Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was one of two conspicuous, high-profile live-service game failures in 2024. But unlike Sony, which unceremoniously shut down Concord and swept it under the carpet when it became apparent the hero shooter wasn’t panning out, WB Games seems keen to try anything to get more people playing Rocksteady Games’ boondoggle about the DC supervillain team.
After trying out a 95% discount on Steam in November, Suicide Squad will be free to all PlayStation Plus subscribers for a month starting Jan. 7. It’s one of the three free monthly games offered as part of PlayStation Plus Essential in January, the others being Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.
This is a pretty tasty trio, actually. Suicide Squad, for all the furore and disappointment surrounding it, is a not un-fun blockbuster romp that takes some wild swings in its storytelling across its now-complete run of four seasons. It’ll be available on PS5 for PS Plus subscribers.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered is the 2020 remaster of the classic 2010 Criterion Games racer — the Burnout developer’s first entry in the Need for Speed series, and still arguably its best. It’s all about high-speed police chases across a lovely open-world map with a West Coast vibe. It’s available on PS4 (and playable on PS5, of course).
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is the 2022 expanded remake of the 2013 metafictional indie game. No spoilers, but it’s a fascinating and funny exploration of the choice — or lack of it — in the relationship between a game’s creators and its players. It’s available in both PS4 and PS5 versions.
All three games will be free to download for PlayStation Plus members until Feb. 3.
From now until Jan. 6, it’s your last chance to download December’s monthly PS Plus games: co-op megahit It Takes Two, Aliens: Dark Descent, and Temtem.
