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Best Games on PS Plus: Twisted Metal, Undertale, It Takes Two and Many More for July

Sony's PlayStation Plus service has a giant library of games. These are our favorites.

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July is another big month for PlayStation Plus subscribers. A little bit of everything is coming this month, including two retro games that are the inspiration for a new TV series. 

Twisted Metal is the vehicular combat franchise that originated on the original PlayStation and is now a TV series coming to Peacock on Thursday. Just in time for the show's debut, Twisted Metal and Twisted Metal 2 are now available on PS Plus on the Premium tier. Award-winning co-op game It Takes Two and indie RPG darling Undertale are also available on the service this month. 

Read more: Best Game Subscription Services

Here are some notable PlayStation Plus inclusions so far: 

There are some notable games on that list, but it also lacks the blockbuster Day 1 vibe of Xbox Game Pass, which has big debuts like Halo Infinite and the upcoming Starfield. Extra costs $15 a month, $40 for three months or $100 for a year. (In the UK it's £11, £32 or £84, respectively, and in Australia it's AU$19, AU$55 or AU$135.)

Watch this: PlayStation Plus: Picking the Best Tier

The more expensive Premium tier ($18 or £13.49 a month) also includes download and streaming access to about 500 older games, mostly from pre-PS4 consoles, most of which will run at 60 frames per second. It also includes access to game demos. You can try games like Horizon: Forbidden West, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and Hot Wheels Unleashed. (Note: In Australia the Premium tier is called Deluxe and costs AU$22 a month.)

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One of the better aspects of the new PS Plus is there are plenty of cult and indie favorites in the Extra/Premium tier. 

Here are some older or lesser-known picks so far:

  • Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
  • XCOM 2
  • Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
  • Pathfinder: Kingmaker
  • Pillars of Eternity II
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth
  • Tetris Effect 
  • Outer Wilds

I'll update this list as more games are added, and as my colleagues remind me of top-tier classics I've missed. 

Read more: PlayStation Plus vs. PlayStation Now

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