Rise of the Ronin and Avatar Headline the July PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Drop
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Sony announced its July 2026 PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium game catalog additions, highlighted by Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
Sony has officially dropped its latest batch of additions for the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers, bringing a heavy-hitting mix of open-world action and open-world exploration to subscribers. As reported by Polygon, the headliner for July 2026 is Team Ninja's action RPG Rise of the Ronin, which drops players straight into the political turmoil of late-nineteenth-century Japan. Alongside it, Ubisoft's massive first-person sci-fi adventure Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora joins the lineup to give catalog surfers plenty of virtual ground to cover over the summer months.
For players who enjoy tactical depth combined with historical friction, Rise of the Ronin offers a compelling playground. Set during the final years of the Edo period, Team Ninja's take on the era mixes traditional character action with deep faction choices that actually shift the narrative and ending. Traversing the map also feels notably more fluid than a standard rigid combat test, thanks to the inclusion of a glider and grappling hook. It is a substantial addition for higher tier subscribers who prefer to test out sprawling single-player adventures without paying full price at launch.
These catalog additions continue Sony's ongoing effort to keep subscription value competitive alongside services like Xbox Game Pass. While subscribers also got access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 through the Essential tier earlier in the month, the Extra and Premium catalogs remain the main draw for players hunting down big budget titles they might have missed during their initial release windows. You can check out the full breakdown of the July lineup over at Polygon.
Tags: PlayStation Plus, PS5, Gaming, Subscription Services, Action RPG
Original article: Polygon