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PlayStation Plus Subscribers Are In for a Scary Fun October With These Great Games

Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment’s fastest-selling title with over 2 million copies sold, will headline October 2025 PlayStation Plus Essential games, alongside Cocoon and Goat Simulator 3.

  • On October 7, 2025, Alan Wake 2 will headline the PlayStation Plus Essential lineup, available to claim through November 4 across Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers.
  • Coming 13 years after the original, the sequel continues Alan Wake’s story from October 2023 and follows Saga Anderson, FBI agent, investigating a cult in Bright Falls.
  • Developed by Remedy Entertainment with a €70 million budget, Alan Wake 2 sold over two million units, earned Game of the Year nominations, and released two expansions: Night Springs and The Lake House.
  • Subscribers can still expect two additional titles for October, while Sony previewed Tekken 3, Soulcalibur 3, and Lara Croft Tomb Raider Anniversary as coming soon to the Classics Catalog.
  • Industry reports say the timing positions Alan Wake 2 as an October centerpiece, with The Last of Us Part II joining PS Plus Extra on September 26, 2025.
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Gamespot broke the news in United States on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
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