Lords of the Fallen Joins PS Plus Essential in April 2026

A reliable leak has revealed that the 2023 action role-playing game Lords of the Fallen will join the PlayStation Plus Essential lineup in April 2026, offering subscribers free access to the dark fantasy title developed by Hexworks and published by CI Games.

The game, a Soulslike reboot of the 2014 original, will be available to claim starting April 7 and remain so until May 5. Players with Essential, Extra, or Premium subscriptions can download it during that window and keep playing as long as their membership remains active. Sony has not yet officially announced the full April lineup, but the reveal from insider billbilkun on Dealabs points to Lords of the Fallen as the featured title, with the formal confirmation expected in the coming days.

Set in the world of Axiom more than 1,000 years after the events of the earlier game, Lords of the Fallen follows the Lampbearer, a Dark Crusader tasked with stopping the demon god Adyr from returning to power. Players use a magical lamp to shift between the realm of the living and the land of the dead, Umbral, while cleansing five beacons corrupted by Adyr's forces. The title features multiple character classes, a wide array of weapons,...