PlayStation Plus Japan Swaps Hunt: Showdown 1896 for Hello Neighbor
PlayStation Plus subscribers in Japan will get Hello Neighbor instead of Hunt: Showdown 1896 in the October 2026 lineup, arriving 6 October.
PlayStation Plus subscribers in Japan will receive Hello Neighbor instead of Hunt: Showdown 1896 as part of the October 2026 monthly lineup. The swap was reported by Screen Rant. Hello Neighbor will be added to the service in Japan on 6 October.
The standard October 2026 PlayStation Plus titles include F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, all arriving on 6 October. Japanese subscribers will see Hello Neighbor take the place of Hunt: Showdown 1896.
Hello Neighbor originally released on October 8, 2017. It has been available in the PlayStation Plus Extra catalog for a long time, with a free PS5 version added recently.
In July, it was revealed that the Hello Neighbor franchise could welcome a possible collaboration with Fortnite. The game holds a Metacritic rating of 38 on PC and 42 on Xbox, with no rating for PS4 or PS5.
Quick answers
What is replacing Hunt: Showdown 1896 in Japan's PlayStation Plus lineup?
Hello Neighbor will replace Hunt: Showdown 1896 for PlayStation Plus subscribers in Japan.
When will Hello Neighbor be added to PlayStation Plus in Japan?
Hello Neighbor will be added on 6 October.
What are the other October 2026 PlayStation Plus titles?
F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 are also part of the October 2026 lineup, all arriving on 6 October.