PlayStation has revealed the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for April 2026. This month brings a mix of open-world racing, massive action RPGs, horror, and tactical deckbuilding. Starting April 21, Extra and Premium members can drive across Hawaii in The Crew Motorfest, explore a machine-ruled future in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, manage a club in Football Manager 26 Console, or survive a twisted reality in The Casting of Frank Stone.
The overall tone for April is varied. You get a huge racing festival, a major first-party action game, an in-depth sports simulation, a narrative horror game, and a couple of distinct roguelikes. Premium members also get Wild Arms 4, bringing a classic PlayStation 2 RPG into the catalog.
Whether you want to race across volcanic slopes, hunt colossal machines, or manage a football team to glory, April’s catalog adds a strong mix of games across PS5 and PS4.
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Games April 2026
The Crew Motorfest
PS5, PS4
The Crew Motorfest takes the racing festival structure and drops it into a scaled-down version of Hawaii. You drive through city streets, rainforests, and mountain roads in hundreds of different vehicles. The campaign is split into themed playlists that focus on specific parts of car culture, from vintage classics to modern hypercars. I drove around the island for hours without entering a single race when this first launched. It gives the April lineup a large, colourful racing game that works well whether you want to race aggressively or just cruise around the island.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
PS5, PS4
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered brings Aloy’s first adventure back with upgraded visuals and improved environmental details. You hunt mechanical creatures across a massive open world, using a bow and trap-crafting to take down enemies much larger than you. I still remember how huge the map felt during my first playthrough. It’s a massive action RPG with a story that takes its time explaining how the world ended up this way. If you missed the original release, this is the best way to play one of PlayStation’s biggest modern games.
Football Manager 26 Console
PS5
Football Manager 26 Console joins the catalog for anyone who prefers managing the team rather than playing on the pitch. You control tactics, transfers, and club development to push your squad up the league table. I always lose entire weekends to building a roster in these games. This year’s version includes a completely rebuilt match engine and fully licensed Premier League teams. It’s a complex management simulation that can easily consume hundreds of hours if you get invested in building a team.
Warriors: Abyss
PS5, PS4
Warriors: Abyss takes the familiar Koei Tecmo action formula and turns it into a roguelite. You fight through waves of enemies in the underworld, unlocking different historical characters and combining their traits to build a party. I love how the constantly changing item drops force you to rethink your approach. Because the levels and items change every attempt, you have to constantly adjust your strategy. It offers a faster, more repeatable action game for the middle of the month.
Squirrel with a Gun
PS5
Squirrel with a Gun is exactly what the title says. You play as a squirrel running loose in a neighbourhood, using firearms to fight agents and solve puzzles to collect golden acorns. I laughed out loud the first time I saw the squirrel grab a pistol. It’s a bizarre sandbox platformer that focuses on absurd physics and unpredictable combat. It’s the strangest game in the April catalog, offering a shorter, highly destructive break from the larger titles.
The Casting of Frank Stone
PS5
The Casting of Frank Stone brings Supermassive Games’ interactive horror format into the Dead by Daylight universe. You follow a group of friends uncovering the history of a serial killer in a small town. Every choice you make branches the narrative and determines who survives the night. I rarely trust anyone to survive the night when I play these narrative horror games. It’s a heavy, narrative-driven horror game full of difficult choices and sudden consequences.
Monster Train
PS5
Monster Train is a tactical roguelike deckbuilder where you defend three vertical floors of a train simultaneously. You combine different monster clans, upgrade cards, and position units to stop enemies from destroying your pyre at the top. I find myself staying up way too late trying out different card combinations. The sheer number of card combinations and clan synergies means every attempt plays differently. It’s incredibly easy to lose track of time figuring out how to break the game’s rules in your favour.
PlayStation Plus Premium | Wild Arms 4
PS5, PS4
Premium members get Wild Arms 4, the PlayStation 2 RPG that originally launched back in 2005. It follows a group of teenagers travelling across a war-torn world, using a unique hex-based combat grid that forces you to think about positioning as much as attacks. I missed this one during the PS2 era, so having the rewind feature makes jumping in much easier. The Premium version includes modern additions like up-rendering, quick saves, and a rewind feature. It adds a lengthy, traditional JRPG to the upper tier.
April’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Lineup Brings The Crew Motorfest and a Wide Range of Play Styles
The Crew Motorfest and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered anchor the month with two massive, time-consuming open worlds. April’s catalog is also shaped by games that demand completely different skills. Football Manager 26 Console gives sports fans a complex management simulation. Games like The Casting of Frank Stone and Monster Train push the mix toward horror and strategy.
Warriors: Abyss and Squirrel with a Gun bring unpredictable, roguelite action to the lineup. Wild Arms 4 also gives Premium members a classic RPG to dig into. Compared with March, this month covers a much wider range of genres.
If you are jumping into April’s catalog, which game are you planning to start first?
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