Sony’s PlayStation 5 has been around for a couple of years by this point, granting it plenty of opportunity to build up an expansive library capable of catering to the needs of most users. New PS5 games drop at an almost daily rate, ranging from smaller-scale indie projects designed by a handful of developers to massive AAA exclusives that are designed to be system sellers. In the meantime, the PlayStation 4 continues to receive love from cross-generation titles, so people who have yet to upgrade still have plenty to look forward to.
Which upcoming PS5 games will soon hit store shelves around the world? Which projects will define 2026? Although the year's PS5 game calendar has a long, long way to go before it reaches its complete form, things are starting to shape up nicely, at least for the first few months. For all the negativity surrounding the industry, great games are not hard to come by.
Updated on January 6, 2026 by Mark Sammut: The upcoming 2026 PlayStation 5 games were added to the calendar: I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival, 2XKO, Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven, Look Mum No Computer, Highguard, Front Mission 3 Remake, Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass, Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, Flying Aces: Legend of the Red Baron, Disciples: Domination, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Calamity Angels: Special Delivery, WiZmans World Re;Try, Showgunners, Death Howl, RoadOut, Ariana and the Elder Codex, Screamer, Ereban: Shadow Legacy, Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, Tiny Bookshop, Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, The Relic: First Guardian
Every Monthly Game Added To PS Plus
New monthly PlayStation Plus games! Sony is always adding goodies to its subscription service. The January 2026 Extra games have been revealed.
Big PS5 Games Coming In January 2026
Code Violet, Code Vein, Cairn, Legend of Heroes, & More
Similar to December, January is often among the slowest of the year, as releases do not typically start to drop until the second half of the month. Fortunately, we will not need to wait too long to get our hands on some exciting 2026 PS5 games, as The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon, Cairn, Code Vein 2, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, I Hate This Place, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake should all launch within proximity of each other.
Originally, Code Violet was meant to launch in December, but the PS5 exclusive has been pushed back to January 10. This sets up the action horror shooter to be the first huge-ish release of the year, and it features dinosaurs. Yes, please.
- January 8: Bunny Rampage: History of Revenge
- January 8: I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
- January 10: Code Violet
- January 15: The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon (PS5, PS4)
- January 16: BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
- January 20: 2XKO
- January 20: The Last Faith: Awakened Ancients
- January 20: MIO: Memories in Orbit
- January 22: Arknights: Endfield
- January 22: Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven
- January 22: Dynasty Warriors: Origins - Visions of Four Heroes
- January 22: Look Mum No Computer
- January 22: MAVRIX by Matt Jones
- January 22: SEGA Football Club Champions
- January 23: Escape from Ever After
- January 26: Highguard
- January 27: Speedball
- January 28: The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
- January 29: Cairn
- January 29: DUSK INDEX: GION
- January 29: I Hate This Place
- January 29: Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake: Destiny and Strategy Expansion Pack (PS5, PS4)
- January 30: Code Vein II
- January 30: The 9th Charnel
- January 30: Front Mission 3 Remake
- January 31: The Courier
Big PS5 Games Coming In February 2026
Nioh, Resident Evil, Reanimal, & More
While January has its share of delights, it is mostly an appetizer to the main courses. February 2026 has so many big upcoming PS5 games that there are almost too many. Resident Evil Requiem will probably be the year's biggest horror game, and Nioh 3 could very well be the biggest Soulslike game.
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined should be an easy recommendation to JRPG fans, even if its art style might take some getting used to. Romeo Is a Dead Man speaks directly to my love of AA hack-and-slash games, while Reanimal looks like a brilliant evolution of Little Nightmares. Honestly, these are just the tip of the iceberg.
- February 3: NORSE: Oath of Blood
- February 5: Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
- February 5: Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
- February 6: Bandit Trap
- February 6: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift
- February 6: My Hero Academia: All's Justice
- February 6: Nioh 3
- February 10: Flying Aces: Legend of the Red Baron
- February 11: Romeo Is a Dead Man
- February 12: BlazBlue Entropy Effect X
- February 12: Cash Cleaner Simulator
- February 12: ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard
- February 12: Disciples: Domination
- February 12: Lil Gator Game: In the Dark
- February 12: RIDE 6
- February 12: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
- February 13: High On Life 2
- February 13: Reanimal
- February 13: Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
- February 13: Totally Reliable Delivery Service: Definitive Edition
- February 17: Calamity Angels: Special Delivery
- February 19: Death Howl
- February 19: Death Match Love Comedy!
- February 19: Showgunners
- February 19: Styx: Blades of Greed
- February 19: WiZmans World Re;Try
- February 20: Ys X: Proud Nordics
- February 24: Tides of Tomorrow
- February 25: Tokyo Xtreme Racer
- February 26: City Hunter
- February 26: No Sleep for Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files
- February 26: Raiden Fighters Remix Collection
- February 27: Resident Evil Requiem
- February 27: Sword of the Necromancer Collection
- February 27: Tales of Berseria Remastered
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Big PS5 Games Coming In March 2026
Crimson Desert, Fatal Frame, & More
March 2026's PS5 calendar is jam-packed with goodies, arguably even surpassing its stacked predecessor. The month's biggest release, on paper, should be Crimson Desert, a single-player action-adventure game set within the Black Desert universe. The game looks phenomenal. In terms of other releases, Fatal Frame 2 is getting a remake, which should please horror fans. Monster Hunter Stories 3 should be a solid creature-collecting JRPG. Finally, Bungie's Marathon is expected to drop in March 2026.
- March: Marathon
- March 5: Coffee Talk Tokyo
- March 12: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake
- March 12: John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
- March 12: RoadOut
- March 13: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
- March 19: Crimson Desert
- March 19: Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
- March 19: Mouse: PI For Hire (PS5, PS4)
- March 19: Psyvariar 3
- March 19: Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers
- March 20: Dunjungle
- March 20: Ghost Master: Resurrection
- March 24: Ariana and the Elder Codex
- March 26: Copa City
- March 26: Etrange Overlord (PS5, PS4)
- March 26: Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection
- March 26: Screamer
- March 27: Ereban: Shadow Legacy
- March 27: Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
Big PS5 Games Coming In April 2026
Capcom's Pragmata, Saros, & More
April 2026 is still taking shape, but Saros and Pragmata already ensure the month will be an exciting one. The former is Housemarque's latest project, one that seems to take heavy inspiration from Returnal. Pragmata might just be Capcom's weirdest game in years, as it features child-based combat. It looks fascinating.
- April 10: Tiny Bookshop
- April 16: Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
- April 23: Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster
- April 24: Pragmata
- April 28: Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred
- April 30: Invincible VS
- April 30: Saros
Other Upcoming PS5 Games For 2026 (& Beyond)
Kingdom Hearts, Wolverine, & More
- May 26: The Relic: First Guardian
- May 27: 007 First Light
- May 28: Wandering Sword
- May 29: Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- September 8: Halloween
- September 9: Phantom Blade Zero
- November 19: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Abandoned
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
- Aikyam
- Alien: Isolation Sequel (Platforms TBA)
- Alterborn (PlayStation)
- Ananta
- Anime Life Sim
- Antro
- Archeage Chronicles
- Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game (PS5, PS4)
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Platforms TBA)
- New BioShock Game (Platforms TBA)
- Black Myth: Zhong Kui
- Blizzard's Survival Game (Consoles, PC)
- Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
- Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen (PS5, PS4)
- Bokura
- Bubsy 4D (PS5, PS4)
- Buramato (PS5, PS4)
- Bus Simulator 27
- Cattle Country
- Cities: Skylines 2
- Codename: Final Form (Platforms TBA)
- Control Resonant
- Danganronpa 2x2
- Darksiders 4
- Darwin's Paradox!
- Denshattack
- Disaster Report 5 (Platforms TBA)
- DoubleShake (PS5, PS4)
- Dragon Quest 12: Flames of Fate (Platforms TBA)
- Dreamhouse: The Game (PS5, PS4)
- Dumb Ways to Party (PS5, PS4)
- EA's Iron Man Game (Platforms TBA)
- The Elder Scrolls 6 (Platforms TBA)
- Endless Summer
- The Eternal Life of Goldman
- Exoborne (PC, Consoles TBA)
- Exodus
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
- Fairgames
- Fallen Tear: The Ascension
- Gate Zero
- GreedFall 2: The Dying World
- Gothic
- Halo: Campaign Evolved
- Haunted Chocolatier (Platforms TBA)
- The Heirloom
- Hela
- Hellreaper
- He-Man and Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
- Holdfast: Nations At War
- Hunting Simulator 3
- Instinction (PS5, PS4)
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
- Judas
- Jurassic Park Survival
- Kage: Shadow of The Ninja (PS5, PS4)
- Kemuri (Platforms TBA)
- Kingdom Hearts 4 (Platforms TBA)
- Kitsune Tails (PS5, PS4)
- Lab Rat (Platforms TBA)
- Last Sentinel (Platforms TBA)
- Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse (PS5, PS4)
- Little Devil Inside (PS5, PS4)
- Lords of the Fallen 2
- Luto (Platforms TBA)
- Maseylia: Echoes of the Past
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra (Platforms TBA)
- Marvel's Blade (Platforms TBA)
- Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
- Mecha Break
- Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients (PS5, PS4)
- Montezuma's Revenge - 40th Anniversary Edition (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch, XBX/S, XBO)
- Mudang: Two Hearts
- My Time at Evershine
- Neverness to Everness (PS5, PS4)
- No Rest for the Wicked
- Odencat’s Paradise Collection (PS5, PS4)
- Okami Sequel (Platforms TBA)
- Once Human
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei: Remake (Platforms TBA)
- Paraside: Duality Unbound (PS5, PS4)
- Pathologic 3
- Penny's Big Breakaway
- Penny Blood
- Persona 4 Revival
- Persona 6 (Platforms TBA)
- Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf (PS5, PS4)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (PS4)
- Prison Architect 2
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
- Revenant Hill (PS5, PS4)
- Road Kings
- SacriFire (PS5, PS4)
- Scholar's Mate
- Sea of Remnants
- Shadow of Conspiracy: Section 2
- Super Meat Boy 3D
- The Signal (PS5, PS4)
- Simon The Sorcerer Origins (PS5, PS4)
- Six Days in Fallujah (PS5, PS4)
- Spine (PS5, PS4)
- Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions
- Star Wars: Eclipse (Platforms TBA)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake
- Swords of Legends
- Thick as Thieves
- Tides of Annihilation
- Tokyo Underground Killer
- Tomb Raider: Catalyst
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
- New TimeSplitters Game (Platforms TBA)
- Turok: Origins
- Valor Mortis
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2
- The Witcher 4 (Platforms TBA)
- The Witcher Remake (TBA)
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (PS5, PS4)
- Wolverine
- Wreckfest 2
- Wyrdsong (Platforms TBA)
- Brand
- Sony
- Original Release Date
- November 12, 2020
- Original MSRP (USD)
- Disc Edition: $499.99; Digital Edition: $399.99
- Processor
- AMD Zen 2, 8-core / 16 threads, 3.5GHz
- Resolution
- Max 8K (4k at 120 Hz playable)
- Storage
- 825 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
- Ports
- 2x USB-C, 2x USB 3.1, and 1x Ethernet
- Dimensions
- 15.4 in × 10.2 in × 4.1 in
- Weight
- Disc Edition: 9.9 LBS; Digital Edition: 8.6 LBS
- Hardware Versions
- PS5