The second half of the year has officially begun, and after a strong showing with the likes of Hitman 3, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, and Resident Evil Village, 2021’s shifting into a higher gear in August.
While there’s plenty of indie favorites such as The Ramp, Foreclosed, and Road 96 to look forward to, the final days of August are stacked with a number of bigger-budgeted titles. That rush to the end has already seen one highly-anticipated game drop out of the race though, as Kena: Bridge of Spirits has been delayed to 21 September.
The rest of the month though? The incredibly excellent Hades expands to multiple platforms, Ghost of Tsushima gets a PS5 upgrade, Psychonauts 2 brings a weird mental journey to Xbox Series X|S, and it’s time to splatter some acidic blood against the wall in Aliens: Fireteam Elite.
Game on man, game on.
August 2
- Grime (PC, Stadia)
- Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – The African Royals (PC)
August 3
- The Ramp (PC)
- Hunter’s Arena: Legends (PC, PS4, PS5)
- In Sound Mind (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|SS, Switch)
August 5
- Dodgeball Academia (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
- My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge (iOS, Android)
- The Falconeer: Warrior Edition (PS4, PS5, Switch)
August 10
- Mech Armada – Steam Early Access (PC)
- Action Arcade Wrestling (PS4, Xbox One)
- Black Book (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
- Godfall (PS4)
- Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle (Switch)
August 11
- Icarus (PC)
- Glitchpunk – Steam Early Access (PC)
August 12
- Fire Tonight (PC, Switch)
- The Plane Effect (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
- Tetragon (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox Series X|S)
- Naraka: Bladepoint (PC)
- Skatebird (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Luna)
- Foreclosed (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
August 13
- Hades (PS4, PS5, Xbox One,Xbox Series X|S)
August 16
- Road 96 (PC, Switch)
August 17
- Humankind (PC)
- Greak: Memories of Azur (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
August 19
- Monster Harvest (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox Series X|S)
- Synthetik 2 – Steam Early Access (PC)
- Twelve Minutes (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- RIMS Racing (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
- Recompile (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S)
- Yuoni (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
August 20
- Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut (PS4, PS5)
- Madden NFL 22 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
August 24
- King’s Bounty 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
- I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (PSVR, Rift, Quest, Steam VR)
- Hoa (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S)
August 25
- Psychonauts 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One)
- Marvel Future Revolution (Android, iOS)
- Rogue Spirit – Steam Early Access (PC)
August 27
- No More Heroes 3 (Switch)
August 30
- Book of Travels – Steam Early Access (PC)
August 31
- New World (PC)
- Rustler (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
- KeyWe (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
- The Big Con (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S)