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PlayStation announced three monthly PS Plus games on September 30: F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2. They become available October 6 and can be claimed through November 2; the lineup includes a horror-adjacent shooter but no title identified in the report as a proper horror game.
Sony announced three games for PlayStation Plus’s October monthly lineup on September 30: F1 25 for PS5, Hunt: Showdown 1896 for PS5, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 for PS4 and PS5. Subscribers across all PS Plus tiers can add them to their libraries from October 6 through November 2, though the selection has only one entry the source report describes as having horror-adjacent themes.
The three games will be available to claim on October 6, according to the report. Once a subscriber adds a game to their library, they can install and play it while their subscription remains active. The lineup is available across PS Plus Essential, Extra and Premium.
F1 25, the racing game in the selection, is listed for PS5. Hunt: Showdown 1896, a PvPvE multiplayer shooter, is also listed for PS5. Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 is listed for both PS4 and PS5. The report characterizes Hunt as the only game with spooky-adjacent themes, rather than identifying any of the three as a proper horror title.
Subscribers have until November 2 to claim the October games. The next monthly batch had not been announced in the source report. The report also reminded readers that September’s games—Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life and Chained Echoes—were available to claim through October 5.
A Seasonal Lineup Without Much Horror
The announcement matters to subscribers deciding which monthly games to claim and play, especially those looking for Halloween-season horror. Hunt: Showdown 1896 may suit players drawn to eerie settings and multiplayer combat, but the other two picks are a racing game and a blocky spin-off in the Earth Defense Force series, according to the source report.
The lineup also gives subscribers access to a PS5 racing release and games across both console generations. Claiming the titles by November 2 adds them to a subscriber’s library for later play, subject to maintaining an active PS Plus subscription.
How Monthly PS Plus Games Work
PlayStation’s monthly games are offered to subscribers across the service’s Essential, Extra and Premium tiers. The source report says players who add a monthly game to their library can install and play it as long as they maintain an active subscription.
The October claim window begins on October 6, shortly after the September games’ October 5 deadline. Sony’s September 30 announcement gave subscribers several days to check the upcoming selection before it became available.
““only one game, PvPvE multiplayer shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896, has spooky-adjacent vibes.””
— Kotaku’s report
Details on the Next Monthly Games
The source report does not identify Sony’s next monthly lineup or say when it will be announced. It also does not provide further detail on any October game beyond its platform and brief description, including whether Hunt: Showdown 1896’s setting or tone will appeal to players seeking a conventional single-player horror experience.
The available information confirms the claim window and subscription condition, but does not state how long the games will remain playable after a subscription ends. The report says an active subscription is required.
Claim October’s Games by November 2
Subscribers can add F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 to their libraries starting October 6. The claim period runs through November 2. Sony’s next monthly selection had not been announced in the source report, so subscribers will need to wait for a later announcement for details of the following batch.
Anyone who has not claimed September’s titles should do so by October 5, the deadline given in the report.
Key Questions
Which games are included in October’s PS Plus monthly lineup?
The lineup includes F1 25 for PS5, Hunt: Showdown 1896 for PS5, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 for PS4 and PS5.
When can subscribers claim the October games?
The games become available to add to a library on October 6. The claim window ends November 2.
Which October pick has horror-adjacent themes?
The source report describes Hunt: Showdown 1896, a PvPvE multiplayer shooter, as the only game in the selection with spooky-adjacent vibes.
Do the games remain playable after the claim period?
The report says subscribers can install and play a game after adding it to their library while they maintain an active PS Plus subscription. It does not specify additional terms for play after a subscription ends.
What happens to September’s PS Plus games?
The report says September’s games—Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life and Chained Echoes—can be claimed through October 5.
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