The PS Plus April Extra and Premium April 2023 games lineup have been officially announced and include a stylish indie hit and the entirety of one of the most iconic gaming franchises ever
PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers now know what games they'll be able to enjoy on Tuesday, April 18. The PS Plus Premium and Extra April 2023 were revealed this week and the lineup includes a barrage of Bethesda titles coming to the service this month. We've got the entire Doom franchise to look forward to – including the award-winning Doom Eternal – and two of the newest Wolfenstein games.
One of the standout titles this month is the stylish detective noir game Paradise Killer, in which you have to explore Paradise Island in search of clues, and interview the various residents of the island to solve a mass murder. What makes Paradise Killer so unique compared to other adventure games, is the ability to call a trial at any point in the story – provided you have sufficient evidence. While the mystery alone is engaging, the star of the show is the engrossing aesthetic and phenomenal city pop soundtrack.
Other games included in the PS Plus Extra and Premium tier include Ubisoft's extreme sports sandbox Riders Republic which – despite positive critical reception – flew under the radar, so it's the perfect chance to give the game a go. The gorgeous indie adventure game Kena: Bridge of Spirits also joins the service next Tuesday. Kena is heavily inspired by The Legend of Zelda, which makes sense when you realise it was developed by Ember Labs who came to prominence with their The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask fan-film Terrible Fate.
PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can also still pick up the PS Plus Essential April 2023 games Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Meet Your Maker, and Tails of Iron too.
PS Plus Essential April 2023 lineup
The PS Plus Essential lineup is announced on the last Wednesday of the month preceding the drop, so in this case, March. The games go live the week after, on the first Tuesday of every month, with games leaving the tier on the first Tuesday of the following month. April’s lineup is available now and includes:
PS Plus Extra April 2023 lineup
The PS Plus Extra games lineup typically gets announced on the second Wednesday of every month and are available on the sevicfe the week after. April's games for this tier have just been revealed and include:
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – PS4, PS5
- Doom Eternal – PS4, PS5
- Riders Republic – PS4, PS5
- Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus – PS4
- Slay the Spire – PS4
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom – PS4, PS5
- The Evil Within – PS4
- Wolfenstein: The Old Blood – PS4
- Bassmaster Fishing – PS4, PS5
- Paradise Killer – PS4, PS5
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure – PS4, PS5
PS Plus Premium April 2023 lineup
The PS Plus Premium games are also announced along with the PS Plus Extra games, and they typically include classic titles from the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PSP era's or PS4 and PS5 remasters of titles from those eras. This months lineup of PS Plus Premium titles is as follows:
- Doom – PS4
- Doom 2 – PS4
- Doom 64 – PS4
- Doom 3 – PS4
- Dishonored: Definitive Edition – PS4
Games leaving PS Plus in April 2023
A few games have already left the service this month, and there's more to follow next week on Tuesday, April 18, listed below (thanks TrueTrophies!).
Battlefield 2042 – no longer available
Code Vein – no longer available
Minecraft Dungeons – no longer available
2Dark
428: Shibuya Scramble
Croixleur Sigma
Gabbuchi
Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
Steins;Gate Elite
The Caligula Effect: Overdose
The Wonderful 101: Remastered
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
Sony has also confirmed the games leaving on May 15, 2023 including the following titles:
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Resident Evil
- NBA 2K Playgrounds 2
Deadlight: Director's Cut
Homefront: The Revolution
Mighty No. 9
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Shenmue 3
This War of Mine: The Little Ones
Metro: Last Light Redux
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: EVERY BUDDY!
Left Alive
Star Ocean First Departure R
Balan Wonderworld
How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition
Pixel Piracy
Last Day of June
Virginia
Dreamfall Chapters
TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 2
MX vs ATV All Out
Tour de France 2021
Graveyard Keeper
Kona
Relicta
Windbound
Chronos: Before the Ashes
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
That's a lot of games to get through in one month, so to save you some of the trouble, we'd recommend The Wonderful 101: Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man and Resident Evil as some of the standout titles leaving.
At least if you don't get around to them you'll have some great titles to play from this month's lineup like Doom Eternal, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus and – one of the biggest 'just one more run' games I've ever played – Slay the Spire.
