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PlayStation Plus reveals March 2026 free games: Slime Rancher 2, Monster Hunter Rise, PGA Tour 2K25, and The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Collection, available March 3–April 6; if you haven’t claimed February’s titles yet, do so before the deadline, and Extra/Premium members also gained Spider-Man 2 and Neva this month.
PlayStation Plus expands its Extra and Premium tiers with 10 new free games arriving February 17, totaling over 243GB of content. Highlights include Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (87.363GB) and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (72.387GB), plus Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Neva, Season: A Letter to the Future, Venba, Rugby 25, and the premium-only Wall-E.
Steam has added nine free-to-keep titles spanning bullet-hell, puzzle, idle and narrative experiences, available to permanently own after download. Examples include Touhou Mistystory, Robo Dolphin Escape, REDACT, Maloomify the Ocean, My Building, Gazed, RK Override, BUS: Prologue and Channel 4 Midnight; users should check system requirements and grab them from Steam’s store pages.
PlayStation Plus is offering a 72-hour window for all tiers to download and keep three PS5 games—Need for Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Core Keeper—worth about $170 in total. The window lasts until February 3, and you keep the games as long as your PS Plus subscription remains active. After the window, the titles revert to their regular prices and aren’t included in the Extra/Premium libraries; you’d need to buy them to play without an active subscription. Core Keeper is the highest-rated of the trio, with Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed also on PS4 and Need for Speed Unbound PS5-only.
Sony has announced the February 2026 lineup for PlayStation Plus Essential, featuring Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ultros, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, all available February 3, 2026; PS Plus Extra/Premium lineups will be revealed separately.
The piece notes rising activity on the Epic Games Store, yet a member poll shows purchases remain low: 46% use the store mainly for free games, 28% don’t use Epic at all, 12% buy most PC games there, 8% have it installed but rarely use it, and 7% only open it for Fortnite or Rocket League. Overall, growth in reach hasn’t translated into broad purchasing behavior.
Sony has announced the January 2026 PS Plus lineup: eight new titles are coming to Extra (including Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Resident Evil Village, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, Darkest Dungeon 2, A Little to the Left, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, The Exit 8, and art of rally) with Ridge Racer as the sole Premium classic; licensing issues for retro titles are noted and releases are expected in the coming week.
Steam has released eight new free games since January 1, including titles across various genres such as horror, space shooters, puzzle, and platformers, available for download on their platform for a limited time or permanently if added to your account.
Steam is offering the PC game Billie’s Wheelie for free until January 10, 2026, allowing players to keep it permanently if claimed within the limited timeframe. The game is a fun, multiplayer racing platformer featuring a hamster character, and has received positive reviews from players. After the free period, the game will revert to its original price of £4.99.
PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive only three free games in January 2026, including Need For Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Core Keeper, marking a quieter start to the year compared to previous months.
Sony's PlayStation Plus offers three free games for January 2026: Need for Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Core Keeper, providing a variety of racing, platforming, and survival experiences. Subscribers can claim these games through their console or app, and the titles remain in their library as long as their subscription is active.
This article lists various free games available for Steam Deck and handheld devices as of January 2, 2026, including titles from Steam, Epic Games, GOG, and Amazon Prime, with some requiring accounts or specific tools for access.
Sony's January PlayStation Plus freebie, Core Keeper, is a highly-rated sandbox adventure game praised by gamers with a 94% rating, offering solo and multiplayer gameplay with a major update coming soon, making it a must-play title to start the year.
PlayStation Plus Essential users are unhappy with the January 2026 free game lineup, mainly because Need For Speed Unbound, which was previously available on the service, is being offered again, causing frustration among subscribers. The other two games, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed and Core Keeper, have received more positive feedback. The games are available until February 2, 2026.
PlayStation Plus has announced its free game lineup for January 2026, focusing exclusively on PS5 titles from this point forward, with the January lineup including Need for Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Core Keeper. PS4 games will no longer be a core part of the Essential tier from January 2026, though some titles may still be offered occasionally. The games will be available from January 6 to February 2, 2026.