Driving, soccer and AN UNMERCILESS CRUSADE TO DRIVE THE ENEMIES OF MANKIND BACK INTO THE EYE OF TERROR ALL HAIL THE GOD EMPEROR! Yeah, May looks alright on the free games side. Xbox Live’s carrot on the stick offering of free monthly games may have diminished somewhat as the Game Pass service has grown over the last couple of years, but here’s a look at what you’ll be able to grab for free come the best month of the year.

Not the best Christmas present from Microsoft, but with Game Pass being such a wonderful service, they’re probably more focused on getting the good stuff on there.

Got an Xbox Live subscription but zero cash in the pocket? Well good news chums, because the month ahead looks rather spiffy when it comes to games. I’m not calling them free games, but I am referring to them as subscription rewards going forward and buddy the month of a sleepy Green Day does have a winner up its sleeve.

If you’re looking for a digital distraction to take your mind off of the looming apocalypse, then Microsoft has you covered in the August Games With Gold line-up, which is going for the first-party jugular. The month ahead will Gears of War 4 and Forza Motorsport 6 on the premium side, whereas the more retro offerings will include Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Torchlight.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night isn’t just one of the most celebrated games of all time: It’s about to be a freebie for anyone with an active Xbox Live subscription.

PlayStation’s scored a goal with their PlayStation Plus games for June. You’ve got the Borderlands Handsome Collection (itself a collection of two games, one of which is great and the other is a middling cash-grab of a prequel), and Sonic Mania, arguably the best Sonic game in the history of Sonic games. The Xbox Games with Gold for next month don’t quite score goals, but they’ll let you score them.

I’ve largely stopped carting about the games that come with Xbox Live’s Games With gold and the PlayStation Instant game collection. That sheen is especially missing when the collection of gratis games is middling or just not for me.

The ides of March may be a taboo subject around a Caesar salad bar, but for gamers? The third month of the year is looking pretty good if you happen to be nostalgic, starved of action and you feel like playing with your food. Xbox’s regular Games With Gold promotion that doles out free games has a whopper of a selection that happens to scratch all three of those moods, as the month ahead will see the following games released as freebies.