If you are a member of the PlayStation Plus service, you will get free access to select games on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition.
If you are having a hard time finding the locations for these PlayStation Plus games, then you can check out this step-by-step tutorial at Seeking Tech.
How to get to the PlayStation Plus menu from the Home Screen
To download the latest PlayStation Plus games, you need to go to the PlayStation Plus menu.
The first method is through the Home Screen, which is the main menu where you can perform multiple tasks such as selecting which game to open, going to the PlayStation Store and more.
To do so, you need to take the following steps:
1. First off, you should be in the Home Screen. If you are currently playing a game or using one of the apps, then you can get to the Home Screen by pressing and holding the PS button on the DualSense controller.
2. In the Home Screen, you should see a yellow plus icon in the games section. You need to select this, with the X button of the DualSense controller, to get to the PlayStation Plus menu.
How to get to the PlayStation Plus menu from the PlayStation Store
To get to the PlayStation Plus menu from the PlayStation Store, you need to do the following:
1. From the Home Screen, select the blue shopping bag icon from the PlayStation Store in the games section.
2. Inside the PlayStation Store, use the R1 and L1 buttons on the controller to navigate over to the Subscriptions tab.
3. In the Subscriptions tab, you should see a PlayStation Plus banner. Select that banner to get to the PlayStation Plus menu.
How to download The PlayStation Plus Collection games on PS5
To download PlayStation Plus games on the PlayStation 5, you need to do the following:
1. Once you are inside the PlayStation Plus menu, scroll down and you will see two sections: “Exclusive to PS Plus on PS5” and “Free monthly games.”
2. The “Exclusive to PS Plus on PS5” section features The PlayStation Plus Collection, which are PlayStation 4 games that are only available to download for PlayStation 5 users. Here, we recommend selecting the View All option with the X button on the controller.
3. In the following “The PlayStation Plus Collection” menu, you will find a list of games. Select the game you want to download to go to the game’s page.
4. In the game’s page, select the “Add to Library” option.
5. In the same page, select the “Download” option.
How to download free monthly games on PS5
To download free monthly games on the PlayStation 5, you need to take the following steps:
1. Go back to the PlayStation Plus menu.
2. In the PlayStation Plus menu, scroll down until you see the “Free monthly games” section.
3. Select the game you want to download to go to the game’s page.
4. Inside game’s page, select the “Add to Library” option.
5. In the same page, select the “Download” option to download the game.
Are PlayStation Plus games free on PS5?
We don’t consider the PlayStation Plus games to be free on the PlayStation 5 as you need a PlayStation Plus subscription to play these titles.
With that said, as long as you are a member of the service, you will have full access to the PlayStation Plus games.
Even if you decide to leave at some point and then come back to the PlayStation Plus, you will have access to the PlayStation Plus games as long as you added them to your library when they were made available for PlayStation Plus subscribers.