Each month, PS5 and PS4 owners who subscribe to one of Sony’s PlayStation Plus tiers get to download and play a great selection of free games.
PS Plus is PlayStation‘s online gaming service, which provides access to multiplayer gaming and other benefits, including money off many digital purchases. It is offered in a three tier system, with each adding increasingly impressive benefits, such as access to a huge library of current and classic games.
PlayStation 5 owners also get an added bonus of 19 classic PS4 games to play on their next-gen console through the PlayStation Plus Collection.
A PS Plus Essential subscription costs £6.99 / $9.99 / €8.99 per month. There are also PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers that cost a little more for additional services. You can read about them here.
All three give you access to the free games below.
Rumoured free PS5 and PS4 games list for August 2022:
Trusted leaker billbil-kun has posted (via Dealabs) the lineup of games available to PS Plus Essential, Extra and Premium subscribers in August. It is so far unconfirmed, so don’t take it as gospel quite yet. His prior record is impressive, however.
On all consoles
These games are available to all PlayStation console owners, they can be downloaded and played on a PS4, PS4 Pro, PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Available: From 2 August to 6 September 2022
A superb remake of the first two Tony Hawk’s games, this skateboarding game collection feels as modern today as the originals did in the 90s. You can check out our in-depth review to find out more.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Available: From 2 August to 6 September 2022
Yakuza: Like a Dragon takes the Yakuza series in an all-new direction. It features a new protaganist in Ichiban Kasuga and turn-based, traditional JRPG-style combat. It’s quite mad and simply brilliant.
Little Nightmares
Available: From 2 August to 6 September 2022
One our favourite puzzle platformers of the last decade, Little Nightmares is cleverly designed and, at times, utterly terrifying (for all the right reasons).
On PS5 only
These games are only available to PS Plus members who own a PlayStation 5 or PS5 Digital Edition.
PlayStation Plus Collection for PS5
The PlayStation Plus Collection is a line-up of 19 classic PS4 games available to download and play on PS5 through backward compatibility. In some cases, they will have boosts to the loading times and graphical performance on PS5 (ie. frame rates).
Here is the current game list:
Batman: Arkham KnightBattlefield 1BloodborneCall of Duty: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles EditionCrash Banidcoot N. Sane TrilogyDays GoneDetroit: Become HumanFallout 4Final Fantasy XV Royal EditionGod of WarInfamous Second SonMonster Hunter WorldMortal Kombat XRatchet & ClankThe Last GuardianThe Last of Us RemasteredResident Evil 7: BiohazardUncharted 4: A Thief’s EndUntil DawnRead More