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Sony’s PS Plus Essential for May 2026 includes EA Sports FC 26, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and Nine Sols. FC 26 is the headliner but many subscribers may already own it; Wuchang has seen improvements since launch, and Nine Sols is praised as a strong Metroidvania. Public polls show a mixed-to-positive reception with many voters split or undecided.
PS4/PS5 owners with a PlayStation Plus subscription will get Nine Sols, a 2024 action-platformer by Red Candle Games, for free starting May 5, 2026, across all PS Plus tiers for about a month. The game has an 84 Metacritic score and strong user reception on PS Store and Steam, with praise for exploration, art style, and boss combat that fans compare to Sekiro; a typical playthrough runs roughly 20–30 hours, and the $30 PS Store price makes the free release a notable savings.
Sony announced the PS Plus Essential May 2026 lineup: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (PS5), EA Sports FC 26 (PS5/PS4), and Nine Sols (PS5/PS4). They become available on May 5 and can be claimed through June 1; as with Essential, these games are yours to keep while your membership remains active. The slate is notable for its surprise inclusion of Wuchang, a title released less than a year ago, and continues the trend of a May lineup that includes only one PS4 game.
Sony revealed the PS Plus free games for May 2026: EA Sports FC 26, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and Nine Sols, available to claim starting May 5 with an EA Sports FC 26 Icons Pack; don’t forget to claim April’s freebies before they expire.
Nine Sols, a Sekiro-inspired metroidvania game by Red Candle Games, is now available on PS4 and PS5, receiving critical acclaim for its hand-drawn 2D art and deflection-based combat. Originally released for PC, it boasts an 83 Metacritic score and an 8.8 user score, with "overwhelmingly positive" reviews on Steam. The game is set in a "taopunk" world and follows a vengeful hero's quest against powerful rulers. It joins other FromSoftware-inspired titles like Another Crab’s Treasure and Black Myth: Wukong.