PlayStation Plus Monthly Games are included with membership, and PlayStation adds a new set most months. The dates are where a free game is most likely to slip. Each set has a window when it is available, and adding a title to your library has its own deadline. Knowing both dates before a set starts is the simplest way to avoid losing a free game.
What the Monthly Games are
The PlayStation Plus page describes the Monthly Games as a way to "expand your game collection with new titles to claim every month." It treats them as separate from the Game Catalog, which the same page describes as an on-demand library for members of the Extra and Premium tiers. In other words, a Monthly Game is a title you add to your collection, while the catalog is a rotating library you can play from.
A PlayStation support article says the Monthly Games are included in all three PlayStation Plus membership tiers. The support page is written in German, so check the English membership page for the tier names and prices that apply in your country.
Read the window before the set starts
The official blog post for the October set gives the dates in full. The three games were available to PlayStation Plus members from Tuesday, October 6 until Monday, November 2, 2026. Put the closing date in your calendar on the day the set begins, not the day you remember to check.
The same post also gives an add-to-library deadline for the set before it. Members had until Monday, October 5 to add Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life and Chained Echoes to their libraries. That is a second clock, separate from the window in which the set is offered, so a set can be on offer while its earlier titles are already past their add-by date.
F1 25 is the official video game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, according to the blog. The clip above is its 2025 reveal trailer, so it is not a promotional video for the Monthly Games release itself.
Check the lineup on release day
The blog says the Monthly Games lineup may differ by region, and it asks players to check the PlayStation Store on release day for the titles in their country. That advice matters most if a friend in another country quotes a list that does not match yours. Lineups are set per region, so a list from another market is not a reliable guide to your own.
The same post describes PlayStation Plus as a subscription with a recurring fee, taken automatically until you cancel. It also notes that age restrictions apply and links to the membership terms. Read those terms before you rely on a set for a family account.
The October set includes Hunt: Showdown 1896, which the blog describes as an extraction shooter in which players fight monsters and other hunters. The trailer is the game's launch video, and it shows the same game the set offers.
Claim in three steps
The pages used for this guide set the dates, the add-to-library deadline and the regional caveat. They do not walk through the menu steps. So the practical routine is simple. On the first day of each set, open the PlayStation Store and confirm the titles for your region. Add each title you want to your library before its deadline. Then check the library again a few days before the set closes.
For the full list of this month's games and platforms, read our PS Plus October 2026 games post. If a free reward from another service has already gone missing, the steps in how to tell if a reward link or gift code has expired show how to check the date that applies.
Frequently asked questions
When do the October 2026 PlayStation Plus Monthly Games end?
PlayStation's blog says the October set is available to PlayStation Plus members until Monday, November 2, 2026.
Do Monthly Games depend on region?
Yes. PlayStation says the lineup may differ by region, so check the PlayStation Store on release day.
What was the deadline for the September set?
Members had until Monday, October 5, 2026 to add the September titles to their libraries, according to PlayStation's blog.
Are Monthly Games the same as the Game Catalog?
No. PlayStation's membership page treats the Monthly Games as titles you add to your collection and describes the Game Catalog as a separate on-demand library for Extra and Premium members.
