August Games: Review and Poll

July brought the release of several larger free projects in the form of First Descendant, Once Upon a Time Man and Stormgate. Among other games that attracted attention were the detective adventure game Nobody Wants to Die, the strategy action game Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, the logical role-playing action game Dungeons of Hinterberg and the Czech strategy Movies Tycoon. Also worth mentioning were the new edition of the F1 Manager series, the role-playing game Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn and the sports game EA Sports College Football 25.

August will see a handful of AAA titles, complemented by a host of mid-sized and smaller titles. The main focus will be Ubisoft’s action-adventure Star Wars Outlaws, an action role-playing game. Black Myth: Vukongz master class from Chinese studio Game Science and multiplayer event Concord from PlayStation.

In addition, players can expect a remaster of the event. Star Wars: Bounty HunterElectronic Arts’ new Madden NFL series or Crytek’s improved Hunt: Showdown with subtitles 1896.

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

• Platform: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
• Publication date: August 1
• Location: No
• Price: 20 euros

On the first day of August, an improved version of the game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, which was originally released in 2002 on PlayStation 2 and GameCube consoles, will be released. The remaster for PC, as well as consoles of the past and current generations, is the work of the American studio Aspyr, which specializes in improved versions and ports of old games.

The developers are calling for improved graphics and sound, tweaked controls, and a higher frame rate and resolution. The genre is an action-adventure game in which you play as Jango Fett in the period leading up to the events of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.

Hunting: Showdown 1896

• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
• Publication date: August 15
• Location: No
• Price: 40 euros

In recent years, German studio Crytek has focused mainly on improving the CryEngine gaming technology and supporting the Hunt: Showdown event. The result is a new version of the game called Hunt: Showdown 1896, which will be available on PC and current-gen consoles. On the other hand, previous-gen players will have to say goodbye to the game once and for all with the launch of the new version.

The reason is the transition to the newer CryEngine 5.11, which will bring news and improvements on the technical side. At the same time, players will be treated to a completely new map called Mammon’s Gulch, which will take them to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USA. A free update will be prepared for owners of the current version.

NFL Crazy 25

• Platform: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
• Publication date: August 16
• Location: No
• Price: 80 euros

Also vying for attention in mid-August is Electronic Arts, which will release its second sports-themed game of the year. While July saw players play EA Sports College Football 25, set in the college football world, August is set aside for a new installment of the Madden NFL series, dedicated to professional NFL competitions.

Developers at EA Sports are attracted by the large number of game modes, improvements in the field of gameplay and the use of licensed content. Although the game does not attract as much attention here, especially in the US, the brand is among the best-selling games every year.

Black Myth: Wukong

• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5
• Publication date: August 20
• Location: No
• Price: 70 euros

Action RPG Black Myth: Wukong from the not very well-known Chinese studio Game Science managed to attract a really large number of players even before its release. The proof is the rating of the most anticipated games on Steam, at the top of which Black Myth: Wukong has been in the lead for a long time.

The game’s creators offer a full-fledged AAA game that will offer a semi-open game world and a carefully thought-out combat system inspired by some elements of the Souls genre. The plot background taken from the film “The Monkey King” is also of interest.

Concord

• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5
• Publication date: August 23
• Location: No
• Price: 40 euros

PlayStation also has a bigger game lined up for August, specifically the multiplayer event Concord, which is being developed by Sony-owned studio Firewalk. In part, that’s veterans of Bungie, who have brought their experience from developing games like Destiny and Halo to their new game.

It is with these series that Concord is often compared. But at the same time, the game’s rules are aimed at fans of games such as Overwatch 2 or Valorant. In essence, you will find a traditionally configured multiplayer action game with a first-person view, in which two teams of five players will compete with each other. In addition to the emphasis on speed, special abilities and skills of individual characters will also play a role.

Emiyo – The Smiling Man: Detective Club Famicom

• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Publication date: August 29
• Location: No
• Price: 50 euros

With its own exclusivity, Nintendo will also be making a bid for a spot this month with the release of a new entry in the Famicom Detective Club visual novel series, which returns as a full-fledged new entry after more than three decades. Despite the large gap between the original entries and the upcoming new entry, the game will also feature the creator of the previous two entries, Yoshio Sakamoto.

Monster Jam Disassembly

• Platform: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
• Publication date: August 29
• Location: No
• Price: 50 euros

Renowned racing game specialists Milestone will release a sequel to the Monster Jam series at the end of the month, which the Italian team inherited from the American studio Rainbow. The genre will be arcade racing on monster trucks, which will be licensed under the American series Monster Jam. The developers entice with different disciplines, changing environments and several types of monster trucks.

Star Wars Criminals

• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
• Publication date: August 30
• Location: No
• Price: 80 euros

The very end of August will mark the release of the highly anticipated action adventure Star Wars Outlaws from Ubisoft. The game is betting on a large open world that will take you to several famous planets from the Star Wars universe and into outer space.

The story will revolve around the main character Kay Vess and her animal companion Nyx. Developers from the Massive Entertainment studio, who created, for example, the The Division series, further emphasize the exciting gameplay, a diverse composition of main and side missions, as well as a number of interesting characters and equipment.

Other games coming out in August:

• AirportSim (XSX) – August 1
• Hakuoki: Wind and Blossom Chronicle (NS) – August 1
• Mars 2120 (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 1
• Operation: Tango (NS) – August 1.
• Spark the Electric Jester 3 (NS) – August 1
• Grave! Special Edition (Win, NS, PS5) – August 1
• Aero the Acro-Bat (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 2
• Closer the Distance (Win, PS5, XSX) – August 2
• Fragment Note+ (Victory) – August 2
• Fragment’s Note+ AfterStory (Victory) – August 2
• Fragment’s Note 2+ (Pobeda) – August 2
• Morgue Assistant (PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 2
• World of Goo 2 (Pobeda, NS) – August 2
• Bleak Faith: Forsaken (PS5, XSX) – August 6
• CYGNI: All Guns Blazing (Win, PS5, XSX) – August 6
• Eden Genesis (Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 6
• Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Kid (Victory, NC) – August 6
• Pepper Grinder (PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 6
• Volgarr Viking II (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 6
• Creatures of Ava (Pobeda, XSX) – August 7
• Cat Quest III (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 8
• Deathboud (Win, PS5, XSX) – August 8
• Komajō Remilia: Scarlet Symphony (PS5) – August 8
• Princess Maker 2: Regeneration (PS4, PS5) – August 8
• Starlight Revue: Eldorado (Victory, NC) – August 8
• SteamWorld Heist II (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 8
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Isekai Chronicles (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 8
• Warhammer 40,000: Speed ​​Freeks (Victory) – August 8
• Zombie Police: Zombie Police Christmas Dance (Victory, Mac) – August 8
• Ratten Reich (Victory) – August 9
• The Crush House (Victory) – August 9
• Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate (PS5) – August 12
• Guayota (Victory, NC) – August 13
• Level Zero: Extraction (Victory – Early Access) – August 13
• Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered (Win, NS, PS4, XBO) – August 14
• Dredge: The Iron Rig (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 15
• Goodbye North (Win, NS, XSX) – August 15.
• Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines (Win, NS, XSX) – August 15
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits (XBO, XSX) – August 15
• White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies Complete Edition (PS5, XSX) – August 15
• Castaway (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 16
• Elrentaros Wanderings (Pobeda, NS) – August 16
• SunnySide (PS5, XSX) – August 16
• Dustborn (Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 20
• Mika and the Witch Mountain (Pobeda, NS) – August 21
• Skull and Bones (Victory – Steam) – August 22
• End Zone 2 (Victory) – August 29
• World of Warcraft: The War Within (Victory, Mac) – August 26
• Core Keeper (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 27
• Smite 2 (Victory – Closed Beta) – August 27
• Akimbot (Win, PS5, XSX) – August 29
• Bloodless (Victory) – August 29
• Eternal Flowers (Victory, NS, PS4) – August 29
• Gori: Cuddly Carnage (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX) – August 29
• Gundam Breaker 4 (Pobeda, NS, PS4, PS5) – August 29
• Memorialpolis (Victory) – August 29
• Kamitsubaki City Ensemble (Win, NS, PS5, iOS, Android) – August 29
• Shadow of the Ninja Reborn (Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XSX) – August 29
• Squirrel with a gun (Victory) – August 29
• Visions of Mana (Win, PS4, PS5, XSX) – August 29
• WitchSpring R (NS, PS5, XBO) – August 29
• Uma Musume Pretty Derby — Party Dash (Victory, NS, PS4) — August 30
• Blade Chimera (Win, NS) – not specified yet
• Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home (iOS, Android) – TBA