Sony confirmed the April 2026 PlayStation Plus Essential lineup on Wednesday, making official what reliable leakers had already revealed days earlier. The three-game selection arrives April 7 and remains available through May 4.
Lords of the Fallen (2023) headlines the month as a PlayStation 5 exclusive Soulslike action RPG. Developed by Hexworks and published by CI Games, the title casts players as a Dark Crusader dealing with between realms of the living and dead to defeat tyrant Adyr.
IGN scored it 8/10 for its world-swapping mechanics that distinguish it from other Soulslikes.
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream joins as a PS5 multiplayer action RPG featuring 21 playable characters from across the anime franchise. The game supports cooperative raids for up to 20 players against powerful bosses, developed by Dimps Corporation and published by Bandai Namco.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered completes the trio, available on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Aspyr's collection bundles Lara Croft's first three adventures with all expansions, offering optional modernized controls alongside classic "tank" controls and graphical improvements.
Reliable leaker Billbil-kun correctly identified two titles ahead of Sony's announcement through Dealabs, continuing a pattern of accurate monthly predictions. The leaker typically reveals only the headlining game but managed to disclose both Lords of the Fallen and Sword Art Online this month.
March's PlayStation Plus games remain available through April 6, including PGA Tour 2K25, Monster Hunter Rise, Slime Rancher 2, and The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road. Subscribers can claim these titles before they rotate out.
PlayStation Plus Essential costs $79.99 annually or $9.99 monthly, providing online multiplayer access, monthly game selections, cloud storage, and store discounts.
