Sony has confirmed the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalog additions for March 2026, and the headliner is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. All eight titles go live on Tuesday, March 17.
The full Extra lineup is Space Marine 2 (PS5), Persona 5 Royal (PS5 and PS4), EA Sports Madden NFL 26 (PS5), Blasphemous 2 (PS5 and PS4), Metal Eden (PS5), The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (PS5), and Astroneer (PS5 and PS4). Premium subscribers get one additional title on top of that: the PSP classic Tekken: Dark Resurrection, which is joining the Classics catalog.
Most of these were leaked earlier in the week by Dealabs' Billbil-kun, who correctly called six of the seven Extra titles. Blasphemous 2 was the one the leak didn't include, though that's consistent with how Billbil-kun typically operates; their PS Plus leaks have never claimed to be exhaustive. At this point the leak-to-confirmation pipeline is so reliable it barely registers as a surprise, but Blasphemous 2 is a genuinely welcome addition. The Game Kitchen's follow-up is a tight, confident Metroidvania that flew under a lot of radars when it launched, and it deserves more eyes on it.
Space Marine 2 is the real draw here, and honestly it's a bigger get than it might look on paper. Saber Interactive's game only launched in September 2024, and for a title of that size to land on a subscription service this quickly says something about how Sony is positioning Extra. Last month's headliner was Marvel's Spider-Man 2, which is a first-party exclusive. Space Marine 2 is a third-party AAA release that sold extremely well, and it's arriving at a price point that makes the Extra tier look a lot more attractive to anyone who hasn't played it yet.
What You're Actually Getting
If you missed Space Marine 2 at launch, the short version is this: it's a third-person action game where you play as a Space Marine fighting off overwhelming Tyranid swarms, and the cooperative Operations mode is where it really clicks. The campaign is solid, but dropping into three-player co-op and carving through hordes with friends is where the game earns its reputation. It's loud, it's violent, and it commits completely to the Warhammer 40K aesthetic in a way that fans of the setting will appreciate immediately.
Persona 5 Royal is the other title here that warrants attention if you've somehow never played it. The PS5 version runs noticeably better than the original PS4 release, and the Royal edition adds a substantial third-semester storyline on top of an already enormous base game. If you have any interest in JRPGs and a spare hundred hours, this is not a difficult recommendation.
There's also a quiet but notable shift in how this lineup is structured. PlayStation Lifestyle flagged that Sony announced a year ago it would begin prioritising PS5 titles for PS Plus in 2026, and this month's batch reflects that. The majority of additions are PS5-only or cross-gen, with PS4-exclusive entries becoming rarer. That transition has been slow, but March is the clearest sign yet that Sony is following through on it.
For Premium subscribers, Tekken: Dark Resurrection is a PSP-era fighting game joining the Classics catalog. It's not nothing, but it's clearly not the reason anyone is upgrading their tier this month. Space Marine 2 is. Everything else is a bonus.
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