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Written by Manas Mitul | Updated: 11 April 2024 14:03 IST

PS Plus Game Catalog Titles for April Announced: Dave the Diver, Animal Well, Tales of Kenzera: Zau and More

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Highlights

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a narrative-focussed 2.5D action platformer
Dave the Diver launched on PC and Nintendo Switch last year
PS Plus Game Catalog titles will be playable starting April 16

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PS Plus catalogue on April 16. Tales of Kenzera: Zau and Animal Well, on the other hand, will the service as day-one launch titles on April 23 and May 9, respectively.

April's lineup of PS Plus Game Catalog titles was confirmed on the PlayStation Blog Wednesday. Both Dave the Diver and Tales of Kenzera: Zau were revealed as Game Catalog titles for April earlier this month.

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This month's lineup of Game Catalog titles is full of smaller, indie games. Animal Well, a cute but dark pixel-art style Metroidvania platformer developed by a one-person team of Billy Basso, arrives as a day-one launch title on May 9. In it, players take control of a shapeless blob, explore intricate levels and encounter a number of animal spirits. Aside from platforming, the game includes a fair number of puzzles. Animal Well will be available to PS Plus Extra and Deluxe/ tier subscribers on PS5.

Animal Well features pixel art visuals
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown from earlier this year, with fast-paced action combat and intricate platforming. Tales of Kenzera: Zau will be available on PS5.

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Continuing the trend of indie action platformers, Raji: An Ancient Epic, developed by Indian studio Nodding Heads Games, also s the PS Plus catalogue this month. The game is inspired by Indian mythology and lets players take on mythical beasts and demons as the eponymous protagonist Raji searches for her little brother. Raji features plenty of puzzles and sports a distinct art style and will be available on both PS4 and PS5.

Raji: An Ancient Epic is developed by Pune-based Nodding Heads Games
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Aside from Animal Well and Tales of Kenzera: Zau, all new PS Plus Game Catalog titles will be playable starting April 16. Do note that Game Catalog titles cannot be added to your game library and are only accessible till the time they are available on the service.

Late last month, Sony also announced the PS Plus monthly free games for April, available to subscribers across all tiers. These include Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends and Skul: The Hero Slayer. The three free games are live right now on the service and can be added to your game library till May 6.

Here's the full list of games arriving on PS Plus Game Catalog this month for PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe/ , starting April 16.

Dave the Diver (PS4, PS5)
Animal Well (PS5) (Day 1 launch title, May 9)
Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Day 1 launch title April 23)
Raji: An Ancient Epic (PS4, PS5)
Oddballers (PS4)
Construction Simulator (PS4, PS5)
The Crew 2 (PS4)
Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame (PS4)
Nour: Play With Your Food (PS4, PS5)
Deliver Us Mars (PS4, PS5)
Lego Marvel's Avengers (PS4)
Miasma Chronicles (PS5)
Stray Blade (PS5)

Additionally, Sony also announced the list of games coming to its PS Plus Classics catalogue this month, available only to PS Plus Deluxe/ . These include original PlayStation versions of Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire and MediEvil.

PlayStation Plus Extra subscription starts at Rs. 749 per month in India, while the Deluxe tier subscription costs Rs. 849 per month.

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Modes Single-player

PEGI Rating 12+

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Modes Single-player

PEGI Rating 7+

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KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Lovely background score, sound design
Visual influences and detail
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A feminist fable

Bad
English voice acting impacts authenticity
Combat doesn't innovate on genre
Poor graphical fidelity
Lags at times on the Switch

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Platform Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One, iOS, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

PEGI Rating 12+

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Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

PEGI Rating 7+

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Genre Simulation

Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

Series Construction Simulator

PEGI Rating 7+

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KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
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Driving experience
Thrilling freestyle events
Great vehicle detail and variety

Bad
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No Player vs Player mode
Rubber banding AI
Average visuals for everything except vehicles
Under-utilised free drive mode

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Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), Stadia, Xbox One, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

Series The Crew

PEGI Rating 12+

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Genre Adventure

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Modes Single-player

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Bad
Repetitive, and rehash of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Unclear objectives

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Platform Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3 (PS3), PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation Vita (PS Vita), Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC: Windows, PC: macOS

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

PEGI Rating 7+

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