Sony has announced the PS Plus Extra and Premium Game Catalog additions for May 2026, and the headliners are hard to argue with – Star Wars Outlaws and Red Dead Redemption 2 both land in the catalog from Tuesday, 19th May. Eight games in total are coming across Extra and Premium, and this is comfortably one of the stronger catalog months in recent memory.
Star Wars Outlaws is the PS5-exclusive highlight here – Ubisoft‘s open-world galaxy-hopping adventure that put you in the boots of scoundrel Kay Vess. It runs in a 60fps performance mode on PS5, which makes this a genuinely solid entry point for anyone who held off at launch. If you like your open worlds with a side of blaster fights and Han Solo energy, this one’s worth your time.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the addition that’s been a long time coming. Rockstar has historically kept its flagship titles well clear of subscription services, so seeing Arthur Morgan ride into the PS Plus catalog is legitimately significant. Fair warning: it’s a PS4 title without an official PS5 upgrade, so you’re playing via backwards compatibility at 1080p/30fps – the game is still stunning, but don’t go in expecting a next-gen patch that Rockstar hasn’t committed to delivering.
The rest of the Extra lineup fills out nicely around those two. Bramble: The Mountain King – the atmospheric Nordic horror platformer that scored an 82 on Metacritic – is a quality indie pick, and The Thaumaturge, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged, and Enotria: The Last Song round out a varied slate. Premium subscribers also get Time Crisis, the classic PS1 light-gun arcade shooter that hasn’t been easily accessible on PlayStation since the PS3 digital store closed in 2017.
- Star Wars Outlaws (PS5) – PS Plus Extra
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4) – PS Plus Extra
- Bramble: The Mountain King (PS5, PS4) – PS Plus Extra
- The Thaumaturge (PS5) – PS Plus Extra
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (PS5) – PS Plus Extra
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged (PS5, PS4) – PS Plus Extra
- Enotria: The Last Song (PS5) – PS Plus Extra
- Time Crisis (PS1) – PS Plus Premium
Combined retail value on the two AAA titles alone clears $120, which puts May’s catalog offering in solid company – and it pairs well with this month’s Essential tier additions if you’re looking at the full PS Plus picture for May. Sony’s catalog-first strategy continues to lean heavily on back-catalogue blockbusters rather than day-one drops, and months like this are exactly why that approach can work – RDR2 hitting the service years post-launch still generates real excitement.
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