PlayStation Plus has already revealed every single game coming to the service this month, which means every game at or above the Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers, but there's a bonus spotlight lurking in the PlayStation Store. Anyone who likes old-school platformers will Banjo Kazooie and Mario 64 you may want to download this game via PS Plus before its free period expires May 28 at 1:59am CT (basically midnight for PT people).
PS Plus free games for May 2026 (aka the base tier) are of course already available to claim: ESports FC 26Wuchang: Fallen Feathersand Nine Sols. Meanwhile, PS Plus Extra and Premium games will join their catalogs on May 19, with these titles recently announced as Star Wars Outlaws, Red Dead Redemption 2, Bramble: The Mountain King, The Thaumaturge, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templar – Reforged, Enotria: The Last Songand Time crunch (PS Plus Premium required). Still, sometimes PS Plus users can claim bonuses outside of the standard selection of games, and that's where this new title falls.
PS Plus Extra has 3 clear goals with May's monthly games
PS Plus Extra is getting 6 new games on May 19th, and the selection has a clear design in mind that also absolutely knocks it out of the park.
PS Plus users can also download Woodle Tree Adventures for free
PS Plus subscribers can also claim and download Woodle Tree Adventures right now, but don't let its simple presentation and name fool you. It's a bit of a controversial game given how widespread its reviews are, with some players hating it and others loving it. It tries to capture an old-school feel, focusing more on 90s platformer design than modern games. Players will explore 6 worlds and try to save each one using magic water drops. It is not particularly difficult and can be considered cozier to some extent Banjo and Mario 64.
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But it undeniably states what it's trying to do, and that's led to ratings whipsaws. For example, it has a generally unfavorable Metascore of 28 (from 4 reviews) on Metacritic, while its user score is slightly higher at 5.5 (from 27 reviews), indicating mixed reviews. However, head over to Steam and you'll see that it has 70% positive reviews, giving it a mostly positive score (out of 1,300), while the PlayStation Store reviews kind of fall in the middle. At 3.31/5 (out of 480), that's roughly close to 6.5/10, so fans can expect a good to terrible game based on that score range. Is it at least somewhere between 2/10 and 7/10?
Depending on the platform, Woodle Tree Adventures it usually costs between $4-$5, so while it's not the most expensive game on the PlayStation, that money can go towards other things if you pick it up via PS Plus. Plus, even if you don't have PS Plus, it's available at 70% off during the same promotion period, costing just $1.49.
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Whether someone wants to pick it up is of course a completely personal decision, but the PS Plus Extra games are perhaps the most notable element of this month's subscription. Every game is a blast, but especially with Red Dead 2 After rejoining PS Plus, there are plenty of reasons to use PS Plus this month.
