PS Plus Is Loaded With Nice Games for August, Together with Helldivers 2, Hell Is Us, Kingdom Come 2

It’s formally the second half of 2026, and each recreation writer is speeding to get their video games out earlier than the discharge of Grand Theft Auto 6 in November. Sony seems to be doing its half by having certainly one of its finest months for PS Plus subscribers, as the remainder of August is full of critically acclaimed video games coming to the service.

PS Plus, which is Sony’s model of Xbox Game Pass, gives a big, always increasing library of video games. Subscribers can select from the Essential, Extra and Premium tiers, every with distinctive perks and advantages. Starting at $11 a month, the plans give subscribers entry to video games and rewards, and every month, all subscribers can play a handful of recent video games at no extra cost. 

If you’re a PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium subscriber, you possibly can seize these games beginning Wednesday.

Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 got here out in 2024 and rapidly turned one of many largest multiplayer video games of the 12 months. Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, it places gamers within the function of Helldivers, troopers combating to guard Super Earth from alien and robotic threats. Up to 4 gamers can workforce as much as tackle missions, however issues can rapidly go sideways when calling in airstrikes, turrets and different highly effective weapons. The recreation’s ultra-patriotic tone, harking back to Starship Troopers, makes it a must-play for followers of motion video games who additionally get pleasure from a little bit of satire.

Helldivers 2 is out there for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers as of Wednesday.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 takes gamers again to Fifteenth-century Bohemia, the place the protagonist, Henry, finds himself caught up in a battle between rival nobles. Developed by Warhorse Studios, the RPG builds on the primary recreation with a a lot larger world, deeper quests and a dedication to creating medieval life really feel as real looking as attainable. There’s no magic or fantasy right here, simply sword fights, political intrigue and loads of conditions the place Henry can get himself into bother. The recreation was additionally up for quite a few awards throughout the trade, together with Game of the Year.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 might be out there for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers on Aug. 18.

Vampire Survivors

Vampire Survivors seems deceptively easy, however that’s precisely what makes it so addictive. You management a personality who routinely assaults when you transfer across the map, gathering expertise and selecting new weapons and upgrades as more and more ridiculous numbers of enemies swarm you. A run can begin with a couple of bats and skeletons earlier than turning into full chaos, with dozens of weapons and upgrades combining to show your character into an unstoppable killing machine.

Vampire Survivors might be out there for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers beginning Aug. 18.

Hell Is Us

Hell Is Us drops gamers into the war-torn nation of Hadea, the place a mysterious supernatural catastrophe has created creatures not like the rest within the recreation. Protagonist Rémi returns to his homeland in search of solutions about his previous, however what makes the sport fascinating is how a lot it refuses to inform you. There aren’t any conventional quest markers or map guiding you from one goal to the subsequent, so listening to conversations and the surroundings really issues. Combat mixes melee weapons with a drone companion, whereas the unusual world and its mysteries give the sport a a lot darker, extra unsettling really feel.

Hell Is Us might be out there for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers beginning Aug. 25.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash is a wildly unusual tackle horse racing blended with a set of chaotic get together video games starring the sequence’ horse women. Instead of specializing in the precise racing that caught some players’ consideration, the sport has characters competing in occasions involving basketball, dodgeball, consuming competitions and impediment programs. There’s additionally a narrative mode and loads of character interactions for followers of the anime and cell recreation. The pixel-art presentation matches the sport’s foolish tone, whereas the completely different occasions give gamers a way more informal tackle the Umamusume sequence than its normal racing-focused gameplay.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash might be out there for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers beginning Aug. 25.

Two Point Museum

Two Point Museum places a goofy spin on the normally critical enterprise of operating a museum. Building the right assortment means sending specialists out on expeditions to search out uncommon artifacts, then determining methods to show them in a manner that retains guests and spending cash. There are dinosaurs, supernatural oddities, aliens and loads of stranger displays to find, with every museum providing its personal challenges. Like the opposite Two Point video games, issues can rapidly get ridiculous, however there’s additionally a shocking quantity of freedom in designing the museums and deciding what sort of expertise you need guests to have.

Two Point Museum might be out there for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers beginning Aug. 25.

Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus takes the Metro sequence out of the tunnels of Moscow and into the a lot bigger, extra harmful Russian wilderness. Artyom and a bunch of Spartan Rangers board the Aurora, a closely modified prepare that carries them east in the hunt for a brand new place to reside after the nuclear battle. The recreation mixes the sequence’ tense survival-horror ambiance with bigger, nonlinear areas the place gamers can discover, scavenge for provides and determine whether or not to battle or sneak previous enemies. It nonetheless looks like Metro, however the transfer aboveground offers the sport a a lot larger sense of scale.

Metro Exodus might be out there for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers beginning Aug. 25.

Dying Light 2 

Dying Light 2 drops gamers into Villedor, one of many final main human settlements left after the zombie apocalypse, the place surviving means coping with each the contaminated and the individuals nonetheless combating over town. Parkour is a large a part of getting round, with rooftops offering safer routes by means of town and loads of methods to show motion into a part of fight. Nighttime modifications the equation fully, as extra harmful contaminated emerge, whereas selections involving town’s competing factions can alter components of Villedor and the way in which the story performs out.

Dying Light 2 might be out there for PS Plus Premium subscribers beginning Aug. 25.

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams arrived on the PlayStation 2 in 2006, wrapping up Capcom’s unique run of Onimusha video games for practically 20 years. Set 15 years after Onimusha 3, the story follows Soki, a warrior with supernatural powers who joins forces with a number of companions to cease Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his military of demons. The recreation additionally expanded the sequence’ fight with a number of playable characters, every with their very own weapons and talents, giving it extra of an action-RPG really feel than its predecessors.

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams might be out there for PS Plus Premium subscribers beginning Aug. 18.

Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire got here to the unique PlayStation in 2001, alongside the animated film it was primarily based on. The action-adventure follows Milo Thatch and the remainder of the expedition as they make their manner by means of harmful environments on the way in which to the misplaced metropolis, with gamers in a position to swap between a number of members of the crew. Each character has distinct skills helpful for overcoming obstacles and fixing puzzles, whereas the gameplay combines exploration, fight and platforming.

Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire might be out there for PS Plus Premium subscribers beginning Aug. 18.

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