PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for January 2026 Announced - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 January 2026 / 7,851 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed the PlayStation Plus monthly games for January 2026. The games will be available starting on Tuesday, January 6 until Monday, February 2.
The PlayStation Plus monthly games are Need For Speed Unbound for the PS5, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed for the PS5 and PS4, and Core Keeper for the PS5 and PS4.
Read details on the games below:
Need For Speed Unbound | PS5
Start at the bottom, race to the top in the latest entry in the iconic Need for Speed franchise. With separate single and multiplayer campaigns, this latest edition in the Need for Speed franchise from Criterion Games delivers hours of electric, adrenaline-pumping racing action. Race against time, outsmart the cops, and take on weekly qualifiers to reach The Grand, Lakeshore’s ultimate street racing challenge. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides and light up the streets with your style, exclusive fits, and a vibrant global soundtrack that bumps in every corner of the world.
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed | PS4, PS5
Play as Mickey Mouse and embark on an epic journey through Wasteland, a realm of forgotten Disney characters. Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed brings the magic of Disney to life in a vibrant 3D platformer. This beautiful remake sends Mickey into a fantastical world where you use paint and thinner to shape your adventure and the fate of this alternate world. Every stroke of your magic brush matters! Use paint to restore beauty and harmony or thinner to alter your environment and uncover hidden secrets. Encounter iconic characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney’s first creation. Collect virtual Disney pins and tackle creative challenges while exploring classic platforming levels inspired by animated films and shorts.
Core Keeper | PS4, PS5
Awaken as an explorer in a long-forgotten cavern teeming with untold secrets. In this award-winning, 1-8 player mining sandbox adventure, your choices shape an epic journey. Harvest relics and resources, craft advanced tools, build your base, and explore a dynamically evolving world waiting to be unearthed. Level up your skills, defeat legendary Titans, and unveil the power of the Core. Grow your garden, fish in mysterious waters, master a vast array of recipes, raise and care for animals, encounter the Cavelings, and carve out your own unique world in an enchanting underground adventure.
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Definitely getting Disney Epic Mickey since i’ve had it on my wishlist for sometime.
Another boring month
Paying for PS Plus on PS4 and not having any guarantee of new games seems like it goes against a big part of the reason why you pay for Plus doesn't it?
If you've also got a PS5, then no big deal since you're getting PS5 games, but if you've only got PS4, you're basically just paying to continue playing online and to keep access to your Plus collection of games.
Would certainly be nice to have a lower cheaper Plus tier to cover that for those who haven't moved to PS5.
NFS is the only game this month of any interest to me, and it's the only one that's PS5 only. Go figure.
It's all part of the process of moving on from the PS4. It's a 13+ year old system.
Keep paying but don't get what you're supposed to? Sounds like car insurance. Your vehicle get's wrecked years later and they tell you it's a write off and worth pennies when you and everyone else knows it's a borderline write off and is worth way more than that. Heck even if it was worse and was just for scrap it would be worth more.
I mean its a 13+ year old car, what do you expect, right?
But thanks for paying all this time, ya know...
Do I have to go out and buy a brand new car now?
What about another older model? Would the insurance be cheaper this route? Should be.
