PS Plus July 2024 Lineup: Avatar, Ronin, and Nine Games Hit Extra and Premium Tiers

PlayStation Plus subscribers on the Extra and Premium tiers have nine new titles to look forward to this July, with Sony dropping the full lineup during what it calls a scorching summer for staying indoors. The headliners are unmistakably current-gen heavyweights: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Rise of the Ronin both arrive on PS5 within the first three weeks of the month. For players who have been holding off on Ubisoft's Pandora expedition or Team Ninja's Bakumatsu-era epic, this is the moment the barrier to entry effectively disappears — no purchase required, just an active subscription.

The drop also signals a deliberate mix of genres and eras. Alongside the two blockbuster open-world games, the service adds a firefighting simulator, a beat-'em-up revival of a 90s cartoon franchise, a zombie-survival classic, a narrative RPG sequel, an arcade-style platformer, and two Premium-tier classics from the PS2 era. That variety matters because Extra and Premium subscribers often complain about months dominated by indie titles or older ports; July bucks that trend with two day-one-ish AAA inclusions and a spread that covers co-op, single-player narrative, and arcade pick-up-and-play.

Full Game List — July 2024

The Hidden PS5 Gem

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora lands on 21st July globally and represents the most visually demanding title in the batch. The game's Snowdrop engine pushes PS5 hardware with dense foliage, dynamic weather, and large-scale aerial traversal on ikran mounts. For players who skipped the 2023 launch amid a crowded holiday window, the Plus inclusion removes the $70 price tag and lets you judge the Far Cry-in-Pandora formula on your own terms — especially the clan progression and base-clearing loops that Ubisoft iterated on post-launch.

Rise of the Ronin arrives earlier, on 15th July in the UK and US (16th in Japan), and brings Team Ninja's first true open-world RPG to the service. The combat system blends Nioh's stance-switching depth with firearms and a bond system that alters story outcomes based on which factions you support. Players who found Elden Ring's opacity frustrating may appreciate Ronin's more guided structure — mission markers, fast travel from the start, and a difficulty slider that doesn't gate content behind pure execution. The Japanese release date offset by a single day is a minor quirk worth noting for importers.

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector debuts on 28th July (16th in Japan) as a day-one-ish Plus addition for the narrative RPG sequel. The original garnered a cult following for its dice-driven tabletop mechanics and branching sci-fi storytelling; the sequel expands the setting to a star system map with crew management and contract-based missions. If you enjoy games like Disco Elysium or Baldur's Gate 3's dialogue-heavy stretches but want a tighter 10–15 hour arc, this is the month's sleeper pick — pun intended.

Why Sony’s Giving You $100+ in Games This Month

All nine titles require an active PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium subscription. The seven Extra-tier games — Avatar, Ronin, Firefighter Simulator, Power Rangers, Dying Light, Citizen Sleeper 2, and Snowbros Wonderland — become available on their respective dates via the PlayStation Plus game catalog on PS5 or PS4 consoles, as well as through the PlayStation App or web store. Once claimed, they remain in your library as long as the subscription stays active. The two Premium-only classics, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and Indigo Prophecy, follow the same claim process but are gated behind the higher Premium tier; they launch globally on 21st July with no regional stagger.

Regional availability differences are minor but worth tracking: Rise of the Ronin, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, Dying Light, Citizen Sleeper 2, and Snowbros Wonderland all arrive a day later in Japan (16th July) compared to the UK and US (15th or 28th July depending on the title). Avatar, Firefighter Simulator, Psi-Ops, and Indigo Prophecy launch globally on 21st July with no offset. If you travel between regions or maintain accounts in multiple stores, claim each title on the earliest available date to lock it in.

July's lineup ranks among the stronger months for Extra and Premium in recent memory, largely because two major 2024 releases anchor the calendar instead of relying on back-catalog filler. The inclusion of a day-one-ish narrative sequel in Citizen Sleeper 2 adds credibility to Sony's promise of bringing newer indies to the service faster. Whether the momentum holds into August remains to be seen — Sony typically announces the next month's games in the final week of July, so expect the reveal around the 24th or 25th.