{"rewrite":{"id":"r_821bde3b86098c4f88980fb8","clusterId":"c_be94ee4b1a468cae1a9bed29","slug":"dying-light-2-leads-ps-plus-august-2026-free-games-lineup","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Dying Light 2 Leads PS Plus August 2026 Free Games Lineup","summary":"Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the PlayStation Plus free games lineup for August 2026 on July 29. Three titles will be available to subscribers from August 4 through August 31. The headliner is Dying Light 2 Stay Human, an open-world action RPG set in a zombie-infested city, available on PS5 and PS4. The sequel to 2015's Dying Light, it features parkour movement, weapon modification, and up to four-player co-op. Also included is Big Walk, a multiplayer cooperative walking game for two to twelve players, developed by House House, the studio behind Untitled Goose Game. It launches on August 4 for PS5 and joins the free lineup the same day. The third title is SIGNALIS, a survival horror game for PS4 set in a dystopian future where a humanoid android named Elster searches for her missing partner Yang. All three games can be added to a subscriber's library during the distribution period and played while the subscription remains active. The lineup applies to overseas regions, and the Japanese selection may differ. An additional PlayStation Plus Pack for the fighting game MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls will be distributed on August 6.","whyItMatters":"The inclusion of Big Walk at its release date marks a rare same-day availability for a new title in the monthly free games, while Dying Light 2's presence gives the lineup a high-profile anchor that could draw new subscribers.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe August 2026 PlayStation Plus monthly games were announced on July 29, with a distribution window running from August 4 to August 31. Subscribers on Premium, Extra, and Essential plans can claim all three titles during that period. The July lineup remains available until August 3, and the PS Store Summer Sale runs until August 12, featuring discounts on titles such as Ghost of Yōtei and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDying Light 2 Stay Human is the sequel to the 2015 original and follows protagonist Aiden searching for his sister in a post-civilization city. The game supports up to four-player co-op and includes RPG elements alongside its parkour-focused traversal. Big Walk, from House House, is a cooperative exploration game where players communicate while solving puzzles and discovering locations across an open world. SIGNALIS places players as Elster, a technician android exploring a mysterious facility under the totalitarian Eusan regime.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe overseas lineup was confirmed via PlayStation\u0026#39;s official account, with a note that the Japanese lineup may differ. The MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls PlayStation Plus Pack, distributed August 6, includes five character avatars and poses for twenty characters.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDying Light 2 Stay Human\u003c/strong\u003e: Open-world zombie action RPG for PS5/PS4, sequel to 2015\u0026#39;s Dying Light\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Walk\u003c/strong\u003e: Multiplayer co-op walking game for 2-12 players, PS5, from House House, available from its August 4 release date\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIGNALIS\u003c/strong\u003e: Sci-fi survival horror for PS4, set in a dystopian future under the Eusan regime\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Big Walk, the new co-op walking game from the Untitled Goose Game studio, hits PS Plus on its August 4 release day. Same-day free play for a brand new title is rare.","twitterPost":"Dying Light 2 Stay Human headlines PS Plus August free games for PS5/PS4. 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