PS Plus Monthly Games for November 2026: Full Lineup and Dates

Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered, and Monster Train 2 are PlayStation Plus's three Monthly Games for November 2026, Sony confirmed on the official PlayStation Blog on October 28, 2026. All three titles are included at no extra cost for PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium members, and can be claimed to your library from Tuesday, November 3 through Monday, November 30, 2026.

The November 2026 PS Plus Monthly Games lineup

Sony's monthly reveal, published on the PlayStation Blog by Adam Michel, Senior Director of Content Acquisition & Operations at Sony Interactive Entertainment, lays out a lineup that mixes a modern open-world action game, a remastered classic trilogy, and a newly released indie roguelite. It's a lineup aimed at three fairly different audiences at once: horror and action fans get a full-length zombie RPG, longtime PlayStation players get a nostalgia-driven trip back through three Lara Croft adventures from the late 1990s and early 2000s, and strategy fans get a genuinely recent release rather than a years-old catalog filler. Here is what each game offers.

How PlayStation picks its Monthly Games

PlayStation doesn't publish a fixed formula for which games make the Monthly Games cut each month, but the November selection follows a pattern Sony has leaned on throughout 2026: pairing one or two higher-profile, previously full-price releases with a mix of genres so the lineup appeals beyond a single type of player. Dead Island 2 and Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered both originally sold as premium, full-price titles before joining the PS Plus library, which is typical of how Sony periodically rotates newer or mid-tier first- and third-party releases into the Monthly Games benefit a few years, or in Monster Train 2's case, a little over a year, after launch. That mix gives Essential members — who don't get access to the larger Extra or Premium catalogs — a genre-varied set of free additions regardless of which tier they're subscribed to.

Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2 is Dambuster Studios' open-world action-RPG set in a zombie-ravaged, satirical version of Los Angeles that the game nicknames "HELL-A." Players build a custom "Slayer" character and fight through the city's distinct districts — from Beverly Hills mansions to a flooded Santa Monica pier — using a mix of melee weapons, firearms, and environmental kills, with an emphasis on visceral, physics-driven gore. Characters also wield "Autophage" abilities, special zombie-adjacent powers unique to each playable Slayer. The game supports online three-player co-op for players who want to explore the city together rather than solo. It originally launched in April 2023 and is available on PS5 and PS4, with the PS5 version benefiting from PS5 Pro enhancements and full DualSense haptic and adaptive trigger support, according to its official PlayStation Store listing. Players who already own a copy won't need to re-download anything; adding the PS Plus version to your library simply ensures continued access for as long as your membership stays active, even if you never purchased it outright.

Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered

Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered Starring Lara Croft bundles the so-called "Darkness Trilogy" — Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider: Chronicles, and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness — following on from 2024's Tomb Raider I–III Remastered, which covered Lara Croft's original three PS1-era adventures. Developed by Aspyr in partnership with franchise steward Crystal Dynamics, the collection originally launched in February 2025 with updated visuals, modern control schemes alongside the original "tank" controls, a photo mode, and new trophy support layered onto the classic late-1990s/early-2000s adventures. The Last Revelation sends Lara back to Egypt to stop the god Set from being unleashed; Chronicles tells four shorter stories recounted by Lara's friends after she's presumed dead; and The Angel of Darkness, the most divisive entry, introduced a grittier, more narrative-driven direction for the series. All three are included on PS5 and PS4 as part of the November lineup. Readers weighing whether to jump straight to Lara Croft's earliest outings can also see our breakdown of what each PS Plus tier actually includes before deciding how to play it.

Monster Train 2

Monster Train 2 is developer Shiny Shoe's sequel to its acclaimed 2020 deckbuilding roguelite, published by Big Fan Games and originally released on PS5 in May 2025. Players stack cards across multiple carriages of a train to defend the last burning pyre of Hell from an invading army of angels, mixing card synergies across different monster clans — each with its own playstyle and theme — in every run. The sequel adds new playable factions, new card types, buff-granting train customization options, an Endless Mode for players who want runs that keep scaling past the normal end point, plus Daily and Dimensional challenges and leaderboards for players chasing high scores. Unlike the other two games this month, Monster Train 2 is a PS5-exclusive addition to the lineup, with no PS4 version offered, reflecting its status as a newer, cross-generation release built primarily around current-generation hardware.

How to claim the November games

Any active PS Plus member — Essential, Extra, or Premium — can add all three games to their library during the claim window. On PS5 or PS4, open the PlayStation Store, navigate to the PlayStation Plus hub, select each title's page, and choose "Add to Library," which queues the game for download without charging anything beyond your existing subscription. The games can also be claimed remotely via the PlayStation App on mobile, or through the official PlayStation Plus Monthly Games section of playstation.com, which is useful if you want to queue downloads before you're sitting in front of your console. Once added during the claim window, the games stay in your library and remain playable for as long as your PS Plus subscription stays active, even after the titles themselves rotate out of the monthly spotlight and new games take their place. It's worth claiming all three before the November 30 cutoff even if you don't plan to play them immediately — there's no cost to adding a game to your library early, and missing the window means waiting for the title to potentially resurface in the Extra or Premium catalogs later, which isn't guaranteed.

Don't forget October's games

Members who haven't yet grabbed October 2026's PS Plus Monthly Games — F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 — have only until Monday, November 2 to add them before they're replaced by the November lineup. For the full breakdown of that month's offering, see our October 2026 PS Plus Monthly Games recap.

Which PS Plus tier do you need?

All three November games are part of the Monthly Games benefit, which is included in every PS Plus tier — Essential, Extra, and Premium — at no extra cost beyond a standard subscription. According to the official PlayStation Plus pricing page, Essential also bundles online multiplayer access, exclusive store discounts, and cloud save storage. Extra builds on Essential by adding the much larger rotating Game Catalog and Ubisoft+ Classics, though Sony's pricing page notes that Monthly Games and Game Catalog access are subject to PS4 title limits starting January 2026. Premium goes further still, layering on the Classics Catalog of PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games, timed game trials, cloud streaming (which requires at least 5 Mbps, or 15 Mbps for 1080p streaming, and excludes some overseas territories), and a Sony Pictures movie catalog of up to 100 films.

If you're still deciding which subscription level makes sense for how you play, weigh the catalog size and feature differences tier by tier before upgrading.

How the Monthly Games benefit works

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games have been a standard feature of the subscription service since Sony's 2022 relaunch of PS Plus into its current three-tier structure, and the company has consistently delivered three titles per month across all tiers, occasionally adding bonus titles during promotional periods. There is no separate purchase required for members in good standing; the games are included as part of whichever PS Plus tier you already pay for, from Essential up through Premium. Members who let their subscription lapse lose access to any Monthly Games they previously claimed, since those titles are tied to active membership rather than being permanently owned outright — a distinction worth remembering before cancelling or switching tiers if you've been working through a claimed backlog.

PS4 vs. PS5: does it matter which version you claim?

Because Dead Island 2 and Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered are both available on PS4 and PS5, members on either console can claim a version that fits their hardware. On PS5, both games take advantage of the console's faster load times and, per their official PlayStation Store listings, additional enhancements on PS5 Pro hardware specifically for Dead Island 2. Monster Train 2, by contrast, only has a PS5 version in the PS Plus lineup, so PS4-only households won't be able to add it this month. If you're unsure whether your console matters for performance in games like these, or you're weighing an upgrade, our comparison of PS5 vs. PS5 Pro specs and pricing breaks down what the newer hardware revision actually changes.

What's next for PS Plus

Sony typically reveals the following month's PS Plus Extra and Premium catalog additions in the weeks after the Monthly Games announcement, with the December 2026 lineup expected in the back half of November, followed by the December Monthly Games reveal toward the very end of the month. Members planning ahead, including anyone upgrading consoles or consolidating accounts before the holidays, will want their claimed Monthly Games and save progress to carry over cleanly to any new hardware. As always, the safest way to track exact dates, any last-minute changes, and the full list of Extra and Premium catalog additions or removals is the official PlayStation Blog, which Sony updates directly as each month's lineup goes live, rather than relying solely on secondhand roundups.

Frequently asked questions

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Written byJonah Reyes

Jonah Reyes leads Pandromeda's gaming coverage: console and handheld hardware, release dates, pricing changes, patch notes and the business moves behind the biggest franchises. He sources every date and price from the platform holders and publishers themselves, and says plainly when something is still only a rumour.

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