Heavy release season is underway on PlayStation 5, bringing a packed lineup of new games and subscription additions. Whether you're tracking specific indie launches or checking out the latest batch of subscription arrivals, here is the complete schedule for the week of August 17th through 23rd, 2026.

New PS5 Games Release Schedule

The following titles are scheduled to launch on PS5 throughout the week:

  • Backyard Baseball (August 18, PS5): Features 11 remastered stadiums, 24 original teams, 6 game modes, and 30 characters in a reimagined version of the classic.
  • Starsand Island (August 18, PS5): A peaceful coastal retreat set in the "Star of the Deep Sea."
  • The Sinking City 2 (August 18, PS5): A resource-lean, third-person survival horror set in 1920s Arkham featuring puzzles and inventory management.
  • No Case Should Remain Unsolved (August 19, PS5): A detective game following former police detective Jeon Gyeong as she pieces together memory fragments of a missing girl.
  • Birds Watching (August 20, PS5): A single-player psychological horror game about solitude and bird watching.
  • Dark Reflection (August 20, PS4): Enter a hostile, warped copy of your reality after your best friend vanishes.
  • Driving Is Hard (August 20, PS5): Physics-based gameplay where you drive a bathtub through steep terrain.
  • Dungeon Antiqua 2 (August 20, PS5): Continues the journey of duty across generations.
  • Gallipoli (August 20, PS5): Take part in historic beach landings and survival on sun-scorched deserts.
  • Grim Trials (August 20, PS5): A heavy metal action roguelite with weapon crafting and custom equipment.
  • Mexican Ninja (August 20, PS5): A fast 2.5D roguelike beat 'em up set in Nuevo Tokyo where Narcos and Yakuzas have fused into Narkuzas.
  • Mortal Shell 2 (August 20, PS5): A standalone sequel featuring faster, unforgiving combat and a compact open-world.
  • The Witch's Bakery (August 20, PS5)
  • Yet Another Zombie Survivors (August 20, PS5): A reverse bullet hell where you assemble a team against thousands of the undead.
  • Refate: Echoes of Desire (August 21, PS5): An immersive interactive first-person movie game with a Yakuza theme.
  • Psalm 5:9-13 (August 21, PS5): A first-person psychological horror game featuring a VHS effect and an oppressive atmosphere.

New PS Plus Additions

PlayStation Plus subscribers gain access to several catalog titles starting August 18, 2026:

  • Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (PS Plus Premium)
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (PS Plus Extra)
  • Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (PS Plus Premium)
  • Vampire Survivors (PS Plus Extra)

Additionally, Dying Light 2, Hell Is Us, Metro Exodus, Two Point Museum, and Umamusume Pretty Derby - Party Dash arrive via PS Plus Extra on August 18 globally, except in the US, UK, and Japan, where they release on August 25.