We're at the quiet part of the gaming calendar, but that still doesn't mean you can breathe easy this year. Instead, the month ahead has plenty to offer in terms of quantity and quality, with a number of heavy-hitter games ready to devour any spare hours that you have left. Looking ahead, the big draws for August include From Software's return to sci-fi action in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, EA's fantasy-shooter Immortals of Aveum, and the return of the original Chainsaw Man when The Texas Chain Saw Massacre revs up for release.
August has a great number of smaller games to look at, so get ready to tag-team with destiny in WrestleQuest, discover your musical side in Stray Gods, and take part in a coming-of-age story in Goodbye Volcano High. On the indie side of the schedule, you can slay heretics in Blasphemous 2, become the bullet-hell in Vampire Survivors when it lands on Switch, and take on pirate ghosts in Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew.
As for delayed games, there's not too much to worry about here. August is actually the month in which numerous games decided to release in, just in time to avoid tangling with Bethesda and Starfield in September. For more details on what else you can expect later this year--and why you'll need a doctor's note excusing you from work for at least a few weeks in October--you can check out our guide to all the games releasing in 2023.
Baldur's Gate 3 - August 3
After years of early access fine-tuning, Larian Studios is finally ready to unleash a Baldur's Gate sequel that some fans have been waiting decades for. It's a fresh start for everyone, as the full release wipes the slate clean for everyone. Once you start, there's no shortage of content to discover as you'll be able to create a hero--or ne'er-do-well!--from one of several classes, embark on adventures across the realm, and possibly even find a grizzly romantic life partner in this D&D fantasy game.
WrestleQuest - August 8
Austin 3:16 says that even with the release of new WWE and AEW titles this year, the world still needs more wrestling games to elbow-drop some action into your life. WrestleQuest is that new contender, a hero's journey in tights as classic RPG combat meets wrestling moves, match styles, and gimmicks galore in this love letter to the powerbomb past. Wrestle with destiny and make it tap out in this game as you slam your way to the top of the pro wrestling food chain.
Stray Gods: The Role-Playing Musical - August 10
While you'll have to wait a few days longer for the release of Stray Gods--you can blame Baldur's Gate 3 for this one--the role-playing musical is still shaping up to be one of this year's most memorable games. Gods, romance, and murder in a world brought to life by an ensemble voice cast and slick illustrations? That sounds like music to our ears as you embark on an odyssey to change fate in this urban fantasy tale.
Atlas Fallen - August 10
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the slays of our time. Set in an alien world filled with ancient dangers, mysteries, and fragments of the past, Atlas Fallen attaches the gauntlet of destiny to your arm and allows you to take on a tyrannical deity with powerful sand-infused weapons and super-powered combat. Rise from the dust, gather the essence of your enemies to shape your own custom play style, and work to liberate humanity from the iron clutches of a cruel god.
Stray - August 10
One of the best PC and PlayStation games of 2022, Stray finally pounces into 2023 on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. In case you missed it last year, Stray is a clever adventure that combines platforming, light puzzle-solving, and dangerous gauntlets, all of which are experienced from the viewpoint of nature's deadliest and most adorable predator, a stray cat looking to find its way home. A captivating puzzle adventure in an engrossing post-apocalyptic world, Stray goes all in on its feline charm and is worth adopting when it lands on Xbox.
Everspace 2 - August 15
Starfield might be ready to hog all the headlines when it comes to space exploration in September, but in August, Everspace 2 is getting a headstart when it jumps onto PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. A fast-paced single-player space shooter, Everspace 2 has the DNA of Freelancer in its interstellar chassis, but it builds on that inspiration with an engaging story, intense outer space dogfights, and mysteries to uncover in the far reaches of the universe.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew - August 17
After it resurrected Desperados in 2020, developer Mimimi Games is headed out of the Old West and into the Caribbean for its next game, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. A stealth-strategy game set during an alternate history of the golden age of piracy, Shadow Gambit is all about outsmarting your enemies and combining the magical skills of your crew to pull off daring heists against ghoulish foes.
Vampire Survivors - August 17
Since it first launched on PC last year, the general consensus around Vampire Survivors is that this game would be perfect for the Switch. Well get ready to lose hours of your life to this irresistible bullet hell game. You only need a single finger to play Vampire Survivor, but it's all hands on deck when the challenge escalates to absurd levels of danger. Deceptively simple to start playing, Vampire Survivors was one of GameSpot's best PC and Xbox games of 2022. And now, it's a shoe-in for one of the best Switch games of 2023.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - August 18
Self-styled graffiti crews tagging pristine walls of concrete with exotic tags of color? It can only be Bomb Rush Cyberpfunk, a spiritual successor to Dreamcast classic Jet Set Radio. You won't just be brightening up the walls of New Amsterdam in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, as you'll be able to pull off some stylish tricks, explore five boroughs, and take on rival gangs in Crew Battles as you master the extreme arts of skateboarding, inline skating, and BMX cycling.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - August 18
The family that slays together, stays together! Leatherface and his kin are back in a new game that has gone to extreme lengths to recapture the slasher energy of this beloved horror film franchise. Like several other games making good use of a horror film franchise IP, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an asymmetrical multiplayer experience, and one where a team of survivors will not only have to face the homicidal Leatherface, but several of his family members as well in their race to stay alive.
Madden NFL 24 - August 18
EA's annual football game is back, and this year the focus is on creating a sporting experience that hits harder and feels more authentic than ever before. The new Sapien technology in the game delivers more realism and variation to athletes' physiques, smarter AI creates more reliable teammates, and the newest iteration of FieldSense provides an enhanced gameplay foundation to give you greater control during each match.
Immortals of Aveum - August 22
After suffering a slight delay, Immortals of Aveum has a tome of magic that's locked and loaded for August. Ascendant Studios has spent years working on its first-person magic shooter, and as Jak, you'll be to master three forms of magic, join an order of ancient arcane protectors, and enter the Everwar as you decide the fate of Aveum once and for all.
Blasphemous 2 - August 24
The Penitent One returns for a new campaign against heretical forces, as he endures an endless cycle of life, death, and resurrection in order to uncover ancient secrets. For this second round of delivering final judgment from the sharp end of a weapon, expect a strange new land littered with unforgiving traps, savage combat, and hordes of hideous monsters to slay your way through.
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon - August 25
From the dark fantasy lands of Elden Ring and Dark Souls to the far reaches of outer space, From Software's next game sees the studio return to its mechanized stomping grounds in Armored Core 6. Like previous entries in the series, Armored Core 6 is all about that mercenary lifestyle as you fine-tune your mech to take on all manner of titanic threats, this time with the added touch of From Software's finely tuned design philosophy.
Goodbye Volcano High - August 29
Goodbye Volcano High juggles a lot of ideas, so if you've been in the mood for a hybrid cinematic narrative that combines rhythm game action with an interactive coming-of-age movie experience, then this game might scratch several of your highly specific itches. Fully voice-acted, Goodbye Volcano High is an ambitious project that combines hand-drawn art and character animations with a branching narrative. It looks like a Saturday morning cartoon, but one that you'll be able to interact with as you make difficult choices with far-reaching consequences.
Sea of Stars - August 29
A turn-based RPG inspired by the classics, Sea of Stars walks a fine line between being a love letter to the past and injecting some new ideas into a beloved genre. Everything that makes a traditional SNES-era RPG is here, from turn-based combat to storytelling, but with a modern edge that makes Sea of Stars look like a sharp combo of nostalgia and old-fashioned fun. Xbox and PlayStation gamers will also be able to get their hands on the game from day one, through Game Pass and PS Plus.
August 2023 video game release schedule
- Baldur's Gate 3 (PC) - August 3
- Gord (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - August 8
- Tower of Fantasy (PS5) - August 8
- WrestleQuest (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One) - August 8
- 30XX (Switch, PC) - August 9
- Atlas Fallen (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - August 10
- Stray Gods: The Role-Playing Musical (PC) - August 10
- Stray (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One) - August 10
- Everspace 2 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S) - August 15
- Hammerwatch II (PC) - August 15
- Moving Out 2 (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch) - August 15
- Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - August 17
- Vampire Survivors (Switch) - August 17
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (Switch, PC) - August 18
- Madden NFL 24 (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One) - August 18
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One) - August 18
- Fort Solis (PS5, PC) - August 22
- Immortals of Aveum (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - August 22
- Smurfs Kart ( PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One) - August 22
- Blasphemous 2 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) - August 24
- Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One) - August 25
- Goodbye Volcano High (PS5, PS4, PC) - August 29
- Samba de Amigo: Party Central (Switch) - August 29
- Sea of Stars (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch) - August 29
- Under the Waves (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One) - August 29
- Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch) - August 31
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