Exciting New Adventures: PS Plus Game Lineup for January 2025!

PS Plus had a fairly impressive year in 2024. While it did not reach the peaks of 2023, there were several commendable games, particularly towards the year’s conclusion. Now that we are in 2025, a fresh assortment of games awaits us. January will set the tone.

Below, you can discover when the games for this month will be unveiled and which titles will be departing in January 2025. Additionally, you will find some forecasts for the month that we hope come to fruition.

PS Plus January 2025 games

The games for the PS Plus January 2025 lineup will be revealed on January 1, 2025, for the Essential tier, with availability starting on January 7, 2025. The Extra and Premium titles will be disclosed on January 15, 2025, and will become accessible on January 21, 2025.

Here are our expectations for the Essential tier games this month.

The Outlast Trials – PS5, PS4

Red Barrels invites players to delve into harrowing horror, now with companions. Whether you face the trials solo or in teams, if you manage to endure long enough and undergo the therapy, Murkoff will gladly permit you to exit… but will you emerge unchanged?

Set during the Cold War, unwitting human test subjects are enlisted by the benevolent Murkoff Corporation to evaluate cutting-edge techniques of mind control and brainwashing. In a landscape marked by suspicion, dread, and brutality, your ethics will be put to the test, your resilience pushed to its limits, and your sanity shattered. All in pursuit of advancement, research, and financial gain.

Jusant – PS5, PS4

Experience calming sensations in Jusant, a climbing game that combines action and puzzles. Ascend an infinitely towering structure and reach new heights alongside your aquatic partner. Refine your climbing tools, navigate through varied biomes, and uncover the history of the tower.

Horizon Chase 2 – PS5, PS4

Horizon Chase 2 represents the next chapter in the acclaimed racing series. Originating from the arcade realm, this game captivates your senses with its thrilling and immersive gameplay. It embodies the golden age of arcade racing, transformed into a modern and thoroughly enhanced experience.

The titles that will be departing the service in January 2025 include:

• It Takes Two – available until January 6, 2025 (Essential)
• Aliens: Dark Descent – available until January 6, 2025 (Essential)
• TemTem – available until January 6, 2025 (Essential)
• Resident Evil 2 – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Hardspace Shipbreaker – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Just Cause 3 – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Just Cause 4 – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Just Cause 4 Reloaded – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Legend of Mana – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Secret of Mana – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Dragon Ball FighterZ – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Life Is Strange Complete Season – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Life Is Strange: Before The Storm Complete Season – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)
• Pure Hold’em World Poker Championship – available until January 13, 2024 (Extra, Premium)

To explore even further into the current PS Plus offerings, take a look at what was recently included in the service in our guide regarding the December 2024 PS Plus games.