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Sony announced three PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October: F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2. Members can add them from October 6 through November 2; availability may differ by region.
Sony announced that F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 will be the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October. Members can add the three games to their libraries from Tuesday, October 6, through Monday, November 2, giving subscribers a limited window to claim the lineup.
F1 25 is available for PS5. The official game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship includes Career and My Team 2.0, where players can take the role of a team owner. Sony also highlights a new multiplayer mode in F1 World, in which players can race as a squad against AI drivers.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is an extraction shooter in which players pursue monsters and rival Hunters, claim a bounty and try to reach an extraction point. It can be played alone or with up to two teammates. The game is also featured in a separate PlayStation Plus HorrorFest promotion: a Hunt: Showdown 1896 Starter Pack is listed as available October 6. Sony says the base game must be owned to access pack contents.
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 is listed for PS5 and PS4. Players assemble a team of four from collected characters and fight voxel-style enemies, including returning foes and new enemies. Sony says the game supports four-player online co-op and two-player local split-screen on both listed consoles.
Three Games Across Racing and Co-op
The lineup spans a licensed Formula One racing game, a multiplayer extraction shooter and a cooperative action game. That gives subscribers options across distinct genres and play styles during the same monthly claim period. F1 25 is PS5-only, while Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 supports PS5 and PS4; Sony’s announcement does not specify a platform in the Hunt description.
The dates matter for members who want to add the games: the claim period ends November 2. Sony describes these as games members can add to their libraries during the offer window. The announcement does not detail how access is affected by changes to a subscription, so members should check the applicable PlayStation Plus terms.
September Games Leave October 5
Sony’s September Monthly Games remain available to add through Monday, October 5. That month’s lineup includes Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life and Chained Echoes. The October offer begins the following day, October 6, according to the PlayStation.Blog announcement dated September 30.
Sony also listed related promotions alongside the monthly games. Limited-edition Spider-Man: Brand New Day avatars are scheduled for October 6 through Sony Pictures Core, with the promotion ending October 20, 2026. PlayStation Plus members can claim them in the app at no extra cost, according to Sony; availability is limited to regions where Sony Pictures Core is available. HorrorFest in-game bundles are listed for Call of Duty: Warzone on October 1, Hunt: Showdown 1896 on October 6 and Overwatch 2 on October 7.
“Enjoy four player online co-op and two player local split screen on PS5 and PS4.”
— Sony Interactive Entertainment, describing Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2
Regional Availability and Access Terms
Sony says the Monthly Games lineup may differ by region and advises members to check the PlayStation Store on release day. The announcement does not state which regions may receive a different selection, or provide local store listings for the three games. Members should also check the service’s terms for subscription and age restrictions. Sony states that PlayStation Plus has a recurring subscription fee that continues until cancellation.
The blog post does not give a specific platform listing for Hunt: Showdown 1896 in its game description, nor does it spell out access arrangements for the monthly games after the claim window. Those details are not established by the announcement itself.
October 6 Claim Window Begins
Members can check their regional PlayStation Store on October 6, when Sony says the October games become available, and add eligible titles before the offer closes November 2. The immediate deadline before then is October 5, the last day to add September’s games.
Sony lists the Hunt: Showdown 1896 Starter Pack for October 6 and the Overwatch 2 bundle for October 7 as separate HorrorFest offers. The company says a base game is required to access pack contents. Regional store pages and promotion terms will provide the applicable availability details.
Key Questions
Which games are in the October 2026 PlayStation Plus lineup?
The lineup is F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2.
When can members add the October games?
Sony says members can add them from October 6 through November 2, 2026. Availability may differ by region, so check the local PlayStation Store.
Which platforms are listed for the games?
Sony lists F1 25 for PS5 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 for PS5 and PS4. The announcement’s Hunt: Showdown 1896 description does not specify a platform.
How long can members add September’s games?
Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life and Chained Echoes are available to add through October 5, according to Sony.
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