Every month, gamers across pretty much every platform can look forward to free games. Across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, free games are given out on a monthly basis, so basically everyone regularly has something new to play if any of the free games catch their interest.

Some of these games are available completely free with no strings attached, as is the case with the Epic Games Store free games. However, the rest of the free games do require a subscription fee of some sort. The free PS Plus games for August 2021, for example, require players to be signed up for PlayStation Plus, whereas the Games with Gold require an Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. However, these are still considered freebies since they don't cost anything extra; the subscriptions are really for online multiplayer functionality, not the free games.

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With that caveat in mind, here are all the free games that gamers can download right now between Epic Games Store, PlayStation Plus, and Xbox Games with Gold.

Epic Games Store Free Games for August 2021

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  • Mothergunship
  • Train Sim World 2

Every Thursday, Epic Games Store users can look forward to a new batch of free games. Right now the Epic Games Store free games are Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2, the first two free EGS games for August 2021Mothergunship is a bullet-hell first-person shooter game with over-the-top action. Train Sim World 2 is exactly as it sounds, a train simulation game. Both are available as free downloads until Thursday, August 5 at 10:00am CT.

Once that time rolls around, Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2 will be removed from the Epic Game Store free games lineup and replaced by two other titles. A Plague Tale: Innocence, a stealth survival-horror game where players have to avoid massive swarms of plague rats, is one of the free games. The other is an indie title called Speed Brawl that's described as a "2D combat-racer game." These titles will be available for free to Epic Games Store users until they are removed on Thursday, August 12 at 10:00am CT.

Once A Plague Tale: Innocence and Speed Brawl are cycled off the Epic Games Store free games lineup, they will be replaced by different free games. Usually the Epic Games Store gives users a week's notice when it comes to the next free games, so it's quite likely that users will know the Epic Games Store August 12 free games a week ahead of time. However, the Epic Games Store occasionally keeps the next free games a secret, so fans should keep that in mind.

PS Plus Free Games for August 2021

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  • Hunter's Arena: Legends
  • Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
  • Tennis World Tour 2

A new month means a new set of free PlayStation Plus games for subscribers to add to their collection. As usual, there are three free PS Plus games for subscribers to claim for their digital libraries, with one PS5 title and two PS4 games. The free PS5 PS Plus games for August 2021 is a battle royale title called Hunter's Arena: Legends, which was first confirmed for the service about a month ago at the last PlayStation State of Play event.

The other free games include Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and Tennis World Tour 2 on PS4. Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a third-person shooter spin-off of the Plants vs. Zombies franchise with an online multiplayer focus, whereas Tennis World Tour 2 is a tennis simulation game. And while these two games are the free PS4 PS Plus games for August 2021, they are both playable on PS5 as well thanks to the next-generation console's backward compatibility.

These free PS Plus games are available to download right now, and will be available on the service until they are removed on Tuesday, September 7 and replaced with different games.

Xbox Free Games with Gold for August 2021

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  • Darksiders 3 (August 1 - August 31)
  • Lost Planet 3 (August 1 - August 15)
  • Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break (until August 15)

Microsoft may be focusing most of its attention on its Xbox Game Pass service lately, but it's still been giving away free Xbox Games with Gold games every month as well. Due to the way the Games with Gold program works, subscribers can currently claim two of the Xbox free Games with Gold games for August 2021, as well as a Games with Gold title that's leftover from the July 2021 lineup.

On the Xbox One side of things, Xbox Live Gold subscribers can claim Darksiders 3 from now until the game is removed on August 31. Darksiders 3 is the latest numbered entry in the Darksiders franchise, and takes some gameplay influence from the Dark Souls franchise. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 offering that's available right now is Lost Planet 3, a more narrative-focused take on Capcom's Lost Planet series.

The Xbox free Games with Gold for July 2021 straggler is Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break, though it will be leaving the service on August 15. Then on August 16, some more games will join the lineup, with 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee being added until September 15 and Garou: Mark of the Wolves being available to claim until August 31.

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