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10 PS Plus Fodder Games You Should Avoid

May 6, 2025 13 Min Read
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  • 10 Crime Boss: Rocky City
    • The previous Rokkei Road
  • 9 Tails Noir
    • Substantive Style
  • 8 Salt and sacrifice
    • Don’t sacrifice your free time
  • 7 Empire of Sin
    • X-CON over XCOM
  • 6 lake
    • It’s far from express delivery
  • 5 Atlas Fallen: The Reign of Sand
    • Barren desert
  • 4 South Park: I’ve broken but overall
  • 3 The source of madness
    • Lovecraft not made with love
  • 2 Thief (2014)
    • Chair time
  • 1 Back 4 Blood
    • Shallow knockoff

The PlayStation Plus catalog is a treasure trove of amazing, rich games, so paid fans can make the most of their money each month by playing a bunch of new games. It broadens your horizons and allows you to play games that you would not have touched otherwise.

However, this ability to play whatever you like at no extra cost will often lead to a path that can waste time. When we can play an absolute smash hit instead, we are trapped in an overwhelming experience.

Our time is precious, as adult responsibility and the need to act like an adult is merciless. So we took the time to highlight some interesting looking games that flatten the deceiving, and bend them to allow us to play great games on the platform.

To be clear, we won’t ramble any games that are not reviewed here. Instead, you’ll have a redemption quality to list games that look interesting at a glance, but ultimately not worth your time.

10

Crime Boss: Rocky City

The previous Rokkei Road


Official Crime Boss Screenshot

If you already have a series like Payday in your PS catalog, you don’t need to give time to games like crime boss Rocky City, even if you boast a star-studded lineup.

It is basically a payday tinsel clone in all ways, and aims to provide robbery-based cooperative gameplay, Due to poor shooting mechanisms, brain dead ai, broken mission structures, and unstable roguelike systemsit never hits a mark.

Visually, the game is pretty decent, with the cheesy tone giving the quality of a certain B-movie that could appeal to some. Needless to say, it’s hard to dislike Chuck Norris for anything he stars in.

But overall, it’s an unstable and broken shooter that if you value your time, you should be far enough away.

9

Tails Noir

Substantive Style


Detective knocking on the door of Howard Tales Noir

On paper, Tail Noir looks like a great indie detective game, so pop this here is painful. but, Despite being one of the most visually impressive games on this list, that promise is not fully obtained.

This is primarily a game that acts as a vague imitation of a detective game without you playing a role. There are few or no aspects to the game. The plot points are interesting, but usually half-baked.

Needless to say, the dialog options only give you an illusion of choice, despite having a rather disco-elysium-style UI and framework.

There are several interesting themes. Please don’t get me wrong. However, there are games like the return of OBRA Din in the Paradise Killer and the catalogue.

8

Salt and sacrifice

Don’t sacrifice your free time


Salt and sacrifice screenshot

If you’re a sadistic type, at the moment there are many cool soul pickpockets and difficult games in the PS Plus Catalog. Salt and sacrifice certainly fit this bill as one of those tough soul pickpockets, but even so, we would recommend you to miss it.

You will be allowed to consider this to be a nail-on hit, as it is a sequel to outstanding salt and sanctuary. But sadly, the salt and sacrifice dropped the ball violently.

The biggest problem was the mage hunt.This allowed each encounter to be either frustrating confusion or stimulating repetitive, as each boss encountered a random chase around the map.

But in addition to that, The co-ops were terrible, the craft was poor, and the world’s design was lacking compared to the original, but still in the atmosphere, but the lore and plot points were also quite weak.

In short, this is definitely not a follow-up from the best 2D souls game. It’s a lively imitation and a huge disappointment.

7

Empire of Sin

X-CON over XCOM


Chicago, the Empire of Sin

If you like rough mafia games and also like the tactical turn-based glow seen in games like XCOM, you’ll easily be convinced that Empire Sin is the game that offers the best games in both worlds.

It’s certainly an intention, but it never offers a sophisticated experience like other games under a paradox interactive umbrella.

Game AI can sometimes be pretty funny, leading to stupid mistakes that can usually be easily exploited. plus, The system itself feels like a nasty trick to fit the theme, not a deep, meaningful system that can be used to gain tactical benefits.

Essentially, it’s a game that eats up gang themes and links with past successes like XCOM, but due to the shallow design, shallow use of the banned era settings, awful tactical gameplay, the game is far from the heights of strategy game elites.

6

lake

It’s far from express delivery


A lake walking through a crosswalk with a package

Before I go all out of this, know that I have more respect and patience for walking simulators than most people. But even I have found myself losing patience with this boring, unvibrant title.

I’ve never seen a slow paced walking simulatorI understand that it was intentional due to the sleepy town atmosphere. But it doesn’t help the game at all.

These long spells while delivering packages are mind-boggling and do not inject any stories, eye candies, or experiences that instill life.

This may have been alright if the world was a vibrant and vibrant place, or if the story made these boring times worth tormenting. However, the game is rather unremarkable in almost every department.

Posing as something cozy and let your brain come out. But as someone who loves these kinds of games, I promise you, this is not going to turn your brain that far off, as this is in a coma state.

5

Atlas Fallen: The Reign of Sand

Barren desert


Atlas Fall

In recent years, many inconspicuous games have appeared with names that have felt like work titles have appeared. Games like Abeum’s Immortal, Broken Roads, Atlas are now in spring.

The Atlas Fallen focuses on the game, boasts great looking to paper, great visuals, novel surfing mechanics, and gameplay reminiscent of games like Monster Hunter.

But in reality, The setting is very dull and repetitive, and the battles aren’t like the satisfying Banabatta idiot of options that exist in Capcom’s hit series. There are stories that technically exist in Atlas Fallen, but you may not mind as you don’t add anything to your experience.

This feels like you want a Monster Hunter pie, but you don’t fully understand what has made the series successful over the years.

If you want an ambiguous imitation of Monster Hunter, have it. However, given that you can play the real thing in the PS Plus catalog, I don’t know why I waste my time with this knockoff.

4

South Park: I’ve broken but overall


Still from South Park: The whole character who broke but dressed as a superhero in a turn-based battle square.

You can understand why people are fooled by this. The previous title in the series, The Stick of Truth, was an outstanding RPG with a very effective use of source materials.

It was comical, had a deep RPG system and provided a rather interesting story. Essentially, everything that Ubisoft sequels couldn’t manage well.

Don’t get me wrong – it still scratches the same itch, but it’s a big step down from its predecessor, featuring a ton of filler content in a boiled boundary patronage-patronized RPG system and true Ubisoft fashion.

Fans who come first to this may not see a difference, but if you play the original and want more of the same thing, this game only spoils it, so I recommend you change this and maintain your love for the series.

3

The source of madness

Lovecraft not made with love


Source of crazy screenshots

As someone who loves the healthy amounts influenced by Lovecraft in horror games, the crazy sauce on paper really seemed to be in my alley. But I urge all Lovecraft fans to explicitly pilot them. Because this is a hot mess.

Thanks to the procedurally generated Roguelike design that uses AI to create new disgusting creatures each turn, there is absolutely no way to plan each run consistently. It leads to reactionary gameplay at best, and at worst, total frustration and confusion.

But beyond that, This game feels like a cheap imitation of a game like Rogue Legacy. With very few new ideas and no cohesive gameplay, it’s much more addictive and fun than its contemporaries.

Needless to say, the game is difficult because it is difficult, but you never feel that death or mistake is your fault. There are also no lessons to learn with every mistake.

In short, it’s a better concept than a real game, so you should avoid it if you value your time.

2

Thief (2014)

Chair time


Thief 2014 Screenshot

Older gamers in the chat are keenly aware of the huge success of the Thieves series and the pedigree that the series still has within its immersive SIM circles. This is why this modern iteration feels like such a letdown these years from now.

This is a title that barely respects previous titles, effectively neglecting all design staples that have made the old titles great.

In contrast, this modern title is painful and linear, employing AI that is undoubtedly paler than what the series has to offer in the 1990s.

Calling this game an immersive Sim is a crime against this genre, so if you’re looking for an urgent gameplay experience, avoid it.

1

Back 4 Blood

Shallow knockoff


back-4-blood-sequel-rumors-zombies.jpg

Back 4 Blood Zombie Horde Mode Screenshot

I can understand someone who runs into 4 blood and jumps to the opportunity to play in the hopes of recapturing the magic that the left dead campaign has to offer, but that’s something I sincerely advise.

As you know, what made the remaining four very special was Director AI, who effectively coordinated the perfect campaign that wanes and flows every time based on the actions of the players.

But sadly, B4B doesn’t boast the same quality. AI leads to placement of enemies that feel not so clever, not fluid, and irritating difficulties, and poses that feel totally banged.

Combine this with B4B’s inactive characters and campaigns, gimmicky card systems, and repeated gameplay that never evolves. There are also games that can’t even offer the sublime four-player cooperative that their predecessors have made.

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