Each month, Sony updates its PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium line-ups with new and (sometimes) returning games. For the month of August, the console maker is offering a strong selection of notable titles, including the first-party hit Helldivers 2 and the award-winning Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

Taking to the PlayStation Blog to make their announcement, Sony officially detailed the full line-up of titles set to join PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium over the coming weeks. Beginning a couple months ago, the console maker announced that it would start releasing its PS Plus line-up in the UK and US via a staggered manner.

So, while most of the world will get the full suite of games on the 18th (with one exception), UK subscribers can look forward to the following:

Available now (globally):

• Helldivers 2

18th August:

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Vampire Survivors
• Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire (PS Plus Premium)
• Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (PS Plus Premium)

25th August:

• Hell is Us
• Umamusume Pretty Derby – Party Dash
• Two Point Museum
• Metro Exodus
• Dying Light 2

While there is plenty of variety with August’s offerings, some titles in particular do stand out. Helldivers 2 is of course the highly-successful co-op shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios. Released back in 2024, the game has gone on to sell over 20 million copies.

Though sentiment has ebbed and flowed over the years (especially when it comes to hardcore fans), Helldivers 2 remains a fun and unique multiplayer experience. Given that it is published by PlayStation, hopefully the game will remain on the service in perpetuity.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II meanwhile is a highly-regarded CRPG from Warhorse Studios. Released just last year, the game has been lauded for its RPG mechanics; its grounded sense of reality and deliberate gameplay.

All-in-all, August appears to be one of the strongest months for PlayStation Plus Extra in quite some time. Hopefully Sony can keep it up.

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The next wave of games for GeForce Now have been announced, including a teaser for what's ahead over the rest of March. In total, this month will see 13 new day-one games joining GeForce Now.

There are a few headline releases this week, including the likes of Slay the Spire 2, Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered and the newly available Game Pass version of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Ahead of the release of Death Stranding 2, Nvidia is also bringing Death Stranding: Director's Cut over to the RTX 5080-powered servers.

Here is the full list of games joining GeForce Now this week:

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (New release on Xbox, available on Game Pass, March 3, GeForce RTX 5080-ready)
• Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered (New release on Steam, available March 3)
• Esoteric Ebb (New release on Steam, available March 3)
• The Legend of Khiimori (New release on Steam, available March 3, GeForce RTX 5080-ready)
• Slay the Spire 2 (New release on Steam, available March 5)
• Docked (New release on Steam, available March 5)
• Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Steam, GeForce RTX 5080-ready)
• LORT (Steam)

Later in the month, new games like Legacy of Kain: Ascendance, Subliminal, Crimson Desert and John Carpenter's Toxic Commando will all arrive day-one on GeForce Now servers.

KitGuru Says: What do you think of this week's GeForce Now lineup?