PlayStation Plus Premium offers subscribers a wide assortment of benefits. Naturally, the tier's main selling point is its library of current and classic games, covering nearly every PlayStation console (Vita has yet to receive any love). Beyond the games, PS Plus Premium subscribers can also use PS5 Cloud streaming and watch Sony Pictures movies, along with enjoying all the features of the Essential and Extra tiers.
One aspect that does not get enough attention is PS Plus Premium's game trials. Subscribers can try out a range of projects for a defined period, and the selection is expansive and impressive. While PlayStation provides an index of the PS5 games with free trials, this lineup is not exhaustive nor updated consistently. Consequently, let's go through every free game trial on PS Plus.
PS Plus: A Comprehensive List Of Every Monthly Game It's Added
Since relaunching the subscription service in June 2022, Sony has added a host of games per month to PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium.
Updated on June 14, 2024: The following PS Plus game trials were added in recent weeks:
- Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
- BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
- Legendary Tales
- The Messenger
- Monster Hunter Stories
- Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
- My Friend Pedro
- Persona 3 Reload
- Stellar Blade
- VR Skater
- WWE 2K24
PS Plus game trials that were removed:
- Deceive Inc.
Trials that are set to end on June 18, 2024, when the games are added to PS Plus Extra or Premium:
- Crusader Kings 3
- Football Manager 2024 Console
Every PS5 & PS4 Game Trial On PS Plus Premium
Last of Us, Spider-Man 2, Stellar Blade, & More
PS Plus Premium has well over 60 PS5 and PS4 with free trials. Their lengths generally fall within the 1–3 hour mark, although some exceptions exist on both sides of the spectrum. While an hour trial might not sound particularly long, it should provide enough experience for players to get a feel of the gameplay, allowing them to make an informed decision on whether they want to drop cash on a project or not. That said, this type of trial has more value for short-burst games like Carrion, Balatro, and Eternights than open-world time-sinks such as Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
The best PS5 free trial games are arguably for divisive or maligned projects. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, The Callisto Protocol, Sonic Superstars, and Atomic Heart all have trials that are substantial enough to confirm to players if they might get enjoyment out of the full experience.
The upcoming list only covers game trials available in North America. For example, A Plague Tale: Requiem and Evil West have free trials in a few regions but not in North America; if this changes, the lineup will be updated.
Game | Console/s | Free Trial Length | Free Trial End Date (If Stated) |
|---|---|---|---|
AFL 23 | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Age of Wonders 4 | PS5 | 3 Hours | N/A |
Alan Wake 2 | PS5 | 2.5 Hour | N/A |
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative | PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
As Dusk Falls | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | September 6, 2024 |
A Space for the Unbound | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | May 20, 2025 |
Atomic Heart | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Balatro | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | August 20, 2024 |
Baldur's Gate 3 | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Biomutant | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
BIT.TRIP RERUNNER | PS5 | 0.75 Hours | N/A |
Bonfire Peaks | PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
The Callisto Protocol | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Carrion | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Catan | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
The Cruel King and the Great Hero | PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Company of Heroes 3 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy 7- Reunion | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | November 2, 2024 |
Crusader Kings 3 | PS5 | 3 Hours | N/A |
Cult of the Lamb | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Custom Mech Wars | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Cyberpunk 2077 | PS5 & PS4 | 5 Hours | N/A |
CyberTD | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Dakar Desert Rally | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos | PS5 & PS4 | 0.5 Hours | August 31, 2024 |
Dead Island 2 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | February 15, 2025 |
Death's Door | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
DE-EXIT - Eternal Matters | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Demeo | PS5 | 1 Hour | N/A |
DNF Duel | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Dusk Diver 2 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Dying Light 2 Stay Human | PS5 & PS4 | 3 Hours | N/A |
Ed-0: Zombie Uprising | PS5 | 3 Hours | July 12, 2024 |
Elemental War 2 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Eternights | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | September 11, 2024 |
Everspace 2 | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Exoprimal | PS5 & PS4 | 0.5 Hour | April 17, 2025 |
F1 Manager 2023 | PS5 & PS4 | 3 Hours | N/A |
Football Manager 2024 | PS5 | 2 Hours | October 31, 2024 |
Fort Solis | PS5 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Gangs of Sherwood | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
God of War Ragnarok | PS5 & PS4 | 3 Hours | N/A |
Greyhill Incident | PS5 | 0.5 Hours | N/A |
Gris | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Hellboy Web of Wyrd | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Hogwarts Legacy | PS5 & PS4 | 0.75 Hours | N/A |
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Hunting Simulator 2 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Jumanji: Wild Adventures | PS5 & PS4 | 0.5 Hours | December 17, 2024 |
KarmaZoo | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Kingdom Eighties | PS5 | 0.5 Hours | June 19, 2024 |
The Last of Us Part 1 | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A | |
LEGO 2K Drive | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Little League World Series Baseball 2022 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
MADiSON | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Matchpoint - Tennis Championships | PS5 & PS4 | 1.5 Hours | N/A |
The Messenger | PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
MLB the Show 24 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Monster Hunter Stories | PS4 | 3 Hours | N/A |
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | PS4 | 3 Hours | N/A |
Mortal Kombat 1 | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Mr. Run and Jump | PS5 | 0.5 Hours | N/A |
My Friend Pedro | PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
NHRA Championship Drag Racing: Speed For All | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 Slime Speedway | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Park Beyond | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Persona 3 Reload | PS5 & PS4 | 3 Hours | May 16, 2025 |
Persona 5 Tactica | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | March 31, 2025 |
PGA Tour 2K23 | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Phoenix Point | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Relayer | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Return to Monkey Island | PS5 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Ride 5 | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Rims Racing | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe | PS5 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Ruinarch | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Sonic Frontiers | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Sonic Superstars | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Soul Hackers 2 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Stellar Blade | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | PS5 | 3 Hours | N/A |
Super Crazy Rhythm Castle | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Tactics Ogre: Reborn | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
The Talos Principle 2 | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Terraformers | PS5 & PS4 | 1.5 Hours | N/A |
TopSpin 2K25 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Train Sim World 4 | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Transformers: Earthspark - Expedition | PS5 & PS4 | 0.5 Hours | October 12, 2024 |
Trek to Yomi | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Tri6: Infinite | PS5 & PS4 | 0.5 Hours | N/A |
TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Ultros | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | February 22, 2025 |
Unrailed! | PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice | PS5 | 0.5 Hours | May 7, 2025 |
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Weedcraft Inc | PS5 & PS4 | 1 Hour | N/A |
Weird West: Definitive Edition | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
Wild Card Football | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition | PS5 & PS4 | 4 Hours | N/A |
Wizard with a Gun | PS5 | 2 Hours | N/A |
World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing | PS5 & PS4 | 2 Hours | N/A |
WWE 2K24 | PS5 | 2 Hours | October 1, 2024 |
If added to PS Plus Extra or Premium as a fully playable option, a game's free trial will end.
Every PS VR2 Game Trial On PS Plus Premium
Moss, Broken Edge, & More
Besides sampling traditional PS5 and PS4 games, Premium subscribers can also try a handful of PS VR2 titles. While these PS Plus free trials generally only offer 30 minutes or 1 hour, that is usually enough to give players a good indication if the virtual reality project is for them. Most of these games are also fairly short as well, and their gameplay loops remain fixed for most of their campaigns.
Game | VR Mandatory | Free Trial Length | Free Trial End Date (If Stated) |
|---|---|---|---|
Broken Edge | Yes | 0.5 Hours | May 7, 2025 |
Demeo | No | 1 Hour | N/A |
Galaxy Kart | Yes | 0.5 Hours | N/A |
Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game | Yes | 0.5 Hours | May 8, 2025 |
Gorn | Yes | 1 Hour | N/A |
Legendary Tales | Yes | 2 Hours | N/A |
Moss | Yes (Supports PS VR & VR 2) | 0.5 Hours | N/A |
Moss: Book 2 | Yes (Supports PS VR & VR 2) | 0.5 Hours | N/A |
Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure | Yes | 1 Hour | N/A |
Townsmen VR | Yes | 1 Hour | N/A |
VR Skater | Yes | 2 Hours | N/A |
Best Games On PlayStation Plus Extra & Premium
PS Plus Extra and Premium have some of the best PlayStation games from across the console brand's history.