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PS Plus Catalog August 2026: Helldivers II Is Live Now, Six More Games Hit August 25

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PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers in Singapore are getting a serious lineup boost this month. Helldivers II landed in the PS Plus Game Catalog today — meaning you can download and play Arrowhead’s co-op shooter right now at no extra cost if you’re an Extra or Premium member. It doesn’t stop there: six more games drop on 25 August, headlined by Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Vampire Survivors.

Helldivers 2 – Into the Unjust Launch Trailer — via PlayStation on YouTube

Helldivers II — In the PS Plus Catalog Right Now

If you’ve been holding off on Helldivers II, now is the best possible moment to dive in. The chaotic third-person co-op shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios is officially part of the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalog from today, 12 August. Players squad up for four-person drop missions against the Terminid bugs and the robotic Automatons in the name of Super Earth — it’s loud, funny, and aggressively co-op by design.

The timing is excellent for new players: the game just received its Warhammer 40,000 Castellan’s Creed Warbond, adding Space Marine-inspired armour, weapons and capes to the mix. We covered all the Warbond details here. There’s a lot of content to get stuck into on day one.

Helldivers 2 co-op gameplay screenshot showing squads fighting against enemies
Image courtesy of Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation

The August 25 Batch — Six More Games

On 25 August, the following titles join the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalog:

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (PS5) — Warhorse Studios’ acclaimed medieval open-world RPG set in Bohemia. One of 2026’s best-reviewed games, with a deeply detailed combat system and a genuinely reactable story.
  • Vampire Survivors (PS5, PS4) — If you’ve somehow not played this roguelite bullet-heaven phenomenon yet, now’s the time. Deceptively simple, immediately addictive.
  • Umamusume Pretty Derby – Party Dash (PS4) — For Uma Musume fans who want to take their favourite horse girls beyond the mobile app. Party game spin-off with familiar characters.
  • Two Point Museum (PS5) — The museum-building sim from the Two Point team, expanded and polished since launch.
  • Metro Exodus (PS5, PS4) — 4A Games’ atmospheric post-apocalyptic shooter, now available in the enhanced PS5 version for Premium members.
  • Hell is Us (PS5) — Rogue Factor’s dark action RPG set in a crumbling world. Atmospheric and demanding, a good pick for fans of deliberate, weighty combat.
Kingdom Come Deliverance II screenshot showing medieval Bohemia countryside and castle
Image courtesy of Warhorse Studios
Vampire Survivors gameplay screenshot showing the roguelite bullet-heaven gameplay
Image courtesy of poncle

PS Plus Premium Classics

Premium subscribers also get two classic titles this month. Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — Capcom’s PS2 action RPG — joins the Classics Catalog on 18 August, as we covered earlier. Alongside it comes Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire (PS5, PS4), a nostalgia-heavy pick for anyone who grew up with the 2001 film.

To access the Game Catalog you’ll need at least a PS Plus Extra subscription. The PS Plus Singapore pricing remains SGD 13.90/month for Essential, SGD 19.90/month for Extra, and SGD 23.90/month for Premium — check the PlayStation Singapore page for the latest offers and bundle deals.

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Big Walk Hits 1 Million in Six Days — Already Free for PS Plus Subscribers

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House House’s cooperative open-world adventure Big Walk has crossed one million sales in just six days — and if you’re a PS Plus Essential subscriber in Singapore, there’s a good chance you already own it.

One Million Walkers in Six Days

Publisher Panic announced the milestone on Bluesky on 10 August, stating: “In just six days, over one million of you have bought Big Walk, our co-op adventure all about talking and walking. We are so grateful that so many of you are spending time with our game.”

That figure includes copies sold across PS5, Switch 2, and PC — and also encompasses PlayStation Plus downloads. Big Walk was one of August 2026’s PS Plus Essential free games, so a portion of that million came from subscribers grabbing it at no extra cost. Still, the speed is remarkable: House House’s previous title, Untitled Goose Game, needed three months to clear the same mark.

Two Big Walk characters silhouetted against a sunset on a beach
Image courtesy of House House / Panic
Big Walk is out now! — via House House on YouTube

Six Years in the Making — and the Reviews Show It

Big Walk is the third game from Melbourne studio House House (after Push Me Pull You and Untitled Goose Game) and took six years to develop. It’s a cooperative open-world adventure built for 2–12 players exploring a richly detailed island environment together: solving puzzles, using proximity voice chat, walkie-talkies, binoculars, and fireworks to communicate and navigate across day-night cycles.

Critics have responded warmly. The PC version sits at 92/100 on Metacritic (Universal Acclaim), making it the highest-rated game of 2026 on the platform so far, ahead of major releases like Resident Evil Requiem and Forza Horizon 6. The PS5 version scores 88/100. Switch 2 reviews are a notch lower at 75/100, which is worth noting if you’re deciding which version to buy.

First-person binoculars view of Big Walk characters exploring a wildflower meadow
Image courtesy of House House / Panic

Already in Your Library If You’re on PS Plus

For PS Plus Essential subscribers in Singapore, Big Walk is part of the August 2026 monthly lineup and can be claimed until the games rotate out next month. Once claimed, it’s yours to keep as long as your subscription is active.

If you’d rather own it outright — or you’re on PC or Switch 2 — Big Walk is priced at US$19.99 on Steam, Epic Games Store, and the Nintendo eShop. No SGD pricing has been confirmed at time of writing; check the Singapore PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop for local pricing before buying.

House House is also running a Reddit AMA this week featuring developers Jake, Stuart, Nico, and Michael for anyone curious about what six years of making a walking game actually looks like. Browse more game news here.

Small group of Big Walk characters gathered by a campfire at night
Image courtesy of House House / Panic

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Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams Joins PS Plus Premium on 18 August — Catch Up Before Way of the Sword

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Capcom’s 2006 PS2 classic Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams is joining PS Plus Premium Classics on Tuesday, 18 August 2026 — confirmed ahead of Sony’s official Wednesday lineup reveal. The timing lands just 17 days before Onimusha: Way of the Sword arrives on 4 September, giving PS Plus Premium subscribers a clean window to catch up on the series before the long-awaited revival drops.

What Is Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams?

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — Soki in combat against Genma enemies
Image courtesy of Capcom

Released in March 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Dawn of Dreams is the fourth mainline Onimusha entry and the last one the series saw for nearly twenty years. Set during Japan’s Sengoku period, the story follows Soki — known as the Oni of Ash and the second son of Ieyasu Tokugawa — who assembles a band of warriors to stop the revived warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his Genma demon forces across seventeen stages.

Dawn of Dreams made several meaningful upgrades over its predecessors. It was the first Onimusha title to move from pre-rendered backdrops to fully 3D, free-roaming environments, and it expanded the roster to five playable characters, each with a distinct combat style:

  • Soki — massive two-handed sword strikes, raw power
  • Jubei — twin blades, fast and fluid
  • Ohatsu — firearms, grenades, and long-range projectiles
  • Roberto — European lance, reach and crowd control
  • Tenkai — staff combat with Buddhist warrior styling

Most notably, Dawn of Dreams introduced two-player co-operative play — a first for the franchise and the feature most often cited by returning fans who remember it fondly.

What the PS Plus Version Includes

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — characters facing off against Genma demons
Image courtesy of Capcom

PlayStation Plus Premium Classics titles typically run with up-rendering for higher output resolution, rewind, quick save, and customisable video filters. Dawn of Dreams will be playable on both PS4 and PS5 through a PS Plus Premium (highest tier) subscription from 18 August.

Not on Premium? The game will also be available as a standalone purchase at US$20 — a reasonable price for a full Sengoku action-RPG with a co-op mode that still holds up.

Sony’s complete August Extra and Premium catalogue announcement is expected on Wednesday, 12 August, with the games going live on Tuesday, 18 August. Dawn of Dreams is already confirmed ahead of that official reveal.

The Series Context

Dawn of Dreams sits at the end of the original Onimusha run. The franchise went quiet after 2006 and did not receive a mainline entry until this year’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword, which picks up a new story set in a different era of Japanese history. Playing Dawn of Dreams is not required to understand the new game — the narrative continuity is loose — but it gives you a feel for what the series was before the hiatus and why its fans are excited about the revival.

The seventeen-stage campaign should take ten to fifteen hours for a first playthrough, making the two-week gap between 18 August and 4 September a realistic catch-up window. Add a second character playthrough with a friend over co-op and you have a reasonably full experience before Way of the Sword lands.

For more PlayStation and Capcom news, see our game news section.

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PS Plus July 2026: Three Free Games for Singapore PS5 Owners, Available Now

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PS Plus subscribers in Singapore can now claim July’s three free games — they went live on PlayStation Store from today, July 7, and can be added to your library until August 3. The lineup this month covers good range: a major AAA multiplayer shooter, a deep indie RPG, and a co-op roguelite that’s ideal for weekend sessions with friends.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III — The Big One

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III PS Plus July 2026 free game
Image courtesy of Activision

The headliner is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Cross-Gen Bundle), which covers both PS5 and PS4 in a single claim. The package includes the full campaign — Captain Price versus the resurgent Makarov — 16 remastered classic multiplayer maps drawn from the original MW2 (2009), and the open-world co-op Zombies mode. Timing is deliberate: with Modern Warfare 4 expected later in 2026, offering MW3 free is a clear on-ramp for the franchise’s next chapter. If you’ve been sitting on the fence about the MW series, this is the moment to dive in.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III classic multiplayer maps screenshot
Image courtesy of Activision

CrossCode — The Indie Gem PS Plus Keeps Delivering

CrossCode PS5 free with PS Plus July 2026
Image courtesy of Radical Fish Games

CrossCode is the sleeper pick of the month, and if you haven’t heard of it, pay close attention. This critically acclaimed indie RPG (Metacritic 85) pairs retro 16-bit visuals with a smart sci-fi premise: you play as Lea, a girl navigating a fictional MMO while piecing together her lost memories. Combat is physics-based and fast; the dungeon design is puzzle-driven in a way that rewards experimentation. The game originally launched in 2018 to strong critical reception and has since built a devoted fanbase on PC — PS Plus is often where console players discover it and become obsessed. Expect this one to be the word-of-mouth recommendation of the month among SG gamers on Discord.

CrossCode gameplay puzzle dungeon combat
Image courtesy of Radical Fish Games

For the King II — Co-op Dungeon Crawling With Friends

For the King II PS Plus July 2026 co-op roguelite
Image courtesy of IronOak Games

For the King II completes the lineup with up to four-player online co-op. It’s a roguelite with a hand-painted tabletop aesthetic — hex-grid maps, procedurally generated worlds, and party-RPG strategy mixed with chaotic dungeon crawling. The story sends your party to overthrow the tyrannical Queen Rosomon, but in practice it’s an excuse to drop four friends into increasingly hostile dungeons and see who makes it out. Solo mode works well too, but the game finds its best form as a shared evening with a full squad. It’s the kind of game where one failed run always ends with “just one more.”

How to Claim Your PS Plus July 2026 Free Games

On your PS5 or PS4, open PlayStation Store, navigate to PS Plus > Monthly Games, and add all three titles to your library. You must claim them by 3 August 2026; once claimed, they stay in your library for as long as you hold an active PS Plus subscription. Singapore accounts are on the same global PS Plus Essential tier as the rest of Asia and receive the same lineup — no region differences to account for here. The full PlayStation Blog announcement has additional details on each title.

For more PlayStation and gaming news for Singapore, head to our game news section.

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PS Plus July 2026: CoD Modern Warfare III, For the King II and CrossCode Free From 7 July

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PS Plus July 2026 brings three very different games to the Essential, Extra and Premium lineup — and at least one of them is a genuine hidden gem that Singapore gamers should not overlook. All three titles are available to download from 7 July through 3 August 2026 on PS5 and PS4, as announced on the PlayStation Blog.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Cross-Gen Bundle

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III gameplay
Image courtesy of Activision

The headliner this month is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s Cross-Gen Bundle — available for both PS4 and PS5. The 2023 entry from Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games brought back 16 remastered multiplayer maps from the beloved 2011 original, a reworked open-world Zombies mode, and continued integration with the broader Call of Duty ecosystem including Warzone. If you want to catch up on the current storyline before the next major CoD release, getting in for free is the right time.

For the King II — bring three friends

IronOak Games’ turn-based roguelite RPG For the King II supports up to four players in online co-op. The sequel builds on the original with new map biomes, expanded character classes, and stronger online functionality. If you have a group that can coordinate a session, this one justifies itself immediately — it is the kind of game that plays best when someone is shouting about the wrong tactical decision from across a shared chat.

CrossCode — the indie RPG worth staying up for

CrossCode retro action RPG gameplay
Image courtesy of Radical Fish Games

CrossCode from Radical Fish Games is the quiet standout this month. A pixel-art action RPG that layers fast-paced twin-stick combat onto puzzle-heavy dungeons — all framed by a clever science-fiction MMO narrative — it offers anywhere from 30 to 80 hours of content depending on how deeply you explore. It has earned a devoted following since its 2018 launch and routinely surfaces in discussions about the best indie RPGs of the last decade. If it has been on your wishlist for years, this is the push to finally play it.

What to do before 7 July

Before this month’s games go live, check the PlayStation Blog post for the full list of titles rotating out of PS Plus this month. Adding any departing games to your library before 7 July locks them in for the duration of your active subscription — even if you play them later. PS Plus subscribers in Singapore can access all three new titles through the PlayStation Store on their PS5 or PS4.

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