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PS Plus July 2026 Game Catalog Adds Rise of the Ronin, Avatar, and Six Other Titles

The July lineup spreads its biggest titles across three weeks, giving subscribers a steady cadence of new content rather than a single drop.

Key Facts

  • Rise of the Ronin is available from July 16, 2026, for PS5.
  • Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Firefighting Simulator Ignite launch on July 21.
  • Dying Light, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, and Snow Bros. Wonderland arrive on July 28.
  • Two PS2 classics, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and Fahrenheit, join the Classics Catalog on July 21.
  • A total of eight titles are added across the Game Catalog and Classics Catalog in July 2026.

Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), ASCII.jp, Game Spark.

PS Plus July 2026 Game Catalog Adds Rise of the Ronin, Avatar, and Six Other Titles

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the July 2026 lineup for the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on July 16. The additions span three weeks and include eight titles across the Extra, Premium, and Classics tiers. The open-world action RPG Rise of the Ronin, developed by Team NINJA and set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, is available from July 16 for PS5. Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, a first- and third-person adventure set 15 years after the film, and Firefighting Simulator Ignite, a cooperative firefighting simulation, launch on July 21. The zombie survival game Dying Light, the sci-fi RPG Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, and the platformer Snow Bros. Wonderland arrive on July 28. For Premium subscribers, two PlayStation 2 classics-Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and Fahrenheit-become playable on July 21. The staggered release schedule gives subscribers a steady stream of new content throughout the month.

Sony Interactive Entertainment detailed the July 2026 additions to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on July 16, covering both the Extra and Premium subscription tiers. The announcement includes six titles for the main Game Catalog and two for the Classics Catalog, with release dates spread across the month. Rise of the Ronin, a combat-focused open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, leads the lineup and is available immediately from July 16. Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and astragon Entertainment's Firefighting Simulator Ignite follow on July 21. The latter features real-time fire, heat, and smoke simulation and supports four-player cooperative play. Later in the month, on July 28, Techland's Dying Light, the narrative RPG Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, and the rebooted platformer Snow Bros. Wonderland join the catalog. Premium plan subscribers also gain access to two PS2-era titles on July 21: the psychic action game Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and the interactive drama Fahrenheit. All titles are available as part of the existing subscription, with no additional purchase required.

  • Rise of the Ronin: PS5, open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, available July 16
  • Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora: PS5, open-world action-adventure from Ubisoft, available July 21
  • Firefighting Simulator Ignite: PS5/PS4, simulation with multiplayer, available July 21
  • Dying Light: PS4, zombie survival horror from Techland, available July 28
  • Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector: PS5, narrative RPG, available July 28
  • Snow Bros. Wonderland: PS5, platformer, available July 28
  • Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy: PS2 classic, available July 21 for Premium subscribers
  • Fahrenheit: PS2 classic, available July 21 for Premium subscribers

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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