The free games for May are here and both PS Plus fans and Xbox Gold subscribers have a great selection to choose from. Each platform has a couple of great games that are sure to tide over fans for the month of May. It’s the first time in a quite a while that we’ve seen both consoles have a quality selection and it ought to feel like a breath of fresh air for gamers as we head towards summer.

You can see all of this month’s free console games below.   

Xbox

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 

Nine years after the events of MGSV: Ground Zeroes and the fall of Mother Base, Snake a.k.a. Big Boss, awakens from a nine year coma. The year is 1984. The Cold War serves as the backdrop as nuclear weapons continue to shape a global crisis. Driven by revenge, Snake establishes a new private army and returns to the battlefield in pursuit of the shadow group, XOF.

The Metal Gear Solid team continues to ambitiously explore mature themes such as the psychology of warfare and the atrocities that result from those that engage in its vicious cycle. One of the most anticipated games of the year with its open-world design, photorealistic visual fidelity and feature-rich game design, MGSV: The Phantom Pain will leave its mark as one of the hallmarks in the gaming industry for its cinematic storytelling, heavy themes, and immersive tactical gameplay. 

Super Mega Baseball 2

Customize your squad, step up to the plate, and knock ‘em out of the park. The makers of Super Mega Baseball have returned with a brand new, streamlined baseball simulator that’ll keep you coming back for more. Build your dream team and challenge your opponents to a good old-fashioned game of hardball, online and off.

Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage

Join Axel, Blaze, and company as they battle the evil Mr. X across all three Streets of Rage games. Originally released for the Sega Genesis, the classic brawler series has now been updated for release on Xbox LIVE Arcade! Earn all new achievements, take on challenging new game trials, compete with others players across Xbox LIVE Leaderboards, and clean up the streets with a friend in two player local and online co-op!

Vanquish

Gear up in the Augmented Reaction Suit as government operative Sam Gideon and become the ultimate weapon. Combine unrivalled firepower with superhuman speed and agility to take down a huge variety of deadly robots.

PlayStation

 Beyond: Two Souls

Experience an emotionally charged, immersive thriller starring Academy Award nominees Ellen Page (Juno) and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man).

Create an action-packed story through your choices and actions as you live the life of Jodie Holmes – a girl born with a link to a supernatural entity.

By playing as both Jodie and the entity, you’ll face spectacular physical and psychological challenges to understand what truly lies… beyond.

Risen 3: Titan Lords

The world has been abandoned by its gods and is scarred from the rampage of the Titans. Humanity is struggling to regain strength and rally its forces. You, however, have more pressing concerns: your own life has been shattered and you must set off to reclaim what is lost amidst the darkness that is spreading throughout the world. 

Step into a classic hand-crafted role-playing world – full of rugged charm, colorful characters and demonic dangers. From quaint medieval-style towns to delving deep into the dank dark of mines, to the supernatural shadow world, there is a wealth of possibilities waiting to be explored.

Eat Them!

Eat Them!, a cel-shaded game where you build your unique creature in the Lad and go on a monster mash, causing as much damage to the city as possible! Need to power your custom-created beast’s weapons and abilities? Start eating the city’s inhabitants! 

Rayman Legends

The Glade of Dreams is in trouble once again! During a 100-year nap, the nightmares multiplied and spread, creating new monsters even more terrifying than before! These creatures are the stuff of legend… Dragons, giant toads, sea monsters, and even evil luchadores. With the help of Murfy, Rayman and Globox awake and must now help fight these nightmares and save the Teensies!

King Oddball

End the world with boulders! The King swings a boulder back and forth with his tongue and you get to release it by pressing a button. Time the release accurately and crush as many targets as possible with each boulder. Simple but addictive!

Extra boulders are awarded for crushing three or more targets with a single throw. Master the game by anticipating how boulders roll, bounce, and launch from explosions. Take advantage of collapsing structures too!

Conquer the world in more than 120 fun and increasingly challenging levels!

Furmins

The Furmins bonus world adds 12 new Cosmic Adventures levels.

Lead the Furmins through over 100 ingeniously designed and visually stunning levels. Furmins provides hours of brain-twisting fun for fans of physics-based puzzle games.

Guide all the Furmins to the basket (level exit) by re-arranging a variety of items and using bumpers with well-timed precision. Wisely place items to create pathways and physical chain reactions which help the Furmins reach their goal while earning Star points to unlock new Levels.