PS Plus Monthly Free Games for August 2026 Are Officially Available Now

The PlayStation Plus monthly games for August 2026 are now officially available to claim, giving subscribers access to Dying Light 2 Stay Human and two other titles. The new lineup is available to claim until the end of the month, with users then able to access the titles for as long as they have an active PS Plus subscription.

The PS Plus monthly games for July 2026 were For the King 2, CrossCode, and the cross-gen edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The lineup was available from July 7 through August 4, when the August selection launched.

$100 Worth of New Games Now Available to PS Plus Subscribers

The monthly batch of PlayStation Plus games for August 2026 includes open-world co-op adventure Big Walk, survival horror Signalis, and open-world zombie smasher Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition. Based on the full retail prices of the included titles, the new lineup is worth $99.97. It is officially available to claim for PS Plus subscribers starting today, August 4, through August 31. However, based on Sony’s usual schedule, the complimentary titles will likely remain available for several hours on September 1, as the monthly lineups typically rotate at around 10 a.m. local time on the first Tuesday of each month.

All PS Plus Monthly Games in July 2026

Big Walk Is a Rare Day-One PS Plus Game

Two factors make Big Walk the standout title from the August 2026 lineup: its critical reception and release date. The game launched today, making it a rare day-one addition to Sony’s monthly offerings. The last time PlayStation Plus subscribers could claim a day-one release was in September 2024, when Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions debuted on the service.

Big Walk currently holds an 87 average rating on OpenCritic, based on 14 reviews with an average recommendation rate of 86%. That makes it by far the highest-rated title from the August 2026 lineup. Critics have praised its distinctive cooperative gameplay loop, which sends groups across a largely unguided island to solve communication-based environmental puzzles, collect progression items, and unlock bridges, trains, and other infrastructure that opens access to new areas. The most positive reviews highlight how proximity chat, improvised gestures, and deliberate separation make coordination, and frequent misunderstandings, both the central mechanic and a source of emergent comedy. The absence of combat and harsh failure states also helps maintain a relaxed atmosphere.

Although some reviewers have criticized excessive backtracking, slow traversal, and a reliance on a large, coordinated group, the overall reception suggests that the game’s social puzzle design far outweighs those shortcomings. Naturally, its OpenCritic score could fall as more reviews arrive in the coming days, but it will likely remain high enough to make Big Walk the highest-rated day-one PlayStation Plus release in years.