Sony’s Days of Play event is only a couple of days away from kick-off, a limited-time celebration of everything PlayStation with a range of discounts on selected PS4 and PS5 games, exclusive prizes to win such as PS4 themes and avatars, and a free multiplayer weekend.
On top of that, the next month of PlayStation Plus free games should be announced in the next couple of days, so here’s our completePS Plusfree games wish list for June 2021.
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Dreams
Developed by first-party PlayStation studio Media Molecule,Dreamsis a game about creating games, similar toLittle Big Planet(another Media Molecule developed series) andProject Sparkfor the Xbox 360. To help players get a feel for how to play,Dreamsdoes come with its own built-in story mode called Art’s Dream, but the main idea is to create content and play other user-created content whether it be games, music, art, or anything else the imagination can conjure up. One particularly creative video came from the Podcast/YouTube groupKinda Funny Games, who alongside the user Team Pig Detective, produced a video essay about the game andanimated an entire character inDreams.
Dreamsis one of those games that unfortunately came and went very quickly and one that could greatly benefit from a little more time in the spotlight and an expansive new audience of players. Just likeBugsnax,Maneater,Control: Ultimate Edition, and this months release ofWreckfest, the ideal scenario would be forDreamsto get re-released on PS5with new content and features and given away on PlayStation Plus. And consideringConcrete Genie, another first-party PS4 game that wasn’t much older, was on PS Plus only a few months ago, it’s not out of the realm of possibility forDreamsto be next.
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Batman: Return to Arkham
When PlayStation 4 and Xbox One first released, the early years were flooded with remastered versions of older games due to the lack of backward compatibility options on the new hardware. Although it took a couple of years longer than expected, WB Games partnered with Virtuos (co-developers ofBioshock: The Collectionon Nintendo Switch) tofinally bringBatman: Arkham AsylumandArkham Cityto the new consolesin 2016.Batman: Return to Arkhamsaw both games integrated into Unreal Engine 4 with upgraded graphics, character models, environments, lighting, visual effects, and more, as well as all previously released content.
While releasingBatman: Arkham Collectionmight be unrealistic considering that it’s an optional package of games with different SKU’s,Return to Arkhamis just likeBioShock: The Collection,Spyro: Reignited Trilogyor any other remastered collection. WithBatman: Arkham Knightalready available to PlayStation 5 owners through the PS Plus Collection (not to mention, its been given away on PS Plus before),Batman: Return to Arkhamwould be a perfect fit, completing the trilogy of games in preparation for the release ofSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League- one of themost anticipated games of 2022.
Batman: Return to Arkhamis available now for PS4 and Xbox One.
The Last Campfire
Most people would only know Hello Games as the developer ofNo Man’s Sky, one of the greatest comeback stories in video game history and an all-around excellent sci-fi adventure. Few might know the British developer first made a name for itself many years before with its racing and platformer seriesJoe Danger, and it continues to work on other games including anunannounced new game in developmentright now. In fact, it was only last year that Hello Games released a wonderful little puzzle-adventure game calledThe Last Campfirein between updates forNo Man’s Sky, and it’s one game that could be great for PlayStation Plus.
The Last Campfirewas developed by a three-person team within Hello Games andreleased on Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Apple Arcade in August 2020. The player takes on the role of a lost soul called Ember who must solve environmental puzzles to help other lost souls find their purpose again in a story inspired by old folk tales and storybooks, and beautifully narrated by Rachel August. Hello Games refers toThe Last Campfireas a Hello Games Short and compares it to short films created by the beloved Pixar Animation Studios.
The Last Campfireis available now for PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and iOS.
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Don’t Forget to Pick Up the May Monthly Games
PlayStation Plusmembers receive a selection of free games on the first Tuesday of every month.
