August 2025 is shaping up to be a great month for video game enthusiasts! We’ve compiled a list of the most intriguing new releases for you to enjoy. You will find exciting adventures, epic battles, and unexpected favorites inside.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2
- Release Date: August 5, 2025
- Platforms: PC and Nintendo Switch; PS and Xbox
This is a 3D fighting game set in the Demon Slayer manga universe. It features self-contained story modes, as well as PvP and PvE survival modes.
The House of the Dead 2 Remake
- Release Date: August 7, 2025
- Platforms: PC and Nintendo Switch; PS and Xbox later on
This is a remake of an old rail shooter originally released in 1998 on arcade machines, later ported to the Sega Dreamcast and PC. The game operates on the principle of a shooting gallery; you must shoot all the enemies on each screen.
Mafia: The Old Country
- Release Date: August 7, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, and Xbox Series
Mafia: The Old Country recounts the beginnings of organized crime in Sicily during the early 1900s.Playing as Enzo Favara, you must fight for survival and prove your worth to the family. The new Mafia is, in spirit, a third-person action-adventure game set in a dangerous and ruthless era. We can’t wait!
Tiny Bookshop
- Release Date: August 7, 2025
- Platforms: PC
A relaxing bookstore simulator. Its unique feature is that you have a small, mobile store and change locations frequently.
Whisper Mountain Outbreak
- Release Date: August 11, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, and Xbox Series
This is a cooperative, isometric survival horror game reminiscent of the Resident Evil series. Players explore locations, collect rare resources, solve puzzles, and find codes to open safes.
The Scouring
- Release Date: August 12, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, and Xbox Series
This real-time strategy game supports cooperative play for up to eight players and attempts to recreate the atmosphere of Warcraft II. It features the confrontation between humans and orcs in the context of modernized RTS gameplay.
Echoes of the End
- Release Date: August 12, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, and Xbox Series
This third-person action-adventure game is in the spirit of God of War and GreedFall. Players learn fencing combined with combat magic to help the main character save her brother. This third-person, story-driven adventure game is set in a fantasy world inspired by Iceland. Play as Rin, who has the ability to manipulate matter. She is accompanied by the scientist Abram Finlay. The game combines magic, sword fighting, puzzles, and exploration. It was developed by the Icelandic studio Myrkur Games. This is the developers’ debut project. It uses Unreal Engine 5.
Abyssus
- Release Date: August 12, 2025
- Platforms: PC A demo of the game is available on Steam.
This is a cooperative, first-person shooter with roguelike elements. Players take on the role of mercenaries who explore the underwater ruins of an ancient civilization. They battle mutated inhabitants and use powerful, sea-powered weapons. The game features dynamic combat, procedurally generated levels, and in-depth weapon customization.
Dungeon Stalkers
- Release Date: August 12, 2025
- Platforms: PC (Early Access); PS5 version in development.
This PvEvP dungeon crawler combines classic dungeon exploration with survival elements. Players explore ever-changing labyrinths filled with monsters and competing players. The game offers cooperative and competitive modes. Dungeon Stalkers offers a unique blend of genres, drawing inspiration from games like Dark and Darker.
Age of Wonders 4: Archon Prophecy
- Release Date: August 12, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S
This new expansion to the beloved strategy game allows you to lead the forces of light. The game features two new races, a new culture of Architects, and new fauna. The story will expand to include two new worlds and prophecy mechanics. In this new setting, the interpretation of the ruler’s goals will determine the development of society.
Midnight Murder Club
- Release Date: August 14, 2025 (Early Access Release)
- Platforms: PC and PS5.
It is the only game on the list that was available on Steam in Early Access and will be released in August. It is a first-person shooter social survival horror game in which players can communicate using microphones. The twist is that everyone is in complete darkness with only a flashlight to guide them, making it difficult to tell who is who. The game supports co-op for up to five players, and only one copy of the game is needed to play together.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition
- Release Date: August 14, 2025
- Platforms: PC
This updated edition of the classic 2004 real-time strategy (RTS) game includes all expansions: Winter Assault, Dark Crusade, and Soulstorm. Players control factions in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, build bases, and engage in strategic battles. This updated edition features improved graphics and support for modern hardware.
Bendy: Lone Wolf
- Release Date: August 15, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
This dark action roguelike game features Boris the wolf, who explores a distorted animation studio. You will need to explore procedurally generated levels, fight monsters in open combat or stealth mode, and use a variety of traps to survive.
Caravanners: Co-op Open World Camping
- Release Date: August 18, 2025
- Platforms: PC
It’s a cooperative travel simulator in a motorhome. Travel the world, customize your van, and manage your resources. In the game, you must eat, sleep, and earn money.
Sword of the Sea
- Release Date: August 19, 2025
- Platforms: PC and PlayStation 5
This atmospheric adventure game takes players on a journey through surreal landscapes to restore the ocean. The game’s main feature is the Hoversword mechanic, which combines skateboarding and snowboarding elements, enabling players to perform tricks and glide across waves of sand and water. Developed by Giant Squid—known for Abzu and The Pathless—under the direction of Matt Nava—who also worked on the cult classic Journey—Sword of the Sea promises to be an emotional adventure.
Void/Breaker
- Release Date: August 20, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S
It’s a first-person shooter game in which we repeatedly try to escape from an AI-guarded prison.
Morbid Metal
- Release Date: August 20, 2025
- Platforms: PC
Dive into a crazy, action-packed world with roguelike elements! Switch between characters on the fly and use their unique abilities to destroy hordes of enemies with powerful combos!
Pizza Bandit
- Release Date: August 25, 2025
- Platforms: PC
At its core, it’s a cooperative, third-person shooter with cooking elements. In addition to intense firefights, you’ll have to cook pizza. The co-op mode supports up to four players, and cooking earns you points that you can use to develop your cooking skills. As usual, you’ll complete contracts, hunt down criminals, travel through time, and customize your pizzeria.
Gears of War: Reloaded
- Release Date: August 26, 2025
- Platforms: PC
This remaster of the original Gears of War game will be available on all modern platforms. Most importantly, it will feature full cross-play and cross-progression support, as well as all DLC content from the 2015 Ultimate Edition. Other nice touches include:
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- Release Date: August 28, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S
This is a remake of MGS3: Snake Eater, which was released in 2004. It features the same thrilling story and captivating world, but with completely new graphics and 3D sound that convey the atmosphere of the jungle even better. It’s a combination of survival, action, and stealth. It’s being developed using Unreal Engine 5, so I’m eagerly awaiting its release. Let’s see how it turns out!
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
- Release Date: August 28, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch
This is a retro platformer in the style of old-school platformers, about a medieval Japanese assassin (shinobi).
Goblin Cleanup
- Release Date: August 28, 2025
- Platforms: PC
This is a cooperative simulator of a magical dungeon cleaner. It’s a fun game in which you need to clean a dungeon full of traps and monsters.
Lost Soul Aside
- Release Date: August 28, 2025
- Platforms: PC and PS5.
The game has already been postponed. It was originally scheduled for release on May 30 of this year, but the developers needed an additional three months to refine it. It’s worth the wait because of its spectacular battles, intriguing storyline, and genre. After all, it’s a slasher, not just another “Soulslike.
