September's PS Plus games include our 2021 GOTY

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There's also a dazzling photography adventure at the Essentials tier

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PlayStation has officially unveiled the PS Plus games for September, and it confirms a leak from today while adding some big hitters to the higher subscription tiers.

As was leaked earlier today, the free PS Plus games included in September's Essentials tier are headlined by Toem, a highly acclaimed indie adventure with a lot of heart and some truly clever puzzling. PS Plus Essentials subscribers will also have access to Need for Speed Heat and Granblue Fantasy: Versus.

The new additions we're just now learning about will only be available to the more pricy Extra and Premium tiers, but they're pretty attractive offers. In the Extra tier we have Deathloop, which, as our (and a lot of other folks') 2021 GOTY winner, needs no introduction. Another Extra freebie is the excellent Assassin's Creed Origins, which is absolutely worth the time investment if you initially skipped it in favor of its successors, Assassin's Creed Odyssey or Valhalla.

The headline addition here (in our humble opinion), is Toem, an absolutely wonderful photography game where kindness literally pays. The hand-drawn, monochrome adventure game has you solving puzzles exclusively with your camera, and launched last year on PC, Switch, and PlayStation. If you haven't played, or even heard of Toem, September for PS Plus players is the perfect way to fixt that.

All three games will allegedly be joining the Essentials tier of the revamped PS Plus service. This means Essentials, Extra, and Premium subscribers on PlayStation's subscription service will all be able to access the three games, since they're joining at the cheapest tier possible.

If you haven't played a Need for Speed game before, this could be the perfect opportunity to get you started when Need for Speed Heat arrives on PS Plus. If the rumors are accurate, and the forthcoming Criterion-made Need for Speed does end up as a new-gen exclusive, Heat is as good a place as any to start. Finally, Granblue Fantasy: Versus rounds out the additions as an excellent fighter from veteran developers Arc System Works.

Head over to our PS Plus tiers explained guide to see what the Essentials, Extra, and Premium tiers all get you on PlayStation consoles. 

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.

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