PlayStation Plus August 2025 Monthly Games Lineup – Every Free PS5 & PS4 Title, Release Times, and Bonus Perks

PlayStation Plus subscribers are about to get another trio of free titles, and August 2025 might be one of the most diverse months the service has offered all year. Starting Tuesday, 5 August, members across the Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers can download and keep Lies of P (PS5, PS4), DayZ (PS4), and My Hero One’s Justice 2 (PS4) as long as their subscription remains active. Why August’s lineup matters • Lies of P – The breakout souls-like inspired by Pinocchio arrives on PS Plus less than a year after launch, giving challenge-hungry players a chance to test its punishing parry system and branching endings without extra cost. The PS5 version supports 60 fps performance mode and DualSense haptic feedback, while the PS4 build retains the same content parity. • DayZ – Bohemia Interactive’s hardcore open-world survival sandbox makes its PS Plus debut, complete with the Livonia DLC map rolled into the base download. Team up with friends or brave the zombie-infested wasteland solo; either way, the game’s permanent death system will keep adrenaline levels high. • My Hero One’s Justice 2 – Anime fans can channel Deku, Bakugo, and over 40 other heroes and villains in this 3-D arena brawler based on My Hero Academia’s Shie Hassaikai arc. Online ranked play remains active, so expect the matchmaking pool to surge once the game goes free. Key dates and reminders • Download window: 5 Aug – 2 Sept 2025. After that, the titles rotate out and are replaced by September’s lineup. • Last call for July games: If you haven’t redeemed July’s offerings—A Plague Tale: Requiem, Tunic, and Riders Republic—you have until 4 August to add them to your library. Benefits by tier • Essential: Access to the three monthly games, cloud saves, and online multiplayer. • Extra: Everything in Essential plus the rotating Game Catalog of 500+ titles, including recently added hits like Stellar Blade and Dragon’s Dogma 2. • Premium: All of the above, cloud streaming for select PS5 games, classic PS1/PSP library, and time-limited game trials. Tips to maximize your subscription 1. Use the PS App: You can queue the August downloads remotely as soon as they go live, so your console is ready to play when you get home. 2. Back up saves: Enable automatic cloud uploads before jumping into DayZ’s permadeath servers. 3. Trophy hunters: Lies of P’s platinum requires at least two playthroughs; start on “Path of Humanity” if you want the easiest route to 100 %. 4. Share Play: Premium members can let friends test My Hero One’s Justice 2 for up to one hour without the friend owning the game. Looking ahead Sony typically unveils each month’s freebies on the last Wednesday of the previous month, so expect September’s reveal around 27 August. Rumors point to a major first-party title joining the rotation, but for now August’s souls-like brutality, survival tension, and anime action should keep every kind of player busy. Add the new games to your library on 5 August, clear some hard-drive space, and prepare for a stacked month of PlayStation Plus gaming.