PlayStation Plus April lineup adds Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, seven more games

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered headlines April’s PlayStation Plus refresh, and the timing gives Extra and Premium subscribers a clear decision point: April 21 for the new catalog, May 4 for the monthly freebies. With eight catalog additions arriving on the 21st, this is the kind of month that can keep a subscription active for one more cycle.

The full April Game Catalog also includes The Crew Motorfest, Football Manager 26 Console, Warriors Abyss, Squirrel With a Gun, The Casting of Frank Stone, Monster Train, and Wild Arms 4. Wild Arms 4 is the Premium-only addition, which gives Sony’s higher tier a recognizable legacy pull alongside the newer releases. PlayStation described The Crew Motorfest as a “never-ending festival of car culture” in Hawaii, a setup that fits the game’s long-tail appeal for players who want a persistent racing loop instead of a one-and-done campaign.

That mix is what makes the month easier to justify for players weighing value against backlog. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is the obvious marquee name, but April’s list stretches across different habits: a sports-management release in Football Manager 26 Console, a deckbuilder in Monster Train, a horror crossover in The Casting of Frank Stone, and a quirky action pick in Squirrel With a Gun. The result is a catalog that does more than pad the library; it gives subscribers several different reasons to boot up the service before the month runs out.

The pressure to log in is even sharper because the monthly games are already on the clock. Lords of the Fallen, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, and Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream became available to all PlayStation Plus members on April 1 and remain claimable until May 4. That leaves two separate deadlines in the same month: grab the three monthly games now, then return on April 21 when the Extra and Premium catalog flips over.

Sony’s April 15 post from Adam Michel, director of content acquisition and operations at Sony Interactive Entertainment, fits the same cadence PlayStation has kept through January, February, March, and April 2026. March’s catalog already leaned on a broad spread of action, JRPGs, and sports, and April keeps that pattern intact with a stronger name at the top and a Premium classic tucked into the mix. For players tracking pure subscription value, April looks like a month worth keeping PS Plus alive for.