PS Plus October 2026 Games: F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896

The PS Plus October 2026 games have been revealed. Sony announced the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October 2026 on September 30, 2026, via Adam Michel, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Senior Director of Content Acquisition and Operations, on the official PlayStation Blog. Members can claim three games this month: F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2.

All three titles will be claimable from Tuesday, October 6 through Monday, November 2, 2026, according to the official PlayStation Blog. Every PS Plus tier is included, so Essential, Extra and Premium members can all add the games to their libraries, where they stay playable for as long as the membership remains active. It is the standard Monthly Games deal: claim the games during the window and they are yours to download and play at any point while subscribed. The lineup has been covered across the games press, including by GodIsAGeek, and as always, Sony notes the lineup may vary by region.

Looking ahead, GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 leave PS Plus on November 17, 2026, so members should play them before that date.

PS Plus October 2026 monthly games lineup — Image: PlayStation Blog

F1 25 (PS5)

Racing fans get the headline act of the month. F1 25 is the official game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, developed by Codemasters and published by EA Sports. The headline addition is My Team 2.0, a revamped owner mode that puts you in charge of your own Formula 1 outfit, with a new Owner Perk System that shapes how your team grows between race weekends. The package also includes the full driver career mode, plus F1 World, where a new squad multiplayer setup lets you team up with friends and race against AI drivers together. For racing fans on PS5, it is the biggest addition to the service this month.

F1 25 official key art — Image: PlayStation Blog / EA

Hunt: Showdown 1896 (PS5)

Crytek’s tense PvPvE extraction shooter is arguably the most atmospheric game in the October lineup. Hunt: Showdown 1896 sends players into corrupted backwaters to track down monstrous bosses, claim their bounties, and fight their way to an extraction point while rival hunters try to do the same. You can brave it solo or team up with as many as two other players, with teams of up to three. It is a slower, more deliberate kind of multiplayer shooter, built around sound, patience and nerve, and a single gunshot can swing an entire match.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 official key art — Image: PlayStation Blog / Crytek

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 (PS5, PS4)

The voxel-style spin-off of the cult EDF series is back for a second tour. In Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, you rescue stranded soldiers across blocky battlefields and recruit them into a four-character squad, swapping between fighters to make the most of their abilities. It supports four-player online co-op alongside two-player local split-screen, which makes it an easy recommendation for a co-op night with friends. The series has always traded polish for pure chaotic fun, and the voxel look gives this entry a charm all its own.

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 official key art — Image: PlayStation Blog

How To Claim The PS Plus October 2026 Games

To grab the PS Plus October 2026 games, head to the PlayStation Store or the PS Plus hub on your console between October 6 and November 2 and add each title to your library. Do not forget that September’s games, Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life and Chained Echoes, must be claimed by Monday, October 5 before they rotate out.

There is more for members this month, too. According to the official PlayStation Blog, PS Plus exclusive HorrorFest packs will roll out through October, including a Call of Duty: Warzone Horror Bundle on October 1, a Hunt: Showdown 1896 Starter Pack on October 6, and an Overwatch 2 Dragur Reinhardt plus 5 Tier skips Pack on October 7. Spider-Man: Brand New Day avatars also arrive on Sony Pictures Core from October 6. For more PlayStation coverage, check out our guide to the PlayStation Advent Calendar 2026 codes. In other platform news, Xbox’s disc-to-digital program recently went live for all users in 2026.

Between a full-fat Formula 1 sim, a high-stakes extraction shooter and a co-op voxel romp, October is shaping up to be one of the strongest PS Plus months in recent memory. Set a reminder for October 6 so you do not miss the claim window.

Sources: PlayStation Blog: PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October; GodIsAGeek: PS Plus October 2026 games announced.

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