Guide: These 14+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out Next Week (6th-12th April)

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As April gets underway in earnest, next week is looking like a big one on the PS Store.

The biggest release this time around is definitely Starfield, which is now available on PS5 after a long wait. We’re also excited about People of Note, a unique RPG with a musical focus, and Tiny Bookshop, a relaxing and charming game.

Here’s everything coming out next week.

New PS5, PS4 Games Next Week (6th-12th April)

  • People of Note (7th April – PS5): “In this bold turn-based RPG, where musical numbers meet thrilling combat, join pop singer Cadence on her quest for stardom.”
  • Peppered: An Existential Platformer (7th April – PS5, PS4): “PEPPERED is an existential platformer where you have ONE SHOT at everything.”
  • Sigma Star Saga DX (7th April – PS5): “The classic shooter/RPG is back and better than ever! Featuring a unique mix of top-down planetary exploration and side-scrolling shoot-’em-up space battles, Sigma Star Saga DX is an explosive genre mashup that casts players as Allied Earth Federation pilot Ian Recker, who infiltrates the alien Krill Empire as a double agent in a last-ditch effort to save mankind from their onslaught.”
  • Starfield (7th April – PS5): “Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.”
  • ChainStaff (8th April – PS5, PS4): “Our planet is under attack from the Star Spores, and they’ve warped life on Earth into ferocious uber-bugs.”
  • Incantation (8th April – PS5): “Immerse yourself in the chilling tale of the Chen Family Village, where a mother searching for her missing daughter accidentally stumbles into a haunted place filled with mysterious cults. Guide Jia Jun Lee as she searches a village and pieces together fragile clues to her loved one’s whereabouts, carefully hiding her movements as supernatural threats close in from all sides.”
  • The Occultist (8th April – PS5): “In The Occultist, paranormal investigator Alan Rebels travels to the mysterious island of Godstone to determine the cause of the sudden disappearance of his father. Even though he mentioned the island repeatedly over the decades, all that Alan really knows is that his father was born and spent his early years there.”
  • Arcadia Fallen 2 (9th April – PS5, PS4): “Seven years after the dramatic events in Anemone Valley, the political situation surrounding magic has reached boiling point within the Empire. At the Seven Winds Academy, however, life goes on undisturbed by outside influences. Here, the students’ biggest worries are exams, job prospects, and who might be taking whom to the New Year’s Gala, but when a curious group of seniors stumble upon a secret hidden within the castle, their priorities for the year change in an instant…”
  • Beyond Words (9th April – PS5): “From the creators of GoldenEye & TimeSplitters comes Beyond Words the genre-defining fusion of roguelike strategy and word-crafting. Build powerful combos, unlock upgrades, and master a challenge where victory is spelled one letter at a time.”
  • Skautfold: Moonless Knight (9th April – PS5, PS4): “Return to the Lovecraftian nightmare of the Angelic Empire of Britannia as Gray, the 2nd Knight, sent on a diplomatic mission to the Dawn Empire of Japan. The mission immediately goes horribly wrong as Lunatic cultists instigate a religious coup, putting the Japanese Emperor and Eleanor’s envoys at risk. Your task? Explore the Oda Imperial Palace, negotiate with its factions, and secure the survival of the Empire!”
  • Viscerafest (9th April – PS5): “Viscerafest is a sci-fi fantasy single-player arena FPS where you take the role of Caroline, a bloodthirsty, psychopathic mercenary who wants nothing more than to marry her wonderful boyfriend, Athens Fetter. The problem is money’s tight, and rings aren’t exactly cheap. But thankfully, there may yet be hope for her, as a warlock named Cromune has acquired a rather hefty bounty on his head.”
  • Wrath: Aeon of Ruin VR (9th April – PSVR2): “The Old World is dying. Its Guardians have fallen to corruption. You are the Outlander, dragged from beyond time and bound to the hunt by the Shepherd of Wayward Souls.”
  • Tamashika (10th April – PS5): “The game is about keeping your mind at one place.”
  • Tiny Bookshop (10th April – PS5): “Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.”

New PS Plus Games Next Week

  • Lords of the Fallen (7th April – PS Plus Essential)
  • Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream (7th April – PS Plus Essential)
  • Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered (7th April – PS Plus Essential)

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2026-04-04 18:07