{"id":1845932,"date":"2026-03-25T11:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1845932"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:40:19","slug":"playstation-plus-essential-headliner-game-for-april-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1845932","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation Plus Essential headliner game for April leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lords-of-the-fallen\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Lords of the Fallen<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">PlayStation Plus Essential headliner game for April leaks<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Oh Lord, I have Fallen for you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-Lords-of-the-Fallen-trailer-showing-a-knight-being-attacked-by-a-fire-breathing-dragon-like-creature.-A-PS-logo-is-in-the-lower-right-corner.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from Lords of the Fallen trailer showing a knight being attacked by a fire-breathing dragon-like creature. A PS logo is in the lower right corner\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-Lords-of-the-Fallen-trailer-showing-a-knight-being-attacked-by-a-fire-breathing-dragon-like-creature.-A-PS-logo-is-in-the-lower-right-corner.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-25T11:40:19+00:00\">March 25, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-plus-essential-headliner-game-for-april-leaks?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          8 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b190aefc-7d37-4a0c-b492-14a9cb19b2c8\" data-name=\"Lords of the Fallen\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Lords of the Fallen\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Lords of the Fallen\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Lords of the Fallen\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Lords of the Fallen\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Lords of the Fallen\" title=\"Follow Lords of the Fallen\"><br \/>\n  Follow Lords of the Fallen<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>One of the games expected to arrive along with April 2026&#8217;s PS Plus Essential lineup has leaked ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>According to the ever-reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealabs.com\/magazine\/ps-plus-essential-on-connait-le-titre-majeur-des-jeux-davril-2026-61168\">Dealabs<\/a>, PS Plus subscribers will soon be able to get their hands on  Souls-like action-RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lords-of-the-fallen\">Lords of the Fallen<\/a> as part of their membership. To be clear, I mean the second Lords of the Fallen from developer Hexworks, which was released back in 2023. Not the one from 2014. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Lords of the Fallen - Official Overview Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yJZBIHDuj08?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yJZBIHDuj08\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Lords of the Fallen &#8211; Official Overview Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Lords of the Fallen &#8211; Official Overview Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJZBIHDuj08\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The publication states Lords of the Fallen will be available for PlayStation Plus subscribers across its Essential, Extra and Premium tiers from 7th April. The game will then remain available to claim until the following month, on 5th May.<\/p>\n<p>When Lords of the Fallen was initially released, we weren&#8217;t overly taken by it all. &#8220;Missing the elegance of FromSoftware, Lords of the Fallen is let down by Soulslike clich\u00e9s and performance woes,&#8221; reads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lords-of-the-fallen-2023-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s two star review<\/a>. However, since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lords-of-the-fallen-final-update-introduces-modifiers-for-rogue-lite-challenge\">Hexworks has made a number of improvements to the game<\/a>, and I am pleased to say it is now in a much better state than it was at launch. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lords-of-the-fallen-sequel-set-for-2026\">Lord of the Fallen sequel was subsequently announced to be in the works back in 2024<\/a>, by publisher CI Games.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We can expect Sony to officially announce April&#8217;s PS Plus lineup in the near future, so stay tuned for more. For more on the service in the meantime, be sure to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-plus-games-list-premium-extra-this-month-6300\">guide to PS Plus and all the available games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>One of the games expected to arrive along with April 2026&#8217;s PS Plus Essential lineup has leaked ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>According to the ever-reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealabs.com\/magazine\/ps-plus-essential-on-connait-le-titre-majeur-des-jeux-davril-2026-61168\">Dealabs<\/a>, PS Plus subscribers will soon be able to get their hands on  Souls-like action-RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lords-of-the-fallen\">Lords of the Fallen<\/a> as part of their membership. To be clear, I mean the second Lords of the Fallen from developer Hexworks, which was released back in 2023. Not the one from 2014. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Lords of the Fallen - Official Overview Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yJZBIHDuj08?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yJZBIHDuj08\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Lords of the Fallen &#8211; Official Overview Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Lords of the Fallen &#8211; Official Overview Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJZBIHDuj08\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The publication states Lords of the Fallen will be available for PlayStation Plus subscribers across its Essential, Extra and Premium tiers from 7th April. The game will then remain available to claim until the following month, on 5th May.<\/p>\n<p>When Lords of the Fallen was initially released, we weren&#8217;t overly taken by it all. &#8220;Missing the elegance of FromSoftware, Lords of the Fallen is let down by Soulslike clich\u00e9s and performance woes,&#8221; reads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lords-of-the-fallen-2023-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s two star review<\/a>. However, since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lords-of-the-fallen-final-update-introduces-modifiers-for-rogue-lite-challenge\">Hexworks has made a number of improvements to the game<\/a>, and I am pleased to say it is now in a much better state than it was at launch. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lords-of-the-fallen-sequel-set-for-2026\">Lord of the Fallen sequel was subsequently announced to be in the works back in 2024<\/a>, by publisher CI Games.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We can expect Sony to officially announce April&#8217;s PS Plus lineup in the near future, so stay tuned for more. For more on the service in the meantime, be sure to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-plus-games-list-premium-extra-this-month-6300\">guide to PS Plus and all the available games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Lords of the Fallen PlayStation Plus Essential headliner game for April leaks Oh Lord, I have Fallen for you. 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