[PS Plus, PS4, PS5] PS+ May Games: Ark: Survival Ascended, Balatro, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun @ PlayStation

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[PS Plus, PS4, PS5] PS+ May Games: Ark: Survival Ascended, Balatro, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun @ PlayStation
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Hiphopopotamus on 01/05/2025 - 01:36 blog.playstation.com (1292 clicks)
Last edited 01/05/2025 - 01:54

Tame dinosaurs to survive an island paradise, mix and match card decks to win big and head to the far-future for some retro shooting action with May’s PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup. Ark: Survival Ascended, Balatro and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun will be available to PlayStation Plus members from May 6.

ARK: Survival Ascended | PS5
Balatro | PS5, PS4
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | PS5, PS4

Last chance to download April’s games

PlayStation Plus members have until May 5 to add RoboCop: Rogue City, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory to their game library.

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  • DiscountForThee on 01/05/2025 - 05:32
    +5

    What the heck, I'd have not expected Balatro to be free on any platform this early. I guess it doesn't sell as well on consoles compared to something more portable like a phone or laptop?

    • Lucille Bluth on 01/05/2025 - 07:19
      +5

      Probably get people hooked, then they will go buy it on other platforms offering portability.

      • augernised on 01/05/2025 - 09:04
        +5

        unlikely, balatro is incredible but not having cross progression holds it back a little being a roguelike

        • DiscountForThee on 01/05/2025 - 11:14
          -2

          Not true. I got it on PC and I wish I had got it on Android instead. I'm still considering it…

        • danzha on 01/05/2025 - 13:16
          +3

          You underestimate the number of massive fans who are happy to buy across multiple platforms despite lack of cross progression, epecially for indie games that are more affordable than AAA titles.

          Slay the Spire is an good example of this.

          • augernised on 01/05/2025 - 13:29
            +1

            @danzha: thats true, maybe I am underestimating. I just got balatro on early steam release and put 50 hours in, unlocking a lot of decks and achievements. I got the android version on release and had a few goes but it just felt like starting all over again and dropped it kinda quickly, others may feel differently though

          • AngusD on 02/05/2025 - 08:32

            @danzha: Yep, I bought Balatro (and Slay The Spire) twice - first on PlayStation then again on Android so I can play them when I'm travelling. Those kinds of games really help pass the time on a long flight.

      • Pandaroo on 01/05/2025 - 12:06

        Hmm, rings true to me. I bought it on PS4/PS5 digitally, then went and bought it on Switch - and I don't even own a Switch lol

    • IPYF on 01/05/2025 - 09:15
      +2

      So the game's popularity has definitely peaked (most of us have beaten it and moved on) and resultingly the comments about trying to get crossplatform buy-in are possibly true.

      Bit I think it's more likely that he's now so rich that he's probably just interested in seeing the player numbers keep going up on the platform people are least likely to have bought it on.

      The game was made by a solo dev and it's sold 500k units @ 35kAU equiv worldwide on PC and $10ish on mobile so it's probably moved close to $1b gross. Like even if he's lost 50% of that to agreements and all the usual people who get a taste when something becomes massive he's in no need of money.

      • JJCS on 01/05/2025 - 11:14
        +4

        Apparently it's sold 5m units. Assuming $20 per, that's $100m. Not to be sneezed at, but it's definitely not $1b.

      • DiscountForThee on 01/05/2025 - 11:20

        Definitely doesn't need the cash that's true. But still, I'd expect this maybe next year when all the buzz and hype has fallen off

    • pentwo on 01/05/2025 - 10:00
      +3

      Technically speaking, it's under a PSN subscription. You have to keep paying for the subscription to play it.
      Also, it has been available on Apple Arcade for quite some time already, which is also a subscription service.

    • kungfuman on 01/05/2025 - 10:42

      lol art year I have that on pc with all the dlcs etc with it. massive download.

    • 9674784 on 06/05/2025 - 21:22
      -1

      Free? The game costs 17.95 and you’re spending up to 23.95 to claim this so called ‘free’game.

      • DiscountForThee on 07/05/2025 - 07:12

        Pay for online -> game is a free addition

  • maverickjohn on 01/05/2025 - 06:32
    -1

    Lol everyone has probably bought balatro. Anyway it's a good month from a quality perspective.
    I personally didn't think too highly of balatro but rogue likes aren't my thing. I can see why people would like this.

    • 9674784 on 06/05/2025 - 21:25
      -3

      Do you have any idea what you are talking about?

      Balatro has apparently sold 4 million copies.

      PSN has apparently 135 million subscribers.

      Perhaps get an education before posting next time?

      • maverickjohn on 06/05/2025 - 21:41

        I don't think you understand hyperbole.
        How about you chill and assess the situation before you reply with a snarky remark.

      • first in line on 01/05/2025 - 08:19
        -7

        rogue like = no thanks

        • kalithreaver on 01/05/2025 - 09:46
          +2

          its rogue lite as in you just unlock new decks and cards. other than that its just a typical poker style game where you aim for a score and certain things give boosters and multipliers.

    • DingoBilly on 01/05/2025 - 08:33
      +5

      Crazy take. Literally game of the year for 2024 for many people.

      Even if you don't like it surely you have some empathy/can understand that it's an amazing selection.

      • Hinee on 01/05/2025 - 09:21
        +3

        I'm keen for some Balatro. Boltgun looks fun. I'll give Ark a crack. But this is a long way from an amazing lineup IMO.

        • AngusD on 01/05/2025 - 09:41
          +1

          Just Balatro by itself would make it an amazing lineup.

  • dreamstation on 01/05/2025 - 07:55
    +3

    Keen as for Boltgun. Love me a good old school shooter.

    • lordezekiel on 01/05/2025 - 08:13
      +2

      It's fantastic, though it gets bloody tough.

  • augernised on 01/05/2025 - 08:20
    +7

    balatro playerbase ⬆️

    global productivity ⬇️

    • Sr1993e on 01/05/2025 - 08:29
      +3

      My sleeping hours ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️📉📉📉📉📉

  • agentsmith1999 on 01/05/2025 - 08:26
    +1

    Looking forward to trying out Boltgun. Also finally going to get on balatro train

  • IPYF on 01/05/2025 - 09:17
    +1

    This is about the perfect month. It's got two games that have always been in my "I'd try that if I didn't have to buy it" list (Ark, Boltgun), and one game that I wouldn't have picked up in the PS ecosystem. Hard to complain.

  • keejoonc on 01/05/2025 - 11:11
    +2

    I dont get the hype behind balastro. I got to the end once. What is the incentive to keep on playing? Maybe I'm missing something.

    • Pandaroo on 01/05/2025 - 12:09

      The end is when you have a gold seal on all jokers, gold seal on all decks and all challenges completed.

    • lordezekiel on 01/05/2025 - 14:10
      -2

      Yeah I don’t get it either, gave it a couple of hours, it’s a big meh from me.
      Slay The Spire is a goddamned masterpiece if you are wanting a card type game, recommend giving that a go, its on pc & Xbox game pass.

      • AngusD on 01/05/2025 - 15:15
        +2

        I bloody love Slay The Spire as well as Balatro.

        STS has already been on PS+ a few years ago, so a lot of people probably have it already from that anyway.

    • wetsandwich on 01/05/2025 - 16:11

      It's a good 5 hours of messing around, but yeah also not sure why people are so obsessed with it. I'd call it a $5 game, not however much I paid before refunding.

  • t honks on 01/05/2025 - 12:38
    +3

    My PSN account is ending next month, found this which is 10% off using Ultimate gift cards from BigW

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/902895

    Is there anything better?

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