PlayStation Plus Essential games for October include Alan Wake 2
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games for October. All three titles will be available to claim starting October 5 and are available for members of all three PlayStation Plus tiers.
What’s on the list
October 2025’s PlayStation Plus Essential games include Alan Wake 2, which won VGC’s Game of the Year for 2023. The other two additions are Goat Simulator 3, the chaotic open world follow up to the original, and Cocoon, a 2023 puzzle adventure from Annapurna Interactive that earned strong critical notice.
When you can claim them
All three games go live for claims on October 5 and will be available for roughly four weeks before the monthly rotation replaces them. As usual if you claim a title you can keep playing it after it leaves the available list as long as you remain subscribed to any PlayStation Plus tier.
Last chance for September games
If you missed September’s picks you can still claim them until October 4. That month included Psychonauts 2, Stardew Valley, and Viewfinder.
Looking ahead
Sony recently said it will shift away from including PS4 games as a core part of PlayStation Plus monthly offerings. Starting in January 2026 PS4 games will no longer be a key benefit for the service. The platform holder plans to focus more on PS5 titles going forward.
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