The PS Plus Essential free games for May can now be downloaded following their announcement a week ago.
PS Plus Essential titles drop on the first Tuesday of every month, which means that subscribers to the service can start downloading the May 2023 lineup now. Sony always announces it on the last Wednesday of the month prior, so we’ve known exactly what trio of titles were in store for a while, but it’s still important to make sure to grab them while you can.
This month’s free games for the Essential tier had previously leaked slightly ahead of when PlayStation would have liked – and the leaker was on the nose as they all line up with the official reveal. The PS Plus Essential May free games will be available to claim until the first week of June, meaning there’s plenty time to get them added. Now you have no excuse, since all three PS Plus Essential May 2023 titles can be claimed and downloaded right this second.
And don't forget to check the list of PS Plus games leaving in May so you can add those to your library as well. But let's take a look at which free titles are heading to the PS Plus Essential May 2023 lineup.
PS Plus Essential May 2023 free games
Sony posted the PS Plus May 2023 free games for the Essential tier over on the PlayStation blog, here are the titles that PS Plus Essential subscribers can get their hands on right now. As an added bonus, two of the titles have a PS4 and PS5 version so you can download them for whichever console you own:
- Chivalry 2 – PS4/ PS5
- GRID Legends – PS4/ PS5
- Descenders – PS4
Chivalry 2 is the follow up to 2012's initially PC exclusive title Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. The latter hit consoles in 2014, but console players weren't forgotten about when the sequel launched. Chivalry 2 released for PC, PlayStation and Xbox consoles and supports crossplay. So if you have friends who own the title on other platforms, now's your chance to join them!
What's more, Chivalry 2 features 64-player "cinematic battles" and the PS5 version of the game runs in 4K at 60fps so you can enjoy your castle sieges and multiplayer melees in style.
GRID Legends and Descenders have a bit more in common in so far as they involve vehicles. GRID Legends is described as a "high-stakes driving experience" that offers more than just hitting the racetrack. With over 130 tracks and over 100 vehicles to play with, and an 'engrossing racing story' that steeps you in "fierce personalities, paddock politics, on-track drama and the infamous Ravenwest Motorsport, as a fly-on-the-wall documentary captures every moment."
And lastly, Descenders – for PS4 only – is a 'fast-paced extreme downhill biking game' that's apparently easy to pick up, and hard to master. Kind of like the Trials series, although that was pretty tough from the outset, with the fun coming from how abysmal your performance is on the physics-based tracks.
You can add these PS Plus May 2023 titles to your library from now onwards, and they'll be available until Tuesday, June 6.
