PlayStation Plus Essential games for July have been leaked

Reliable leaker Dealabs has revealed the list of games coming PS Plus this July.

PS Plus recently released under its new three-tier rebrand, and it appears that the games which will be free as part of its cheapest Essential lineup for July have now been leaked.

PS Plus recently exceeded expectations with its all-new launch delivering over 100 games more than originally promised in most regions. While some fans were disappointed that the service will not offer new games like competitor Xbox Game Pass, the lineup received overall positive comments. 

As reported by Dealabs (French), which claims to have verified the list for the European region, the free games for July include Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (PS4/PS5), The Man of Medan (PS4), and Arcadegeddon (PS4/PS5). Some have expressed disappointment at the inclusion of The Man of Medan as this game is included as part of PS Plus’s Premium tier, and as such is seen as a duplicate. 

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is seen as the fourth mainline entry in the Crash Bandicoot franchise as the Traveller’s Tales developed Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex and Crash Twinsanity have since been retconned. The 2020 release is developed by Toys for Bob, which previously worked on the Skylanders series. It was generally well-received returning to the franchise’s challenging roots.

The Man Of Medan is part of The Dark Pictures Anthology and developed by Supermassive Games, the studio behind Until Dawn, and the recently released The Quarry. This choices matter, survival horror game is one of the poorer reviewed games for the company, but still received favourable scores. 

Arcadegeddon is the least well-known of this month’s free games. Released in 2021, it is a PVE and PVP co-operative multiplayer set in an arcade, with a neon cyberpunk aesthetic. It is developed by Illfonic, which previously worked on Friday The 13th: The Game, and has also received favorable reviews.

The leak is based on the French releases and so could be different from the North American list. Often though the European and North American regions share a number of PS Plus games. In France, the redemption period will reportedly be from July 5 to August 2.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.