PS Plus July 2026: Reveal Date, Predictions, And Game Removals

Sony’s July 2026 PlayStation Plus Essential reveal is set for Wednesday, July 1, 2026, with downloads opening Tuesday, July 7. The reveal follows the standard cadence Sony has run since the service relaunched: announcement on the last Wednesday of the preceding month, downloads on the first Tuesday of the new one.

No titles have been officially confirmed as of the morning of July 1, and gaming outlets note there have been no reliable leaks for the month. Subscribers are weighing predictions on Reddit ahead of the reveal. Here is what is officially known, what is leaving PS Plus Extra on July 21, the full PS Plus Essential cadence so far in 2026, and the strongest picks from prediction threads and wishlists before Sony drops the lineup.

The Reveal Window and the Calendar Behind It

Sony has settled into a near-monthly rhythm for PS Plus reveals. New Essential titles are typically announced on the last Wednesday of the preceding month and made available for download the first Tuesday of the new month.

For July 2026, that timing puts the reveal on Wednesday, July 1, with downloads opening Tuesday, July 7. The Express notes the gap is driven by how the calendar days fall this month, with no announced delay. Subscribers have until that window to claim June 2026’s titles, which include Grounded: Fully Yoked Edition, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Per Forbes’ Erik Kain, “we’ll learn about July’s games on Wednesday July 1 and the games themselves will be available on Tuesday July 7,” in the Forbes running list of July 2026 PS Plus predictions.

The rhythm is not always perfect. Forbes’ Erik Kain notes that “Sony typically reveals the following month’s games on the last Wednesday of the month, though this isn’t always the case,” pointing to occasional one-day shifts.

What Is Leaving PS Plus Extra on July 21

While subscribers wait on the July reveal, Sony has already confirmed which games are leaving the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalogs in July. The next wave of removals is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Eight titles are confirmed for removal from the Extra tier on that date. The list spans party games, strategy sims, roguelikes, and indie curiosities, per the eight games leaving PS Plus Extra on July 21.

• 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

A second batch of five games originally scheduled to leave in July has been pushed back to Monday, August 18, 2026. Those pushed-back titles are Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Onee Chanbara Origin, Space Crew: Legendary Edition, Bomber Crew, and Roki.

August will also bring a day-one addition to the Extra and Premium catalogs: Big Walk, an open-world co-op exploration game. ScreenRant reports the announcement gives subscribers two months of advance notice on which titles will leave the catalog. The catalog rotation runs opposite the Essential drop, with Extra and Premium churning while Essential ships new free games.

Every PS Plus Essential Game of 2026 So Far

Sony has dropped 20 PS Plus Essential titles across the first six months of 2026. The cadence has typically landed three games per month, with February and March running wider at four titles each. January opened the year with a Need for Speed entry, a Disney remaster, and a survival crafting sim. March brought a major Capcom action hit alongside an MMO expansion and two smaller genre titles.

The headline-grabber of May was EA Sports FC 26, paired with Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Nine Sols in a triple Sony positioned as its May retention play, covered in Sony’s May 2026 PS Plus lineup. Per Forbes’ complete 2026 tracker, every Essential title from January through May has been delivered on schedule.

• January 2026: Need for Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Core Keeper
• February 2026: Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ultros, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
• March 2026: PGA Tour 2K25, Monster Hunter Rise, Slime Rancher 2, The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Collection
• April 2026: Lords of the Fallen, Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream
• May 2026: EA Sports FC 26, Nine Sols, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
• June 2026: Grounded: Fully Yoked Edition, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

What Last Year’s July Lineup Looked Like

The PlayStation Plus 15th anniversary celebration rolled into the July 2025 Essential lineup, with the service having first launched on June 29, 2010. The anniversary post acknowledged “15 wonderful years” of subscriber support.

The July 2025 Essential lineup paired one blockbuster, one mid-tier genre title, and one acclaimed indie. Diablo IV led the month as the headline action-RPG release. King of Fighters XV delivered the fighting-game slot, and Jusant closed the trio as a meditative puzzle-climber, per Sony’s July 2025 PlayStation Plus announcement.

Diablo IV was the biggest budget title of the three, available on both PS5 and PS4. The PlayStation Plus version of King of Fighters XV also included the “Classic Leona” DLC costume. Jusant was a meditative puzzle-climber from the team behind Deadlight. All three July 2025 Essential titles were available from July 1 through August 4, 2025.

The July 2025 combination set a working template for PS Plus Essential lineups: one big-budget AAA, one mid-tier franchise title, and one boutique indie. Forbes’ Erik Kain singled out Jusant as “really good” and worth a look, noting it has appeared on positive subscriber lists for months. Sony’s 15th anniversary also layered in Game Trials for WWE 2K25 and Monster Hunter Wilds, a Valorant cosmetic pack, and a PlayStation Tournaments 15th Anniversary Cup running the weekend of June 28, 2025.

The Front-Runners and Wildcards for July 2026

With no reliable leaks to work from, predictions are running the table. Forbes’ Erik Kain compiled a wishlist of titles he considers most likely to land in July 2026, ranging from plausibly overdue games to outright wishful thinking. The Express, drawing on the Reddit PS Plus predictions thread, noted that Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin is the “overwhelming favourite,” with the full subscriber breakdown in its Rise of the Ronin and Marathon front-runner thread. Different lists, different methodologies, but the overlap points to the same candidates.

The most-mentioned candidate across both lists is Rise of the Ronin, the Team Ninja open-world action game set in 1863 Japan. Other heavy-hitter candidates include Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, Star Wars Outlaws, Death Stranding, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and Hades. Per Forbes, Atomfall and Dispatch are also on Kain’s shortlist for July, though he notes Atomfall only released in early 2025 and a turnaround that quick would be unusual.

The mid-tier and indie slots also have notable contenders. Forbes’ wishlist includes Blue Prince, Cocoon, Dispatch, Squirrel with a Gun, and Trine 5 as boutique picks that could round out the monthly lineup. The Express also flags NBA 2K26, Mafia: The Old Country, Stellar Blade, and Marathon as recurring picks on the Reddit thread. Elden Ring, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and Assassin’s Creed Mirage appear on Forbes’ longer wishlist. Kain places Elden Ring and a Demon’s Souls remake in the “wishful thinking” column, though he argues Elden Ring could make sense given the recent release of the multiplayer spinoff Nightreign.

• Rise of the Ronin (Team Ninja open-world action, “overwhelming favourite” per Express)
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
• Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Death Stranding
• Hades
• NBA 2K26
• Mafia: The Old Country
• Stellar Blade

How The Three PS Plus Tiers Stack Up

PlayStation Plus is structured in three tiers, with Essential as the entry point. PS Plus Essential costs $10.99 per month or $79.99 per year. PS Plus Extra costs $16.99 per month or $134.99 per year. PS Plus Premium, the top tier, costs $19.99 per month or $159.99 per year, per Forbes’ June 2026 pricing table.

Essential is the tier that delivers the three monthly free games covered in this article. Extra adds the Game Catalog of downloadable titles, while Premium layers in classic games from older PlayStation consoles plus cloud streaming and game trials. PlayStation Plus is required for paid online multiplayer, but is not required for free-to-play titles like Fortnite or Call of Duty: Warzone, per Forbes’ Erik Kain. Subscribers also get PlayStation Store discounts, cloud storage, and Share Play depending on the tier. Per Forbes, the service is not needed for streaming movies or TV shows on Netflix or other services.

Frequently Asked Questions

When will Sony reveal the July 2026 PS Plus Essential games?

Sony is expected to reveal the July 2026 PS Plus Essential titles on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, following the standard last-Wednesday-of-the-month reveal cadence. Per Forbes’ Erik Kain, “we’ll learn about July’s games on Wednesday July 1.”

When can PS Plus subscribers download the July 2026 games?

PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium subscribers will be able to download the July 2026 Essential titles starting Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The June 2026 lineup remains claimable until that date.

How much does PS Plus Essential cost in 2026?

PS Plus Essential costs $10.99 per month or $79.99 per year, according to the pricing table Forbes published in June 2026.

What games are leaving PS Plus Extra in July 2026?

Eight games are leaving the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalog on Tuesday, July 21, 2026: The Jackbox Party Pack 9, Risk of Rain 2, Tropico 6, Source of Madness, Cursed to Golf, Hundred Days: Winemaking Simulator, Get Even, and Infinite Minigolf. A second batch of five games has been pushed to August 18.

What is the strongest prediction for the July 2026 PS Plus Essential reveal?

The Express reports that Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin is the “overwhelming favourite” on the Reddit PS Plus predictions thread, with dozens of subscribers picking it. Forbes’ Erik Kain separately lists Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Atomfall, Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Death Stranding, and Star Wars Outlaws as his top wishlist picks.