Concrete Genie and Control Come to PlayStation Plus

February is here! The month of love and romance! A month to celebrate Black History, although let’s be honest: Black Excellence, past, present, or future, should be celebrated in all forms each and every day. But we’re not here to argue why the shortest month of the calendar year was chosen for “Black History," (not that I’m too mad, Feb. is the month of my birthday); we’re here to talk about the new freebies coming to PlayStation Plus this month!

I know I’m a few days late on this one, so unfortunately the freebies for January are likely already gone, but that means you can go grab Feb’s games right now! And those games are…

First up, we have the PlayStation 5 Exclusive Destruction AllStars! This game is still super fresh so, here’s what the official PS Blog (biased, I know) has to say about the game:

Entertain the crowds by bringing controlled chaos to the vehicular combat arena of this metal-crunching multiplayer game*. Pick one of 16 superstar competitors, then leap into four game modes, using timing, tactics and skills to cause carnage behind the wheel or create havoc with your parkour skills. Perfect your character’s abilities – including a hero vehicle unique to them – to give you the edge in free-for-all battles or team challenges and become Global Destruction Federation Champion. The game also supports PS5’s Game Help feature**, giving you hints and tips to become the ultimate destructive machine without the need to leave the game.

Next we’ve got Control: Ultimate Edition, on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners. If you all recall, this game had some hot water to soak in when publisher 505 Games revealed that players of the base Control and owners of the Season Pass would have to pay another $39.99 to play the Ultimate Edition on next-gen consoles. Here’s hoping some PS5 owners out there waited for this moment.

Here’s the PS Blog blurb:

Master supernatural abilities and wield a shape-shifting sidearm in this third-person action-adventure from Remedy Entertainment (Max Payne, Alan Wake). Take on the role of Jesse Faden, Director of the Federal Bureau of Control, whose New York headquarters are breached by an ominous enemy. Despite outward appearances, the skyscraper’s interior is vast and ever-shifting. You’ll need to explore – and weaponize – this unpredictable environment to clean house and repel the invaders.

The Ultimate Edition includes the base game as well as The Foundation and AWE expansions.

And on PS5 console, use the console’s Game Help feature** for hints and walkthroughs to help you solve puzzles and overcome challenges as you explore the Oldest House.  

Finally, we come to our last game for this month, the outstanding 2019 adventure from Pixelopus, Concrete Genie. Set in the seaside town of Denska, players will use a magic paintbrush and Living Paint to create graffiti Genies who will aid them in solving puzzles, avoiding bullies, and bringing Denska back to its bright and colorful glory.

PS Blog Blurb to follow:

Pick up a magic paintbrush and return the polluted town of Denska to its former bright and bustling seaside self in this touching and multi-award winning action-adventure. Cleanse streets and alleyways, then use your Living Paint to create mischievous Genies whose magical powers will aid you in overcoming puzzles and seeing off bullies who pursue you. The game also includes two additional modes built especially for PS VR to let you further unleash your creativity***.

And that’s it! Your PlayStation Plus free games for the month of February! What do you think? Interested in anything? Did you hold out on picking up Control: Ultimate Edition, waiting for this moment? Did you skip Concrete Genie when it first hit and now have a chance to rectify that mistake (that game is amazing!)? Will you all be picking up Destruction AllStars and enjoying car-crashing mayhem like I will? I hope so! Sound off in the comments, or across all social media @OmegaSpider227! Catch you next time, Spider-lings!