Playstation Plus New Games March: Persona 5 Royal, Space Marine 2 and Madden NFL 26 Join Catalog
Sony confirmed this month’s Playstation Plus New Games March lineup, with seven Game Catalog additions and one Classics Catalog title that will be available to play from March 17. Headliners include Persona 5 Royal, Warhammer 40, 000: Space Marine 2 and Madden NFL 26, joined by Metal Eden, Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Astroneer and Blasphemous 2; Tekken Dark Resurrection is the Premium Classics pick.
Playstation Plus New Games March: Full List And Headliners
The complete set of Game Catalog releases announced for March comprises seven games and one Classics Catalog title. The confirmed Game Catalog entries are Persona 5 Royal, Warhammer 40, 000: Space Marine 2, Madden NFL 26, Metal Eden, Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Astroneer and Blasphemous 2. The Premium Classics selection for the month is Tekken Dark Resurrection, the PSP spin-off of the Tekken series. All titles are scheduled to go live on March 17.
What Each Headliner Brings
Warhammer 40, 000: Space Marine 2 positions players as legendary Space Marine Titus fighting vast Tyranid swarms. The offering highlights a new campaign focused on intense third-person action with hundreds of enemies onscreen, co-op PvE missions supporting up to three players, and ferocious 6v6 PvP matches. Players can choose from six classes, unlocking skills and cosmetics while tackling replayable missions.
Madden NFL 26 updates the franchise with an AI-powered machine learning system trained on thousands of plays drawn from nearly a decade of NFL data. The entry emphasizes new player-specific traits, authentic playstyles and adaptive counters that mimic on-field tendencies, along with updated player movement intended to capture explosive athleticism.
Persona 5 Royal arrives in its expanded, reworked form. The Ultimate Edition includes the game plus DLC bundles for costumes, battle content and Personas. Persona 5 Royal expands the original release with new characters, confidants, story content and locations, adds a grappling hook mechanic for fresh access to areas, and introduces a new story arc, cutscenes and alternate endings. The title retains its signature visual style and features an all-new soundtrack from Shoji Meguro.
Blasphemous 2 appears as the sole entry that was not part of an earlier leak. Metal Eden and Astroneer offer contrasting experiences—one a high-octane sci-fi first-person shooter, the other a sandbox survival-crafting title focused on planetary exploration—while Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria invites players to reclaim a Dwarven homeland.
Availability, Classics Title And Context
All of the March Game Catalog entries will be available to play starting March 17. The Premium Classics addition for the month is Tekken Dark Resurrection, a PSP-era fighting game spin-off that rounds out the offering for Deluxe or Premium-tier subscribers.
Last month’s roster for the service included a mix of major and indie releases such as Spider-Man 2, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Monster Hunter Stories, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Neva, Season: A Letter to the Future, Venba, Echoes of the End and Rugby 25, along with the PS2 classic Wall-E. The March slate aims to balance blockbuster sports and action experiences with long-form RPGs and creative co-op titles, giving subscribers a broad range of new options to download and play from March 17.
Expect more details from the platform as the launch date approaches, including any platform or tier limitations tied to specific catalog entries.
