PlayStation Plus free games lineup for August already off to rough start

It appears that PlayStation Plus is set for a rough start in August 2025, with some notable games leaving the subscription service.

One of the best things about the PlayStation Plus Essential tier is that while it has a much smaller pool of games to play, as long as you have an active subscription, those games will likely remain in your library forever, once added.

Sure, PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium can offer hundreds of games, as well as additional perks, but it’s frustrating when you’ve put many hours into a game like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, for it to suddenly be removed from the service.

That brings me onto the topic of today’s story, the fantastic line-up of games that look set to leave Sony’s PlayStation Plus next month.

As brought to our attention by Redditor chaoszage90, they’ve shared a screenshot of the ‘Last Chance to Play’ section of the PlayStation Plus library.

Granted, this is from the Asian PlayStation Store, but if games are coming or going in one region, it’s usually a direct reflection elsewhere.

Those games include the aforementioned CD Projekt RED RPG, The Witcher 3, as well as Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, UFC 5, Wild Hearts, TopSpin 2K25 and more.

Depending on how far you’re through any of the games included in the ‘Last Chance to Play’ section, it might be a tall ask to blitz through several of the games before they’re gone, especially with a huge RPG such as The Witcher 3.

That being said, those games are expected to leave PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium on Tuesday, 19 August 2025, so at least you have just over a month, at the time of writing.

“Ok, that was a bit early for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” said DarkRaider78.

“Yep, I normally plan, and this one took me by surprise. I’ll just have to park Cyberpunk 2077 and get straight on it,” replied 10pencefredo.

“I called the Sword Art Online games going, bulk series always leave at once, which is why they should never be added in bulk. Spread. Them. Out,” exclaimed Sswishbone.

So if there are any games mentioned above that you’re yet to finish as a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you might want to get started sooner, rather than later.