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PlayStation Plus October 2026: Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West Added
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PlayStation Plus is adding Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West and the day-one co-op shooter Mycopunk to the Game Catalog on October 20, 2026, Sony confirmed in an October 14 PlayStation Blog post. Four more titles follow on October 14 and October 27, while Premium subscribers also get two classic games and two new trials.
Sony announced the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for October 2026 on the PlayStation Blog on October 14, confirming that the Extra and Premium tiers will gain nine titles across three release dates this month, headlined by Mafia: The Old Country and the re-release of Horizon Forbidden West.
What is joining PS Plus Extra and Premium
According to the PlayStation Blog, Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West and the four-player looter-shooter Mycopunk all arrive for Extra and Premium members on October 20, 2026. Mycopunk is a day-one addition to the service, meaning it joins the catalog on the same day it releases worldwide, the blog post says.
Mafia: The Old Country casts players as protagonist Enzo Favara in a crime narrative set in early-1900s Sicily; Sony describes it as a third-person action-adventure built around cinematic storytelling and the visual realism associated with the Mafia series. Horizon Forbidden West returns players to the role of Aloy, facing new machine threats and tribes, and is labeled by Sony's post as a PlayStation Plus re-release. ComicBook.com reported that Horizon Forbidden West had previously been removed from the Game Catalog before this return.
| Title | Tier | Platforms | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafia: The Old Country | Extra & Premium | PS5 | Oct 20 |
| Horizon Forbidden West | Extra & Premium | PS5, PS4 | Oct 20 |
| Mycopunk | Extra & Premium | PS5 | Oct 20 (day one) |
| The Midnight Walk | Extra & Premium | PS5, PS VR2 | Oct 14 (US/UK), Oct 15 (Japan) |
| Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 | Extra & Premium | PS5, PS4 | Oct 27 |
| Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Edition | Extra & Premium | PS5, PS4 | Oct 27 |
| Monster Energy Supercross 25 | Extra & Premium | PS5 | Oct 27 |
| Dino Crisis 2 | Premium only | PS5, PS4 | Oct 20 |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition | Premium only | PS5, PS4 | Oct 20 |
Premium classics and game trials
Premium members also get two PS Plus Classics on October 20: Dino Crisis 2, in which protagonists Regina and Dylan face more than ten dinosaur species, and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition, a theme-park management simulator. ComicBook.com noted that Dino Crisis 2 is expected to lack trophy support but will include save-state and rewind features typical of the Classics catalog.
The same day, Premium subscribers gain time-limited game trials for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II, with progress in the trial carrying over if the player later buys the full game, according to ComicBook.com's report on the announcement.
PS Plus Essential free games for October
Separately, the PlayStation Plus Essential tier — available to all subscribers — added F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 starting October 6, 2026, ahead of the Extra/Premium announcement, according to NME's coverage of Sony's release schedule.
- Essential, Extra and Premium are the three PlayStation Plus membership tiers; Game Catalog titles are reserved for Extra and Premium subscribers.
- Nine titles join the Game Catalog in October across three dates: Oct 14–15, Oct 20 and Oct 27.
- Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition are Premium-exclusive additions.
- Mycopunk is the month's day-one release, available in the catalog the same day it launches.
Background
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog rotates titles monthly, with Sony typically announcing additions roughly a week before they go live and removing a separate set of games at the end of the month. The October 14 blog post that detailed this month's additions did not list any titles leaving the catalog.
Questions
- When do the new October 2026 PlayStation Plus games become available?
- Most titles, including Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West and Mycopunk, go live for Extra and Premium members on October 20, 2026. The Midnight Walk arrived October 14 (October 15 in Japan), and Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2, Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Edition and Monster Energy Supercross 25 follow on October 27, per the PlayStation Blog.
- Is Mafia: The Old Country available on PS Plus Extra, or only Premium?
- It is included in both the Extra and Premium tiers starting October 20, 2026, according to Sony's PlayStation Blog announcement.
- What are the PS Plus Essential free games for October 2026?
- F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 became available to all PlayStation Plus members, including Essential, from October 6, 2026, according to NME.
- Is Horizon Forbidden West new to the PlayStation Plus catalog?
- No — Sony's own announcement describes it as a re-release, and ComicBook.com reported the game had previously been removed from the Game Catalog before its October 20 return.
- What classic games are coming to PS Plus Premium in October 2026?
- Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition join the Premium-only Classics catalog on October 20, 2026, per the PlayStation Blog.
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