky | $14.99 |
| Pix the Cat | $9.99 |
Year 1 Total: $302.81
November 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| The Binding of Issac: Rebirth | $9.99 |
| Steamworld Dig | $14.99 |
| Escape Plan | $14.99 |
December 2014
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition | $19.99 |
| Secret Ponchos | $14.99 |
| Titan Attacks! | $11.99 |
January 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Infamous: First Light | $14.99 |
| The Swapper | $14.99 |
February 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Transistor | $19.99 |
| Apotheon | $14.99 |
| Rogue Legacy | $16.99 |
March 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee New ‘N’ Tasty! | $19.99 |
| Valiant Hearts: The Great War | $14.99 |
| OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood | $14.99 |
| Counterspy | $14.99 |
April 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Tower of Guns | $14.99 |
| Never Alone | $14.99 |
| Aaru’s Awakening | $14.99 |
May 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition | $14.99 |
| Ether One | $19.99 |
| The Unfinished Swan | $14.99 |
| Race the Sun | $9.99 |
| Hohokum | $14.99 |
June 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes | $19.99 |
| Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition | $19.99 |
| Super Exploding Zoo | $10.99 |
| Futuridium EP Deluxe | $12.49 |
| Driveclub PS Plus Edition (finally) | Free (Only available with Plus) |
July 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Rocket League | $19.99 |
| Styx: Master of Shadows | $29.99 |
| Mousecraft | $14.99 |
| Entwined | $9.99 |
August 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris | $19.99 |
| Limbo | $9.99 |
| Sound Shapes | $9.99 |
| Stealth Inc. 2 A Game of Clones | $9.99 |
September 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Grow Home (Vote to Play Winner) | $7.99 |
| Super Time Force Ultra | $14.99 |
| The Unfinished Swan | $9.99 |
| Xeodrifter | $9.99 |
| Teslagrad | $14.99 |
October 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Super Meat Boy | $14.99 |
| Broken Age | $19.99 |
| Unmechanical: Extended | $14.99 |
Year 2 Total: $630.08
November 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| The Walking Dead: Season 2 | $24.99 |
| Magicka 2 | $14.99 |
| Dragon Fin Soup | $19.99 |
December 2015
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| King’s Quest Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember | $9.99 |
| Gauntlet: Slayer Edition | $19.99 |
January 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Hardware: Rivals | $19.99 |
| Grim Fandango Remastered | $14.99 |
February 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Helldivers: Democracy Strikes Back | $19.99 |
| Nom Nom Galaxy | $14.99 |
| Nova-111 | $14.99 |
March 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Broforce (Vote to Play) | $14.99 |
| Galak-Z | $19.99 |
April 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Dead Star | $19.99 |
| Zombi | $19.99 |
| Shutshimi | $9.99 |
May 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Tropico 5 | $59.99 |
| Switch Galaxy Ultra | $11.99 |
| Table Top Racing: World Tour | $19.99 |
June 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| NBA 2K16 | $59.99 |
| Gone Home: Console Edition | $19.99 |
July 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Furi | $24.99 |
| Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell | $14.99 |
| Paragon Starter Pack | $19.99 |
August 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Rebel Galaxy | $19.99 |
| Tricky Towers | $14.99 |
| Ultratron | $9.99 |
September 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Lords of the Fallen | $19.99 |
| Journey | $14.99 |
| Badland: Game of the Year Edition | $11.99 |
October 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Transformers Devastation | $39.99 |
| Resident Evil | $19.99 |
Year 3 Total: $643.49
November 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture | $19.99 |
| The Deadly Tower of Monsters | $14.99 |
| Letter Quest Remastered | $9.99 |
| Pumped BMX+ | $9.99 |
December 2016
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Invisible Inc. | $19.99 |
| Stories: The Path of Destinies | $14.99 |
| Tiny Troopers Joint Ops | $7.99 |
| Color Guardians | $14.99 |
January 2017
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Day of the Tentacle Remastered | $14.99 |
| This War of Mine: The Little Ones | $29.99 |
| The Swindle | $14.99 |
| Titan Souls | $14.99 |
| Azkend 2: The World Beneath | $7.99 |
February 2017
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| LittleBigPlanet 3 | $19.99 |
| Not a Hero | $12.99 |
| Starwhal | $11.99 |
| Ninja Senki DX | $4.99 |
| TorqueL | $9.99 |
March 2017
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Tearaway Unfolded | $19.99 |
| Disc Jam | $14.99 |
| Lumo | $19.99 |
April 2017
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Drawn to Death | $19.99 |
| Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime | $14.99 |
| 10 Second Ninja X | $9.99 |
| Curses ‘N Chaos | $9.99 |
May 2017
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Tales from the Borderlands | $14.99 |
| Abzu | $19.99 |
| Laser Disco Defenders | $9.99 |
| Type:Rider | $7.99 |
Year 4 Total So Far: $418.71
The following games were previously available on PlayStation Plus for PS3 or PS Vita, but later came to PS4 as a cross-buy title.
| Game Title | Price |
|---|---|
| Hotline Miami | $9.99 |
| Thomas Was Alone | $9.99 |
| Woah Dave! | $4.99 |
Misc. Total: $24.97
Current Total of all games added: $2,020.26
What do you think of the PlayStation Plus lineup on PS4 in the previous years?
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