Every month, gamers across pretty much every platform can look forward to free games. Across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, free games are given out on a monthly basis, so basically everyone regularly has something new to play if any of the free games catch their interest.
Some of these games are available completely free with no strings attached, as is the case with the Epic Games Store free games. However, the rest of the free games do require a subscription fee of some sort. Thefree PS Plus games for August 2021, for example, require players to be signed up for PlayStation Plus, whereas the Games with Gold require an Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. However, these are still considered freebies since they don’t cost anything extra; the subscriptions are really for online multiplayer functionality, not the free games.
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With that caveat in mind, here are all the free games that gamers can download right now betweenEpic Games Store, PlayStation Plus, and Xbox Games with Gold.
Epic Games Store Free Games for August 2021
Every Thursday, Epic Games Store users can look forward to a new batch of free games. Right now the Epic Games Store free games areMothergunshipandTrain Sim World 2, the first twofree EGS games for August 2021.Mothergunshipis a bullet-hell first-person shooter game with over-the-top action.Train Sim World 2is exactly as it sounds, a train simulation game. Both are available as free downloads until Thursday, August 5 at 10:00am CT.
Once that time rolls around,MothergunshipandTrain Sim World 2will be removed from the Epic Game Store free games lineup and replaced by two other titles.A Plague Tale: Innocence, a stealth survival-horror game where players have to avoid massive swarms of plague rats, is one of the free games. The other is an indie title calledSpeed Brawlthat’s described as a “2D combat-racer game.” These titles will be available for free to Epic Games Store users until they are removed on Thursday, August 12 at 10:00am CT.
OnceA Plague Tale: InnocenceandSpeed Brawlare cycled off the Epic Games Store free games lineup, they will be replaced by different free games. Usually the Epic Games Store gives users a week’s notice when it comes to the next free games, so it’s quite likely that users will know the Epic Games Store August 12 free games a week ahead of time. However, theEpic Games Store occasionally keeps the next free games a secret, so fans should keep that in mind.
PS Plus Free Games for August 2021
The other free games includePlants vs. Zombies: Battle for NeighborvilleandTennis World Tour 2on PS4.Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborvilleis a third-person shooter spin-offof thePlants vs. Zombiesfranchise with an online multiplayer focus, whereasTennis World Tour 2is a tennis simulation game. And while these two games are the free PS4 PS Plus games for August 2021, they are both playable on PS5 as well thanks to the next-generation console’s backward compatibility.
These free PS Plus games are available to download right now, and will be available on the service until they are removed on Tuesday, September 7 and replaced with different games.
Xbox Free Games with Gold for August 2021
The Xbox free Games with Gold for July 2021 straggler isRock of Ages 3: Make & Break, though it will be leaving the service on August 15. Then on August 16, some more games will join the lineup, with3D platformerYooka-Layleebeing added until September 15 andGarou: Mark of the Wolvesbeing available to claim until August 31.
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