Every Game Coming To PS Plus Essential Tier In July 2025
Free Monthly Games Will Be Available Starting July 1
The PlayStation Plus Essential tier is the lowest membership option, which gets access to several free games per month, but not the classic or modern game catalogs. (Those are reserved for the two higher tiers.) The free games coming to PlayStation Plus Essential in July 2025 areDiablo 4, The King of Fighters 15,andJusant,with all exceptJusantavailable for the PS4 as well as the PS5.
The highlight of the selection is thecritically acclaimedDiablo 4by Blizzard Entertainment, which was acontender for the Game of the Year when it launched in 2023and was up for several awards atThe Game Awards that year. The always-online dungeon crawler lets players create a character from several iconic classes and go hunting for loot through procedurally generated dungeons, explore the world, or go head-to-head in PvP battles. It might be the fourth game in the series, but it’s still an excellent choice for new and existing players alike.
The second game being given away as next month’s free game pick isThe King of Fighters 15,which, as the name suggests, is a fighting game. Developed by KOF Studio and published by Koch Media (and SNK in Japan), the fifteenth installment continues the story from the previous titles, focusing on two fighters and their multiverse-traversing powers. Several franchises converge inKOF 15,for a combined roster of39 characters from theKing of Fighters,Fatal Fury,andSamurai Shodownuniverses.
Finally, Don’t Nod rounds out the last free game withJusant,a puzzler about climbing and uncovering the past. Players move through the wordless, stylized environment,climbing their way uppast artifacts, structures, and varying biomes. With every section of their climb, they master new mechanics and uncover a little more about the area’s past inhabitants. Without the use of words,Jusantrelies entirely on environmental storytelling for a meditative experience that’s earned the game a respectable 85 onMetacritic.
Every Game Leaving PS Plus Extra & Premium In July 2025
What’s About To Be Removed From PlayStation Plus' Game Catalog
The titles confirmed to be leaving the PS Plus games collection so far are:
As these games won’t be leaving until mid-July,there’s still time to play them while they’re available.Final Fantasyfans may want togive theCrisis Coreremastera try for a nostalgic step into the events surroundingFinal Fantasy 7,especially with thefinal part of theFF7remakeon the way. Soulslike aficionados, meanwhile, should giveRemnant 2a shot before it’s gone, as an excellent step into the creepy world of monsters and world-shattering mayhem that’s playable with a friend.
