August has stomped into being, which means new games are heading to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Instead of the usual summer slow season, we’re actually seeing quite a few major releases this month, including Star Wars: Outlaws, Madden NFL 25, Concord, and more. Below, you’ll find release dates for all the biggest games and expansions that have been announced for this year and beyond. Here’s what’s worth playing in August 2024.
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Upcoming PS4 and PS5 Games
PlayStation’s big game in August is the hero shooter Concord. Built in the grand tradition of Overwatch, Concord has you pick your unique hero, team up with other players, and duke it out against another team. Also out this month is Madden NFL 25, Black Myth: Wukong, and Ubisoft’s Star Wars: Outlaws.
August 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1Thank Goodness You’re Here – August 1Tomba! Special Edition – August 1Pepper Grinder – August 6Volgarr the Viking II – August 6Arcade Paradise VR – August 8Cat Quest III – August 8Steam World Heist II – August 8Madden NFL 25 – August 13/16 – Buy ItSam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered – August 14Dredge: The Iron Rig (DLC) – August 15Black Myth: Wukong – August 20Dustborn – August 20Enotria: The Last Song – August 21Concord – August 23 – Buy ItCore Keeper – August 27Star Wars: Outlaws – August 27/30 – Buy ItAkimbot – August 29Gori: Cuddly Carnage – August 29Gundam Breaker 4 – August 29 – Buy ItShadow of the Ninja-Reborn – August 29Visions of Mana – August 29 – Buy It
September 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3 – Buy ItAce Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6Astro Bot – September 6 – Buy ItWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – September 13 – Buy ItDead Rising Deluxe Remaster – September 18 – Buy It (physical version out in November)Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy ItLollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – September 26
October 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1 – Buy ItDiablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8Silent Hill 2 – October 8 – Buy ItDragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11 – Buy ItMetaphor: ReFantazio – October 11 – Buy ItTransformers: Galactic Trials – October 11Just Dance 2025 Edition – October 15 – Buy ItNew World: Aeternum – October 15TMNT: Mutants Unleashed – October 18 – Buy ItRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – October 24 – Buy ItAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25 – Buy ItCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25 – Buy ItSonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy ItLife is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29 – Buy It
November 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Farmagia – November 1 – Buy ItSlitterhead – November 8 – Buy ItAssassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12 – Buy ItDragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – November 15 – Buy It
Upcoming PS4 and PS5 Games – Release Date TBA
Alien: Rogue Incursion – Holiday 2024American Arcadia – TBAAnno 117: Pax Romana – 2025Atomfall – 2025Ballad of Antara – 2025Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBABlue Protocol – 2024Civilization VII – 2025Crime Boss – TBACrimson Desert – TBADeath Stranding 2: On the Beach – 2025Delta Force: Hawk Ops – TBADoom: The Dark Ages – 2025Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024Dune: Awakening – TBADynasty Warrior Origins – 2025Exodus – TBAExpeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024Infinity Nikki – TBAJohn Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024Judas – TBAJurassic Park: Survival – TBAKilling Floor 3 – TBAKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024Little Devil Inside – TBALittle Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy ItLost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025Marathon – TBAMarvel Rivals – TBAMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024 – Buy ItMecha Break – 2025Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater – TBA – Buy ItMetro Awakening VR – 2024Mixtape – 2025Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025Neva – 2024Pacific Drive – 2024Path of Exile 2 – TBAPhantom Blade 0 – TBAPhantom Hellcat – TBAThe Plucky Squire – 2024Post Trauma – TBAPragmata – TBAPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026Prison Architect 2 – 2024The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBASilent Hill 2 Remake – TBASix Days in Fallujah – TBASkydance’s Behemoth – Fall 2024Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake – TBASteelrising – TBASynduality – TBAThank Goodness You’re Here – 2024Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBAUnknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024Until Dawn (PS5) – Fall 2024Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy ItWhere Winds Meet – TBAThe Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024Wolverine – TBAWuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana – Early 2025
Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games
August is a somewhat slow month for Switch releases, but that’s just an end-of-life-cycle-meets-summer-doldrums combination. The main Nintendo-published release this month is the spooky visual novel Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective club. Also out this month are Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, and Volgarr the Viking II, a sequel to a game whose first level I didn’t have the time/patience to beat. Maybe this one will be less punishingly difficult? One can hope.
August 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Bare Butt Boxing – August 1Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1Tomba! Special Edition – August 1World of Goo 2 – August 2Volgarr the Viking II – August 6SteamWorld Heist II – August 8Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered – August 14Dredge: The Iron Rig (DLC) – August 15Farewell North – August 15Core Keeper – August 27Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club – August 29 – Buy ItGundam Breaker 4 – August 29 – Buy ItShadow of the Ninja-Reborn – August 29
September 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6 – Buy ItDisney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy ItLollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – September 26The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – September 26 – Buy It
October 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Fantasy Life i: the Girl Who Steals Time – October 10Transformers: Galactic Trials – October 11Super Mario Party Jamboree – October 17 – Buy ItTMNT: Mutants Unleashed – October 18 – Buy ItRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – October 24 – Buy ItAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25 – Buy ItSonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy ItJust Dance 2025 Edition – October 2024 – Buy It
November 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Farmagia – November 1 – Buy ItMario & Luigi: Brothership – November 7 – Buy ItAntonblast – November 12Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – November 15 – Buy It
January 2025 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – January 16 – Buy It
Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games – Release Date TBA
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure – Summer 2024Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story – 2024Civilization VII – 2025Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake – 2025Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist – 2024Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024Fairy Tale 2 – Winter 2024-2025Fantasian Neo Dimension – Holiday 2024Front Mission 3 Remake – TBAHello Kitty: Island Adventure – 2025The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy – Early 2025LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024Little Devil Inside – TBALittle Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy ItLife is Strange: Double Exposure – TBA – Buy ItLooney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports – Fall 2024The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – 2024 – Buy ItLorelei and the Laser Eyes – TBAMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024 – Buy ItMetal Slug Tactics – 2024Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – 2025Mio: Memories in Orbit – 2025Monster Hunter Stories: 2 Wings of Ruin – Summer 2024Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero – 2025Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – 2025Quilts and Cats of Calico – TBARift of the Necrodancer – 2024The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBASkul: The Hero Slayer – TBAStray – Holiday 2024Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy ItStar Wars: Hunters – 2024Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBASword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy ItTales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game – Holiday 2024Thank Goodness You’re Here – 2024Yars Rising – 2024Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana – Early 2025
Upcoming Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Games
August is in now way a slow month for Xbox owners, even if Microsoft’s hardware revenue is way down. We can look forward to Star Wars: Outlaws, an open-world take on a galaxy far, far away. Also out this month are Visions of Mana, a new Madden, a new Cat Quest, and more.
August 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1Volgarr the Viking II – August 6Creatures of Ava – August 7Cat Quest III – August 8Steam World Heist II – August 8Madden NFL 25 – August 13/16 – Buy ItSam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered – August 14Dredge: The Iron Rig (DLC) – August 15Farewell North – August 15Kena: Bridge of Spirits – August 15Black Myth: Wukong – August 20Dustborn – August 20Core Keeper – August 27Star Wars: Outlaws – August 27/30 – Buy ItAkimbot – August 29Gori: Cuddly Carnage – August 29Shadow of the Ninja-Reborn – August 29Visions of Mana – August 29 – Buy It
September 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3 – Buy ItAge of Mythology Retold – September 4Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – September 13 – Buy ItDead Rising Deluxe Remaster – September 18 – Buy It (physical version out in November)Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy ItLollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25
October 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11 – Buy ItMetaphor: ReFantazio – October 11 – Buy ItTransformers: Galactic Trials – October 11New World: Aeternum – October 15TMNT: Mutants Unleashed – October 18 – Buy ItAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25 – Buy ItSonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy ItLife is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29 – Buy It
November 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Slitterhead – November 8Assassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12 – Buy ItAvowed – November 12Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – November 15 – Buy ItMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024 – November 19STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – November 20 – Buy It
Upcoming Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Games – Release Date TBA
33 Immortals – 2024The Alters – TBAAmerican Arcadia – TBAAnno 117: Pax Romana – 2025Ark 2 – 2024Atomfall – 2025Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBABright Memory Infinite – TBACivilization VII – 2025Clockwork Revolution – TBAContraband – TBACreatures of Ava – 2024Crime Boss – TBACrimson Desert – TBADelta Force: Hawk Ops – TBADoom: The Dark Ages – 2025Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024Dune: Awakening – TBAEreban: Shadow Legacy – TBAEverwild – TBAExodus – TBAExoMecha – TBAExpedition 33 – 2025Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024Fable – 2025Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024Fragpunk – 2025Gears of War: E-Day – TBAHollow Knight: Silksong – TBAIndiana Jones and the Great Circle – 2024John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024Judas – TBAJurassic Park: Survival – TBAKilling Floor 3 – TBAKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024Little Devil Inside – TBALittle Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy ItLost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025Marathon – TBAMarvel’s Blade – TBAMechabreak – 2025Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater – TBA – Buy ItMixtape – 2025Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025Neva – 2024OD – TBAThe Outer Worlds 2 – TBAPath of the Godess – TBAPerfect Dark – TBAPhantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – TBAPhantom Hellcat – TBAThe Plucky Squire – 2024Post Trauma – TBAPragmata – TBAPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026Prison Architect 2 – 2024The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBARoutine – TBAScars Above – TBASecond Extinction – TBAThe Sinking City 2 – 2025Six Days in Fallujah – TBASleight of Hand – 2025South of Midnight – 2025Starfield: Shattered Space (DLC) – 2024State of Decay 3 – TBASteelrising – TBAStill Wakes the Deep – Early 2024Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBASword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy ItSynduality – TBATexas Chainsaw Massacre – TBATortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBATowerborne – 2024Unknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024Valorant – 2024Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy ItWinter Burrow – Early 2025The Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024
Upcoming PC Games
As usual, PC gamers can pick up most of the games console owners get access to this month. That includes Star Wars: Outlaws and Black Myth: Wukong, among many others. The big PC-only release this month is a big, spankin’ new expansion to the long-running MMORPG World of Warcraft. Neat.
August 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Bare Butt Boxing – August 1Hello Cruel World – August 1Kitsune Tales – August 1Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss – August 1Thank Goodness You’re Here – August 1Tomba! Special Edition – August 1Pantless – August 2Realm of Ink – August 2Unrooted – August 2World of Goo 2 – August 2Level Zero: Extraction – August 6Volgarr the Viking II – August 6Creatures of Ava – August 7Arcade Paradise VR – August 8The Burst (VR) – August 8Cat Quest III – August 8Preserve – August 8Steam World Heist II – August 8The Crush House – August 9Madden NFL 25 – August 13/16Stormgate – August 13Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered – August 14Dawn of Defiance – August 15Dredge: The Iron Rig (DLC) – August 15Farewell North – August 15Black Myth: Wukong – August 20Dustborn – August 20Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds (DLC) – August 20Enotria: The Last Song – August 21Concord – August 23World of Warcraft: The War Within – August 26Core Keeper – August 27Star Wars: Outlaws – August 27/30Supermoves – August 28Akimbot – August 29Bloodless – August 29Gori: Cuddly Carnage – August 29Gundam Breaker 4 – August 29Shadow of the Ninja-Reborn – August 29Squirrel with a Gun – August 29Visions of Mana – August 29Galaxy Highways – August 30
September 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3Age of Mythology Retold – September 4Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9Funko Fusion – September 13Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – September 18God of War Ragnarok – September 19Frostpunk 2 – September 20Ara: History Untold – September 24Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy ItLollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25
October 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11Metaphor ReFantazio – October 11Transformers: Galactic Trials – October 11New World: Aeternum – October 15TMNT: Mutants Unleashed – October 18Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25Sonic X Shadow Generations – October 25Life is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29
November 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Slitterhead – November 8Assassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12Avowed – November 12Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14Funko Fusion – November 15Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 – November 19STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – November 20 – Buy It
Upcoming PC Games – Release Date TBA
33 Immortals – 2024Age of Mythology: Retold – TBAAmerican Arcadia – TBAAmong Us VR – TBAAnno 117: Pax Romana – 2025ARC Raiders – TBAArk 2 – 2024Atomfall – 2025Blacktail – “This Winter”Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBABlue Protocol – 2024Civilization VII – 2025Clockwork Revolution – TBAContraband – TBACreatures of Ava – 2024Crimson Desert – TBADoom: The Dark Ages – 2025Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024Dune: Awakening – TBAEreban: Shadow Legacy – TBAEverwild – TBAExodus – TBAExoMecha – TBAExpedition 33 – 2025Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024Fable – 2025Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024Fort Solis – TBAFragpunk – 2025Gears of War: E-Day – TBAHollow Knight: Silksong – TBAHyper Light Breaker – Early Access Summer 2024Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – 2024John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024Judas – TBAJurassic Park: Survival – TBAKilling Floor 3 – TBAKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024Little Nightmares 3 – 2025Lost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025Marathon – TBAMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024Mechabreak – 2025Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind – TBAMixtape – 2025Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin – Summer 2024Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025The Outer Worlds 2 – TBAPerfect Dark – TBAPhantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – TBAPhantom Hellcat – TBAPost Trauma – TBAPragmata – TBAPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026Prison Architect 2 – 2024Replaced – 2023The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBARoutine – TBAScars Above – TBASeason – TBASecond Extinction – TBAShovel Knight Showdown – TBASilent Hill 2 Remake – TBAThe Sinking City 2 – 2025Slay the Spire 2 – early access in 2025Sleight of Hand – 2025South of Midnight – 2025State of Decay 3 – TBASteelrising – TBAStormgate – TBAStar Trek: Resurgence – TBAStarfield: Shattered Space (DLC) – 2024Still Wakes the Deep – Early 2024Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBASynduality – TBATexas Chainsaw Massacre – TBAThank Goodness You’re Here – 2024Thrasher – 2024Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBATowerborne – 2024Ultra Mega Cats – 2024 – Buy ItUnknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024Until Dawn – Fall 2024Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – 2024 – Buy ItWayfinder – TBAWhere Winds Meet – TBAWindblown – TBAWinter Burrow – Early 2025Witchfire – TBAThe Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024
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