So I wrote a post yesterday giving my thoughts on the rumoured free essential games for PS Plus October 2023 and well…

Turns out none of the games mentioned in the post are included in Octobers free games.

We were pretty close in predicting that a horror game would be included I suppose, I see that as a win!

Without further ado let’s take a look at the newest Essential games to be added in PS Plus October 2023.

The Callisto Protocol

Here’s our horror game for spooky scary Halloween month!

While it isn’t Resident Evil 2, it’s something that flew slightly under my radar upon its release.

The Callisto Protocol is a survival horror game created by the OG behind the original Dead Space game,

So it had a lot to live up to.

I was around for David playing the first hour but it didn’t look like my cup of tea,

This combined with performance issues on PC around release it was always going to be a game where I’d be waiting a while before sinking my teeth into it.

I’m always up for giving something a second chance, I did it for Cyberpunk and I’ll do it for The Callisto Protocol.

Farming Simulator 2022

Slightly disappointing for me, I won’t lie…

I’m not a huge fan of farming sims, we live in a world where they’re a dime a dozen.

Over the next year we’re going to see the release of a lot of farming sims,

I’ve even tried Stardew Valley but I just can’t commit.

However – if you’re a fan of realism, if you’re a fan of farming, then this is for you!

Farming Simulator 22 is pretty damn popular among it’s cult following and even has cross platform multiplayer,

So maybe the guys might sway me into having a go.

This is about as real as it gets based on what I’ve watched, you’re gonna be living the Jeremy Clarkson Diddly Squat dream.

Last game inbound…

Weird West

Another that flew under my radar!

An action RPG game centred around lawmen and gunslingers with a dark fantasy twist.

Weird West was released last year to pretty positive reviews overall but mixed reviews for the Playstation 4 version.

So I was right when it came to us getting a PS4 game!

I’m pretty excited for this because I’m a huge fan of western cowboy vibes,

I’m an even bigger fan of dark fantasy, mix the two together and I played a lot of Red Dead trust me.

The game supports a variety of different play styles in a simulated sandbox world that reacts to the players choices with no turning back.

Pretty interesting!

Final Thoughts

The October 2023 Essentials reveal was pretty whelming, we saw the AAA title, the sim and the PS4 game.

These games will be available to download from October 3rd up until November 6th.

I’m excited to give The Callisto Protocol and Weird West a whirl and will likely be posting some reviews for the 2 over the coming month.

Keep an eye out for those and we’ll catch up with you next time!