Xbox Games with Gold for August 2020

In August 2020, Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are getting these four new titles as part of the Xbox Games with Gold program.

Xbox Games with Gold for August 2020 (source: Microsoft)
Xbox Games with Gold for August 2020 (source: Microsoft)

Microsoft has announced the next four Xbox titles that subscribers can now download (at no cost) as part of the Games with Gold program during the month of August 2020. In the eighth month of the year, Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will be getting over $79.96 in value, including Portal Knights, Override: Mech City Brawl, MX Unleashed, and Red Faction II.

As usual, two of the games are playable on Xbox One and two are Xbox 360 games, but you can play them all on your console using Backwards Compatibility.

On Xbox One, throughout the entire month of August 2020, Xbox Live Gold members can download Portal Knights ($19.99 ERP) for free. Also, from August 16 through September 15, Override: Mech City Brawl ($14.99 ERP) will be available at no extra cost.

On Xbox 360, MX Unleashed ($14.99 ERP) will be free until August 15. Then, on August 16 and through the end of the month, Red Faction II ($14.99 ERP) will also be available for free.

You can also see the July 2020 games here.

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