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31st Mar 2021

These are the free subscription games coming to PlayStation and Xbox in April

Rory Cashin

Loads of new stuff to play during the next 30 days or so.

While the weather has been getting slightly nicer and the days have been getting slightly longer, we’re all still going to be looking for stuff to play at home for the hours during the evenings and weekends.

That is where the PS Plus and the Xbox Live Gold subscriptions come in, giving you access to new and different games every month.

If you act fast enough, you can still download the following games via your PS and Xbox subscriptions from March’s additions:

The PS Plus games for March are:

  • Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4)
  • Remnant: From The Ashes (PS4)
  • Marquette (PS5)
  • Farpoint (PS VR)
  • Destruction All-Stars (PS5)

And the Xbox Live Gold for March:

  • Warface: Breakout
  • Vicious Llama Attack Apocalypse
  • Port Royal 3

And now on to the free games arriving on the consoles from the beginning of April.

PS Plus, from Tuesday, 6 April:

  • Oddworld: Soulstorm (PS5)

Synopsis: Oddworld’s Abe returns in this action adventure platformer set directly after the events of 2014’s Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty.

Having undergone a transformation from clueless cog in a mega-corporate machine to unlikely hero and beacon of hope, Abe must now save his fellow Mudokons by any means necessary. As you recruit more followers, stick to stealth and puzzle solve to survive or scavenge goods and craft an arsenal to liberate your friends.

In Oddworld: Soulstorm, you will begin to understand the power of many will be needed to solve problems that the individual alone cannot.

  • Day’s Gone (PS4)

Synopsis: Ride into a desperate, dog-eat-dog open world of the Pacific Northwest as drifter and bounty hunter, Deacon St. John.

Risk the threats of the broken road on the back of your trusty bike as you face swarms of mindless feral Freakers – and equally terrifying humans. Unpredictable weather and different times of day and night can cause incredible danger and shocking surprises… and everything wants you dead.

Devise your strategies as you customise weapons and skills, craft traps and upgrade your bike as you try and survive the unforgiving wilderness.

  • Zombie Army 4: Dead War (PS4)

Synopsis: Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4.

Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon. Continue the alternate history of Zombie Army Trilogy in huge new levels, and uncover a sinister plan that takes the Survivor Brigade across Italy and beyond.

Xbox Live Gold:

  • Vikings: Wolves of Midgard (1-30 April)

Synopsis: Journey to the shores of Midgard, a world based on mythology with a fantasy twist.

Join a notorious band of Viking warriors and take up the fight against the fearsome Jotan and the beasts of Ragnarok. Master mighty weapons including sword and shield, two-handed hammers, axes, and bows, and vanquish the fiendish creatures of Fimbulwinter which threatens to end all life.

  • Truck Racing Championship (16 April – 15 May)

Synopsis: Take the wheel behind giant 5-ton, 1,000 horsepower semi-trucks in a completely new racing experience. Featuring all the unique challenges of the European Truck Racing Championship, drive 45 different vehicles in 14 worldwide circuits. Consider the weight of the truck when cornering, monitor tire wear, and find the best tactics to win the race.

  • Dark Void (1-15 April)

Synopsis: Step into the Void, a sinister parallel world full of hostile aliens and deep mystery. Dark Void showcases powerful weapons, where a combination of ground-based combat and jetpack powered dogfights bring a thrilling dynamic. Experience the seamless transition between fight and flight in this epic adventure.

  • Hard Corps: Uprising (16-30 April)

Synopsis: Play the retro run-and-gun action title, Hard Corps: Uprising. Write your own legend in the grueling trenches of Arcade mode or upgrade and build up your soldier in Rising mode, where only the best of the best can survive and achieve ultimate victory.