PlayStation Plus Essential Free Games For September 2023 Are Live Now

The new batch of free PlayStation Plus Essential games for September 2023 are available to claim now. Saints Row is the headliner in this next batch of games, as was leaked prior to the official reveal. Available from September 5 through October 3, September's PS Plus games also include Black Desert: Traveler Edition and Generation Zero. All PS Plus members across Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers can add the trio of games to their library today.

Saints Row was originally released in 2022 and is a reboot of the franchise that is themed around the idea of self-made success, only with gratuitous violence and devastation instead of more legal methods of entrepreneurship.

Like the original games, it's set in an open-world environment in which you can unleash some explosive chaos, insurance fraud, and help solidify the Saints as the top gang in town. The game received lukewarm reviews when it first launched due to a variety of technical bugs and janky gameplay, but developer Volition has updated Saints Row with several substantial patches and content drops since then.

"Combat is decent, and the story missions are enjoyable when at their most over-the-top, but there's too much bland filler in between," Richard Wakeling wrote in GameSpot's Saints Row review. "Rebooting the series made sense, yet in many ways, Saints Row is still stuck in the past and struggling to live up to its legacy."

Generation Zero is set in a dangerous version of 1980s Sweden, where players will have to battle and survive against deadly machine enemies. The game can be played alone or with up to three friends in online co-op, and by scavenging parts from fallen enemies, you can craft equipment, weapons and ammunition for the battles that lie ahead.

Black Desert is a fantasy MMORPG with fast-paced PvE combat, large-scale PvP siege wars, and multiple character classes to master, and the Traveler Edition throws in multiple add-ons for the base version of the game. PS Plus members who have already purchased any edition of Black Desert other than the Traveler Edition may redeem the standalone Traveler Item pack.

Also of note to PS Plus members is that the price of every PlayStation Plus tier is increasing starting September 6, with the six and 12-month subscriptions becoming noticeably more expensive.

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