The PlayStation Plus Essential games list for March 2026 adds four new games to subscribers’ libraries, covering a variety of genres and delivering goodies to both PS4 and PS5 players.
Available to download as long as you’re subscribed to one of the three available PlayStation Plus tiers – Essential, Extra, or Premium –, the four titles included in the PlayStation Plus games list for March 2026 remain playable for as long as you have an active subscription to the service, no matter the tier. Just don’t forget to claim them before the month ends.
PlayStation Plus Essential Games Available in March 2026
The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road and Monster Hunter Rise spearhead this month’s massive offerings, with PGA Tour 2K25 delivering new challenges for golf aficionados and Slime Rancher 2 giving players into farming sims an entirely different experience.
PlayStation Plus Monthly March 2026 Games
- The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road
- Monster Hunter Rise
- PGA Tour 2K25
- Slime Rancher 2
The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road is available for both PS4 and PS5 players, inviting them to join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world. More than a decade after its original release, it remains one of the best MMORPGs around, and it requires no paid subscription to play. Plus, with the Gold Road pack you gain access to every major location and chapter in the game.
Monster Hunter Rise for PS4 and PS5 is the pre-Wilds entry in the Monster Hunter series. You’ll become a hunter, explore brand-new maps, and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline. Though it was originally released for the Nintendo Switch, this gigantic game is widely regarded as one of the best in the entire franchise, so don’t sleep on it.
PGA Tour 2K25 on PS5 has players competing in three prestigious major tournaments and more, all while they personalize their game with expanded MyCAREER, MyPLAYER, and Course Designer custom options. Moreover, golf diehards can challenge friends across ranked and casual cross-platform online multiplayer.
Slime Rancher 2 for PS5 continues the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau “as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle.” The original was a lovely experience, and if you’re tired of same-y farming/life sims, we highly recommend this one (and its predecessor).
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