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PlayStation Plus May 2025 Essential reveal time as major PS5 game leaks for lineup

PlayStation will reveal May 2025's Essential games for subscribers this week, but it appears it may have accidentally jumped the gun and confirmed one horror hit for the lineup already

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PlayStation Plus is bringing more new games to Sony console owners(Image: Sony )

The PS Plus 'Essential' tier tends to lack the bigger releases of the more expensive Extra and Premium tiers, but this year it's been well worth the investment.

While fans were less than impressed with Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and Payday 3, we also got Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Robocop Rogue City.

Now, one leak has suggested Sony is preparing to drop a PS5 console exclusive onto the service, and if true, it'll be a real treat for horror fans that didn't vibe with last month's Texas Chainsaw Massacre Offering.

Given these titles are logged to your collection permanently (unlike the Extra and Premium titles), fans will have been delighted to get a hefty RPG to play through.

Naturally, eyes are now on May 2025's lineup, and while fans have lofty expectations after last month, we know when Sony will reveal the new games. Here's the PS Plus Essential reveal time for May 2025.

PS Plus May 2025 reveal time and leak

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Facial animations in the remake are incredible

The PS Plus Essential Games for May will be revealed on Wednesday, April 30, at 4:30PM UK time - so we're almost there.

Usually, the games go free in the store on the first Tuesday of the month, so we expect you'll be able to download them by around 10am on Tuesday, May 4.

This month, eagle-eyed fans spotted that the Until Dawn Remake, which launched in 2024 as PS5 and PC exclusive, has been marked as being included in PlayStation Plus despite no communication to suggest that would be the case.

It's perfect timing, too, since the Until Dawn movie just launched in recent days.

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Expect thrills and chills

Final warning for April's Essential Games

Don't forget, once the new games join the roster, the last month's will cycle out and go back to full price. Be sure to add these to your library!

As a reminder, here's what the PlayStation Blog had to say about each:

RoboCop: Rogue City | PS5

Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and bring justice to the dangerous, crime-ridden streets of Old Detroit. With your powerful Auto-9 or one of a range of weapons available, eradicate criminals throughout this explosive first-person adventure. Your cyborg strength and cybernetic abilities can be upgraded as you progress, to make you an even more formidable law enforcement officer.

Explore open areas and complete your objectives according to your own sense of justice. Finding evidence, interrogating suspects and maintaining public order are just some of your daily tasks as a police officer. But dont take decisions lightly: your choices can determine the fate of citizens and the result of your mission. Your investigation leads you right into the heart of a shadowy conspiracy in an original story that takes place between RoboCop 2 and 3, with striking locations to explore and familiar faces to meet. Peter Weller, the original RoboCop actor, is even back on duty to voice the cybercop.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | PS4, PS5

Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. As a victim you must use your wits and stealth to stay out of the Familys reach and find the tools you need to lead to your eventual freedom. Slaughter Family players must seek out, track down, and stop their guests from escaping. Players of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre can finally find out if they have what it takes to survive.

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hackers Memory | PS4

After being accused of a crime he didnt commit, Keisuke Amazawa has no choice but to dive into the Digital World and investigate to prove his innocence. Even if that means joining a group of hackers and helping them to solve the troubles threatening this mysterious universe. Discover the mysterious backstory to the events that happened in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth as you dive into a deeper and darker adventure, at crossroads between real and digital and experience the perfect mix between Adventure, Raising and Battle with over 320 Digimon to discover.

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