PlayStation games released this week: All games coming to PS4 and PS5 from January 19 to January 25
January is often a quiet month when it comes to new video games.
Most of the big releases came out in time for Christmas, and last year was no exception - with the likes of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Destiny 2: Renegades and an expansion for Elden Ring: Nightrein all dropping in December 2025.
While the slate for January 2026 is significantly quieter, there are a few indie sleeper hits that could find themselves high up on your list of favourite games this year.
Here are all the games scheduled to be released on PS4 and PS5 this week - including a 90s horror classic and a full-length expansion to a beloved roguelite.
2XKO - January 20
The team behind League of Legends has cooked up something entirely unique here. Riot Games is publishing 2XKO for PlayStation 5 on January 20 - a 2D fighting game with a superb art-style and a fun tag-team mechanic.
2XKO is launching in early access, so be prepared for a couple of bugs and glitches, albeit nothing totally game-breaking.
MIO: Memories in Orbit - January 20
A futuristic metroidvania from French studio Douze Diximes, MIO sees you play as an eponymous android exploring something known only as the vessel - a technological ark where the machines now rule with an iron fist.
MIO: Memories in Orbit will be available for both the PS4 and PS5 when it releases.
Arknights: Endfield - January 22
Developers Hypergryph have put together an anime role-playing game (RPG) with a twist. Arknights: Endfield is also a mobile tower defence game, where players travel to the planet Talos II.
The artistic choices in this game will remind some fans of the Final Fantasy series; this game is being released on PS5 only.
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven - January 22
When Cult of the Lamb first came out in 2022, it gained a huge following seemingly out of nowhere. The idea of starting your own cult agains a cutesy, farmyard backdrop, seemed to really strike a chord with fans.
The Woolhaven expansion is a full-length DLC from Australian studio Massive Monster, with the game coming to both PS4 and PS5 later this week.
Ebola Village - January 23
A 90s survival horror classic, Ebola Village has danger at every twist and turn. Weapons are scarce, and so choosing between fight or flight is essential for survival.
Axyos Games’ offering is a fairly short one, taking less than three hours to complete, but PS4 and PS5 fans alike will be gripped from the opening cutscene.
Escape From Ever After - January 23
Inspired by the old Paper Mario games, Escape From Ever After is a superb genre-bending RPG. Here, a giant corporation from the real world starts enslaving fairytale characters for cheap labour - and it’s up to you to stop them.
Climb the corporate ladder and take the fight to the man when this PS5 title is launched later this week.