It's the first Tuesday of the month, so it's time to claim the latest batch of PlayStation Plus free games. September 2022's PS Plus Essential lineup includes Need for Speed Heat, Toem, and Granblue Fantasy: Versus. That's a pretty solid lineup, as all three of the freebies are worth playing. All PlayStation Plus subscribers, regardless of tier, can claim the PS Plus Essential lineup each month. Later this month, PlayStation will add to the Extra and Premium library with Deathloop, Assassin's Creed Origins, and more.

Need for Speed Heat is the best-known game of the bunch. It's the latest entry (not including remasters) in the long-running EA racing franchise and a turn in the right direction. The franchise went down a bumpy road throughout the 2010s, but Need for Speed Heat recaptured the pure arcade racing fun that the series was known for in its early days. Featuring a cool night-and-day system in which you compete in sanctioned events by day and illegal street races after dark, Need for Speed Heat offers a decent amount of variety that keeps the arcade racing fresh throughout its roughly 10-hour runtime. It earned a 7/10 in our Need for Speed Heat review. Need for Speed Heat doesn't have a PS5 upgrade, but you can play it on the latest PlayStation console via backwards compatibility.

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