Sony gave away more than $1,500 in free games on PlayStation Plus in 2018

Sony gave away 76 games in 2018, counting all its platforms (PS3, PS4 and PS Vita), to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The average critic score of those games is 69.5 and the combined price of all the games is about $1,508.74. Below are the games released, split by month:

JANUARY

• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (PS4)
• Batman: The Telltale Series (PS4)
• Sacred 3 (PS3)
• The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PS3)
• Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness (PS4, PS Vita)
• Uncanny Valley (PS4, PS Vita)
• Starblood Arena (PSVR)

Average score: 66

Average time since release: 1.74 years

Total value: $157.93

FEBRUARY

• Knack (PS4)
• Rime (PS4)
• Spelunker HD (PS3)
• Mugen Souls Z (PS3)
• Exile’s End (PS Vita)
• Grand Kingdom (PS4, PS Vita)

Average score: 65.8

Average time since release: 1.74 years

Total value: $96.94

MARCH

• Bloodborne (PS4)
• Ratchet & Clank (PS4)
• Mighty No. 9 (PS4, PS3)
• Legend of Kay (PS3)
• Claire: Extended Cut (PS4, PS Vita)
• Bombing Busters (PS4, PS Vita)

Average score: 69.7

Average time since release: 2.24 years

Total value: $106.94

APRIL

• Mad Max (PS4)
• TrackMania Turbo (PS4)
• In Space We Brawl (PS4, PS3)
• Toy Home (PS3)
• 99Vidas (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)
• Q*Bert Rebooted (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)

Average score: 60.5

Average time since release: 3.93 years

Total value: $98.94

MAY

• Beyond: Two Souls (PS4)
• Rayman Legends (PS4)
• Risen 3: Titan Lords (PS3)
• Eat Them! (PS3)
• King Oddball (PS3, PS Vita)
• Furmins (PS4, PS Vita)

Average score: 69

Average time since release: 4.75 years

Total value: $106.44

JUNE

• XCOM 2 (PS4)
• Trials Fusion (PS4)
• Zombie Driver HD (PS3)
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PS3)
• Atomic Ninjas (PS3, PS Vita)
• Squares (PS Vita)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (PS4)

Average score: 72.1

Average time since release: 3.98 years

Total value: $123.94

JULY

• Heavy Rain (PS4)
• Absolver (PS4)
• Rayman 3 HD (PS3)
• Extreme Exorcism (PS4, PS3)
• Space Overlords (PS4, PS Vita)
• Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma (PS Vita)

Average score: 69.2

Average time since release: 3.97 years

Total value: $179.93

AUGUST

• Mafia 3 (PS4)
• Dead by Daylight (PS4)
• Bound by Flame (PS3)
• Serious Sam 3: BFE (PS3)
• Draw Slasher (PS Vita)
• Space Hulk (PS Vita)
• Here They Lie (PSVR)
• Knowledge is Power
• Destiny 2 (PS4)

Average score: 67.6

Average time since release: 2.7 years

Total value: $205.91

SEPTEMBER

• God of War 3 Remastered (PS4)
• Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition (PS4)
• QUBE Director’s Cut (PS4, PS3)
• Sparkle 2 (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)
• Foul Play (PS4, PS Vita)

Average score: 68.4

Average time since release: 3.72 years

Total value: $55.95

OCTOBER

• Friday the 13th: The Game (PS4)
• Laser League (PS4)
• Master Reboot (PS3)
• The Bridge (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)
• Rocketbirds 2: Evolution (PS4, PS Vita)
• 2064: Read Only Memories (PS4, PS Vita)

Average score: 68.8

Average time since release: 2.47 years

Total value: $81.94

• Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (PS4)
• Yakuza Kiwami (PS4)
• Jackbox Party Pack 2 (PS3)
• Arkedo Series (PS3)
• Burly Men at Sea (PS4, PS Vita)
• Roundabout (PS4, PS Vita)

Average score: 75.3

Average time since release: 2.47 years

Total value: $140.94

DECEMBER

• SOMA (PS4)
• Onrush Standard Digital Edition (PS4)
• Steredenn: Classic (PS3)
• SteinsGate (PS3)
• Iconoclasts (PS4, PS Vita)
• Papers, Please (PS Vita)

Average score: 82.8

Average time since release: 3.2 years

Total value: $152.94

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS

Average score: 69.6

Average price: $ 19.85

Average age: 3.2 years

Highest-scoring month: December.

Highest dollar-value month: August ($205.91)

Month with the newest games on average: January (1.74 years)

Lowest-scoring month: April (60.5)

Lowest monthly value: September $55.95

Month with the oldest games on average: May (4.75 years)

Published by Sony: 10

Publisher with the most titles: Sony, 10.

AVERAGE SCORE BY PLATFORM

PlayStation 3: 70.7

PlayStation 4: 64.98

PlayStation Vita: 79.6

REVIEW SCORES

90 to 100: 3

80 to 89: 16

70 to 79: 17

60 to 69: 26

59 and below: 14

PRICE RANGES

$40 and up: 4

$30 to $39.99: 6

$25 to $29.99: 9

$20 to $24.99: 2

$15 to $19.99: 19

$10 to $14.99: 7

$5 to $9.99: 27

$4.99 and below: 2

Source: Polygon