PS Plus: Free Games for January 2017

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PS Plus: Free Games for January 2017
James Hallahan PlayStation Plus

A New Year and a new set of games coming to PlayStation Plus members! This month we have the excellent Day of the Tentacle Remastered and This War of Mine: The Little Ones.

First up, we have the zany Day of the Tentacle Remastered. This is a mind-bending, time traveling, puzzle adventure in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world. Originally released in 1993, this remastered game is a classic and not be missed.

Now, if you are looking for something a bit more serious, look no further than This War of Mine: The Little Ones. Play as a group of civilians trying to survive in a city under siege while struggling to collect food and medicine. Make life-and-death choices driven by your conscience, while dealing with the constant dangers of war.

Full lineup:

  • Day of The Tentacle Remastered, PS4 (Cross buy on PS Vita)
  • This War of Mine: The Little Ones, PS4
  • Blazerush, PS3
  • The Swindle, PS3 (Cross Buy on PS4 and PS Vita)
  • Azkend 2, PS Vita
  • Titan Souls, PS Vita (Cross Buy on PS4)

Enjoy the New Year and new games!

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746 Comments

  • andrevj256
    December 28, 2016 at 11:55 am PST

    I wonder how many of these positive comments are PSN employees. PS Plus has gone to the dogs.

  • fanscamly
    December 28, 2016 at 11:58 am PST

    I really don’t understand why people are so upset about ps plus every month. It is not MANDATORY to have ps plus unless you are playing online. In that case, you pay $60 to play online for a year, plus almost over $1000 value of games acrossing three platforms, so you pay online fee and the games coming with it are an extra for you. Of course all games aren’t made for everybody, and labeling ‘indie’ games as crappy is just being whiny. They make games with tight budgets but they are unique, not the same as most AAA titles. In the end, if you don’t play online, then don’t subscribe to it, and if you do, then just enjoy what comes free with the service instead of complaining unreasonably.

    • Gwenwyfar
      December 28, 2016 at 6:34 pm PST

      Even without playing online, you get some nice extra discounts which can pay the subscription pretty quickly if you’re buying new games as well.

    • fanscamly
      December 29, 2016 at 11:08 am PST

      That’s true. I don’t play online like ever, but I subscribe to psplus for free games and discount, and I love it because most of the indie I’ve never heard before, and some discounts are absurd, like last time I bought Omega Quintet sale for $3, and it was recent game. If people like AAA titles so much, they should just buy it when it was on sale. $10 to $15 is equal to their lunch or dinner in one day, and they’d rather to pay for that, not for the game they like to play, geez!

  • Jawshoeahhtree
    December 28, 2016 at 12:13 pm PST

    This is a pretty killer lineup! Especially for vita! I’ve been meaning to get DotT and This War of Mine. Also if you haven’t played Titan Souls, do! It’s fantastic (although quite brutal at times). The Swindle sounds intriguing. The way @notaxation talked about it really made me want to try it.

  • copyofcopy
    December 28, 2016 at 12:17 pm PST

    time to cut PS3 games from Plus and start offering a PSVR game

  • FloridaDave1102
    December 28, 2016 at 12:17 pm PST

    One of the best line ups I remember. Couldn’t be any happier about the PS4 games. Thank you and I hope the rest of you enjoys the PS3 and Vita as well.

  • OniJsan
    December 28, 2016 at 12:18 pm PST

    Welp another month of “eh…” Not mind blowing, but also not that bad.

    The best part of PS+ for January 2017 is reading all these lovely comments!

    See you guys in February for more of the same :D

  • saiyanknight87
    December 28, 2016 at 12:28 pm PST

    I’m a PlayStation fan through and through but these games as of late i haven’t even bothered. I respect Tim Schafer but DotT isn’t my cup of tea. I wish we’ve get something more action packed. I already purchased stories and I got DOtT via attending PSX last month so it’s kinda a moot effort for me. Anyway not trying to be too negative but I do hope the game improve over the coming months.

  • Vitor_Hugo_VS
    December 28, 2016 at 12:31 pm PST

    trash

  • Ishot03
    December 28, 2016 at 12:36 pm PST

    Come on Playstation…just give us some triple A games for a change…

  • BigDerbo
    December 28, 2016 at 12:41 pm PST

    I love FREE GAMES. Crybabies can go cry in the corner while grown men behave and act like adults. U are a loser

    • Adrenalynx
      December 28, 2016 at 4:59 pm PST

      Spoken like a true “adult”. LMAO. C’mon man.. could you have sounded any more infantile? My guess is probably yes, and i’m sure you will show me how childish you really can be here soon. Dont try to act like an Adult, when clearly your whole statement above sounds like something a moody teenager would say.

    • chocolate_kirito
      December 31, 2016 at 3:09 am PST

      They arent free

  • RyuuHou24
    December 28, 2016 at 12:46 pm PST

    At least there’s Titan Souls, can give that a runthrough. Still haven’t even touched the games from December -.- Or various past months. At least on PS3, I usually gave everything a good playthrough each month.

    Now, each month I just come to see if there’s at least one game I might bother with. You guys need to seriously start upping the games on offer, or give bigger discounts to Plus members, especially after that money grabbing increase a few months ago. Think perhaps it’s time for Sony to stop selling so well, as they clearly get this overly inflated sense of self worth when they start doing well again. And immediately give middle fingers to everyone supporting them.

    • SidNightwalker
      December 28, 2016 at 1:20 pm PST

      You better believe they do. It’s disgusting for a company to behave that way. Especially since the rest of Sony is basically bankrupt from sucking so hard. *chuckles*

  • NotTheFace-
    December 28, 2016 at 12:50 pm PST

    So you are saying “don’t renew that PS+ that expired a few days ago”. Gotcha, will do.

  • Tigar1st
    December 28, 2016 at 1:00 pm PST

    LOL at comments here! War Of Mine and Day Of The Tentacles are awesome games and you guys crap all over these games. And you call yourself a gamer. Why you bash these games IF YOU DIDN’T TRY THEM?

  • robbiecrews1984
    December 28, 2016 at 1:04 pm PST

    At this point I’d rather see a lower ps plus price and no free games.

  • ABTBenjamins
    December 28, 2016 at 1:10 pm PST

    Man I’m so excited for This War of Mine. I’ve wanted it for so long now.

  • CarterLyfeStyle
    December 28, 2016 at 1:11 pm PST

    Always wanted to try This War of Mine: The Little Ones, and now it’s going to be free!!

  • SidNightwalker
    December 28, 2016 at 1:12 pm PST

    God finally something good, DotT Remastered is a superb title. If you’re going to release nothing but smaller games, then keep the quality up, DotT Remastered and This War of Mine are top quality. The rest are just the usual nonsense. But you’ll be getting some money next month I guess.

  • musibat
    December 28, 2016 at 1:12 pm PST

    4 games for PS4. And of them I want to play. Thank you Sony.

  • StuTX
    December 28, 2016 at 1:17 pm PST

    Everyone seems a bit extra salty today…

  • FungiCreature13
    December 28, 2016 at 1:31 pm PST

    Guys cmon I would like to put some horror games free at leas one like Soma or Amnesia collection or Kholat!!!PLS I WANT AT LEAST SOMA I BEG YOU GUYS THAT GAME IS AWESOME!!

  • NEOMERCER
    December 28, 2016 at 1:44 pm PST

    Just Titansouls for me. This War of Mine I might play a little. And although I like doublefines games I always usually start and then stop playing them. I’m just not really into those kinds of games anymore. At least not like when I was a kid playing Pajama Sam.

  • Gubflumph
    December 28, 2016 at 1:56 pm PST

    My sub (which has been active since the PS4 launched) runs out in mid January and I wasn’t sure if I was going to re-up for another year. Now that I see absolutely nothing has changed in regards to games chosen (indie crap,) the choice has been made for me. Thanks, but no thanks.

  • mmplural
    December 28, 2016 at 1:57 pm PST

    Pretty abysmal for January. At least with xbox you get full retail games. Sony should consider including ps now/backwards compatibility streaming with the plus subscription. Other than playing online there’s no real added value to these indie games imo. This is coming from someone who buys a lot of actually good and relevant indie games on steam.

  • otaku_no_bfm
    December 28, 2016 at 1:59 pm PST

    For what it’s worth, I’ve been playing electronic games since the mid-70’s and had to look up Tim Scafer. I know some of his games, but not his name, not being a fan of LucasArts adventure games and not being a PC gamer. Obviously, we all have different tastes in games, but why not look at the PS+ (sorta of) freebies as a way to try out games you wouldn’t have tried otherwise. I likely won’t dig Day of The Tentacle, but I can respect that it’s a popular title and now I have a chance to find out for free. That works for me.

  • PhantomReaver
    December 28, 2016 at 2:22 pm PST

    Oh gee look another month of nothing but indies… I really like how the price increase has gone to further the quality of the service we pay for like all these top tier games you guys offer us each month and let’s not forget how stable your network has become…I mean there hasn’t been on unscheduled down time in forever and the download speeds….so freaking fast…

    Never seen a company try so hard to **** off its customers…..well Konami I guess…

  • Lizardking_8989
    December 28, 2016 at 2:26 pm PST

    If I already didn’t have Day of the Tentacle I’d be really pumped for this month. Day of the tentacle is not an indie game haters it’s a really funny and fun game made by Lucasarts. This war is mine looks fun also.

  • OptimusPrimedRib
    December 28, 2016 at 2:28 pm PST

    Apparently this thread has been hijacked by two children that do nothing but argue back and forth. Nobody cares what you think, followed by then why are you replying.

  • fox33224
    December 28, 2016 at 2:33 pm PST

    Oh hell yeah Day of the Tentacle! I loved that game as a kid you also unlock Maniac Mansion the prequel to the game!

  • DarkDeath7275
    December 28, 2016 at 2:43 pm PST

    Garbage, only decent fame is war of the whatever it is, Cmon Sony these last months have been bad, atleast give us some decent games like, Far Cry 4, Need for Speed, Saints Row 4, ETC

  • JuggaloHomie4321
    December 28, 2016 at 2:57 pm PST

    Ok Sony this is a message to you from a loyal player: You want us to pay 10 dollars more for PS Plus to play ONLINE on PS4 and get free games in addition to that. But here’s some tips for you. If your going to charge us more for PS PLUS don’t you think we should get more out of this subscription rather than just let it hang saying we have to pay more just to play online and I would expect better lineups of free games each month. I understand you want indie companies to shine on your platform but is one AAA title every other month too hard to ask for? I’m sure if you ask many other players in your community they’d give you the same points that I have given. Take this into consideration and gives us more than what is offered right now. Please.

  • UltraWookie
    December 28, 2016 at 3:21 pm PST

    Lame.. Effen lame Sony! Where are my AAA Games! I’m paying $20 more per month in Canada for PSN. I want it to be worth while!

  • NUCLEARHEAD4637
    December 28, 2016 at 3:25 pm PST

    Came here for the free games, stayed for the comments

  • sekaniy
    December 28, 2016 at 3:33 pm PST

    You guys are funny! I appreciate all the games. My account just ran out in October and the “free games” are gone. There are a lot of people like me who just got a Ps4. Why not give a few launch exclusives and older exclusives every other month.
    February Infamous SS
    April Knack
    June LBP3
    August Order 1812
    October Killzone SF
    December TLoU remaster

    Then some other games like Rocket league, Transistor, and Minecraft Ps4. I’m loving Knack right now.

  • renegamino12345
    December 28, 2016 at 3:35 pm PST

    Why is there no free triple A games

  • Natzzzzero
    December 28, 2016 at 3:36 pm PST

    I’m done with PS Plus
    No more Plus !!!!
    Thank you!

  • highvoltage21
    December 28, 2016 at 3:44 pm PST

    This looks like the best lineup in long while, many of these games have been on my wishlist for a while. Great work, PlayStation.

  • ayyoobeghbali
    December 28, 2016 at 3:48 pm PST

    I 50$ for what. For multiplayer game . No kids game.

    No . No .
    راضی کننده نیست.
    One game AAA to year .

  • ayyoobeghbali
    December 28, 2016 at 3:54 pm PST

    Plz DLC free for plus .
    Example DLCs
    just cause 3
    The crew wild run

    @sony @playstation @playstation.blog

  • Soso75
    December 28, 2016 at 4:03 pm PST

    Nice, almost boughy Tentacle, but was waiting because I have to finish a game or 2. Haopy with this month

  • vegeta00dbz
    December 28, 2016 at 4:06 pm PST

    I did good to cancel my PSN PLUS account

  • nik666uk
    December 28, 2016 at 4:28 pm PST

    I don’t think I’d buy any of these titles

  • trogistreed420
    December 28, 2016 at 4:28 pm PST

    I’m tired of playing these little indie games that are hardly ever multiplayer and you either played it on last gen or you get like 10mins of enjoyment out of it before you realize it’s just not your style as are a lot of indies I see that cost less then $20-$25. So I mean in all fairness giving us **** like this in 2017 is BS it’s been out almost 4years now there’s more then enough games that you can give us decent ones for free like the last of us or knack or watchdogs something old as hell anyway like come on PS3 didn’t even have to wait this long to get decent games on plus. Now that’s all I have to say on this go ahead and check my profile or whatever I play just about anything I’m just getting tired of these constant **** indie games. If you atleast gave one that was worth more then like $10 it might actually be fun

  • ShAdeScReaM
    December 28, 2016 at 4:34 pm PST

    Awesome! I’ve had my eyes set on This War of Mine for a while now. I’m glad I held back my hand back when it showed up on previous sales. So cool to see it on next month’s lineup. :)

  • Adrenalynx
    December 28, 2016 at 4:55 pm PST

    Dang people. Stop hating on someone for expressing their disappointment with less-than-good line-up of games yet AGAIN. He has a right to his opinion, and the right to express it. Yeah.. you have a right to be a jerk about it too, but why? Troll? Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black to me..

  • Skeetlejuice
    December 28, 2016 at 5:13 pm PST

    @MakaiOokami I am always seeing you in here attacking people that are voicing their opinion if the bad value on offer. What is ironic is I was looking through avatars recently and I saw yours a $3 cad avatar, when there are free ones of the quality of batman and witcher, my avatar I bought years ago on leftovers from a taxed purchase from psn card.

    The point is you attack people for not seeing the value in plus, which is objectively mediocre both in titles and current price. It’s only real value is in gated P2P multiplayer and gated bonus discounts to buy literally anything else or more insultingly soon to be offered on the rental indie of the month club.

    Everyone has the right to voice their comments toward Sony and their official blog. If you love the games they offer go play them. Looking up people’s trophy lists to character assassinate them here is childish and laughable.

  • Luc1ferous
    December 28, 2016 at 5:16 pm PST

    Those are some decent, random games… but why on earth are you not sticking Gravity Rush Remastered in this month to promote the sequel coming out at the end of the month? Imagine all the people who haven’t touched it or even looked at it would’ve done if given it as a PS+ game… It makes me sad.

  • Skeetlejuice
    December 28, 2016 at 5:21 pm PST

    Here in Canada it is $70 a year for plus, and while $50 cards and the still acceptable $18 / 3 month cards are available it doesn’t change the facts that even owning all 3 plus featured platforms I played 2 games last year that I cared about in a meaningful way and I like games in general. What I don’t like is playing games for the sake of it much of what is in offer doesn’t offer adults value for their time, and the children’s games offered have been poor as well.

    The solution which they won’t do is offer 2 plans one with online and discounts and one with games, it should just be ps now no more of the status quo. The reason they need the yearly revenue. That leaves people like myself to vote with our wallets as that is the only way things change. Case in point people in the west didn’t buy the vita thus the death throws are almost over.

    I received a year of plus last Christmas. I tracked the yearly offering and the value is not there. Point of fact the kings quest I just bought complete with no plus discount still having plus, so episode 1 was a plus “game”. Actually that’s it rocketleague was last summer so yeah.

  • BIGGTEZZ69
    December 28, 2016 at 5:25 pm PST

    FREE GAMES , WHY COMPLAIN . REMEBER FREE.

    • AlbieG-
      December 28, 2016 at 5:43 pm PST

      I love this argument of “… but they’re free! Why complain?” because they aren’t free. Not everybody plays multiplayer so that automatically makes those arguments invalid and just because something is perceived as ‘lumped in’ with a service doesn’t mean it’s extra.. it’s part of the same purchase. Also PS+ had a increase in price and it’s unjustified.

    • Gwenwyfar
      December 28, 2016 at 6:07 pm PST

      PSpluc also gives extra discounts and other perks. The games are only a bonus. I’d still buy PSplus even without the free games because it’s worth it… if you use it.

    • nik666uk
      December 29, 2016 at 4:35 am PST

      Why do certain people believe the games are ‘free’? I’m actually curious, please explain?

  • Skeetlejuice
    December 28, 2016 at 5:33 pm PST

    I think Japanese companies doesn’t respect online the way companies like Microsoft do. You can’t even see who you just played in FIFA 17 for Christ sake, something you can do on PS3, and XONE and PC are gold standard for online, not PS4 at more money than MS in Canada for online, no dedicated servers, flawed multiplayer experience I don’t get it. Then there is Nintendo still in the dark ages for online and game accounts.

    We don’t live in a vacuum we know what else is available. Don’t get me wrong most of the games and hardware is great, but the service and online is not top notch, and they are asking top dollar.

    If you haven’t been playing a long time and just on a platform or two I can see how people miss this stuff but we need to hold them to task about both the online service being offered and the games which no one can agree on because it is relative and subjective to so many that play. Value is always a subjective thing but having inferior online to xone and charging more is not.

    Shareplay is a cool feature in perfect conditions, but flawed online sucks all the time. I have bought Sony for offline games for years so fine but the paywall is bs.

    • SidNightwalker
      December 28, 2016 at 6:18 pm PST

      Pssh, if so many suckers hadn’t fell for paying for online with the original Xbox in the first place, then it wouldn’t be a problem. Of course MS has decent (nothing special) online, the infrastructure had been fully established 30 years before the Xbox came out. So yeah, they’re far from angels. Quit giving them praise they don’t deserve.

  • paulogy
    December 28, 2016 at 5:36 pm PST

    Neat! I had been meaning to check out Titan Souls and The Swindle, and I’ve never heard of Azkend 2 but I’ve really liked 10tons other games, so now I can give that a shot too :-)

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