{"id":1855648,"date":"2026-03-30T15:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1855648"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:11:34","slug":"yet-another-playstation-plus-essential-game-for-april-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1855648","title":{"rendered":"Yet another PlayStation Plus Essential 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                      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src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/april-2026-playstation-plus-leak-mystery.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Screenshot showing a character from a leaked April PlayStation Plus game with a question mark superimposed over their blanked-out face.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"april-2026-playstation-plus-leak-mystery.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=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.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=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.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\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-30T15:11:34+00:00\">March 30, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/another-playstation-plus-essential-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=\"3c5189c9-619a-4c20-95a5-6f1c4ccaac2f\" data-name=\"Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream\" title=\"Follow Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream\"><br \/>\n  Follow Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream<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>\nFollowing last week&#8217;s leak pointing to Souls-like action-RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lords-of-the-fallen\">Lords of the Fallen<\/a> as April&#8217;s PlayStation Plus Essential headliner, word of a second game in the line-up has emerged.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealabs.com\/magazine\/ps-plus-essential-on-connait-le-titre-majeur-des-jeux-davril-2026-61168\">Dealabs&#8217; extremely reliable Billbil-kun<\/a>, April&#8217;s PS Plus Essential list will also include Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, which originally launched to mixed reviews back in 2024. Fractured Daydream is something of a 10th anniversary celebration for Sword Art Online, bringing together 21 characters from across the series in a solo mode, story mode, and online mode featuring challenging fights for up to 20 players.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream \u2014 Gameplay Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIa1qnLWUxs?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\/GIa1qnLWUxs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream \u2014 Gameplay Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GIa1qnLWUxs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nThere&#8217;s not much more to report beyond Fractured Daydream&#8217;s apparent inclusion in April&#8217;s PlayStation Plus Essential line-up, but it should arrive alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-plus-essential-headliner-game-for-april-leaks\">previously leaked headliner Lords of the Fallen<\/a>. Specifically, it&#8217;s developer Hexworks&#8217; 2023 Lords of the Fallen that&#8217;s supposedly on the way, rather than the 2014 original.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nExpect Sony to officially announce April&#8217;s PlayStation Plus line-up in the not-too-distant future. The refreshed list will replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/here-are-our-ps-plus-monthly-games-for-march\">March&#8217;s offerings<\/a> &#8211; PGA Tour 2K25, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/monster-hunter-rise\">Monster Hunter Rise<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/slime-rancher-2\">Slime Rancher 2<\/a>, and The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road &#8211; so if you haven&#8217;t already done so, you should grab anything of interest ASAP.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information on Sony&#8217;s subscription service, 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 its available games<\/a>.\n<\/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>\nFollowing last week&#8217;s leak pointing to Souls-like action-RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lords-of-the-fallen\">Lords of the Fallen<\/a> as April&#8217;s PlayStation Plus Essential headliner, word of a second game in the line-up has emerged.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealabs.com\/magazine\/ps-plus-essential-on-connait-le-titre-majeur-des-jeux-davril-2026-61168\">Dealabs&#8217; extremely reliable Billbil-kun<\/a>, April&#8217;s PS Plus Essential list will also include Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, which originally launched to mixed reviews back in 2024. Fractured Daydream is something of a 10th anniversary celebration for Sword Art Online, bringing together 21 characters from across the series in a solo mode, story mode, and online mode featuring challenging fights for up to 20 players.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream \u2014 Gameplay Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIa1qnLWUxs?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\/GIa1qnLWUxs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream \u2014 Gameplay Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GIa1qnLWUxs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nThere&#8217;s not much more to report beyond Fractured Daydream&#8217;s apparent inclusion in April&#8217;s PlayStation Plus Essential line-up, but it should arrive alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-plus-essential-headliner-game-for-april-leaks\">previously leaked headliner Lords of the Fallen<\/a>. Specifically, it&#8217;s developer Hexworks&#8217; 2023 Lords of the Fallen that&#8217;s supposedly on the way, rather than the 2014 original.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nExpect Sony to officially announce April&#8217;s PlayStation Plus line-up in the not-too-distant future. The refreshed list will replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/here-are-our-ps-plus-monthly-games-for-march\">March&#8217;s offerings<\/a> &#8211; PGA Tour 2K25, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/monster-hunter-rise\">Monster Hunter Rise<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/slime-rancher-2\">Slime Rancher 2<\/a>, and The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road &#8211; so if you haven&#8217;t already done so, you should grab anything of interest ASAP.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information on Sony&#8217;s subscription service, 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 its available games<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream Yet another PlayStation Plus Essential game for April leaks Follows Lords of the Fallen leak. 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