Feature: What Are August 2014's Free PlayStation Plus Games?

Alas my powerhouse ps4, is still getting free plus games that have the graphical fidelity and gameplay mechanics, of games i played on my Atari st or Amiga......._back in the days before i had pubic hair!!

Dragon's Crown for sure, almost bought these days when it was on promotion.

I'm happy to see Fez on this list. I bought it for 69p on the 360, and really didn't want to pay out more to get it again, so I'm perfectly fine with it being free. Regardless of the kind of person Phil Fish is, the game is pretty nice.

Pay a subscription on the PS4 and get ported indie games.... pay a subscription on the Xbox One and get AAA games from EA...

Again you should have had a 'None of the above' option in that survey.

Wanted to play Lego Harry Potter... then saw EU only...
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
Oh well.

@get2sammyb yeah i know m8, i will still give them both a whirl. I guess any games after that Russian bloggers promise of octodad and the swapper was always gonna dissapoint........ Where the schmuck is secret ponchos!!!!!!!!

@get2sammyb if it doesn't have at least 11 billion polygons I don't give a rats a*se.

I'll always try a free game and while metrico and road not taken only vaguely interest me I'm also hoping fez will be a nice surprise too.

@voodoo341 That's with Games with Gold? No? The comparison is unfair.

Dragons Crown on Vita even though I don't even have a Vita. My PS+ ran out a few days ago and I have no reason to renew my subscription at all. I don't play online much and the PS4 offerings have all been mediocre except for maybe two games.

@voodoo341 strangely MS free xbox1 games are strike suit zero and crimson dragon, which are hardly classics granted. But are still games that of a built for next gen.

Crysis 3

Ps plus games have been poor since the ps4 came out, im sick of games that belong on older consoles! Ive played better free games on my phone to be fair! We got promised driveclub on release and nevermind that, there hasn't be a full release game for free to date! And ive already bought fez when there was a game drought and i wouldn't get too excited if you've never played it, roll on september 9th!!!!!¡

@Punished_Boss Keep up... the clue is in the EA.

Wait, then Proteus and Fez will be up for grabs for the VITA as well? If yes, then along with Metrico it's a VITA only month for me. (Although I'll get Road Not Taken for when I get a PS4 just because of that Robert Frost reference).

@Davros79 much better offering on xb1... probably. I can see ms throwing more money at gold for obvious reasons.

@voodoo341 Keep up... Games with Gold is PS Plus's competitor not EA access, which makes the comparison unfair.

It's unfair because it's better?

This is getting worse

it had to happen, Microsoft finally beat Sony for one month..... lets hope it doesn't become trend

Ha, I got Resogun for free on release. That's still worth more to me than anything released on the Bone so far.

@voodoo341 No. Of course it's better, it's AAA annual updates/sports franchises and Buggyfield 4, sold by the millions... with one exception. I hope you're not being serious. There are many reasons why it's unfair.

Two subs vs one sub.
Catalogue exclusively filled with AAA games a publisher doesn't mind giving out obviously vs catalogue where you have to front up money.
Reason stated above.

So each month both the EU and NA updates are being combined into 1 post and we get to read the fine print to see which is which? Pretty sneaky sis.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsfiqAdSW0

Bonus points for using "bursting" to describe Dragon Crown.

@Punished_Boss I think you need to go back and see what EA are offering again only this time without the SDF tinted glasses. I'd rather have Battlefield 4 than another retro indie platformer that's an hour long. Time to wake up and realise PS+ is in rapid decline.

@voodoo341 Boo! Now it's no fun now.

@Punished_Boss just like PS+

None. Itd be nice to see something NOT ported again, but it seems to be the trend.

None of the above for me.

All the vitriol directed towards the cache of games each month on PS+ never ceases to amaze me. It's a lot of the same gamers who won't play and refuse to enjoy anything that isn't AAA. Access to 24 games a year for each of three platforms plus discounts from PS+ for $50 retail yearly, $40 on a good eBay deal and $30 on Black Friday. Less than the price of one AAA game at retail. People need to temper their unrealistic expectations. Two previously unreleased games plus universally acclaimed Fez and Dragon's Crown for just the PS4 and Vita alone? That's a ton of content for August.

@voodoo341 This! Inb4 youre self entitle etc etc.

@GameAce unless you dont like puzzlers. Or have played them on PC. But most of these clowns who come out with "you should be happy" etc dont even consider that.
I only own a PS4.
I dont enjoy art style games or that "retro" throwback look, I enjoy fast paced platformers or story driven games.
Strider and errm, err, Im sure there has been another…
But I guess I should just shut up and fall in with those that do.
As it seems on here if you dont like the game types on offer you are "self entitled", "ungrateful" etc

I honestly don't know what people are expecting to be in the PS4 lineup each month. AAA games that were available at the PS4's launch are not going to appear until at least Christmas, it's as simple as that.

I know indie titles aren't everyone's favourite thing - I haven't played any in great depth since Resogun - but at least we're getting something. Chances are you'll own the AAA games that eventually get put on Plus due to the limited library. Sony have sort of shot themselves in the foot there.

We may see something following drive club, injustice perhaps, I reckon for Christmas and oe January it'll be knack and killzone.

@Tasuki Well not really .... Cos if i walk into a "Grocery store" i have the intelligence to realise -

1-Grocery stores dont sell meat.

2-If i want meat i will go to the butchers shop.

@Tasuki despite the Lego invasion I'm happy with PS plus just for my vita, incredible games offered consistently. Ps4 games are a bonus in my eyes. Stop whining and buy a vita. Kids.

@Davros79 I believe grocery store is just a general food stuffs store in the us? No?

@Davros79 and you don't pay a fee upfront to join the Grocery store in the hope that what's offered inside the store is good.

@Confused_Dude I for one dont expect AAA. I would like a decent fast platformer like Strider was, or a decent story driven game. None, in my opinion have been the latter.
That is not to say that Im expecting triple A like most wrongly assume.
It being free doesnt automatically make it worthwhile for all.

_{That wasn't necessary. You could have replied in a different way -Tasuki}

@wunsen Sadly as you have to have PS+ on PS4 there is literally no reason for Sony to entice users onto it like there was on PS3 and Vita. People can bang on about it being too early for Killzone or Knack to appear but neither game hardly set the world on fire and neither are AAA names (sorry Killzone fans) so could easily be on the service to keep moaners happy. Despite both being a lot worse than some of the great indie games we've been offered in the past.

@ToOGoodOfAPlaya Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not defending the quality of titles at all, it just seems to me that a few people need to get a better understanding of what Sony's actually capable of offering up for free on a monthly basis.

Tasuki sorry bro its just you yanks abusing the english language we gave you!! Grocery schmozery!!!!!

@ToOGoodOfAPlaya This month is puzzle game heavy for PS4. That's the beauty of new games every month There will be two more next month. And hey, since you have already paid for the service, there's no downside to downloading Fez and maybe giving a chance to a game you otherwise might not have. PS+ is sold in three and 12-month increments. Anyone should be able to find something they like in that amount of time. A lot of somethings for gamers that aren't too picky. Not every month can be your month if you only like platformers or narrative-heavy games.

@voodoo341 To be fair - there are very few AAA titles on ps4 to begin with - if PS plus was around the same year the PS3 came out - you think we would have got more AAA title games before 1 full year of the ps3 even being available to buy?

Tasuki they have m8, its just that i say im "off to tesco's" not im off to the "grocery store" . Did not mean to offend.

@GameAce Agreed, I get "free" games on Vita, PS3, and PS4 every month for $50 a year, I'm a happy camper because 2 years ago - this never happened for me EVER for the 20+ years I've been playing games.

@GameAce I get that. Tried Fez first time around and didnt enjoy it.
I dont enjoy race sims, so I dont buy them at all. See what Im getting at?
Most months on plus have been the same or similar play type or genre.

@AD-80 I only own the PS4 atm.
I pay for plus because I play battlefield and some others online.
The free stuff I get would be a bonus if I felt they were worthwhile which for the most part I dont.
Thats just me, I dont expect the world but when execs come out with words like "eclectic" I start to wonder if they understand what it means.

@Tasuki are you serious?

Well, PushSquare's comments section has gotten in to a very comparable state to IGN and GameSpot as of late. Too much hostility over trivial things.

The PS+ offerings are not the greatest on the PS4 just yet, but the console has been out less than a year. They aren't going to stick a AAA title on there for free just yet. They'll wait until they have a much bigger catalogue of them first. The PS3 didn't launch with PS+; it was launched when the PS3 had plenty of older AAA titles to pull from. The PS Vita didn't get all the good stuff straight away, and the few good titles that did pop up early on were because the system was performing in sales expectations. You have to realise that the PS4 isn't relying on PS+ as much as Sony's previous consoles so the offerings aren't going to be as good just yet. Listen to that last word; yet. The games will come, just be patient.

Think of the Xbox gamers that were getting games like Gears of War for free until recently. The game can be bought for less than £2. We're still getting bloody good value for a subscription that covers 3 consoles of free games. If you're coming to talk PS+, please leave your feelings of entitlement along with your coat at the door.

EDIT: As a user above mentioned about only having a PS4, you're still not getting the soiled end of the stick. The subscription is mandatory for playing online (which Microsoft has been doing for over 8 years now, and only starting giving decent stuff for free since Sony's success with it), which a lot of you will be doing. It's £40 (in fact, it's less if you take 2 minutes to look online) for a year, which is about 77p a week to play online on any game that allows online play. Many of you will play Call of Duty or Battlefield online every week, so you're getting your money's worth regardless of the PS+ free games. Your arguments towards lackluster offers is a hard one to defend in all honesty, though I'm certain you will try.

Look man the brass tacks are- sonys ps4s offerings on plus are/have been dissapointing (excluding resogun, outlast) you dont have to walk around a grocery store, to realise that.

@Tasuki @Davros79 green grocers, fruit n veg, butcher baker indie game maker

@SimonAdebisi u gotta admit grocer seems more like fruit n veg in the uk!!

Cant wait to play Fez and Dragons Crown!

@Tasuki It's called the Instant Game Collection and not the Free Game Collection for a reason. They're not free! No matter how you try to justify it the games are not free. Stop paying your PS+ sub and see what happens your free games, they disappear. It's at best a rental service.

Never tried Crysis...but with EA... -Shudder-

Meh I'd rather finally pre-order Diablo...

This is my first month since getting vita and lego Harry Potter just doesn't compete with some of the previous months content not fussed much though I have a backlog and a couple of those games are cross buy.

My time this month will be spent with The last of us remastered anyway

@Crimson_Ridley This is exactly what I mentioned earlier.
Saying you don't like what has been offered seems to automatically mean you are feeling "entitled".
I don't like what has been offered and so would like to see something other than the same type of game.
I do not EXPECT nor do I feel entitled for this to be so, but it is what I would like.
Every time I come on here and someone says, "oh I wish it was such and such" the responses are ALWAYS, "you should be thankfull you are getting anything", " so shut up and accept it."
Why? Are we not allowed to dislike it because it's free?
If I turned around and said you were an idiot for enjoying indies, everyone would lose their freaking minds.
As above, I do not enjoy the types of games offered, I have never enjoyed them, everyone I have tried on the off chance I have not enjoyed, and will probably never enjoy them.
But heaven forbid some should want for something more to their tastes.

@Tasuki The tone earlier regarding people expressing distaste to the service being labelled as "entitled" seemed okay so I figured you know, we all get the same treatment don't we?
As for the language, we'll, that I will edit.

@voodoo341 That's the dumbest thing I've heard so far on here. I mean, my god Matilda (cookie?), It's not like BF Hardline after next year is going to be anything special, and these games are not going to hit EA access brand new, by the time they do release a new game will be released within the series. That is of course if they decide to release that game for EA access, which is clear some people here missed the little EA word games again and again and again, etc etc. o.O

@Tasuki Okay.
My comment was plain to see but to whom I was responding to obviously got overlooked.
Seems it's okay to brand every single person who ever questions the offers of ps plus ever as being entitled or selfish or whatever else.
Some maybe, but all? Come on, are we going to sit here and say that's okay but me "raising my voice" isn't?
But I don't run the board and dont have to make those decisions, that's just what appears to be the case.

Abit of tetchy debate never hurt anybody, this site has been a hive of activity, for the past few hours.

@ToOGoodOfAPlaya AHHHH! See now it makes sense, with only having a PS4 - you don't actually know how good PS Plus CAN be, have faith my friend - PS Plus will show its worthy for PS4 in due time.

Fez, Metrico, Road Not Taken, AND Dragon's Crown?! What an awesome selection of smaller games this month (with the exception of Crysis 3. ). Thanks for the rundown, Sammy!

My dog would love that bunny. PS plus just gave you 6 games for pittance. Not sure what's to whine about. Apart from Lego of course.

One of the worst lineups I've ever seen.

@get2sammyb Mr.Rabbit can be dangerous.

Finally fez. I want to buy it when it relewse but hold on because alrewdy have on pc
Dragon crown not my thing, alredy have physical, i prefer last month muramasa (and the dlc characters get 11hours gameplay each)

As always we can keep denying it all we want or we can admit Sony needs to start doing some things differently. Regardless of what anybody thinks of the offerings, frankly I personally don't see what's on Games with Gold for Xbox One as being any better than what's on PS4's PS+ but when you get massive complaints month after month you'd think at a certain point the company would try to fix things. Sony keeps compounding the problem though. We're at a point now where what would it hurt to throw Killzone or the horrendous Thief or Knack up there? Great games? Absolutely not but they are 'AAA' and would squash some of the whining. At a certain point here Sony needs to start going one AAA, one indie for the PS4's PS+. People will disagree, that's fine, but it is what it is. Just because the internet (particularly the loyal PS fanboys on the internet) and the Sony higher ups love indies doesn't mean every single person who owns a PS4 does. Lately there has been more positivity surrounding the Xbox One. If Sony wants to lose momentum, that's fine, I don't own stock in the company, I don't work there, so go ahead and do whatever. I just don't see the point of squandering so much momentum because of the refusal to make simple easy fixes. One AAA game to go with an indie game each month isn't going to hurt. Hyping up AAA games, particularly exclusives, isn't going to hurt but Sony refuses to do this. I'm sorry but when 'no games' is getting thrown around a lot, you have to do something to try and change that.

Whoa Pushsquare has grown I see

@voodoo341 Amen. This is the main reason I won't buy a PS4 yet. No. Frickin. Games. The reason they won't release any AAA PS4 games on PS+ is because there are very few good ones on the PS4, in general. Hell, even this site (and just about every other gaming site) couldn't stop hyping The Last Of Us Remastered. A PS3 game. Why? Because PS4 owners are starving for any crumb of AAA goodness they can get.

And like you, if I have to hear about one more artsy, quirky, indie retro platformer that takes an hour to beat (like you said) & offers no story, I am going to throw up.

At least my PS3 gets Crysis.

@Gamer83

Exactly.

Well that was a long read! Lots of views I agree and disagree with in there. But one thing I would like to point out and people may be forgetting is the PS4 is not even a year old yet. The AAA games people are getting on PS3 and Vita are not AAA games that have been out less than a year. Yes you get AAA games on the other Sony systems, but look at the size of the back catalogue!! I think some people need to reel in their expectations in my opinion.

@Demi_God No I think you'll find the dumbest thing you've ever heard is the claim PS+ games are free. I'd rather play Battlefield Hardline than another indie game that might have been original on a Megadrive. If Sony can't offer AAA games for the first year of the service on the PS4 then offer better discounts, better exclusive access or a better online service. Then again that would involve imagination. Something Sony are lacking in. Stop making excuses for Sony. They quietly dropped the +70 score on metacritic, dropped the number of PS3 games and people bend over and take it.

more indie garbage for my dusty ps4

And so it continues with the assumtion that people who arent fans of the current offers automatically want triple a.

I really dont get why.

The PS4 being under a year old has nothing to do with the latest fad of every indie dev making the same type of game.
Nearly all of them are retro throwback types or "arty".
That doesnt make them good or bad, worth playing or not.

And when folks come out with fancy words like "eclectic" and then release two games that are the same genre and art style on the same platform I wonder if they know the meaning of the word.

@Gamer83 We need to wait for the PS4 to build up a library in order for them to offer better stuff. The reason why the PS3 had better line up of games compared to PS4's PS+ Instant Game Collection is because it's been out a lot longer and was able to build the library.

They definitely can do better, but it's going to take time.

Personally I'm getting sick of these rubbish indies. If you like them, great for you. I think there are plenty enough AAA titles currently out that would for fill that role, at a low cost. Knack, mentioned plenty of times, Lego games or give us another good Free to play mmo port from the pc. Anything. As someone mentioned above, if you complain about these indie games your considered ungrateful, however if you went into a shop and they had an offer for a t-shirt. You brought this T-shirt and you get a free toaster, the toaster you received was damaged, could you return the toaster even though it was a free giveaway? Yes you can. We have a right to complain when the quality of these free games, as promised when i personally registered during the ps3 has dropped in quality. I'm one of them buyers who sold my ps3 when i brought the ps4, i admit that was a big mistake now but at the time i thought the ps4 would hold my attention perfectly. Give me some AAA! I need something to pass the time between Destiny beta end until release!

Ok I can't see there ever being a correct answer to this debate, the reason for this is everyone has a different opinion and expectation level. Along with this everybody enjoys a different type of game, enjoys a different play style and wants different things from their gaming experience. Every Month we have the same old discussion, will it change anything? No. Obviously Sony has a plan and it must be working for them due to the install levels of the PS4. If people do not like the way Sony deals with things XBone is always a choice. Personally I cant see Sony changing the way they are doing anything.

@Mrskinner I agree with what you say, mainly the apart when you said "enjoys a different play style and wants different things from their gaming experience". But they are only catering for one particular audience which is the indies. We are not asking for a AAA title monthly, that would be impossible with the currently library. However, a little treat now and then. There isn't a much noticeable difference between the sub, and the free2play on the playstation 3 apart from the original vita ps3 releases, face it, that's why people went plus initially, for the instant game collection on the ps3

@lupine Nothing wrong with a little treat now and then and I do believe that Sony will deliver this come the holiday season. Out of curiosity though what AAA game that they would give for free would you want to play? I have played most of the AAA release titles and nothing really stands out as an excellent title for me of what you would class as a PS+ title. If anything, Black Flag would be one I wouldn't mind playing again. I do like trying some of these Indies simply for the fact I probably would not play them if I didn't get them for free.

Now that I think about it, I dont even play any PS4 games online. I basically get the membership for the instant game collection which I think has served its purpose for me so far.

The most exciting addition this month for me is Dragon's Crown on Vita. Everything else I've either got on PC already or the genre doesnt interest me. I'm looking forward to what releases on PS+ from here til February 2015, after that I wont be renewing my membership though. There's nothing wrong with it, I just never use it for its intended purpose (online play) and the instant game library they've given so far is as much as I need.

@BertoFlyingFox do you not lose access to the instant game collection if you do not renew though?

Woah Woah Woah. I definitely buy my meat at the grocery store, that has the butcher inside of it.

@Mrskinner Yup, I'm fine with that though. I've got my enjoyment out of it for now.

I like the PS3 and Vita offerings, but I am still underwhelmed by the PS4 games. Perhaps I'm just spoiled with what we usually get on PS3 and it will probably catch up at some point, but for now... meh.

@Mrskinner You do lose access, but if you ever renew, it is remembered that you had downloaded them previously. I tend to sign up intermittently and it works out fine.

@voodoo341 lol at AAA games from EA.

@Gamer83 It's funny though that you are picking on Sony as if not enough big games are their fault, which in any case would be a ridiculous thing to blame Sony for as Microsofts Xbox One is kind of in the same situation here as well as the PC, freaking TADAAAAA!. Of course, lets not look anywhere else other than Sony and lets blame Sony for 3rd party AAA games that aren't out yet, yeah, that's smart. o.O

What people are forgetting here is that indies are NOT taking anything away from AAA releases. There is quite a gap at the moment and it's everywhere, not just on Sony's PS4, but everywhere. I also game on the PC and I actually have to play games from 5+ years ago because of a huge AAA drought, and this is the PC. Let's try not to concentrate on just sony here because this problem right now is everwhere. Not only that, but the first year of launches, I mean honestly, is this everyones first console, and do people not remember previous console launches for the first year? They all suck. come on now, lets all pull our heads out of the black hole behind us.

@voodoo341 LOL

Triple AAA... sigh. You know I feel triple AAA is over hyped similar to blockbuster movies - hyped with huge budgets and some get boring same old shite sequels. Let's compare... Both triple AAA and blockbusters have generic plots, over abundance of sfx/gfx, loud noise and plenty of advertising. Let's think of great blockbusters which suck balls... lone ranger, John carter, ronin 47, transformers 2, first 3 star wars, wolverine, after earth, etc! Although I feel grateful for getting free triple AAA games on ps+ I must admit it's the indies (which I don't normally buy) that surprise me the most. Little gems. And like the movie industry loads of indie films are little gems. So for £3.99 a month it's less than a price of a 2 hour film and as gamers we get 2-6 games, depending on if u own a ps4, ps3 or vita and adds up to at least 10 hours worth of fun!!! Ps+ is a blessing and surprises me what game devs can create nowadays. Triple AAA + Indies = ps+ luving! !

People dont forget that on ps+ you can choose to buy monthly subscriptions. So if you don't like a month just skip it... use your common sense ^_^ and buy yourself some cheap stuff on PSN sales!!!

@bbq_boy Im yet to play an indie on my PS4 that was longer than 3 hours.
Outlast might be but I just got bored of it.
So 10+ hours of fun? Doubt that.
Although you are bang on egarding alot of major releases, they can be just rinse and repeat.

@adf86 Undead Labs are an indie without so called 'deep pockets' yet they managed to turn out an absolute belter with State of Decay.
Hover is looking spot on too.
It can be done but the latest craze seems to be pixeljunk or retro throwback junk.
I would like a good story driven game that I can play for a good few hours, not triple a, not made by some big brand.
I am yet to see one on there.
Lots of puzzlers though…
Pretty eclectic right there…

@bbq_boy unless you want to play online…

Bring some games of substance to ps plus like.... gta 4... or 5.. wwe 2k14... last of us... etc... I mean its the least u can do sony... some of us bought the monthly n yearly subscription sold on a fact that we'd get more of a good quality of gaming experience. .. I mean isnt it what we n why we are payin for right.. make it happen