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Do you want to complete more games in 2026? If you have a PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium membership, you can get a head start right now. Alongside many long and immersive titles, the PS Plus game catalog also has plenty of games that can be completed in one sitting.
The PS Plus free game catalog has plenty of titles that can be beaten in five hours or less. These are bite-sized experiences that are just as satisfying as the bigger titles. They're excellent games that don't overstay their welcome. Check out some of the best PS Plus games you can finish in under five hours, according to HowLongToBeat.
Concrete Genie Brings Positivity Through Art
5 Hours To Beat
Concrete Genie was the final title released by developer Pixelopus in 2019 before it shuttered a few short years later. The PlayStation exclusive is an adventure through a whimsical world where your drawings come to life as mystical creatures.
Fight back against the Darkness, caused by negative emotions, and a bunch of bullies. Armed with a magic brush, the protagonist, Ash, makes his way through the dark city.
Bring light and positivity back to the city through your paintings, which take on different personalities and abilities depending on how you draw them. Concrete Genie can be completed in just five hours.
Still Wakes The Deep Is A Claustrophobic Scramble For Survival
4.5 Hours To Beat
The Chinese Room is known for atmospheric and immersive stories like Amnesia and Dear Esther. Still Wakes the Deep is no exception, presenting players with an incredible interactive horror tale from 2024 that's won three BAFTA awards.
In Still Wakes the Deep, you're aboard an oil rig off the coast of Scotland when a horrific event occurs: The oil rig disturbs something that had been sleeping in the depths of the ocean, and it's not happy about the rude awakening. Make your way through the collapsing, flooding rig with no hope for escape and an ancient monster at your heels.
This claustrophobic and terrifying narrative experience can be completed in roughly 4.5 hours. But the story and horror will remain with you long after you've beaten the game.
Coffee Talk Brews Its Way To Your Heart
4.5 Hours To Beat
Toge Productions brings players the cozy and wholesome Coffee Talk. In this 4.5-hour game, you're the proprietor of a cute little coffee shop that serves up the perfect drink for anyone who wanders in, whether they're human or something else entirely.
In this slow-paced, narrative-driven game, you listen to customer stories and learn about their troubles. These range from an alien trying to make sense of humans to an elf and a succubus who fall in love. The cozy and slow-paced experience is accompanied by lo-fi music and 90s anime-inspired pixel art.
Indika Is An Allegorical Journey
4 Hours To Beat
Odd Meter's Indika is not a game for everyone. Indika plays more like an experimental art piece than a traditional video game, complete with an allegorical story. The game follows a young nun named Indika who embarks on a journey of self-discovery accompanied by the devil as her companion.
Help Indika find inner peace, align her religion and worldview with reality, and heal from a difficult past. The game features a mix of 3D exploration and 2D pixel art mini-games, and can be completed in about four hours.
Biped Is All About Teamwork
3 Hours To Beat
Biped is a collaborative experience by NEXT Studios that's best enjoyed with a friend. Players use just two sticks to control the left and right feet of two little robots.
Help the robots traverse through a series of environments and solve puzzles that emphasize teamwork. Some sections require the robots to take steps in unison while others `.
Biped is a short game that can theoretically be completed in just three hours. Realistically, the game takes a bit longer as you and your Player Two will certainly fail many times, and have a blast doing so.
Gris Is A Breathtakingly Beautiful Game
3.5 Hours To Beat
Everything about Gris by Nomada Studio is absolutely stunning, from the artwork to the melancholy environments. Underneath the beauty is a story about a young woman overcoming a difficult experience in life.
Some have described Gris as a walking simulator, but this is inaccurate. At its core, Gris is a platforming puzzler that uses the protagonist's ever-evolving dress to navigate beautiful and strange landscapes.
Gris only takes about three hours to complete, but you might find yourself slowing down to take in the gorgeous art and environments.
Untitled Goose Game Is Pure Whimsy And Chaos
3 Hours To Beat
The description of Untitled Goose Game on Steam is a perfect overview of the game by House House: "It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose." Partake in fowl shenanigans as you move through a town, wreaking havoc.
"It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose."
Steal things from and play tricks on humans, just because it's fun! Complete a checklist of pranks and tricks as you run around and be a general nuisance. There's even a "dedicated honk button (!!!)." Untitled Goose Game only takes about three hours to complete, or closer to six hours if you want to complete every task on your goose's hooligan checklist.
Sword Of The Sea Is A Quest To Restore Water To A Barren World
2.5 Hours To Beat
Sword of the Sea was a rare day-one launch on PlayStation Plus in 2025 from Giant Square , led by creatives who worked on ABZÛ and Journey. The beautiful game follows Wraith, who has the ability to ride on a sword like a skateboard.
Travel through a desolate, barren world that's been robbed of its water. Everywhere you go, restore water, the oceans, and the creatures that dwell within them.
As you glide and do tricks through this 2.5-hour-long journey, you're joined by schools of fish gliding through the restored waters. It's an exhilarating experience led by creative director Matt Nava with a sweeping soundtrack from Austin Wintory.
Bound Dances Its Way Into Your Heart
2 Hours To Beat
Bound was a 2016 PS4 exclusive developed by Plastic, a small Polish dev studio that developed experimental titles like Datura and Linger in Shadows. The game puts players in control of a ballerina princess who's going after an evil queen who's destroying the world.
Players lead the unnamed protagonist in a dance through a surreal and dream-like world. Battles against enemies require the completion of dance moves across a series of floating platforms and environments.
Much of the two-hour experience with Bound is meant to be a metaphor. And, since this game was never released anywhere other than the PS4, playing it through the PlayStation Plus game catalog is a rare chance to experience this unique title.
Sayonara Wild Hearts Is A Small Game With A Big Style
1.5 Hours To Beat
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a small game with a whole lot of style. Developed by Simogo in 2019, the title mixes rhythm gaming with a cool retro arcade feel. Ride motorcycles, skateboard, have sword fights, and compete in dance battles with a rocking soundtrack to match the energy.
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a game about a young woman's efforts to fix her broken heart through a dream-like world. The game only takes an hour and a half to complete, making it the perfect bite-sized treat from the PlayStation Plus game catalog.
Brand Sony
Original Release Date June 29, 2010
Original MSRP (USD) $59.99 (Essential), $99.99 (Extra), $119.99 (Premium) - Per Year
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