{"id":7518,"date":"2026-07-16T09:55:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7518"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:55:45","slug":"playstation-5-getting-huge-free-100-hour-open-world-game-no-ps-plus-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7518","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 5 Getting Huge Free 100-Hour Open-World Game, No PS Plus Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The majority of free games on <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/playstation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PlayStation<\/strong><\/a> come courtesy of the PS Plus service, which isn&#8217;t actually free. Sure, it&#8217;s fun to say that any game played via PS Plus is technically a free game, and that wouldn&#8217;t be wholly incorrect, but, for the most part, there&#8217;s still some level of cost involved at the end of the day. Fortunately, there are still a handful of games that don&#8217;t rely on the service to be accessible and aren&#8217;t simply one of the many games included with it. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>These totally free games are the perfect titles for those looking to build up a library of games or simply test out something new without breaking the bank. There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/playstation-new-free-rpg-no-ps-plus-july-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">excellent free PlayStation games currently available<\/a>, but few of them offer quite as much content on quite as large a scale as the latest title coming to the platform. Fans of huge open-worlds and a plethora of missions, activities, and more to get stuck into will absolutely want to check out this totally free game when it launches on PlayStation soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;NetEase Games&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image shows charcters from Once Human\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/once-human.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><small class=\"body-img-caption\">NetEase Games<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Once Human<\/em> has served as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/gta-6-10-free-games-similar\/\" target=\"_blank\">best free-to-play games available<\/a> for quite some time. It launched back in 2024 to positive reviews, offering a huge survival sandbox to play in with base building, dedicated PvP areas, a bevy of quests to complete, and a mystery to unravel. Its best selling point, beyond the gameplay innovations it brought to the genre, were its surreal visuals and massive and striking open-world, both of which coalesced to offer players an experience unlike any other.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, <em>Once Human<\/em> has been tweaked and updated with brand-new content, patches, and bug fixes, and now it is ready to make the move to consoles. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/xbox-free-100-hour-open-world-game-bigger-than-skyrim\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Once Human&#8217;s <\/em>PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S release<\/a> is scheduled for later this year, and will launch completely for free, much like it did on PC back in 2024 and mobile in 2025. You won&#8217;t need a PS Plus subscription (or Xbox Game Pass for that matter) to play it, as it is a free-to-play title and thus not reliant on a service to be played online. <\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-note\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom note\" id=\"custom_block_5\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content note\">\n<p><em>Once Human <\/em>does feature some premium packs and in-game purchases that cost real money, although these aren&#8217;t necessary to play or even enjoy the game.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><em>Once Human<\/em> is set to launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S on August 25, 2026. It will feature full cross-progression, so those who&#8217;ve already started playing it on PC or mobile can transfer their accounts, and vice versa. There will also be cross-play, meaning anyone thinking of introducing friends on a different platform can still play alongside them. The PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S versions will come with all previously released content and new updates, so newcomers don&#8217;t have to worry about missing out.<\/p>\n<p><em>Once Human <\/em>currently has a Mostly Positive rating on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2139460\/Once_Human\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a>, with 79% of its 85,000+ reviews skewing positive. That&#8217;s a strong rating that is more or less in line with its score of 71 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/once-human\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Metacritic<\/a>. <em>Once Human<\/em> is a live service title and, as a result, comes with the expected baggage associated with those types of games. However, for those interested in a completely free and truly massive open-world experience that&#8217;s playable with friends on <strong>PlayStation <\/strong>without the need for PS Plus, <em>Once Human<\/em> could be the perfect title.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"d140-4c0b-953edb4cb9e7\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"WQzKeaqbyW\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/mixcollage-03-dec-2024-10-20-pm-2744.jpg\" 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