PS Plus for April 2022: Free games for PS5 and PS4

Sony has revealed the free PlayStation Plus games for April 2022 and members will be able to get Hood: Outlaws & Legends, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated and Slay the Spire for free. All three games will be available on PS Plus starting on Tuesday, April 5. Here’s a quick look at each one.

Hood: Outlaws & Legends (PS5 & PS4)

First off, I really enjoyed Hood: Outlaws & Legends when it released last year. But it definitely would’ve benefited from launching as a PS Plus title as it’s an online multiplayer game. The online community makes or breaks games like this and as we’ve seen in the past, PS Plus can provide a big boost of players. Hopefully that’s the case here.

Hood: Outlaws & Legends is, of course, inspired by the legend of Robin Hood. It’s primary game mode is the PvPvE Gold Rush in which two teams of four players compete to steal and extract a treasure. In addition to sneaking or fighting the AI Guards, you have to worry about the other team as well.

Since release, some new content has been added, including a full co-op PvE mode where teams control spawn points to recuperate gold. As someone who has friends that absolutely loathe PvP, this could be a nice way to get them into the game.

Hood: Outlaws & Legends launched as a budget title. Although it showed signs of promise, there just wasn’t enough content at launch. With its arrival on PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus, perhaps it’ll get a second wind.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (PS4)

Head back to Bikini Bottom in this remake of the classic platformer from 20023. Faithfully remade and released in 2020, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom takes you — as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy — on an adventure to thwart Plankton’s evil plan to rule Bikini Bottom. If you’re looking to have some fun with a pal, you can dive into horde mode, which supports up to two players online and offline.

Slay the Spire (PS4)

For me, Slay the Spire is the main attraction in April’s PS Plus lineup. In this fantasy deckbuilder adventure, you must journey to the top of an ever-changing spire. The game cleverly combines elements from card games with those of roguelikes. Carefully craft your deck from hundreds of unique cards and enhance them with powerful relics to overcome the challenges posed by the enemies and bosses in the Spire.

As a reminder, you have until April 4 to download March’s free PS Plus games, which include Ark: Survival Evolved, Team Sonic Racing, Ghostrunner and Ghost of Tsushima: Legends.