April’s PlayStation Plus Essential games are now available to claim

Sony has released April’s first wave of PlayStation Plus games.

April’s PlayStation Plus Essential games are Immortals of Aveum (PS5), Minecraft Legends (PS4, PS5) and Skul: The Hero Slayer (PS4).

PlayStation Plus members can add these titles to their game library until May 6.

The Overwatch 2 Mega Bundle is also now free for PlayStation Plus members to claim for a limited time. It includes the following items:

• Beekeeper Sigma Legendary Skin
• Art Deco Symmetra Legendary Skin
• Runner Sojourn Epic Skin
• Punker Queen Junker Queen Epic Skin
• Construction Ramattra Epic Skin
• Matsuri Kiriko Epic Skin
• Cassia Lifeweaver Epic Skin
• Amethyst Illari Epic Skin
• Rugby Mauga Epic Skin
• 5x Battle Pass Tier Skips

Essential is the entry-level PlayStation Plus membership tier, which offers subscribers access to a few ‘free’ games every month.

The service’s more expensive Extra and Premium tiers offer subscribers access to the Game Catalogue, a library of up to 400 downloadable PS4 and PS5 games, as well as Ubisoft+ Classics, a curated selection of titles from the Assassin’s Creed publisher.

Features reserved for Premium subscribers include game trials, cloud streaming, and access to the Classics Catalogue, which includes hundreds of games from the original PlayStation, PS2, PS3 and PSP.

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