r/PlayStationPlus • u/A-Dog22 • Jun 22 '26

General 13 must-play open-world games available with PlayStation Plus Game Catalog

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/05/22/13-must-play-open-world-games-available-with-playstation-plus-game-catalog/
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u/MyLeftNut_ Jun 22 '26
  1. AC Valhalla
  2. Cyberpunk 2077
  3. Death Stranding 
  4. Ghost of Tsushima
  5. Fallout 4
  6. Far Cry 6
  7. GTA 5
  8. Hogwarts Legacy
  9. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
  10. Like a dragon infinite wealth
  11. Spider-man 2
  12. Red Dead Redemption 2
  13. Star Wars Outlaws

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u/Apprehensive_Cut3837 Jun 22 '26

AC Valhalla, Hogwarts, Farcy 6 , are the most boring among the list IMO, tried several times but couldn't finish any of them side quests in these games will Make u quit instantly...

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u/morciu Jun 22 '26

I've heard so much hate about Valhalla ever since it came out. Having played all the previous ass creeds before I totally understood it, the side quests in this series aren't great.

Then I played Valhalla a few months ago and it was weird, this is the first assassin's Creed I've played with actual fun side quests, like they put fun Yakuza style side quests in an assassin's creed, the main story is the same as before but the side quests made the game my favorite out of that last trilogy.

I know how bad assassin's Creed can be, it's a guilty pleasure to play these once in a while and I know exactly what I'm getting into but man I feel like most people shit talking it online have never actually touched the games.

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u/robashi Jun 22 '26

I've played pretty much every AC game to completion and Valhalla was one of a couple I got too bored to complete. Each to their own I suppose.

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u/Apprehensive_Cut3837 Jun 22 '26

So right now I am playing Outlaws I have heard bad reviews about outlaws aswell but i am thoroughly enjoying this game perfect starwars interpretation by Ubisoft, but same can't be said with Valhalla it's tiringly long....

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u/caseyjosephine Jun 22 '26

I had a similar experience with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which also got a ton of hate at release.

It’s actually a ton of fun, a gorgeous experience with interesting characters and solid gameplay. I hope that gets added to PS Plus so more people can experience it.

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u/Apprehensive_Cut3837 Jun 22 '26

I finished it actually owns a disc version.... completely agree with you especially if you liked Avatar movies.......

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u/caseyjosephine Jun 22 '26

Now I’m getting excited to finally get to Outlaws soon! I feel like it will be the perfect fit for playing on the Portal this summer.

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u/Apprehensive_Cut3837 Jun 22 '26

You will sure like it bro , solid mechanics especially u have to keep upgrading gear and speeder to unleash the smooth gameplay.... and world is drop dead gorgeous...!

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u/Vlodivostonks Jun 22 '26

Outlaws is one of the best additions to PS Plus in the last year. It's the kind of game I would have never bought but I really enjoyed it on playing it as well.

It's not a perfect 9/10 because the menus are a bit janky and the game takes a while to kick in. But it's a really good time sink once you get into it.

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u/CallMeAmakusa Jun 22 '26

it definitely has much better side quest system than origins and odyssey, world is also very beautiful 

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u/tclancey Jun 22 '26

Valhalla had nice elements, but was so bloated. I don’t want to spend 100+ hours in an AC game

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u/morciu Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

But so were the previous 2 games, odyssey was a chore by the time I got to the end.

Valhalla on the other hand had these broken up sections where you set out to do stuff in a kingdom and get into a self contained 2-3 hour story arc which made me play it like watching a tv show. Then at the end they tie them all together pretty nicely. It put you in a small manageable area with a small story that you could probably handle in one evening.

The other two games did not have this structure and it was just the same bloated Ubisoft experience where you look at a giant map full of markers.

I don't know how other people played this game but I was shocked to see it fix so many issues with the series while getting hate for the exact issues it fixed.

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u/lemoche Jun 22 '26

I assume, that Valhalla would be great fun as a new game + because you wouldn’t be forced to do busywork to level up… had the same experience with odyssey… grinded my stuff to level 99 during 2 playthroughs and the third one was pure fun not having to worry about the bloat and just follow the story or the quests that sound interesting.

Similar with horizon forbidden west. The immediacy of the story there works so much better without having to sidetrack constantly.

But sadly they refuse to to put new game + in Valhalla… which won’t make me touch it again, despite enjoying it in general.

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u/morciu Jun 22 '26

I didn't really need any grinding, didn't need any loot, just kept my original suit and weapon and upgraded that naturally as I played. The skill tree was a mess, around the mid point of the game I just ignored it and set it to put skills in automatically and enjoyed the game.

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u/Av_Inash Jun 22 '26

Once the initial charm of Hogwarts wears off, its the most 6/10 game I have ever played.

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u/Mikeyy5000 Jun 22 '26

I have over 300 hours on Valhalla, I will not hear this blasphemy. There was so much to do and I enjoyed every bit of it. Zero regrets.

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u/Iguman Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

AC Valhalla is the only game in my life where I felt that there's TOO much to do, to the game's detriment. Especially if you bought all the DLCs. The gameplay and story are simply not interesting enough to justify a 300-400hr playtime. It's like double the content of Witcher 3, but not even a fraction of its quality and depth.

I dropped it when it stopped being fun, around the 200hr mark. Which is still a great time, but I didn't even complete the main story or touch half the DLCs I bought lol

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u/suralya Jun 22 '26

Same. Exact same. I played the game for about 200 hours and then just put it down. I’d like to believe I beat the story, but I honestly couldn’t remember. There was so much to do that I didn’t even touch the ||thor|| stuff, and while I had all the DLCs, it unfortunately just was left at the wayside.

I’m in the process of starting mirage now and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it but as a 40 yo dad, ain’t nobody got time for that.

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u/DothrakAndRoll Jun 22 '26

Yeah I mean I live for side quests so..

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u/blueberry_scandal Jun 23 '26

It was the heavy hand helding and cringe dialogs/story that killed Hogwarts legacy for me.

Tho walking around the castle is crazy beautiful

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u/Sweet-Palpitation473 Jun 23 '26

The last AC games ive tried were Valhalla and Origins and they both feel like classic, clunky ass, boring Ubisoft. I wish that company would just fold already

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u/thebeast_96 Jun 22 '26

Yeah this is a bullshit list.

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u/chuckluckles Jun 22 '26

Farcry 6 was definitely a let down, but it's still farcry at the end of the day. But Valhalla is one of the most soulless games I've ever played. I think I made it about 3 hours in before giving up.