Indies/Small Titles
PS Plus Free Games Predictions For February 2019
For some indie inclusions that could make the PS Plus list for February 2019, we have to keep in mind Sony has announced that as of March 2019 games for PS3 and PS Vita will no longer be included for free on PS Plus.
Therefore, it’s pretty likely in these last few months before this happens, most of the indies offered for free will be for those two platforms.
Our first guess is Salt and Sanctuary from two-person studio Ska Studios. In it you play as a sailor stuck on an island, and using over 600 weapons with 2D combat you have to fight your way through labyrinthine passageways and menacing dungeons in this uncharted territory.
Salt and Sanctuary is an extremely well-received indie that released back in May 2016, and it is honestly surprising that it has not been included on PS Plus yet.
Not to mention that is it available on both PS Vita and PS4 as well. Sony would be killing two birds with one stone with this choice, and it might as well be included now so Vita players can enjoy it for free as well.
Another possible smaller title is either Yomawari: Night Alone or sequel Yomawari: Midnight Shadows (hopefully both!) for a number of similar reasons.
While Night Alone only released on PS Vita for Sony, Midnight Shadows is available on both PS4 and PS Vita. For some reason, these two games have yet to be offered in a bundle despite that being an easy grouping.
However, if we had to choose between the two it is more likely Night Alone would be included next month specifically because there is little time before March when it can no longer be offered at all. Whereas Midnight Shadows could still be on PS Plus for its PS4 version later on.
Both titles play exceptionally well on PS Vita, and the game uses a cool mechanic where your handheld will vibrate when the character is scared and near a ghostly yōkai to indicate you should hide immediately.
This makes the game feel super intense, and soon your own heartbeat will quicken alongside the protagonists as you get drawn into the story.
Both Night Alone and Midnight Shadows have been very well received. With the first releasing in October 2016 and the second in October 2017, it’s been long enough that it’s not out of character for Sony to include either (or both!) of these cutesy-horror titles on PS Plus.
Make sure to check back in a week or so when Sony will release the official list of PS Plus free games for February 2019.
