Sony announces March 2026 PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup: PGA Tour 2K25, Monster Hunter Rise and more titles

March arrives with a fresh PlayStation Plus update, and this time the focus leans towards variety rather than scale. Four titles join the monthly games catalogue from 3 March, available to all active members across PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, where supported. The selection covers sport, action role-playing, farming adventure and large-scale online fantasy. It is a mix that feels deliberate. Members can download and play the games until 6 April, provided their subscription remains active. The additions also mean February’s titles are about to rotate out. That change happens on 2 March. For players who track these monthly cycles closely, timing matters. For others, it is simply another set of options appearing quietly in the library. March's PlayStation Plus monthly games follow a mixed pattern. There is no overarching theme to the selection, just four very diverse releases arranged side by side. A golf simulator centred on major championships stands beside a long-running monster-hunting action game. A brilliant farming experience is followed by a large-scale online fantasy world with years of expansions. The lineup is distributed over PS5 and PS4, where supported, providing members a variety of approaches rather than a single direction. Subscribers value choice over spectacle.Golf returns to the front of the list with PGA Tour 2K25 on PS5. The game includes three major championships making their series debut, The PGA Championship, The U.S. Open and The Open Championship. Career mode expands with deeper progression systems, including revised skill trees and more customisation through MyPlayer. There is also a more detailed course designer for players who prefer building rather than competing.Multiplayer remains central. Ranked and casual online matches are supported, along with cross-platform play. For some, it is a sports simulator. For others, it becomes a long grind through rankings. The structure is open enough to allow both approaches.Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise continues to hold a steady audience. The PlayStation version supports both PS5 and PS4. The game keeps its familiar loop. Track a monster. Defeat it. Craft stronger equipment from the remains. Repeat.Fourteen weapon types offer distinct styles, from slower heavy blades to agile ranged options. Companions return in the form of Palico and Palamute partners, each adding small tactical support in battle. Difficulty scaling adjusts based on party size, so solo players are not locked out of content.The tone draws lightly from Japanese folklore, though the focus remains practical. Hunt preparation, terrain awareness and timing matter more than story beats. It is a system-driven game. That structure tends to age well. Slime Rancher 2 shifts the mood. It stays on PS5 and builds on the original’s farming and exploration formula. Players again control Beatrix LeBeau, now exploring Rainbow Island. The setting introduces new slime species and environmental mechanics.The game blends first-person exploration with resource management. Ranch expansion depends on collecting and feeding slimes, then selling the materials they produce. There is a rhythm to it, though not a strict one. Some players focus on optimisation. Others wander and collect.Visually, it remains bright without becoming cluttered. The conservatory base functions as both workspace and viewpoint. It is a calmer addition to the month’s selection.The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road includes access to major chapter zones across Tamriel. Set nearly a thousand years before The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the online world continues to expand through new biomes and quest arcs.Players can explore regions such as Morrowind or enter Oblivion realms, alongside player versus player modes. The structure remains typical of large online role-playing games. Story quests sit beside group dungeons and open-world events.Monthly PlayStation Plus games are included with an active membership and can be downloaded at no extra cost. New titles are added each calendar month and remain playable as long as the membership stays active. Once a game is claimed and added to the library, it can be downloaded at any time during the subscription period. Players can start downloads directly from their console or remotely using a web browser or the PlayStation App. The steps differ slightly between PS5 and PS4 systems.PlayStation Plus members have until March 2 to add Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ultros, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown to their library.