PS Plus Essential Games for December 2024 Announced | Push Square
Sony has today confirmed the three PS5, PS4 games that will be included in the PS Plus Essential update for December 2024. Available to download and play from Tuesday, 3rd December 2024, they are:
All PS5, PS4 games lists for PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium
It Takes Two is considered the headline addition for December 2024, bringing a seriously high-quality co-op game to PS Plus Essential. Having been awarded Game of the Year at The Game Awards a few years ago, it's the crowning achievement of developer Hazelight so far.
In our It Takes Two PS5 review, we awarded an 8/10 score and said: «While it stumbles on certain narrative aspects and not all the performances are winners, it more than makes up for that with its brilliantly fun and ever-changing gameplay. Forcing two players to work in tandem in countless ways, the game embraces co-op play wholeheartedly, and the variety of gameplay and environments makes it a joy to play from start to finish.»
Onto the top-down strategy game Aliens: Dark Descent and we shared a similar level of praise. With positive things to say about its tense atmosphere, tactical gameplay, and strategic challenge, we concluded: «Aliens: Dark Descent is easily one of the best video game adaptations of the legendary franchise to which it belongs, somehow managing to be an excellent tactical strategy game and genuinely terrifying at the same time.»
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Temtem, meanwhile, is an independent take on the Pokémon formula. The game has been updated many times in the years since, but at the time of review, we awarded a 7/10 rating and said: «By and large, Temtem is a well-made, generous monster-taming RPG that differentiates itself enough from the obvious competition. The battle system is perhaps its main strength, offering quite challenging 2-on-2 fights even against wild encounters. It's jam-packed with stuff to do, and its online integration means connecting with other players is easy.»
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