PlayStation Plus subscribers can claim three monthly games—F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2—from October 6 through November 2, 2026, according to announcements detailed by PlayStation.Blog and reported by GameSpot. The lineup offers a mix of official Formula One racing, survival extraction shooting, and cooperative voxel action.
October 2026 Monthly Games Lineup
The October 2026 PlayStation Plus monthly games provide distinct genre experiences across Sony consoles. F1 25 and Hunt: Showdown 1896 are available exclusively for PlayStation 5 players. Meanwhile, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 supports both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles, as PlayStation.Blog outlines.
- F1 25 (PS5): Features official 2025 season teams and drivers, a career mode, single-player My Team 2.0, and the F1 World multiplayer suite, which allows players to race as a squad against AI.
- Hunt: Showdown 1896 (PS5): Drops players into dangerous swamps to hunt monsters while evading rival hunters, bringing a strong seasonal horror atmosphere to the lineup.
- Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 (PS5, PS4): Unites heroes from across the Earth Defense Force series to battle giant enemies in block-styled visuals, where players can choose four teammates from those collected to build a custom squad suited to their playstyle.
Seasonal In-Game Add-Ons and Expansions
Alongside the monthly titles, subscribers gain access to Halloween-themed in-game bundles rolling out throughout October. rakyatpos.id reports that these extras include the Call of Duty: Warzone Horror Bundle on October 1, the Hunt: Showdown 1896 Starter Pack on October 6, and the Overwatch 2 Draugr Reinhardt plus 5 Tier Skips Pack on October 7. PlayStation Plus members can claim a limited-edition Spider-Man: Brand New Day avatar via Sony Pictures Core starting October 6, with the promotion running through October 20, 2026, and avatar voucher codes expiring on October 6, 2027.
Mycopunk launches on PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium
Looking ahead into the broader subscription tiers, JournalArta reports that the cooperative looter shooter Mycopunk, developed by Pigeons at Play and published by Devolver Digital, will launch day-one on PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium on October 20, 2026, following its reveal out of a State of Play on September 3, 2026. The game features four-player co-op shooting with deep weapon customization via a hex grid system, where players control Hazard Crew robots eradicating a galaxy-wide fungus outbreak, combining elements of Borderlands and Deep Rock Galactic with pastel aesthetics after previously running an Early Access phase on Steam starting July 10, 2025, that garnered 88 percent positive ratings from about 3,000 user reviews. JournalArta also notes that PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers will receive three classic titles in the fourth quarter of 2026: Ratchet & Clank (2002), Dino Crisis 2 (2000), and Mega Man X: Command Mission (2004).
PlayStation monthly games claim dates and console compatibility
When can subscribers claim the October 2026 monthly games?
Members can add F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 to their game libraries starting October 6 through November 2, 2026, according to PlayStation.Blog.
Are all October monthly games playable on PlayStation 4?
No, only Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 is playable on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. F1 25 and Hunt: Showdown 1896 are restricted exclusively to the PlayStation 5 console.
What additional perks are included for subscribers in October?
Subscribers can claim specific seasonal add-ons such as the Call of Duty: Warzone Horror Bundle and the Overwatch 2 Draugr Reinhardt pack, alongside a limited Spider-Man avatar on Sony Pictures Core, as detailed by rakyatpos.id.