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PS Plus Essential Games for April 2024 Announced

March 27, 2024

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PS Plus Essential Games for April 2024 Announced

The PS Plus Essential monthly games lineup for April has now been officially confirmed by Sony, offering up yet another trio of treats for subscribers. The titles on offer will be available to claim from Tuesday 2nd April. Here’s what you can look forward to in the latest lineup:

Immortals of Aveum (PS5) | Review
Minecraft Legends (PS5, PS4) | Review
Skul: The Hero Slayer (PS4)

An interesting mix this month, then. Immortals of Aveum is a first-person shooter that equips you with magic instead of machine guns, and while it’s far from perfect, we think it’s well worth a try as part of your Plus membership. Minecraft Legends is an entertaining, if shallow, tactical spin-off that the whole family can enjoy, while Skul: The Hero Slayer is perhaps the least well-known, a side-scrolling action platformer with some roguelike elements.

The PS Blog also notes a new Overwatch 2 Mega Bundle, exclusive to PS Plus members. This includes Legendary Beekeeper Sigma, Legendary Art Deco Symmetra, seven Epic Skins, and five Battle Pass Tier Skips.

Which of these titles will you be checking out in April? Let us know in the comments section below.

[source blog.playstation.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he’s developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He’s also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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Americansamurai1
4h ago

Meh… Would be nice if they started to give us helldivers 2 currency each month.

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PaperAlien
4h ago

Imma say nothing about any of these.

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Deljo
4h ago

Jesus, worst month in a while

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Kraven
4h ago

I knew Immortals would get there eventually, but I hope this provides the game a much needed audience. The game is surprisingly very good, and it deserves more attention.

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zhoont
4h ago

I have heard great things about Immortals of Aveum and this Minecraft game, but there is just too much to play and too little time

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Titntin
4h ago

Won’t lie, I wanted to play immortals but couldn’t part with the money due to reviews/too many other good games. It’s a perfect service game for me to try something I really wanted to try for free..
Not too sure on the other two, but I’ll take a look!

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Azex
3h ago

I’m definitely willing to give Immortals a shot

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nhSnork
3h ago

A fruitful lineup in general but, between one game beyond my hardware library and two available on Switch, not of much use to me. Chances are I’ll just briefly toss Skul on board for the points.

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Stevey_Mac
3h ago

I think the less people speculate the better when it comes to these monthly games. All it serves to do is give folks unrealistic expectations and make the actual lineups look 10 times worse. Another average at best month. Sony should really read the room a bit better.

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misak192
3h ago

Bad month. My subscription expires on Thursday next week, I don’t even care about adding those games to my library before it does.

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Nexozi
3h ago

Seen immortals going for £8 a few times on the series X. Glad I decided against it.

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MomsSpaghetti
3h ago

Well, that didn’t take long!

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Jswift56
3h ago

Not interested, but that’s OK too much to play as it is. Maybe more stuff in extra or premium.

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bindiana
3h ago

Immortals was a bit hard done by in my opinion I enjoyed my time with it and it looks stunning in some places.

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captainsandman
3h ago

This one’s for Colin. lol

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Northern_munkey
3h ago

Immortals is good fun. I never finished it but I’ll return to it at some point.

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Rmg0731
3h ago

@captainsandman lol love the dude but not sure how he sees immortals for anything more than a 6/10

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TicklefistCP
3h ago

Cool. I’d like to try every one of those.

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Gaia093
3h ago

I’ll give Immortals of Aveum its fair shot. Maybe Skul, too.

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EMQZ
3h ago

Wasnt this Minecraft game on Plus last year?

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Czar_Khastik
3h ago

It seems like Immortals of Aveum got on PS Plus before being released

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sorteddan
3h ago

Had never heard of Skul but skimming a couple reviews it looks kinda Dead Cells ish so I might get some play out of that

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Ken_Kaniff
3h ago

I’m probably most excited for Skul: The Hero Slayer.

…and how did I know Immortals of Aveum would hit Plus sooner rather than later, lol.

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Member_the_game
3h ago

Erm……….. Yeah…………………… Hopefully May will do better

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TheFakulty
3h ago

Wanted immortals and knew I could wait this one out. Saves some money there

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playstation1995
3h ago

Its ok month.skul the hero slayer looks interesting.word up son

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Dudditz09
3h ago

Meh. I’ll add these to my library and never play them.

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J2theEzzo
3h ago

Had my eye on Skul previously, and would be keen to give it a try, eventually.

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Veritas7Ax
3h ago

My patience with Immortals paid off lol. That, Plague Tale Requiem, and Evil West were all in my wishlist but I didn’t pull the trigger. Worked out.

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OliverCrossland
3h ago

Happy with Minecraft Legends!

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Jaz007
3h ago

Nice, Immortal of Averum is a game I wanted to try out eventually. That’s a good choice.
Minecraft legends is really ehh, should be something else.
I don’t know what Skul is.

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Rmg0731
3h ago

@EMQZ had to double check but that was the other spinoff Minecraft Dungeons

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Kidfunkadelic83
3h ago

And just after i bullied my mate in to getting a PS5 last week stating the free games are usually good. Glad he managed to nab Sifu and F1 23 and these games wasnt his first month.

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Danbottomburp
3h ago

Not the best month I’ve seen but I still don’t care if you’re cancelling your subscription, nobody does.

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SeanOhOgain
3h ago

Alright! Looking forward to giving Immortals a whirl

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StrickenBiged
3h ago

Nice, I was thinking of picking up Immortals of Aveum at some point. The other two, not bothered by, but will add to my library all the same.

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ATaco
3h ago

Still debating whether to get extra or premium for the year. Hopefully there’s another sale on the subs soon.

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hypnotoad
3h ago

My SSD’s will remain untouched for these.

Hey that rhymes

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Bentleyma
3h ago

I enjoyed my time with Immortals of Aveum. I can see why people would be hesitant to buy it, but it’s definitely worth a shot now it’s on PlayStation Plus.

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rusty82
3h ago

My subscription has ended. Immortals is a great game. Don’t avoid it people

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Chaudy
3h ago

If you have a ps4 can you still claim ps5 games on ps plus and then play them after you get ps5

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MrMagic
3h ago

I would never have bought immortals and was actually waiting for it to hit plus because to me it seems like the perfect game for it and Skul looks like a good 2d side scroller for old school and indie fans so I’ll check that out as well. I have zero interest in anything Minecraft though.

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nyXhc420
3h ago

really really trash of a month

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The_ghostmen
3h ago

@PaperAlien true

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MonkeyNinja506
3h ago

@Chaudy Yes, you can claim PS5 versions without having a PS5. It’s been a while, but if I recall correctly, you can’t claim PS5 copies from a PS4, so you have to either use the mobile app or login through a web browser. I did this for Bugsnax a few years ago and was able to play it on PS5 once I got mine.

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Lyedecker
2h ago

I’ll give Immortals and Skul a try, no interest in Minecraft Legends

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tameshiyaku
2h ago

Immortally in the bargain bin 😂

Was interested and knew exactly why I held out.

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lechugajr
2h ago

Nice. I know reviews were meh but want ti give Immortals a look.

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Cikajovazmaj
2h ago

Hoped Immortals would be added to the service, so that is good enough for me. No care for the other two though.

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Loamy
2h ago

I actually bought Immortals quite recently. Thought it was very underwhelming and basic. The writing is terrible and the gameplay is basic and repetitive. Not to mention the dodgy performance and image quality.

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Stragen8
2h ago

Immortals was destined for this service before it was even launched. Hence why myself and likely many others judging by the comments never bought it. Sucks the studio suffered due to that, but that’s the industry we’ve been trained to work with.

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Juanalf
2h ago

The nicest thing I could say is that I was never planning to spent a single cent on any of these, free was the only way I was going to ever play them so thanks PlayStation… I guess 🤷

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Starkei
2h ago

Down to try Immortals. Now Dead Island 2 on extra please Sony.

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Areus
2h ago

It’s That time again for people to moan about how bad the games on plus are and say that they are going to cancel their subscription.

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Chaudy
2h ago

@MonkeyNinja506 thanks so much

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FinneasGH
2h ago

Wonder if they’ll ever put out some PS:VR 1 games again. Surely be a good way to get people using the newer tech by giving away some of the older games.

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McBurn
2h ago

Wow, one of these rare months where I get a game I was gonna buy at some point. Always nice when that happens^^

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BrotherFilmriss
2h ago

Immortal is way better then some reviews make it out to be, af least it’s a fresh setting and genuine title. Also the shooting feels good. I didn’t regret buying it some time ago.
Looking forward to Skul. Decent month I’d say.

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RagingCorpse
1h ago

Blah blah blah

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BugCatcherGarl
1h ago

Immortals is exactly the kind of game that I kind of want to try but not nearly enough to pay money for it.

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commentlife
54m ago

Skul is a seriously great game, 93% positive on Steam with 40k+ reviews

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NinjaNicky
49m ago

@Americansamurai1 if you’re on about the super credits, do solo trivial (or go with friends but there’s no need), choose the radio tower missions. You can find anywhere from 30 to 60 super credits and the mission only takes 10 minutes. I’ve got over 1300 just by doing it.

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djlard
22m ago

Immortals and Skul. YES
Minecraft. NO

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knowles2
19m ago

I will certainly give Immortals of Aveum a try.

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Americansamurai1
18m ago

@NinjaNicky yeah I’ve done solo on trivia, don’t have any friends so whenever I play multiplayer it’s with randoms. Just would be a nice plus bonus since they give stuff in fortnite, fallguys and now overwatch 2 sometimes.

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Pranwell
14m ago

Claim all, never download. Junk month.

Next!

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Rodimusprime1313
2m ago

The ps+ essential seems to be hit and miss, there are a few good games you want at time, most of the time it’s games you don’t want even if they are “free”.

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