When it comes to the freePlayStation Plusgames for any given month, fans have a pretty good idea of what to expect thanks to certain patterns that Sony has established when it comes to the games. For instance, fans know that they can usually expect the next batch of freePS Plusgames to be announced on the last Wednesday of every month, and they know that the lineup will almost certainly consist of two free PS4 games and one PS5 game. There’s another pattern Sony has established with the free PS Plus games that may very well reveal one of the free PS Plus games for September 2021 ahead of schedule.
Sony started releasing free PS Plus games for the PlayStation 5 console as soon as it launched last November, with thefirst free PS Plus PS5 game beingBugsnax. Sony has released a number of free PS Plus games for PS5 since then, and almost all of them have had something in common: they have almost all been brand new releases, making their debuts on PS Plus and PS5 at the same time. There have been some exceptions to this rule, but not many, and the majority of the free PS5 PS Plus games have indeed been new releases.
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Now, unlike theXbox free Games with Gold, Sony doesn’t release the new PS Plus games as soon as the new month rolls around. On the contrary, the new PS Plus games aren’t added until the first Tuesday of the month when the PlayStation Store updates. For September, the first Tuesday of the month is Tuesday, September 7. And when looking at new game releases coming out that day, one title stands out as a highly likely contender of being a free PS Plus game for September 2021.
FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch is A Likely Free PS Plus Game for September 2021
Based on the patterns Sony has established so far when it comes to the free PS Plus games for PS5, it seems highly likely thatFIST: Forged in Shadow Torchis going to be one of the free games for September 2021.FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch’s release date is September 7, meaning it will be released on the same day that the new PS Plus games are being added to the service. And as previously mentioned, Sony has established a clear pattern of making the free PS5 PS Plus games be brand new titles.
Not only that, butFIST: Forged in Shadow Torchis already closely related to the PlayStation brand. In fact, the game was showcased at thelatest PlayStation State of Play event, where Sony revealed a trailer forFISTthat also confirmed its release date and PlayStation console exclusivity. WithFISTbeing featured at a State of Play event and being a PlayStation console exclusive, it makes it even more likely that it will debut as a free PS Plus game, at least when it comes to the PS5 version.
For those wondering what exactlyFISTis, it’s a side-scrollingMetroidvania gamewith a style described as “dieselpunk.” The starring character is a cyborg rabbit armed with a giant mechanical fist, and while the premise may sound bizarre, the gameplay did look impressive and was generally well-received by fans. Even so, it’s the kind of off the wall game that some may be hesitant to try, and so it potentially coming to the PS Plus lineup could help it achieve a level of popularity that it wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.
Now, it must be stressed thatFISThasnotbeen confirmed as a free PS Plus game at the time of this writing. Sony likely won’t reveal the new free PS Plus games for September 2021 until Wednesday, August 25, but the game does seem like a very strong contender for the PS5 game slot. It seems to check all the boxes when it comes to free PS5 games on PS Plus, to the point where it would be suprising if itisn’tpart of the lineup.
All the Free PS5 PS Plus Games So Far
For those curious, here are all thefree PS5 PS Plus gamesthat have been featured so far.
As can be seen by the list, literally every free PS Plus PS5 game has been a brand new release with some minor exceptions. Shark-RPGManeater, the free PS Plus game for January 2021, was already a couple of months old at the time it was added to the service, butSony did offer refundsto those who already purchased the game.WreckfestandA Plague Tale: Innocence, meanwhile, weren’t technically brand new games, but they were still new to the PS5.
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