PS5 Games in 2026: Everything Released So Far, and Everything Still Coming

2026 has been one of the busiest years in PlayStation's history — a genuine wall-to-wall release calendar that's kept PS5 owners in Kenya and everywhere else scrambling to keep up. With Grand Theft Auto VI still ahead of us and a packed run of exclusives, remakes, and blockbuster sequels already behind us, this is the definitive rundown of what's landed on PS5 so far this year, and exactly what's still to come before 2026 wraps up.

PS5 Games Already Released in 2026 (January–August)

February 2026: The Year Kicks Off in Style

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (February 5) — A full remake of the beloved classic RPG, bringing Square Enix's turn-based adventure to PS5 with modernized visuals and refined systems, launching alongside versions on Xbox, Switch 2, Switch, and PC.

Resident Evil Requiem (February 27) — The ninth mainline entry in Capcom's flagship survival horror franchise, released during the series' 30th anniversary year. Built on Capcom's RE Engine, Requiem delivers some of the most cinematically realistic visuals the series has ever produced, and quickly became one of the year's biggest sellers — passing 6 million units within its first two months on the market and going on to top Push Square's community poll for the best PS5 game of 2026 so far.

Nioh 3 — Team Ninja's punishing action-RPG series continued its run on PS5 this quarter, adding to the growing catalog of Souls-like titles available on the platform.

March–April 2026: Exclusives and Genre Expansions

Saros — Housemarque's ambitious new PlayStation Studios exclusive, following up on the acclaimed Returnal with another intense, visually striking action title that ranked among the most talked-about PS5 exclusives of the year's first half.

Marathon — Bungie's extraction shooter reimagining of its classic sci-fi franchise, bringing a genuinely different multiplayer format to PS5's growing shooter library.

Mina the Hollower — A stylish, Game Boy-inspired action-adventure that carved out a dedicated fanbase despite its smaller scale compared to the year's blockbuster releases.

Pragmata (April 24) — Capcom's ambitious new sci-fi action-adventure IP, years in the making, finally arrived with a distinctive art style pairing a young girl and an android protagonist against a backdrop of lunar mystery and combat.

July 2026: Sports Season and a Major Content Wave

July brought one of the single busiest content drops of the year, with dozens of titles landing on PS5 simultaneously, including the year's major annual sports releases:

• EA Sports FC 27 — the newest entry in EA's flagship football series, hugely popular among Kenyan gamers specifically given the country's strong FIFA/EAFC competitive culture.
• NBA 2K27 and NHL 27 — the latest entries in their respective sports franchises.
• NASCAR 26 — the newest installment in the officially licensed NASCAR racing series.
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl – Cost of Hope — a major content expansion for the acclaimed post-apocalyptic shooter.
• Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 — a cooperative third-person shooter sequel dropping players back into the Alien universe as Colonial Marines.
• Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War — a remaster of the beloved combat flight sim prequel.
• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and dozens of additional indie and mid-size titles also joined the PS5 library this month.

Late July–August 2026: The Run-Up to Autumn

Halo: Campaign Evolved (July 28) — In one of the year's most notable platform moments, Master Chief made his PlayStation debut for the first time ever. This remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved arrives with upgraded presentation, redesigned missions, new weapons and lore additions, plus four-player online co-op and two-player couch co-op.

Beast of Reincarnation (August 4) — Game Freak's striking action-RPG blends traditional mythology with science fiction, set in a plagued, post-apocalyptic version of Japan in the year 4026, combining real-time sword combat with turn-based command mechanics.

Big Walk (August 4) — From the developer behind the beloved Untitled Goose Game, this wonderfully strange up-to-12-player co-op adventure challenges players to travel an open world communicating only through singing, codes, and physical gestures. It launched simultaneously as part of the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup.

MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls (August 6) — Arc System Works' flashy tag-team fighting game brings 20 playable Marvel heroes and villains into 4v4 battles, with online lobbies supporting up to 64 players.

PS5 Games Still Coming for the Rest of 2026

With roughly four months still left in the year, the PS5 release calendar remains genuinely packed. Here's everything officially confirmed to still be coming, in release order.

Metal Gear Solid: Collection Master Vol. 2 (August 27) — Konami's second compilation package in its ongoing Metal Gear Solid preservation series, bundling together Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, complete with a story and character reference book.

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (August 27) — Asobo Studio's third entry in the acclaimed Plague Tale series, set 15 years before Requiem and following a new protagonist, Sophia, as she survives the deadly traps and creatures of Minotaur Island.

Star Wars Zero Company (August 27) — A turn-based tactics title from Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment, set during the Clone Wars era, letting players build a squad from Jedi, mercenaries, and scoundrels across an original story.

The Blood of Dawnwalker (September 3) — Rebel Wolves' dark fantasy action-RPG, built around a choice-and-consequence system and a 30-day narrative race to save a family from a mysterious vampiric curse in the 14th-century kingdom of Vale Sangora.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword (September 4) — Capcom revives its supernatural samurai action series, set in early Edo-period Kyoto, featuring sword stances, parries, and powers granted by the legendary Oni Gauntlet.

Marvel's Wolverine (September 15) — Insomniac Games' fiercely anticipated solo Wolverine adventure, one of the most awaited PlayStation exclusives of the year, teaming the clawed mutant with familiar X-Men faces including Jean Grey, Sabretooth, and Mystique.

Control Resonant (September 24) — Remedy Entertainment's follow-up to its acclaimed sci-fi thriller Control, shifting from third-person shooting toward action-RPG mechanics as new protagonist Dylan Faden searches for his sister amid paranatural chaos in Manhattan.

Silent Hill: Townfall (September 24) — A first-person psychological horror return to the Silent Hill universe, set on the fog-shrouded Scottish island of St. Amelia, leaning on stealth, puzzle-solving, and atmosphere over combat.

Rayman Legends Retold (October 1) — Ubisoft's reimagining of the fan-favorite platformer, featuring vibrant new 3D visuals, fully voiced cinematics, additional levels, and up to three-player couch co-op.

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (October 2) — Bandai Namco's next mainline entry in its long-running combat flight sim series, introducing the franchise's largest-ever multiplayer mode with cross-platform play for up to eight competitive players.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer (October 6) — A story-driven racing game set in the post-Return of the Jedi era, featuring customizable vehicles and characters spanning the Star Wars timeline, with online multiplayer for up to 12 players.

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (October 15) — A side-scrolling action platformer blending Dead Cells-style combat with classic Castlevania lore, set two decades after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse in a besieged medieval Paris.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (October 23) — The next mainline Call of Duty entry, with a campaign set across the Korean Peninsula and a multiplayer suite featuring 12 new maps alongside the DMZ extraction mode.

Phantom Blade Zero (October 29) — A genre-blending action-RPG combining folk horror, wuxia, and fast-paced "Kungfupunk" combat, following an assassin racing against a 66-day countdown to his own death.

Grand Theft Auto VI (November 19) — Rockstar Games' colossal open-world sequel, following protagonists Jason and Lucia through the state of Leonida, headlined by the neon-soaked streets of Vice City. Widely regarded as the single biggest entertainment release of the year, and arguably the console generation, GTA VI's arrival alone is reason enough for many Kenyan gamers still on the fence to pick up a PS5 before November.

What This Means for Kenyan PS5 Owners and Buyers

With a release calendar this dense, a few practical points are worth keeping in mind if you're gaming — or planning to start gaming — on PS5 in Kenya this year:

Storage fills up fast in a year like this. Between major AAA titles, annual sports releases, and remasters, PS5 owners upgrading their game library through 2026 should budget for the storage demands — many of this year's biggest titles comfortably exceed 80–100GB installed.

GTA VI alone is a strong reason to buy now rather than wait. If you've been holding off on a PS5 purchase, November 19 is a genuinely significant date — securing your console and getting comfortable with it well ahead of launch avoids the inevitable stock and pricing pressure a release of this scale tends to create.

Digital vs disc matters more with a calendar this packed. With so many major titles landing in close succession, it's worth reviewing our dedicated guide on digital vs disc PS5 games in Kenya — particularly given Kenya's unofficial PSN region setup — before committing to how you'll be building out your 2026 library.

Now is a strong window to buy a genuine, warrantied PS5. Whether you want a Disc or Digital Edition, new or refurbished, City Gadgets Kenya's Gaming category stocks tested, warrantied consoles ready for everything left on this year's release calendar.

2026's PS5 Library by Genre: Something for Every Kind of Player

With such a dense release calendar, it's worth breaking the year down by genre too, since not every Kenyan gamer is chasing the same kind of experience.

Survival horror fans have had an exceptional year, anchored by Resident Evil Requiem's franchise-best reception in February and followed later by Silent Hill: Townfall's atmospheric first-person return to the series in September — two of the genre's biggest names both delivering major entries in the same twelve months.

Action-RPG and souls-like enthusiasts have a genuinely packed lineup, from Nioh 3 and Housemarque's Saros early in the year through to Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Phantom Blade Zero, and The Blood of Dawnwalker later on — each bringing a distinct combat identity rather than feeling like more of the same.

Sports and simulation fans got their usual annual refresh in July with EA Sports FC 27, NBA 2K27, and NHL 27 all landing within weeks of each other, alongside NASCAR 26 and Ace Combat's continued run in the flight combat space.

Superhero and licensed IP fans are especially well served this year — MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls in August, Marvel's Wolverine in September, and Star Wars titles spanning tactics (Zero Company) and racing (Galactic Racer) all launching within a few months of each other.

Open-world and story-driven adventure fans are building toward the year's clear centerpiece in Grand Theft Auto VI, but have plenty to hold them over first, including Control Resonant's genre shift into action-RPG territory and Rayman Legends Retold's colorful platforming reimagining.

Multiplayer and co-op-focused gamers have genuinely unusual variety this year, from Bungie's extraction-shooter take on Marathon to the delightfully strange 12-player co-op of Big Walk, through to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's expanded multiplayer suite closing out October.

The Five Most Anticipated PS5 Releases Still to Come in 2026

If you're trying to prioritize which of the remaining 2026 releases to watch most closely, these five stand out for the scale of anticipation building around them:

1. Grand Theft Auto VI (November 19) — no explanation needed; this is the single most anticipated video game release in years, across any platform, and the clear centerpiece of PS5's 2026 lineup.
2. Marvel's Wolverine (September 15) — Insomniac Games' track record with Spider-Man has set expectations extremely high, and this is one of the most requested superhero adaptations in recent PlayStation history.
3. Silent Hill: Townfall (September 24) — a genuine return to form for one of horror gaming's most beloved but dormant franchises, arriving alongside Control Resonant on the very same day.
4. Onimusha: Way of the Sword (September 4) — a revival many longtime Capcom fans have waited nearly two decades for, arriving with modernized combat systems.
5. Phantom Blade Zero (October 29) — one of the most visually distinctive action titles announced in years, with a genre-blending style that's generated significant buzz well ahead of release.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the biggest PS5 game releasing in the rest of 2026? Grand Theft Auto VI, releasing November 19, is widely considered the single biggest entertainment release of the year, and possibly the entire console generation.

Which PS5 exclusive released in 2026 has been the most popular so far? Resident Evil Requiem, released February 27, topped Push Square's community poll for the best PS5 game of 2026 so far and passed 6 million units sold within two months of launch.

Is Marvel's Wolverine an exclusive to PS5? Yes — Marvel's Wolverine, developed by Insomniac Games and releasing September 15, is a PlayStation exclusive.

Did Halo ever come to PlayStation before 2026? No — Halo: Campaign Evolved, released July 28, 2026, marked the franchise's first-ever appearance on a PlayStation console.

Where can I buy a genuine PS5 in Kenya ahead of this year's biggest releases, like GTA VI? City Gadgets Kenya's Gaming category stocks new and refurbished PS5 consoles with genuine warranty — reach out via WhatsApp to check current stock ahead of the busy final quarter of 2026.

Final Word

2026 has genuinely delivered one of the strongest PS5 release calendars in the console's history — from Resident Evil Requiem's franchise-best reception in February to Halo's landmark PlayStation debut in July, with Grand Theft Auto VI still to come as the year's undisputed headline event in November. Whether you're catching up on what you've missed or planning your purchases around what's still ahead, there's genuinely no shortage of reasons to have a PS5 ready to go before the year is out.

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