With the current year now winding down, the Polygon portal has summed up 2022 by Playstation Plus, PS5 and PS4 subscription service, unveiling how many games have been given away in the last twelve months and their total value.
In total, PlayStation Plus Essential offered 37 unique games in 2022, with an average Metacritic review of 78 and a total value of $1,304.63, just over 1,200 euros, based on their prices on PlayStation Store. The average price of each game is $35.
Of these, only 3 are games usable exclusively on PS5, all the others are also playable on PS4. Also, none of the free titles are for PlayStation VR. Three were published by SIE: Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, God of War and Nioh 2, while the publisher with the most games is Electronic Arts.
For comparison, the PlayStation Plus 2021 was slightly more generous: a total of 40 games were given away and their combined value amounted to $1,424.60, again averaging $35 per title.
Below are all the free games for PlayStation Plus members in 2022, including platforms, Metacritic scores and time since release:
January
- Persona 5 Strikers – PS4 – Metascore of 83 – 10 months since release
- Dirt 5 – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 80 – one year and two months after release
- Deep Rock Galactic – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 85 – available at launch
February
- UFC 4 – PS4 – Metascore of 78 – 1 year and 6 months since release
- Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep – PS4 – Metascore of 86 – 6 years and 10 months since release
- Planet Coaster: Console Edition – PS5 – Metascore of 78 – 1 year and 6 months since release
March
- Ark: Survival Evolved – PS4 – Metascore of 69 – 4 years and 6 months since release
- Team Sonic Racing – PS4 – Metascore of 72 – 2 years and 9 months since release
- Ghostrunner – PS5 – Metascore of 78 – 1 year and 4 months since release
- Ghost of Tsushima: Legends – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 92 – 6 months since release
April
- Hood: Outlaws & Legends – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 68 – 11 months since release
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated – PS4 – Metascore of 68 – one year and 9 months since release
- Slay the Spire – PS4 – Metascore of 88 – 2 years and 10 months since release
May
- FIFA 22 – PS4 – Metascore of 78 – 7 months since release
- Tribes of Midgar – PS4 & PS5 – Metascore of 71 – 9 months since release
- Curse of the Dead Gods – PS4 – Metascore of 79 – 1 year and 2 months since release
June
- God of War – PS4 – Metascore of 94 – 4 years and 2 months since release
- Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker – PS4 – Metascore of 61 – 3 years and 9 months since release
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 65 – 8 months since release
July
- Aracadegeddon – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 73 – available at launch
- Crash Bandicoot 4 – PS5 and PS4 – Metascore of 85 – 1 year and 9 months since release
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan – PS4 – Metascore of 69 – 2 years and 10 months since release
August
- Little Nightmares – PS4 – Metascore of 82 – 5 years and 3 months since release
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Cross-Gen Deluxe – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 89 – 1 year and 11 months since release
- Yakuza Like a Dragon – PS5 and PS4 – Metascore of 84 – 1 year and 9 months since release
September
- Granblue Fantasy Versus – PS4 – Metascore of 78 – 2 years and 6 months since release
- Need for Speed Heat – PS4 – Metascore of 72 – 2 years and 10 months since release
- Toem – PS5 – Metascore of 80 – 1 year from release
October
- Hot Wheels Unleashed – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 75 – 1 year since release
- Injustice 2 – PS4 – Metascore of 88 – 5 years and 5 months since release
- Superhot – PS4 – Metascore of 83 – 5 years and 2 months since release
November
- Heavenly Bodies – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 75 – 11 months since release
- Lego Harry Potter Collection – PS4 – Metascore of 76 – 6 years since release
- Nioh 2 – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 85 – 2 years and 8 months since release
December
- Biomutant – PS4 – Metascore of 64 – 1 year and 6 months since release
- Divine Knockout – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 66 – available at launch
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition – PS5 & PS4 – Metascore of 87 – 1 year and 7 months since release.
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