PlayStation Plus July 2026 Full Lineup: Essential, Extra, Premium Games, PS2 Classics, and Departures

PlayStation Plus subscribers have a packed July 2026 ahead. Sony confirmed the full lineup across all tiers, from the Essential monthly games to the Extra and Premium catalog updates, including a cult-favorite PS2 classic. Here is the complete breakdown, based on the official PlayStation Blog and multiple confirmed reports.

PlayStation Plus Essential Tier (July 7 – August 3)

All PS Plus members can claim these three games starting Tuesday, July 7 through Monday, August 3 :

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III – Cross-Gen Bundle (PS5, PS4) — The marquee headline title
• For the King II (PS5, PS4) — A tactical roguelike RPG
• CrossCode (PS5, PS4) — A retro-inspired 2D action RPG

Rollout: Essential games are not staggered by region — they go live globally at noon local time on July 7 .

PlayStation Plus Extra & Premium Catalog Additions (July 21)

Sony officially revealed the next round on July 15, 2026. The new titles arrive on Tuesday, July 21 .

Marquee / Headline Titles

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (PS5) — An open-world action-adventure game set in the Avatar universe
• Rise of the Ronin (PS5) — An open-world samurai action RPG from Team Ninja

Full Extra Catalog Additions

Based on reports from La Razón, Gazeta.ru, Kotaku, and TechTimes :

• Dying Light (PS4) — First-person zombie survival horror
• Firefighting Simulator: Ignite (PS5)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (PS5, PS4)
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (PS5)
• Snow Bros. Wonderland (PS5)

Additional smaller indie titles may also be included; the official PlayStation Store list is the final authority.

Premium Classics — PS2 Games

• Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (PS2, added to Premium Classics on PS5/PS4) — The 2004 cult-favorite PS2 action-adventure game, previously confirmed during June's State of Play . It arrives on July 21 alongside the Extra catalog additions .
• Indigo Prophecy (also known as Fahrenheit) — An additional classic added to the Premium tier this month .

Titles Leaving PS Plus Extra & Premium (July 21)

A total of 8 to 12 games exit the catalog on July 21, 2026. The final confirmed departure list, as updated in late June, includes :

• The Jackbox Party Pack 9
• Risk of Rain 2
• Tropico 6
• Source of Madness
• Cursed to Golf
• Hundred Days – Winemaking Simulator
• Get Even
• Infinite Minigolf

Note: Early June reports listed additional titles like Bomber Crew, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Onee Chanbara Origin, and Röki, but Sony later pushed some of those removals to August 2026 . Always check the PlayStation Store for the absolute final list before July 21.

Staggered Release Schedule Summary

Tier	Availability Date	Notes
Essential	July 7 – August 3	Global simultaneous release at noon local time
Extra & Premium Catalog additions	July 21	Mid-month refresh; staggered by region (typically Tuesday rollout)
Classics Catalog	July 21	Psi-Ops and Indigo Prophecy join the Premium Classics on the same day
Leaving catalog	July 21	Last day to play the departing titles is July 20

PlayStation Store Summer Sale

No specific "PlayStation Store Summer Sale" announcement dated for July 2026 appeared in the available sources. No confirmed sale dates, discounts, or game lists for a July 2026 Summer Sale were found in the search results. It is possible the sale either has not been formally announced yet or was not captured in the available coverage.

PlayStation Plus Premium Classic Releases: Summer 2026 Roadmap

During the June 2026 State of Play, Sony revealed a three-month roadmap for PS2 classics coming to PS Plus Premium :

• June 16: Gitaroo Man
• July 21: Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
• August 25: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

This confirms that the one-classic-per-month cadence continues through the summer.