Sony Interactive Entertainment has set a promising start for 2024 with its PlayStation Plus Essential lineup, offering a diverse range of games that cater to different gaming preferences. Starting January 2, PlayStation Plus subscribers can download three exciting titles: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Evil West, and Nobody Saves the World.

This selection, while not particularly exciting at first glance, is Sony's best three-game offering for its most basic video game subscription in a while, showcasing its commitment to providing quality and versatile content.

This is particularly important for Sony as it has struggled to keep up with its main competition, the Xbox Game Pass, a surprisingly defiant venture that continues to make bank despite costing so much money to secure AAA titles at launch. Ironically, A Plague Tale: Requiem was available on the rival platform on the day that it came out last year.

After asking for a price increase a while back, it seems Sony has realized that it takes more than brand recognition to retain a subscription base.

A Plague Tale: Requiem, available for PlayStation 5, is a standout title in this lineup. This game, highly recommended by critics, is a sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence and continues the harrowing journey of Amicia and her brother Hugo. Set on a tropical island, the siblings search for a cure to Hugo's illness, only to face hostility from the island's inhabitants. It creates a narrative rich in medieval and folk horror elements, with a strong focus on stealth gameplay. The sequel builds upon its predecessor's strengths, immersing players in a deeply narrative-driven experience.