INDIES
PS PLUS FREE GAMES PREDICTIONS FOR AUGUST 2018
Usually a couple indies make it to the list for PlayStation Plus games as well, and for next month we wouldn’t be surprised to see popular couch co-op title Overcooked make it to players for free.
Overcooked released almost two years ago in August 2016, and since then has received two add-on expansions, The Festive Seasoning, and The Lost Morsel. Offering the base game for free might encourage players to purchase the expansions too, but Sony has been known to include DLC packs along with the base game when it is added to PS Plus as well.
Besides being a popular and well-received indie that subscribers would be happy to receive, Overcooked has also been on sale numerous times including as low as 50 percent off last August 2017. It is also currently on sale for 25 percent off for PS Plus subscribers until July 17, meaning Sony might be trying to entice a few more people to pick it up before finally offering it for free on the service. It’s very common for games that go on sale through PS Plus to make it to the free games lineup eventually.
Finally, Overcooked 2 is set to release next month on August 7. If there was ever a time to offer the first for free, it would be before releasing the second so players could play them in order all at once. As well, if someone enjoys the original Overcooked after getting it for free in early August, they are much more likely to pick up the second one once it drops.
A second possible indie is Volume, which is available on multiple other platforms including both PS4 and PS Vita. Besides the fact that we all know Sony loves to kill two birds with one stone and offer a game available on two PlayStation platforms, Volume has also been on sale through PS Plus back in February 2017 for only $5. Including Volume seems like an inexpensive and easy choice for Sony, and if we don’t see it next month then expect it on PS Plus sometime soon.
Make sure to check back in the next week or two when Sony announces the official list of PS Plus games for August 2018.
