Hey everyone! This is a round up of the games entering and leaving a variety of Game Services throughout the month, as well as free game giveaways that have been available throughout.
I like to try to keep track of what is coming and going in the world of game subscriptions but it is hard to find a singular place that does that, so I thought I would give it a go myself. I am going to trial it for a couple of months and see how it feels, whether I would like to add things and so on. Having it all in one place means that you can scroll to see if anything catches your eye, or you can Ctrl+F to whichever service it is that interests you.
Disclaimer: Sometimes dates aren’t announced and surprises are thrown in. I will do my best to make sure the information is as accurate as possible!
PlayStation Plus is Sony’s subscription service for PlayStation consoles. The service is split into three tiers. ‘Essential’, ‘Extra’ and ‘Premium’.
PS Plus Essential
‘PlayStation Plus Essential’ is the cheapest tier. This is the tier that is the closest to what PS Plus used to be. When you are subscribed, you get access to online play. Additionally, Essential offers 3 monthly games*. If you claim them during that month then they are yours to play for as long as you have a PS Plus Essential subscription. If you drop your subscription then you will lose access, but they will still be on your account ready for the next time you subscribe. The monthly games get revealed on the final Wednesday of every month. They are then made available to add to your library and play on the first Tuesday, replacing the previous months games. The games offered occasionally vary by region.
* Occasionally there will be more or less.
June PS Plus Essential Games | Available to claim from Tuesday 6th June 2023 – Monday 3rd July 2023
- Jurassic World Evolution 2 (PS5/PS4)
- NBA 2K23 (PS5/PS4)
- Trek to Yomi (PS5/PS4)
July PS Plus Essential Games | Available to claim from Tuesday 4th July 2023
- Alan Wake Remastered (PS5/PS4)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PS5/PS4)
- Endling – Extinction is Forever (PS5/PS4)
PS Plus Extra/Premium
‘PlayStation Plus Extra’ and ‘PlayStation Plus Premium’ are the next two tiers of PS Plus above Essential. They include everything that you get with Essential plus other benefits.
PlayStation Plus Extra – Extra is the middle tier and allows you access to a catalogue of games, available to play on your console. New games get added to the service part way through each month and stay for an unknown amount of time. Games also leave regularly and it isn’t always communicated well so it is worth checking when you are deciding what to play.
PlayStation Plus Premium – Premium is the most expensive tier. As well as giving you access to the Extra catalogue, it also has it’s own benefits. There is an extended catalogue available as Premium also includes ‘Classics’ – a seperate collection of games from older generations. In addition, game trials and cloud streaming are some more benefits to this tier.
You can find a full breakdown of the benefits here.
June 2023 PS Plus Extra Game Additions | Available from Tuesday 20th
- Soulstice (PS5)
- Conan Exiles (PS5/PS4)
- DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace (PS5/PS4)
- Elex 2 (PS5/PS4)
- Far Cry 6 (PS5/PS4)
- Hundred Days: Winemaking Simulator (PS5/PS4)
- Inscryption (PS5/PS4)
- MX vs ATV Legends (PS5/PS4)
- My Friend Peppa Pig (PS5/PS4)
- PAW Patrol Mighty Pups: Save Adventure Bay!(PS5/PS4)
- Redout 2 (PS5/PS4)
- Rogue Legacy 2 (PS5/PS4)
- The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition (PS5/PS4)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (PS5/PS4)
- A Hat in Time (PS4)
- Carto (PS4)
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (PS4)
- Dodgeball Academia (PS4)
- Forager (PS4)
- Killing Floor 2 (PS4)
- Lonely Mountain: Downhill (PS4)
- Tacoma (PS4)
- Thief (PS4)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York (PS4)
- The Wild at Heart (PS4)
June 2023 PS Plus Premium Game Additions | Available from Tuesday 20th
- Coded Soul (PS5/PS4) (Asia Region)
- Herc’s Adventures (PS5/PS4)
- Killzone: Liberation (PS5/PS4)
- Worms (PS5/PS4)
- Game Trial – WWE2K23
Games that left PS Plus Extra/Premium in June 2023
- 9 Monkeys of Shaolin
- Agents of Mayhem
- Ash of Gods: Redemption
- Black Mirror
- Defense Grid 2
- Descenders
- Fire Pro Wrestling World
- Gods Will Fall
- Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf
- John Wick Hex
- KeyWe
- NSR: No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
- Party Hard
- Redeemed
- Red Faction
- Red Faction II
- Wytchwood
Games leaving PS Plus Extra/Premium in July 2023 | Dates may vary
- Bioshock Remastered
- Bioshock 2 Remastered
- Bioshock Infinite
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
- Fluster Cluck
- Marvel’s Avengers
- Raiden V Directors Cut
- Rogue Stormers
- Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
- Stray
Game Pass is Microsoft’s game subscription service. It is split into three different types. ‘PC’, ‘Console’, and ‘Ultimate’. I will currently only be covering ‘Game Pass for PC’.
Game Pass For PC
Game Pass for PC and for Console are seperate subscriptions but are very similar, they just work on different machines. They have their own slightly different catalogues but function the same. Game Pass grants you access to a library of games on your platform of choice. They are then available for you to play as for as long as you have a subscription or as long as they are on the service.
Game Pass Ultimate combines the two, allowing your account access to the service on both PC and Console, along with more perks including XBOX Live Gold.
You can find a full breakdown of the differences here.
June 2023 Game Pass for PC Additions
- The Big Con
- Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
- Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
- Hypnospace Outlaw
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Rune Factory 4 Special
- Dordogne
- The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
- Need for Speed Unbound
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- F.I.S.T: Forged in Shadow Torch
- Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
July 2023 Announced Game Pass for PC Additions | Available from various dates
- Wednesday 5th July – Sword and Fairy: Together Forever
- Friday 14th July – Exoprimal
Games that left Game Pass for PC in June 2023
- Thursday 1st June – Europa Universalis IV
- Thursday 1st June – Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Thursday 1st June – Fifa 21
- Thursday 1st June – Floppy Knights
- Thursday 1st June – Lawn Mowing Simulator
- Friday 16th June – Bridge Constructor Portal
- Friday 16th June – Chorus
- Friday 16th June – Maneater
- Friday 16th June – Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition
- Friday 16th June – Serious Sam 4
- Friday 16th June – Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Games leaving Game Pass for PC in July 2023 | 1st & 16th of the Month
- Saturday 1st July – DJMAX RESPECT V
- Saturday 1st July – Empire of Sin
- Saturday 1st July – Matchpoint – Tennis Championships
- Saturday 1st July – Olija
- Saturday 1st July – OMORI
- Saturday 1st July – Road 96
- Sunday 16th July – Exo One
- Sunday 16th July – Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls
- Sunday 16th July – Spelunky 2
A lot of people do not realise that included in an Amazon Prime subscription is access to Prime Gaming. Not only does this get you a free subscription to a streamer of your choice on Twitch, they also give away free weekly games and other perks. The difference with this service is that often the games are for different launchers. Some are for Amazon Games, but they also give codes for Epic Games, GOG and more. The best part? As far as I can tell – you get to continue playing the games you have claimed after your subscription has ended.
You can claim your games here.
Amazon Prime Games | June 2023 | Weekly on Thursdays
- Thursday 1st June – Mutation Nation (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 1st June – Sengoku (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 8th June – Over Top (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 8th June – Soccer Brawl (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 15th June – SteamWorld Dig 2 (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 15th June – The Super Spy (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 15th June – Top Hunter (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 22nd June – Autonauts (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 22nd June – Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 22nd June – Revita (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 29th June – Once upon a Jester (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 29th June – Roguebook (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 29th June – Gems of Destiny: Homeless Dwarf (Legacy Games)
- Bonus game – Beasts of Maravilla Island
- Bonus game – Calico
- Bonus game – DKO: Divine Knockout (Amazon Games)
- Bonus game – Double Kick Heroes
- Bonus game – Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King
- Bonus game – Tandem: A Tale of Shadows (Amazon Games)
- Bonus game – Tiny Robots Recharged
- Bonus game – Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Additional Prime Day Games
- Wednesday 21st June – Prey (GOG)
- Tuesday 27th June – Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition (Amazon Games)
- Thursday 6th July – Shovel Knight: Showdown
- Monday 10th July – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Amazon Prime Games | Announced for July 2023
- Thursday 6th July – Cook, Serve, Delicious 3
- Thursday 13th July – Nairi: Tower of Shirin
- Thursday 20th July – Wytchwood
- Thursday 27th July – Lunar Axe
Ever since its inception, the Epic Game Store has offered free games to all. All you need is an account. Every Thursday at 4pm UTC at least one title will be set to ‘free’ and next weeks game/s will be revealed. All you have to do is log in and add it to your library while it is free if you would like to play it in the future. If you miss the window then there is nothing that you can do but you have a whole week to do it. Unlike the services above, you do not need a subscription to claim these games.
You can check out the Epic Game Store here.
Free Epic Games | June 2023 | Must claim in the timeframe
- Midnight Ghost Hunt (June 1st – June 8th)
- Payday 2 (June 8th – June 15th)
- Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (June 15th – June 22nd)
- Guacamelee! 2 (June 15th – June 22nd)
- Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (June 22nd – June 29th)
- theHunter: Call of the Wild (June 22nd – June 29th)
- The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk (June 29th – July 6th)
Free Epic Games | Announced for July 2023*
- GRIME (July 6th – July 13th)
*These games are announced one week in advance so you will need to check on the Epic Store weekly if you don’t want to miss out. Alternatively, I do always try to post them in my discord server.
I may add new sections as I go but for now, this section is for any other give-aways or notable deals that I come across in the given month. Most of these will have been and gone already but it is interesting to see what games have been given.
Steam Giveaways | June 2023
- Tell Me Why
- Field of Glory II
GOG Giveaways | June 2023
- Sunblaze
- Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
- Eschalon: Book II
- Hell Division
- Ancient Enemy
- Beholder 2
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