Ready for some new games? We've got the skinny on August 2017's free games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold subscribers.

PlayStation Plus

On PS4, you've got a good selection coming. First is Just Cause 3, which offers a mega, 400-square-mile open-world to play around in. The second title is Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry, a standalone expansion for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. It's a great way to get more gameplay if you played Black Flag, or enjoy a diluted AC experience if you haven't tried the series in a while.

Coming on PS3 is Super Motherload, a couch co-op digging game with a procedurally-generated world. The other PS3 game is Snakeball, a 3D rendition of the classic game Snake.

Finally, PS Vita owners can pick up the excellent Downwell. Also available as a mobile title, Downwell is a roguelike game where you drop down a well and must shoot enemies and jump across platforms to survive. On Vita is also Level 22, a stealth game in which you must guide an employee up his office building without being spotted. Downwell is also available on PS4 thanks to Cross-Buy support.

Also, don't forget about That's You!, an extra free game for PS Plus members. It's part of Sony's new PlayLink platform, which lets you play PS4 games on your TV with friends but uses your phones as controllers.

Xbox Live

For Xbox One, the first free game is Slime Rancher, a life simulation game that's currently in beta but ready to launch for its Games with Gold debut. Also on Xbox One is Trials Fusion, a platform racing game that includes a track editor.

On Xbox 360 (also playable on Xbox One through backwards compatibility), you'll receive Bayonetta, the phenomenal hack-and-slash game where your greatest weapon is your hair. The latter Xbox 360 title is Red Faction: Armageddon, a forgettable third-person shooter.

As usual, two Xbox games become free on August 1, and the other two do so after August 16.

Are you interested in any free games for this month? What games have you been playing lately? We want to hear about what you've been playing down in the comments!

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