PS Plus free games: December 2024 list detailed with new PS5 titles
The PlayStation Plus free games for December 2024 include It Takes Two, Aliens: Dark Descent and Temtem
Three free PS Plus games – It Takes Two, Aliens: Dark Descent, and Temtem – will be available to download for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers from December 3. You can add these games to your library for free if you’re subscribed to Sony’s PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Premium, or PS Plus Extra service. Don’t forget to grab them before Monday, January 6; otherwise, you’ll miss out.
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PS Plus free games December 2024
It Takes Two
Aliens: Dark Descent
Temtem
It Takes Two
It Takes Two is a whimsical adventure game that’s designed entirely around co-op. You play as either Cody or May, two humans who have been turned into dolls by magic. They’ll have to work together to break the spell, and put their fractured relationship behind them.
Aliens: Dark Descent
A real-time combat strategy game, Aliens: Dark Descent sees you command a squad of colonial marines as you try to stop a terrifying Xenomorph outbreak. Adapt your tactics to the foes you face, and tread carefully as death is permanent.
Temtem
Catch and train Temtem, and try to beat all eight DojoLeaders to become the ultimate Temtem tamer. Explore six islands and discover new species, friends and adventures along the way.
About downloading PS Plus free games
You can download all three PlayStation games – and if you run out of storage space on the internal SSD, check out The Shortcut’s expert PS5 SSD upgrade how-to guide and best SSD for PS5.
With the introduction of the PS Plus free games for December, the free PS Plus games for October 2024 will no longer be available from December 3 (if you added them to your PlayStation games library before the cut-off date, you can continue to play them, don’t worry). Note: these PS Plus games don’t have to be downloaded; just add them to your PlayStation games library before they expire from the PlayStation Store.
The primary reason to get a PS Plus membership is online multiplayer, but these ‘free games’ have rounded out the value of Sony’s online service. It helps PlayStation Plus compete with Microsoft’s more robust offering (see our Xbox Game Pass Ultimate review and save $20 with our Xbox Game Pass discount code) which has become a Netflix-like on-demand gaming service. That’s why PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now have merged to form PlayStation Plus Premium, PlayStation Plus Extra, and PlayStation Plus Essential.
How to get the PS Plus free games
Get PlayStation Plus through this discount code to save $10 (you can’t stack multiple years anymore, but your pre-paid code won’t expire if you find the deal tempting. You’ll be able to turn off auto-renew and redeem it when it does expire
Go to the PlayStation Plus tab on the PlayStation Store on your console
Add each of the four games to your library (you don’t have to download them but you do need to add them to your library)
You can also download them by logging into the PlayStation Store through the web and adding them to your library that way (it will be faster for some people)
You’ll be able to add the three PlayStation Plus free games for December 2024 to your library until January 6. On that date, new games will take over, and you’ll lose your chance to add these games to your PlayStation library. Adding the PS Plus games to your library doesn’t require downloading them and therefore doesn’t take up any hard drive or PS5 SSD storage space.
Why you shouldn’t wait on PS Plus free games
Should you buy PlayStation Plus today for these games? While online multiplayer is essential for some people, the free games for $60 a year MSRP (but $45 a year with a PlayStation Plus discount code) seems like good value if you play PS5 (if you don’t have a console yet, check out the Target PS5, and Amazon PS5 restock guides along with the Sony Direct queue guide). This is despite the fact you don’t know if the PS Plus free games will be any good month-to-month.
But here’s why you should get them right away: You won’t be able to add the December 2024 free PS Plus games to your library after January 6. So my expert advice is that if you don’t have a PlayStation Plus membership, get it today or before the end of the month to claim all of the PlayStation games this month and the next, and for the following ten months.
Can I keep PS Plus free games forever?
As long as you’re subscribed to PlayStation Plus, you can continue playing any free games added to your library. If you cancel your PS Plus subscription, all of the PS Plus free games and DLC become inaccessible.
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There is a caveat: if you resubscribe to PlayStation Plus at any point, the free games added to your library will become playable again. So it’s worth getting PlayStation Plus if the free game is to your liking and start accumulating a nice collection.
What were the past PS Plus free games?
If you missed out on past PS Plus games, there’s no way to turn back the clock. However, I can tell you the game list for the titles you missed.
PS Plus free games list November 2024
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Death Note Killer Within
PS Plus free games list October 2024
WWE 2K24
Dead Space
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus
PS Plus free games list September 2024
Quidditch Champions
MLB The Show 24
Little Nightmares 2
PS Plus free games list August 2024
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
PS Plus free games list July 2024
Borderlands 3
NHL 24
Among Us
PS Plus free games list June 2024
SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake
Streets of Rage 4
AEW Fight Forever
PS Plus free games list May 2024
EA Sports FC 24
Ghostrunner 2
Tunic
Destiny 2: Lightfall
PS Plus free games list April 2024
Immortals of Aveum
Minecraft Legends
Skul: The Hero Slayer
PS Plus free games list March 2024
F1 23
Sifu
Hello Neighbor 2
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
PS Plus free games list February 2024
Foamstars
Rollerdrome
SteelRising
PS Plus free games list January 2024
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Evil West
Nobody Saves the World
PS Plus free games list December 2023
LEGO 2K Drive
PowerWash Simulator
Sable
PS Plus free games list November 2023
Mafia 2: Definitive Edition
Dragonball Z: The Breakers
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
PS Plus free games list October 2023
The Callisto Protocol
Weird West
Farming Simulator 22
PS Plus free games list September 2023
Saints Row
Black Desert: Traveler Edition
Generation Zero
PS Plus free games list August 2023
PGA 2K23
Dreams
Death’s Door
PS Plus free games list July 2023
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Alan Wake
Endling: Extinction is Forever
PS Plus free games list June 2023
NBA 2K23
Jurassic World Evolution 2
Trek to Yomi
PS Plus free games list May 2023
Grid Legends
Chivalry 2
Descenders
PS Plus free games list April 2023
Meet Your Maker
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Tails of Iron
PS Plus free games list March 2023
Battlefield 2042
Minecraft Dungeons
Code Vein
PS Plus free games list February 2023
OlliOlli World
Mafia Definitive Edition
Evil Dead: The Game
Destiny 2: Beyond Light
PS Plus free games list January 2023
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Fallout 76
Axiom Verge 2
PS Plus free games list December 2022
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Biomutant
Divine Knockout
PS Plus free games list November 2022
Nioh 2 / Nioh 2 Remastered
LEGO Harry Potter Collection
Heavenly Bodies
PS Plus free games list October 2022
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Injustice 2
Superhot
PS Plus free games list September 2022
Toem
Need for Speed Heat
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
PS Plus free games list August 2022
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Little Nightmares
PS Plus free games list July 2022
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Man of Medan
Arcadegeddon
PS Plus free games list June 2022
God of War
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
PS Plus free games list May 2022
FIFA 22
Curse of the Dead Gods
Tribes of Midgard
PS Plus free games list April 2022
Hood: Outlaws & Legends
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
Slay the Spire
PS Plus free games list March 2022
Ghostrunner (PS5)
Sonic Team Racing
Ark: Survival Evolved
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends (PS4 or PS5)
PS Plus free games list February 2022
UFC 4
Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep
Planet Rollercoaster (PS5)
PS Plus free games list January 2022
Persona 5 Strikers
Dirt 5
Deep Rock Galactic
PS Plus free games list December 2021
Godfall: Challenger Edition
Lego DC Super-Villains
Mortal Shell
PSVR games: The Persistence, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, Until You Fall
Are PSVR 2 games ever part of the PS Plus free games list?
Sony has released PSVR games as part of its PS Plus free games membership perk before, but we haven’t seen PSVR 2 games in the lineup in 2023. It may offer free PSVR 2 games in the future, however, especially as Meta has launched its own subscription service called Meta Quest+.
Last updated: November 28, 2024
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