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Once Human’s Isles of Abyss expansion launches on PS5 tomorrow

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Hey everyone, we have huge news to share with you today. Once Human’s largest free expansion yet, Isles of Abyss, is officially launching tomorrow, October 22 (October 21)  on PlayStation 5. We’ve taken the strange worlds survival you know and love, and plunged it into uncharted waters. Starting tomorrow, you can leave the safety of dry land behind, set sail across five brand-new oceanic regions, and face down brand new threats unlike anything you’ve ever encountered before.

Dive into a “living” ocean

When we set out to build this expansion, we wanted to make sure that the sea felt like more than just a blue backdrop or a way to get from A to B. In Isles of Abyss, the entire ocean is a massive, conscious entity known as “The Sunken Lord.”

The water surface you navigate is its physical body, while the eerie, staring lighthouses “The Tower” and spectral ghost ships “Voyagers” drifting through the fog act as its organs and manifestations of its dark will. The sea is constantly watching you, reacting to your presence, and feeding on your fear. As you explore, you’ll encounter dynamic regional threats – from suffocating mysterious fogs and violent black tides to skies raining temporal fire. To untangle the secrets of this world, you and your squad will need to brave these anomalies, defeat regional bosses anchored in colossal towers, and ultimately confront the Sunken Lord itself.

Build your dream Mobile Sea Fortress

To survive a sea that actively wants to devour you, a basic wooden raft isn’t going to cut it for long – though that’s exactly where your journey begins.

We’ve given you complete freedom to build, customize, and upgrade your vessel into a fully functional, mobile Sea Fortress. Your ship isn’t just transportation; it’s your forward base, workshop, heavy artillery platform, and primary survival tool.

PlayStation Indies: 9 must-play horror games for the spooky season

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There is joy in being a little scared. From pleasantly spooky atmospheres to frights that make your fingers fidget on the controller. Our team has played many horror-themed indie games, from cozy to creepy, and we’re excited to share some of our favorites to keep players frightened and having fun this Halloween season.

CloverPit

What’s scary about slot machines? Not much, unless you’ve ever tried to navigate a casino floor with your wallet (and ears) intact. But what if your life was riding on every jackpot? What if you were locked in a grim, rusted-metal nightmare room, suspended above a bottomless pit, with only a broken toilet and a few lucky charms to keep you company? Bet you’d be pretty scared then, huh? Huh!?

In any case, that’s the premise of CloverPit, a macabre slot-machine roguelite in which your only hope of survival is to win enough coins to clear an ever-rising debt. This isn’t entirely random; unlocking a few of those charms can tilt the odds in your favor, and learning to synergize them can keep you a few steps ahead of your unseen captors.

Also, the longer you survive, the more likely you are to get bonuses you can build strategies around, giving you more breathing room to plan an escape. So don’t get discouraged if your first few attempts send you tumbling into the abyss – there’s always a chance for better luck, even unstoppable luck, on your next run.

– Mikel Reparaz, Game Content Analyst

Escape the Backrooms

PlayStation Indies: 9 must-play horror games for the spooky season

Stranger Than Heaven hands-on report: brutal combat and the glitz of show business intermix

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Fists clashing, bones crunching—it’s combat at its most visceral. On the flip side, there is the glitz and glamour of show business, where you handle everything from song composition to live stage productions. Stranger Than Heaven, an all-new title from RGG Studio, the team behind the Like a Dragon series, delivers a remarkably diverse array of gameplay as it follows the 50-year journey of protagonist Makoto Daito.

At a recent press preview event, we got hands-on time with select portions from four distinct chapters: the Prologue, Kokura in Fukuoka, Kure in Hiroshima, and Minami in Osaka.

Makoto Daito’s quest for a place to belong, and the vibrant port town

The prologue takes place in San Francisco in 1915. Framed for murder and pursued by the police, Daito manages to shake off the cops and board a suspicious vessel about to set sail from the docks. There, he meets Yu Shinjo, a fellow stowaway, along with the ship’s captain, Orpheus. From the outset, a dramatic story unfolds against the backdrop of a moody jazz-blues soundtrack. While you can feel the profound loneliness of Daito, who has lost his parents and faced racial discrimination, he also reveals a compassionate heart, putting himself at risk to protect Mashiro when he is spotted by the crew.

In the next segment, set in Kokura in 1915, Daito crosses paths with Tae, the woman who becomes the anchor of his life. Still searching for a place to belong, Daito is deeply shaken when Tae greets him with a gentle “Welcome home”. The nuance of falling for Tae is delicately captured through subtle facial expressions and minute hand gestures.

This section also offered a taste of free-roaming adventure. Bathed in sunlight, Kokura is a lively port town. Running through town while gazing at smoke billowing from the steel mill chimneys, navigating maze-like alleys bordered by wooden fences, grabbing a bowl of beef over rice at a street stall… simply exploring the area gets your blood pumping.

Immersive combat powered by dual-limb controls

At the Kokura steel mill, we tackled a long battle against multiple foes to rescue a kidnapped Tae. Stranger Than Heaven features a unique combat system that uses the shoulder buttons and triggers to control the left and right sides of Daito’s body independently. You fight by alternating left and right attacks while guarding in the direction of incoming strikes. Because your inputs sync directly with the character’s movements, the controls feel remarkably tactile. From the wide wind-up of a punch to the impact upon landing a blow, the combat carries the heavy, raw weight of human bodies clashing.

Unarmed fighting isn’t the only option; weapons add a brutal edge to combat. Compact one-handed weapons allow for lightning-fast strikes, but leav

PlayStation Store’s Planet of the Deals promotion is live now

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Embark on a new adventure with PlayStation Store’s latest promotion, Planet of the Deals, which is live now. Players can browse hundreds of PS5 and PS4 games featured in the deals and which are discounted for a limited time.* 

You can preview a selection of titles right now with the below list. Then, head to PlayStation Store to discover your regional discount pricing. 

  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
  • A Plague Tale: Innocence
  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • A.I.L.A
  • Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
  • Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express
  • Age of Mythology: Retold Standard Edition
  • Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
  • Alien: Isolation – THE COLLECTION
  • Ambulance Life – Deluxe Edition
  • Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy
  • Amnesia: Collection
  • Amnesia: The Bunker
  • Among Us 3D: VR
  • Architect Life: A House Design Simulator
  • Arken Age
  • Assassin’s Creed Mythology pack
  • Assetto Corsa
  • Autobahn Police Simulator 3
  • Autopsy Simulator
  • Back 4 Blood: Deluxe Edition
  • Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions
  • Battlefield 4™ Premium Edition
  • Battlefield V Definitive Edition
  • Battlefield™ 1 Revolution
  • Battlefield™ 2042 Elite Edition
  • Bendy and the Dark Revival
  • Bendy and the Ink Machine
  • Berserk and the Band of the Hawk
  • Beyond Hanwell
  • BioShock 2 Remastered
  • BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition
  • BioShock Remastered
  • Blacksad: Under the Skin
  • Blades of Fire
  • Blair Witch
  • Blasphemous
  • Blasphemous + Blasphemous 2 Bundle
  • Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
  • Blood: Refreshed Supply™
  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
  • Blue Prince
  • Bluey: The Videogame
  • Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition
  • Borderlands 4 Deluxe Edition
  • Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
  • Bratz™: Flaunt Your Fashion
  • Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle
  • Capcom Fighting Collection 1 + 2 Bundle
  • Capcom Fighting Collection 2
  • Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
  • CARRION
  • CarX Drift Racing Online
  • Catherine: Full Body Digital Deluxe Edition
  • Chorus
  • Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
  • Conan Exiles
  • Copa City: Matchday Manager
  • Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time
  • Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy
  • Crash Team Rumble™ – Deluxe Edition
  • Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
  • Crime Boss: Rockay City
  • Cronos: The New Dawn
  • Cult of the Lamb
  • CULTIC
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Dakar Desert Rally
  • Dark Hours
  • Darksiders Genesis
  • Darksiders III Blades & Whip Edition
  • Date Everything! – Lavish Edition
  • DayZ Cool Edition
  • Dead by Daylight
  • Dead Rising 2
  • Dead Rising 2 Off The Record
  • Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package
  • Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
  • Dead Space Digital Deluxe Edition
  • Death’s Door
  • DEATHLOOP
  • Deus Ex: The Conspiracy
  • Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition
  • Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition
  • Diablo III: Eternal

How Final Fantasy Resonance uses Visions to change how we see the series

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With its cinematic HD-2D visuals and flashy combat, Final Fantasy Resonance was already piquing the interest of turn-based RPG fans, but its powerful and fun Visions mechanic has really captured the imagination. I went hands-on with the final game to take a deep dive into what Visions are, how they work, and how they transform main characters Rain and Lasswell’s quest to save their world.

What are Visions?

If you’re familiar with summons in turn-based RPGs, then that’s a good starting point for Visions – but you’ll get a particular kick out of them if you’re a long-time Final Fantasy fan. As I explored Lapis, I encountered crystal shrines that each welcomed me to engage with a short tale of a hero from previous games in the series.

The Saros: Zenith update out today, brings more ways to play for newcomers and veterans alike

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Starting today (October 19) the Saros: Zenith update is available to all Saros owners for no additional charge.

We had two main goals for this update: add replayability for existing players who had already plumbed the depth of Carcosa, and make the game more accessible so Saros even more people can discover the addictive, explosive, exhilarating bullet ballet gameplay that made Saros one of the highest rated action games of 2026.

To begin, I’d like to introduce some of the features that make Saros more accessible for new players to pick up and play.

Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 551: Quadruple Duty

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Hey, y’all! Sid, Tim, O’Dell, and Kristen are back this week to talk about some of the spooky games they have been playing, how 2026 may go down in gaming history, and titles we’ve missed. Plus, Tim interviews Jeff Negus, Narrative Director, Infinity Ward, for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

Stuff We Talked About

  • Next week’s release highlights:
    • Mycopunk | PS5 (October 20)
    • Stupid Never Dies | PS5 (October 21)
    • Final Fantasy Resonance | PS5 (October 22)
    • Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest | PS5 (October 23)
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | PS5 (October 23)

  • Helldivers 2 new Warbond —  The Scope of Authority Premium Warbond arrives on October 20 and brings new weapons that specialize in long-range combat, like the R-40 Sightliner bolt-action sniper rifle. Along with new Stratagems, emotes, and armor sets.

  • God of War Laufey’s Collector Box — The Collector Box for God of War Laufey releases on February 16, 2027, and is now available for pre-order. It contains a light-up Faye Statue, a 51-card Oracle Deck, and a physical Mini Artbook.

  • Gran Turismo Limited Edition DualSense — Celebrate 30 years of sim racing with the new GT DualSense, releasing worldwide on December 10, with pre-orders starting October 22. Until then, enjoy the Spec IV – Part 1 update, which adds new classic and modern cars.

  • PlayStation Plus Game Catalog October
    • Extra and Premium
      • Mafia: The Old Country | PS5
      • Horizon Forbidden West | PS5, PS4
      • Mycopunk | PS5
      • Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 | PS5, PS4
      • The Midnight Walk | PS5
      • Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Edition | PS5, PS4
      • Monster Energy Supercross 25 – The Official Video Game | PS5
    • Premium
      • Dino Crisis 2 | PS5, PS4
      • RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition | PS5, PS4

Share of the Week: Marvel’s Wolverine – Suits

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Last week, we asked you to share your favorite looks from Marvel’s Wolverine using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured. Here are this week’s highlights:

NickVPgamer shared a glinting portrait in the Ultimate Red Suit

NemesisNatVP shared standing in front of a Nightmare door in the Old Man Logan suit

thwippip shared a portrait in the Weapon X suit

_damen312 shared Logan in the woods wearing the Fang suit

calisarah1998 shares and electrifying portrait of Logan in the Gold Standard suit

m1rko_vp shares a fiery portrait wearing the Hellverine suit

Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?

THEME: 007 First Light
SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on October 21, 2026

Next week, suit up as James Bond and share action-packed moments from 007 First Light using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Peak climbs its way onto PS5 October 22

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Hello Scouts! Team Peak is happy to announce that our climbing game Peak is launching on PlayStation 5 October 22. Peak is a collaboration between two studios, Aggro Crab and Landfall, together, we make Team Peak.

Aggro Crab is an American studio based in Seattle, Washington, known for their games Another Crab’s Treasure and Going Under. Landfall is a Swedish studio based in Stockholm, known for games like Content Warning, Haste, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Stick Fight: The Game, and many more.

Both studios became friends after meeting at a game developer conference in 2022, instantly kicking it off. After the success of Another Crab’s Treasure and Content Warning, the teams thought that it could be cool to collaborate on a small project together.

Game jam in South Korea

To celebrate our friendship, we initially made the game as a one-month game jam in Seoul, South Korea in February of 2025. Three Aggro Crab devs and four Landfall devs locked themselves in a rented apartment, fueled by Korean BBQ and coffee to make something fun together.

A game jam is a timed event where individuals or teams create a game from scratch within a strict deadline, often following a secret or shared theme. Initially, the theme for the game had been discussed by the devs while sitting in a hot tub in Sweden, a couple of months before heading to South Korea for the jam.

The result was Peak, a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. You play solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, with your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island being to scale the mountain at its centre.

The key is to stick together, help each other out, and to find the best way to the top before hunger, hazards, or the fog gets you.

After the game jam the team went home to their respective countries, with Landfall finishing up our game Haste, and Aggro Crab working on Peak and some other projects. We then all met back up in Sweden in June to finish the game together – and to celebrate the Swedish tradition of Midsummer.

Friendship & crossplay


Peak is a game based on friendship, both in its development and gameplay.

In the game, there’s an important rule: Never abandon a friend in need. Therefore, we’re excited that with the launch on PS5 we’ve also made it possible for crossplay so that you can climb with up to three friends no matter what platform they use.

Climb to the Peak

The Mountain Takes no Prisoners! Climb through 4 biomes on your way to the Peak, each with its own life-threatening obstacles. You’ll need to scavenge for questionable food to survive and manage your injuries carefully – every setback limits your stamina, making

(For Southeast Asia) Gran Turismo 7’s Spec IV (Part 1) launches today and a first look at DualSense wireless controller – Gran Turismo Limited Edition

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Hey everyone, we’re excited to share news on Gran Turismo with you today. For starters, we have full details on today’s Part 1 of the Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV update. Plus, we celebrate 30 years of Gran Turismo with the first look at the Gran Turismo Limited Edition DualSense wireless controller! Read on for full details.

Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV Update (Part 1) – out today