After a first leak, Sony has just lifted the veil on the first three free games which will be offered to all PlayStation Plus subscribers in 2026.
2025 will bow out in a few hours. The year was marked by a difficult context for the industry and consumers, but also by nice surprises, such as the beautiful story of Clair Obscur, the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong or the return of Marvel’s Wolverine after a long silence. On the PS Plus side, the Japanese firm offered all subscribers more than $1,200 worth of free games via the Essential formula, which allows you to add three (or more) given titles to your library and keep them. They will then be available at any time, provided you have an active subscription.
2026 will mark a transition for the service, which will abandon PS4 games in favor of the PS5 to support the transition of players. After the leak of first free PS Plus game from January 2026it’s time to discover all of the manufacturer’s plans.
Free PS Plus games for January 2026 revealed
After the leaks, it’s now time to make it official. As an end-of-year gift, the famous data miner Billbil-Kun reveals to us a little taste of what the PS Plus Essential has in store for us to start 2026. And as is often the case, Sony’s service is in sports and automobiles. It is also in this second category that we find the first known game in the program. Need for Speed Unboundreleased in 2022, marked a turning point for the saga by bringing a bold artistic direction, between cel-shading, comic-style animations and realistic settings. The real question was who was going to run alongside him? Here are the three free PS Plus games for January 2026.
- Need For Speed Unbound | PS5
- Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed | PS4, PS5
- Core Keeper | PS4, PS5
When will the January 2026 PS+ games be available?
The three new free PS Plus games for January 2026 will therefore be available from Tuesday January 6, 2026, around 11 a.m. Remember that this date will be your last chance to add the five titles offered in December to your library, otherwise they will become chargeable again. A little reminder for LEGO Horizon Adventures, Killing Floor 3, The Outlast Trials, Synduality Echo of Ada and Neon White.
Source : PS Blog
