PlayStation Plus Free Games April 2023

Happy St. Patrickā€™s Day! And to celebrate this Irish holiday, Sony is releasing a new set of freebies for PlayStation Plus members which have nothing to do with Ireland or St. Patrick. But hey, free games are free games, right? And so, here is the next line-up of PlayStation Plus free games April 2023 available for download on Tuesday, April 4.

First, for both the PS4 and PS5, thereā€™s Sackboy: A Big Adventure, the platformer developed by Sumo Digital, and a spinoff from the LittleBigPlanet series. Take control of Sackboy as he ventures through Craftworld on an adventure to stop the evil Vex from enslaving the Sackpeople. Unlike the 2.5D style of the LittleBigPlanet titles, Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a 3D platformer with plenty of abilities, moves, and even combos that Sackboy can perform.

Next, also for both the PS4 and PS5, thereā€™s Meet Your Maker, a new title by Behavior Interactive being first released as a PlayStation Plus free game. In this first-person shooter, enter a post-apocalyptic world where players must work together to construct an outpost while invading outposts of the other players.

Lastly, also for both PS4 and PS5, thereā€™s Tails of Iron developed by Odd Bug Studio. Players control a rat named Redgi who must save the kingdom from evil frogs in this side-scrolling RPG featuring storybook-like graphics.

All three titles in the PlayStation Plus free games April 2023 line-up have platinum trophies.

Among these, Tails of Iron is arguably the easiest platinum of the three, and only requires around 10-15 hours of gameplay.

The platinum for Meet Your Maker is of average difficulty, though will take around 50-60 hours of gameplay, due to fair amount of required grinding.

Obtaining the platinum for Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a little above average difficulty due to some tricky trophies, though requires only around 25-30 hours of gameplay, depending on your skills.

Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed Trophy Guide

Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed Trophy Guide. Difficulty: **** Ā A kart racing game and a sequel to the 2010 Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. The game is far more challenging than its predecessor, requiring some serious karting skills for the Platinum.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed **** 51 Sumo Digital U.K. 42 5 3 2 0

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is a kart racing game, and a sequel to the 2010 Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. Players select characters from various SEGA titles and race their karts while using and voiding a variety of weapons that can be launched. Karts can transform during certain moments in the race, to boats and planes, which alter the vehicle's handling. The game includes a Career mode, as well as the Grand Prix, Time Attack, and Single Races, as well as local races with up to four players, and online with up to ten players.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed received fairly positive reviews with an average score of 82%, praised for offering enough challenge to both new and experienced players, as well as its overall level of fun.

The game is far more challenging than its predecessor, demanding some serious karting skills to get that Platinum. On top of which, there are a couple online trophies which can be a little complicated if attempted legitimately. However, if you purchase and download the Metal Sonic + Outrun Bay DLC, this causes a glitch which results in the Yokozuna trophy - perhaps the hardest in the game - to become much easier to unlock. With the DLC, and having some boosting partners to help with the online, the difficulty score could be brought down to a 3-star.

Expect roughly 25-35 hours of gameplay, depending on your skills. Though far more if you are not downloading the DLC.

NOTE: You will need 4 controllers for the Platinum.

You'll first want to hop into World Tour mode and make your way through, which you can play on either Easy or Normal, depending on your confidence. You'll be earning a few trophies naturally during this step. Once you've completed all the tours, you'll not only unlock the De Rol Le Credits trophy, but also Expert mode.

From this point, you'll want to return to the first tour and restart on Expert mode. Your ultimate goal, aside from completing Expert mode, will be to collect all 232 stars in World Tour for the All Stars trophy. You should also unlock a few more trophies during your progress.

Once that's finished, it's time to head into the Grand Prix on Expert mode, and finish first in order to get the Welcome To Victory Lane trophy. Having done this, as well as previously completed the World Tour on Expert, will also unlock the SEGA Super Star trophy.

Next, there are the Time Trial related trophies. The Yokozuna trophy requires you to beat all the Staff Ghosts, to which there are 160 ghosts to beat, four on each track. However, if you purchase and download the Metal Sonic + Outrun Bay DLC, this will cause a strange glitch where you'll only need to defeat ONE Expert Ghost for the Yokozuna trophy.

Next - or at any point during this roadmap - you can head online to unlock the two online trophies: Newtron and Race Leader. Team Sonic does not have to be done online, but if you already have your boosting partners, it's much easier. If you're looking for people to play with, check out the boosting forums under our Links tab.

Lastly, with all the difficult and time consuming stuff out of the way, simply head back into offline and mop-up any trophies you still might need. Regardless if you used the Yokozuna glitch or not, this is still a Platinum to be proud of.

Congratulations!

Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing Trophy Guide

Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ** Ā A kart racing game featuring characters from the SEGA Superstars. The offline trophies are doable for any average player, though the online are challenging without boosting.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing ** 50 Sumo Digital U.K. 35 13 1 4 0

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is a kart racing game featuring characters from the SEGA Superstars, including from Sonic, Crazy Taxi, Virtua Fighter, and Alex Kidd titles.

Players can select between car, bike, or hovercraft vehicles as well as from a variety of characters, to race across various terrains. Power-ups can be collected to either boost the player's speed, or hinder their opponents. Up to four players can play in split-screen, and eight players online.

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing received positive reviews, with an average score of 79%, praised for its controls, track design, natural drifting mechanics, and overall fun.

This is a high 2-star rating, mainly due to the 4 online trophies. One of which requires a "friend" to own the game, whom you can invite and play together. The other requires you to lap another online player, which can be difficult without boosting. However, with the exception of getting AAA ratings in the Mission mode, many of the offline trophies aren't too difficult, and can be earned while playing on the easy mode.

Overall, expect roughly 20-25 hours of gameplay for the Platinum.

First, you can knock out the Rolling Start trophy by completing the test drive.

After that, you can start on the Grand Prix Championships. There are no trophies related to the difficulty mode, so if you wish, feel free to select Beginner difficulty. Your goal is to complete the championships while coming in first place each time. This will not only net you the To Be This Good Takes Ages trophy, but several others along the way.

Next, start on the Mission Mode. Here, you'll need to get an AAA rating in all 64 missions. Some of these missions can be a bit tricky at times, but with patience and a constantly improving skill, you shouldn't have too much problem.

Then, it's time for the Time Trials. Hopefully, after completing the Grand Prix Championships and Missions, you should have enough SEGA miles to unlock all the tracks. If not, simply play some single races until you do. Then race the staff ghosts in each track to unlock the Time Trial trophies.

There are 4 online trophies to unlock, as well. You'll need to win an online race for Racing Hero, and collectively take down opponents 100 times for the Death Adder trophy. For the Dreamarena trophy, you'll need someone in your friend's list to invite or join to play with, which means either start making friends while playing online, or check out one of the boosting forums under our Links tab. Also, the Outrunner trophy is quite difficult without boosting, which involves completely lapping another player. Of course, this is still possible doing it legitimately, if your skills are up to par and one of the online players is having problems with their controller.

Once you have the four online trophies unlocked, simply mop-up anything you're still missing.

LittleBigPlanet 3 Trophy Guide

LittleBigPlanet 3 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ** Ā Far easier and less time consuming than previous titles in the series. Collecting all the prize bubbles is not required, nor any heart-for-heart duties online.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
LittleBigPlanet 3 ** 32 Sumo Digital U.K. 17 8 6 3 6

LittleBigPlanet 3

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a puzzle-platformer and the third title in the main LittleBigPlanet series, and the eighth in the overall collection. The game introduces three new playable characters, each with their own special abilities; Swoop is a bird who can fly, OddSock is a four-legged dog-like character who can run quickly and up walls, and Toggle can transform between a large and heavy, and small and light version of himself. The game also features an improved creation mode where players can design upload their own levels, while also try other player-created levels.

After being tricked by Newton who is out to destroy the creative paradise by unleashing three evil Titans, Sackboy must free three new friends and fight together to restore the LittleBigPlanet universe Bunkum to its peaceful state.

LittleBigPlanet 3 received positive reviews with an average score of 79%, praised for its new characters and features, level design, and for being an overall improvement in the series.

Obtaining the platinum for LittleBigPlanet 3 is nowhere near as difficult nor time consuming as the previous titles in the series. This is mainly due to a lack of trophies related to creating and publishing games that require a certain number of hearts or plays from other online players. In addition, there is no trophy for having to collect all the prize bubbles, either. Finally, even the boss battles in this game are arguable easier than those in the previous titles.

Expect 25-30 hours of gameplay for the platinum.

NOTE: The Trophies on the PS4 version have a separate list than those on the PS3.

ALSO NOTE: The online servers in the Japanese Region have been closed, which means players in Japan cannot unlock the 3 online trophies, and therefore the Platinum.

If you like, you can start things by jumping into the story and start playing through the Adventure mode. Unlike previous games in the series, LittleBigPlanet 3's chapters - or, Books - are each presented as one large platforming space, where you must explore and locate the doors to each level and mini-game. Each time you unlock the next Book, feel free to wander and find all the doors to the level, in order to unlock them on your map and enable yourself to select them from your Pod in the future. As you play through the Adventure mode to the end, you will unlock a few trophies naturally along the way.

With that finished, and if you're not tired of playing the Adventure levels, you can go back and Ace (not die) all 19 of the 20 main levels in the game for the Ace Adventure trophy.

After that, head into the Popit Academy, where there are two sets of seven levels that are designed to both challenge and teach aspects of creating levels. Completing and Acing the total 14 levels will unlock five trophies. Also, if you've completed the Adventure mode, you should have the Newton costume. Wear it during one of the Popit Puzzle levels, and you'll get the Back To School trophy.

Next, there are seven trophies you can easily unlock in Create mode. These include She's Gonna Blow, They Can Swim, Old School, We Have To Go Deeper, New School, Slippery Slope, and I Am Invincible trophies. Check out the trophy guides in our Links page to see their requirements. All of them can be unlocked in a matter of minutes.

There are also 3 online trophies, which are easy enough to unlock. Under My Profile, select Playlists and Create New Playlist to unlock the Curator trophy. Then head into Community and select an Adventure level, and play it for the Let's Go On An Adventure trophy. Finally, heart the level for the Adventurous trophy.

Finally, simply mop up any trophies you still might be missing, and enjoy your new Platinum.

LittleBigPlanet 3 Trophy Guide PS4

LittleBigPlanet 3 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ** Ā Far easier and less time consuming than previous titles in the series. Collecting all the prize bubbles is not required, nor any heart-for-heart duties online.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
LittleBigPlanet 3 ** 32 Sumo Digital U.K. 17 8 6 3 6

LittleBigPlanet 3

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a puzzle-platformer and the third title in the main LittleBigPlanet series, and the eighth in the overall collection. The game introduces three new playable characters, each with their own special abilities; Swoop is a bird who can fly, OddSock is a four-legged dog-like character who can run quickly and up walls, and Toggle can transform between a large and heavy, and small and light version of himself. The game also features an improved creation mode where players can design upload their own levels, while also try other player-created levels.

After being tricked by Newton who is out to destroy the creative paradise by unleashing three evil Titans, Sackboy must free three new friends and fight together to restore the LittleBigPlanet universe Bunkum to its peaceful state.

LittleBigPlanet 3 received positive reviews with an average score of 79%, praised for its new characters and features, level design, and for being an overall improvement in the series.

Obtaining the platinum for LittleBigPlanet 3 is nowhere near as difficult nor time consuming as the previous titles in the series. This is mainly due to a lack of trophies related to creating and publishing games that require a certain number of hearts or plays from other online players. In addition, there is no trophy for having to collect all the prize bubbles, either. Finally, even the boss battles in this game are arguable easier than those in the previous titles.

Expect 25-30 hours of gameplay for the platinum.

NOTE: The Trophies on the PS4 version have a separate list than those on the PS3.

ALSO NOTE: The online servers in the Japanese Region have been closed, which means players in Japan cannot unlock the 3 online trophies, and therefore the Platinum.

If you like, you can start things by jumping into the story and start playing through the Adventure mode. Unlike previous games in the series, LittleBigPlanet 3's chapters - or, Books - are each presented as one large platforming space, where you must explore and locate the doors to each level and mini-game. Each time you unlock the next Book, feel free to wander and find all the doors to the level, in order to unlock them on your map and enable yourself to select them from your Pod in the future. As you play through the Adventure mode to the end, you will unlock a few trophies naturally along the way.

With that finished, and if you're not tired of playing the Adventure levels, you can go back and Ace (not die) all 19 of the 20 main levels in the game for the Ace Adventure trophy.

After that, head into the Popit Academy, where there are two sets of seven levels that are designed to both challenge and teach aspects of creating levels. Completing and Acing the total 14 levels will unlock five trophies. Also, if you've completed the Adventure mode, you should have the Newton costume. Wear it during one of the Popit Puzzle levels, and you'll get the Back To School trophy.

Next, there are seven trophies you can easily unlock in Create mode. These include She's Gonna Blow, They Can Swim, Old School, We Have To Go Deeper, New School, Slippery Slope, and I Am Invincible trophies. Check out the trophy guides in our Links page to see their requirements. All of them can be unlocked in a matter of minutes.

There are also 3 online trophies, which are easy enough to unlock. Under My Profile, select Playlists and Create New Playlist to unlock the Curator trophy. Then head into Community and select an Adventure level, and play it for the Let's Go On An Adventure trophy. Finally, heart the level for the Adventurous trophy.

Finally, simply mop up any trophies you still might be missing, and enjoy your new Platinum.