May 2025 PS Plus Game Linked to Hollywood Movie

It looks like one of the PlayStation Plus games for May 2025 has been leaked. While Sony has yet to confirm anything officially, rumors are swirling that the teen slasher horror game, Until Dawn, might be available for free download for PlayStation players next month. The promotional art suggests it could be the Until Dawn Remastered edition, rather than the original 2014 release, but we'll keep you posted once we have definitive information.

PlayStation Plus is Sony's online gaming service that offers a range of benefits to its members, including free monthly games, limited-time trials, online multiplayer, and exclusive member discounts. Additionally, Extra and Premium subscribers have access to a vast catalog of current and classic games, though the monthly free games are available to all tiers of subscribers.

Speculation from the PlayStation community on Reddit, as noted by PushSquare, suggests that this move could be tied to the recent release of the Until Dawn movie. The movie, which hit theaters just before the weekend, received a lukewarm reception, earning a 5/10 from IGN. Our review stated: "Until Dawn is more disappointing than deadly, leaving all the promise of the horror game behind for a jumble of horror-movie re-creations."

Similarly, the 2024 remaster of Until Dawn didn't fare much better, also receiving a 5/10 from IGN. We described it as "an overpriced and under-featured remake that seems less like a must-have bit of moonlit murder and something closer to daylight robbery." In contrast, the original 2015 game from Supermassive Games was more favorably received, earning a 7.5/10.

In other PlayStation Plus news, 22 games are scheduled to be removed from the service next month. This list includes high-profile titles like Grand Theft Auto 5, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, and the last playable versions of first-party titles Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2. Once these games are removed, Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2 will no longer be available on modern consoles.