Sony has announced the PS Plus October 2026 games. PlayStation Plus Essential members can claim F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 at no extra cost, starting October 6. The lineup was revealed on the official PlayStation Blog.
PS Plus October 2026 games list
| Game | Platform | Available |
|---|---|---|
| F1 25 | PS5 | October 6 to November 2 |
| Hunt: Showdown 1896 | PS5 | October 6 to November 2 |
| Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 | PS4, PS5 | October 6 to November 2 |
All three games come with the Essential tier, so Extra and Premium members get them too.
F1 25
F1 25 is Codemasters’ official Formula 1 racing game. It includes the Driver Career mode, My Team 2.0, where you run your own team as its owner, and the online F1 World mode. The PS Plus version is the base game. The 2026 Season Pack is sold separately.
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a PvPvE extraction shooter from Crytek. You can play solo or in teams of up to three. You hunt monsters, collect bounties and try to escape while other teams hunt you.
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2
This voxel-style action game from D3Publisher lets you build a team from more than 100 characters. You fight giant enemies across more than 100 missions. It has 4-player online co-op and 2-player local split screen, and a single claim gets you both the PS4 and PS5 versions, according to its PlayStation Store listing.
PS Plus September 2026 games leaving on October 5
| Game | Last day to claim |
|---|---|
| Sniper Elite: Resistance | October 5 |
| MLB The Show 26 | October 5 |
| Wobbly Life | October 5 |
| Chained Echoes | October 5 |
Games you claim stay in your library as long as you keep a PS Plus membership.
PS Plus HorrorFest packs and bonus rewards
PS Plus members also get free HorrorFest packs this month:
| Reward | Available from |
|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Warzone Horror Bundle | October 1 |
| Hunt: Showdown 1896 Starter Pack | October 6 |
| Overwatch 2 Dragur Reinhardt bundle + 5 Tier Skips | October 7 |
The HorrorFest offer ends on October 20, 2026. Starting October 6, members can also claim six Spider-Man: Brand New Day PSN avatars through the Sony Pictures Core app.
Last month also had in-game freebies, such as the Valorant PS Plus September 2026 bundle. The value of PS Plus has come up more this year since the PS5 price increase in April 2026. If the new games don’t show up on October 6, check whether PSN is down before you contact support.
