The weather is getting colder, which means two things: 1) It’s time for delicious food and 2) it’s time to hibernate with videogames. We’re here to help keep you gaming this winter with December’s free PlayStation Plus titles.
You can keep warm but stay social with Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, a fighting game that lets you finally figure out which DC heroes & villains would win in a fight, and Secret Ponchos, a wild west arcade-style duel where you’ll face off against friends or team up to take down other players.
Catch up on the Hitman series with Hitman HD Trilogy, which includes Hitman 2: Silent Assassins, Contracts and Blood Money, and experience the bizarre yet beloved Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut.
PS Vita owners get two Space Invaders-inspired games this month: Final Horizon and Titan Attacks. Fight off waves of space robots (they have spider tanks, gross) in tower defense title Final Horizon, or grab Titan Attacks!, which focuses on arcade-style gameplay but features some interesting elements that kick gameplay up a notch.
All of these games will be free for Plus members starting December 2nd. If you want to see these titles in action, check out the video below.
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition (PS4)
Free for PS Plus members
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition enhances the bold new franchise to the fighting game genre from NetherRealm Studios. Featuring six new playable characters, over 30 new skins, and 60 new S.T.A.R. Labs missions, this edition packs a punch. In addition to DC Comics icons such as Batman, The Joker, Green Lantern, The Flash, Superman and Wonder Woman, the latest title from the award-winning studio presents a deep original story. Heroes and villains will engage in epic battles on a massive scale in a world where the line between good and evil has been blurred.
Secret Ponchos (PS4)
Free for PS Plus members
Set in a stylized and iconic Wild West, Secret Ponchos pits players against one another in this fast paced and innovative new form of online combat.
• Experience a completely unique combat style that thrives in a wide range of modes from intense 1vs1 stand-offs to chaotic 4vs4 all-out team battles
• Master dynamic outlaw archetypes, each possessing a variety of deadly attacks and unique weapons
• Compete against others using skill and precision timing: dive in and out of range, string together devastating combos and take cover to break line-of-site in order to regroup or plan an ambush
Hitman HD Trilogy (PS3)
Free for PS Plus members
Experience Agent 47’s classic hits, now in HD. Enter the mind of Agent 47, the world’s most deadly assassin. Staying anonymous, being smart and totally ruthless is the key to a perfect execution. Includes Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money.
Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut (PS3)
Free for PS Plus members
Revisit the mysterious town of Greenvale with Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut and discover more secrets, bask in the beauty with redefined graphics and move with greater freedom with a complete control overhaul.
Final Horizon (PS Vita)
Free for PS Plus members
Final Horizon takes you on an epic story across far reaching planets and solar systems as you fight the mysterious and deadly Swarm. Described as “2 minute tower defense”, Final Horizon is a new take on the popular strategy genre. Combining fast paced action and deep strategy, you’ll need to keep your wits about you if you want to survive.
Titan Attacks! (PS4|PS3|PSVita)
Free for PS Plus members
Single-handedly turn back the evil invading Titan army! Drive back the aliens across the Solar System, and finally defeat them on their homeworld in this modern remix of classic arcade shoot ‘em ups. Titan Attacks! has the same easy-to-learn but hard-to-master gameplay of classic arcade shooters, but is packed full of new features, new strategies, and stylish neo-retro visuals.
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@Remmy8199 I know. I reread my comment and it sounds a little trollish, but I genuinely love the Vita and I just wish Sony would create first party games for the device, give it decent games on Plus, and like you said advertise for it so people actually know the thing exists. I live on a college campus and get a large amount of hits on my 3ds every day because almost everyone has one, but I have never once seen a person who has a vita in public. I have had multiple occasions where people have asked me if it is just a giant smart phone, it would be nice if people were aware that sony has a handheld that is not the psp.
So are there really no special Thanksgiving/BF sales? Really? That sucks since the Vita sales in the co op sale really aren’t that great
The PSV lineup is awful, really, at least give us PSP games but this is just terrible~.
I would love to see Injustice for PS3 and PS Vita added if there’s any way that’s possible.
I have hitman trilogy on PC . I have a question though what does FREE mean? In this sense I mean considering I know whenever someone says free their is normally a catch somewhere.
@baxterps It’s the same catch that you have on all PS Plus “free” games. They’re free as long as you’re a Plus member. Let your Plus lapse or unsubscribe and you can no longer play the games.
Woah! This looks so good! I’ve always wanted Injustice! And those other games too! Damn, so glad I own a PS4.
Meh…Hitman Trilogy HD, the “Trilogy that doesn’t include Hitman 1 and span randomly from Hitman 2 to Blood?
Well at least this line-up is not the catastrophe of October and November.
Good month! After the last 3 months i was starting to lose hope but now it seems we’re getting back on the tracks.
To anyone saying that PS4 plus subscribers are complaining unfairly: they’re not. Injustice is the most boring and crappy AAA title I have ever seen and it came out on so many platforms that it might even be on GBA. I like fighters but let’s be honest Injustice sucks and it gets tiresome after 3 hours of gameplay. Proof: it was on sale for like 8 bucks some months ago.
I’m pretty sure Sony will be putting (not “giving”, since it’s basically a rental service) Angry Birds in the IGC for PS4 in the next months. What a shame :/
YES, GOOD GAMES AGAIN
THANK YOU SONY, DON’T GO BACK TO SHOVELWARE
Can I make a suggestion on hardware? a grip for the vita, with external battery and force feedback, I think a lot of people would like it ;)
Interesting to try Injustice but what a letdown for Vita, again.
Hitman HD I already bought it back in June I think.
Deadly Premonition I got back in September in a Flash Sale for $6.
So basically I should skip Flash Sales for old games and they’ll eventually appear on PS Plus.
This December is completely forgettable, weak Lineup.
Maybe Secret Ponchos whatever I’ll play for a bit.
Why cant injustice be out for ps vita? Lke wtf
At first I was mad because I bought Injustice when it was on sale, but then I saw the Hitman HD Trilogy and was instantly relieved. I can finally cross that off my “List of Games That Interest Me But I Don’t Have Money For”.
…Although I also yet again am forced to return to the PS3. Darn, I thought GTA V would be the end of that for me! Haha.
Trash for Vita. Again. As usual. Unless I see something fantastic in January, I will NOT be renewing my subscription.
You greedy blood suckers may as well give us Bently Hack Pack and and a punch in the face for Vita. Release something worth even looking at for once in a while.
Not to beat a dead horse, but SUPPORT YER VITA! These Vita games look like garbage. It was your choice to start with AAA titles and then sink into the PSN indie crapcade. I didn’t start out offering the moon, you did! Feel my meaningless wrath!
again horrible games to ps3… 2 months in a row…
Why not, as a Xmas treat, let us keep December’s instant game collection games permanently even after our membership expires?
Or at least provide non-members with a free vita game that they can have permanently every month?
Sounds like a good thig for a change.
Did they run out of money in the budget, this is weak.
The Hitman HD Trilogy alone makes up for last months abominations.
PS3 and Vita get shafted once again.
I just want something fully immersive to play on PS4 that I could actually get excited about and not more scrollers and games I could play on a five year old office PC. I’m glad PS+ is finally returning to giving decent games for PS3 again though.
@Augurae: To be fair, Hitman: Codename 47 is the closest thing to “Hitman 1” in existence. It was released only on PC in 2000. So this HD trilogy is just like any other: It includes all 3 titles released during the PS2 era.
I’ll be grabbing the trilogy for my download list, but I already have this one on disc. I’m always torn about selling discs if I have access to a digital version via Plus. If I ever choose to let Plus expire (or am otherwise unable to download games), that access will disappear.
Not sure about Deadly Premonition. I’ll look into it, at least.
Don’t have a Vita or PS4, but I’ll add the PS4 games anyway just in case.
Did SCEAmerica completely abandon their handheld system “PS VITA”? First there’s no more first party game, Freedom Wars is obviously from SCEJapan. Second the decision of focusing only to INDIE games SUCK! And third, most retail store in America doesn’t sell ps vita system. Lastly I think it’s been 5 months already since we got a AAA game in PS PLUS.
The library of ps vita is growing but Japanese RPG alone will not make Vita succeed. We need variety of western games too.
WAKE UP SCEAmerica! do not let your handheld system die!
I may not be an economics expert but IMHO that gaikai investments of sony aka PS NOW, greatly affect the deteriorating status of PS VITA worldwide.
Hi Steimer!!! any reason for the injustice not be in vita or ps3? or just because you guys want to see me suffer?,
ViTA deserve more!!…. have a nice day
better vita games please! or at least some prolific indie titles, like when they offered the awesome Velocity 2X. best game they offered on the vita ever!
so when is the hitman trilogy available midnight?
They should give us games that have the best ratings for free like bo2 or gta 5 for ps3 players
I know this is gonna sound creepy but i watch these videos just to listen to Kristine’s voice.
Just bothered checking, but I’d been under the assumption that it’s just PS4 Injustice because prior releases had been the base game sans add-ons, but I see that not only is the only available Vita edition the “Ultimate” one, as on PS4, but the PS3 “Ultimate” is listed as its own “Full Game” rather than a bundle. So, ah, why only the PS4 edition, especially when Vita (and TVita, for which I’d love greater compatibilities, especially of friggin’ PSP titles) is so underserviced?
Great lineup this month. Looking forward to the hitman HD collection. Love ps+
Finally, I will be able to try out Deadly Premonition for a price I am comfortable with. Excellent job with the Hitman games, always a quality yet not nearly as well known as it should be series.
I really wish you would release games on the PS3 and PS4 both, that were released later on the PS4. I mean honestly, how much more could the licensing cost? People aren’t going to buy a PS4 to play Injustice on it.
Thanks for the lineup.
Lately, I’ve been holding off on buying the indie games. Too many times I’ve bought them, just to have them be the “free game” the next month. Trine 2, SteamWorld Dig (just to name a couple).
I’m glad I didn’t buy Titan Attacks, cause now it’s free too.
Anyway, I’m sure nobody really cares. Just know that marketing wise, I don’t invest in the cheap games on the PS Store because I’ve noticed this happening far too often. Why pay for it when it’ll be free 2 months from now? Perhaps you should look again at how PS+ is delivered. I’m not irate about paying for games by any means, but I literally don’t buy games in hopes that they’ll be on PS+ eventually. If you take this factor out of consideration for me, you’ll probably get a few more sales on the PS Store.
Why not give some kind of store credit for people who already own the games you’re giving away for free, or don’t own the consoles that you’re releasing games for?
For instance, if I have already downloaded or have the Injustice disc in my console, the plus store should see that I already have it, and be able to issue me an account credit to purchase something else.
Also, quit advertising Playstation Plus to me on EVERY page of the store when I already have a subscription to it…
PSPlus was fine when I had a PS3, I could have zero physical games, but the free games were ones i didnt play, dead space 3, and couple others were enough to keep me occupied….Now I jumped to the 4, and a Vita….I agree with the above people…VITA games are sad and have been….And Injustice??? whos gonna play that….fighting games are boring….Vita might be a bad idea after all….That touch pad is and insanely bad idea……3DS….but my Vita does everything my talbet can do, so its good that i can sell them and save money….
there are many Vita games you guys could have put on here….how about those 9.99 games, i seen in best buy on sale all weekend….that would have been nice….but I have handheld, that i can check my email on, watch netflix and hulu, and surf the web….guess if i want games Ill have to buy a 3DS…
come on SONY….I like what you guys do, heck even thought about a PS TV, I give you lots of my money !!!! give me something in return !!!!!
heres the vita line up….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Instant_Game_Collection_games_%28North_America%29#PlayStation_Vita
golden abyss and ninja gaiden, might have been the only 2 i would’ve liked….
granted I just got a VITA, but still….sad sad lineup there
ps3, like i said, you wouldnt even have to buy games for anymore…download, play em, and time your done, get ready for next months downloads…..
PS3- been out 8 years….games are going to be better…
Vita been out 2 years, games SHOULD be better
PS4, wont see anything great for at least another year….might be some OK, or good games in 6 months or so
they can still make money on some of the PS4 games retail or wholesale…so they CAN’T and WON’T make them free….
FINALLY!!!! A solid line-up. I have played most of these games, but it is a great month for those who have not played any of them. Thank you PS Plus!!!
When are the games coming out?
Does the Hitman Trilogy include the Hitman absolution sniper challenge?
Really good month. Best month we’ve had in a while.
The store online still lists Injustice as $30…am I missing something?
@Trezomnar, I am not sure if you are looking at the PlayStation Console Store or the Computer online store. I have been getting the free games off the computer version and they don’t always appear on the first of the month on there.
Besides that, what is with all these people complaining about FREE games? They are free for a reason, you won’t get the best games for free every month. If that happened, then companies would lose money cause they are all getting a free version instead of the paid one.
Also a few people are complaining about not getting a game cause they don’t have the console. You can buy the free game like you do for the console you own. Just keep it saved till you get the console. They are permanently free as long as you have PlayStation Plus. Doesn’t matter if you do or don’t have the console.
Solid. I’ll pretend this is an apology for that black friday sale.
Unlike others, I’ve enjoyed a lot those Vita games from past months. I’m kind of sad there’s no cross-buy games favoring the Vita, but I guess is time to dust off my PS3!
I have checked the PSN android app and on the Playstation 4 Store. i do not see Injustice for free. Any update on when it will be available for download?
Yes!!!!!!! Im happy with this game line-up. Its so refreshing to be playing good decent games soon for a change..
When does it actually come out because it is the 1st of December and its not out yet and i cant wait
I’m hoping to hear something about Journey PS4. They’ve been quiet since they announced it.