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PlayStation Plus Subscribers Hail New Freebie As 'Hidden Gem'

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Published 07:00 9 Aug 2025 GMT+1

PlayStation Plus Subscribers Hail New Freebie As 'Hidden Gem'

“The first game in a long time to really capture me”

Lewis Parker

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Topics: Playstation Plus, PlayStation, PlayStation 5

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This game has been in my backlog for over a year, but after reading some of these comments… I think I may be convinced to move it to the front of the queue.

There are a lot of brilliant games on PlayStation Plus. Not quite as many as there are on Xbox Game Pass, sure, but still a pretty sizeable amount.

Sometimes I browse through the collection of games on offer, and I get so overwhelmed with the choices that I end up playing none of them– but today, that’s going to change.

As one user over on the r/PlayStationPlus subreddit notes, in a thread titled “A hidden gem”, Don't Nod’s 2024 action RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is currently available through the PlayStation Plus catalogue.

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Now, obviously, I’ve not played it, but if you need some convincing as to why you should give it a go, here’s what the folks in the thread have to say about it.

“Finished the snowy mountain section just 5 minutes ago and it was so impressive!” commented user Dorkinger.

“I was not invested in a game this much since a while! Incredible this game passed me completely, I had no idea.”

“The first game in a long time to really capture me”, replied user Due_Helicopter4421.

“The story, characters and writing are top tier. The game play is fine. Combat is fun enough. It's not a drag, it's just not great. Can't believe I hadn't heard of this before. I definitely recommend it.”

Sounds like everyone else has the same opinion that reviewers did; combat is meh, but everything else about the game is a 10/10.

Personally, I can excuse some rubbish combat if every other element of the game is as good as people say, and it’s been a minute since I played a game with a really, really great story.

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