Sony has revealed the full line-up of PlayStation Plus Games Catalog additions for January 2025, which includes God of War Ragnarok, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and more.
Announced on the PlayStation Blog, a total of 11 games are joining the library, nine on the PlayStation Plus Extra tier and two on the PlayStation Plus Premium Tier through the Classic Games Catalog. They’re available January 21.
While the beloved PlayStation 5 title God of War Ragnarok joins the library this month, it’s otherwise a tad short on the usual numbers. The additions usually include upwards of a dozen entries, and at least one on PlayStation VR2, but January’s offerings do not.
PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Additions for January 2025
God of War Ragnarok is the beloved sequel to the beloved God of War reboot that arrived in 2022. It continues the story of Kratos and Atreus as they navigate the wild worlds of Norse mythology. “God of War Ragnarok is an almighty achievement and creates a new high that makes many of its peers look mortal by comparison,” IGN said in our 10/10 review.
Perhaps the next biggest game in January 2025 is Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, a side story of the Yakuza series that sees longtime protagonist Kiryu become a secret agent. “Like a Dragon Gaiden’s combat hits with flash and fury and its story is sharp, but its setting and side activities feel a bit on the stale side,” we said in a 7/10 review.
Another large entry arrives this month in an open world role-playing game called Atlas Fallen, which unleashes its Reign of Sand expansion onto PS Plus. It also earned a 7/10 from IGN. “Atlas Fallen is a solid open-world action RPG with plenty of platforming and large monsters to fight with a co-op buddy, so long as neither of you cares about story or is a stickler for high-quality textures,” we said.
Something quite different arrives in action RPG SD Gundam Battle Alliance, a game where Gundam fans can explore the series’ history by battling through its most iconic scenes. Players can also collect myriad Mobile Suits and characters from throughout the mech battling series.
Described as a “euphoric music video dream about being awesome, riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 miles per hour,” Sayonara Wild Hearts is a unique amongst this lists and video games overall. “Sayonara Wild Hearts’ music and art combine for a stirring, unique experience,” IGN said in our 7/10 review.
Anno: Mutationem, meanwhile, is a side scrolling adventure game where players take on the roll of Ann as she fights through a neon metropolis. It earned an 8/10 from IGN. “Punchy, side scrolling combat and a richly realized, anime-inspired world make Anno: Mutationem a blast, but the script is a bit rusty,” we said.
Adding more variety to January 2025’s PlayStation Plus line-up is Orcs Must Die 3, a tower defence game about slaying lots of orcs. “Orcs Must Die 3 is very familiar to players of the second game but still a fun and goofy action/tower-defense challenge,” IGN said in our 7/10 review.
Citizen Sleeper arrives next. “Role-playing in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism, Citizen Sleeper puts you in the life of an escaped worker, washed up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future,” its synopsis reads.
This next game will teach you when to hold ’em, when to fold ’em, when to walk away, and when to run. Poker Club “offers players more ways to play than ever before with a full house of Texas hold’em online tournament modes and ring-games,” its synopsis reads.
Not ready to let Xbox get away with releasing an Indiana Jones game of its own, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings arrives on the PS Plus Games Catalog in January. This 2009 adventure game originally released on PlayStation 2 earned a “mediocre” rating in IGN’s review.
Finally, the classic platforming and puzzle solving fantasy game Medievil 2 comes to the Classic Games Catalog this month. “In this sequel to Medievil, you control Sir Daniel Fortesque, the undead knight, as he makes his way around the world’s foggiest city, London,” the synopsis reads. “Your arsenal ranges from swords to muskets, and if you defeat enough enemies on each level, you’ll unlock its Chalice of Souls and be rewarded with special items.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
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