Video Game Release Dates: The Biggest Games of August 2024 and Beyond [IGN]

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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 1
• Thank Goodness You’re Here – August 1
• Tomba! Special Edition – August 1
• Pepper Grinder – August 6
• Volgarr the Viking II – August 6
• Arcade Paradise VR – August 8
• Cat Quest III – August 8
• Steam World Heist II – August 8
• Madden NFL 25 – August 13/16 – Buy It
• Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered – August 14
• Dredge: The Iron Rig (DLC) – August 15
• Black Myth: Wukong – August 20
• Dustborn – August 20
• Enotria: The Last Song – August 21
• Concord – August 23 – Buy It
• Core Keeper – August 27
• Star Wars: Outlaws – August 27/30 – Buy It
• Akimbot – August 29
• Gori: Cuddly Carnage – August 29
• Gundam Breaker 4 – August 29 – Buy It
• Shadow of the Ninja-Reborn – August 29
• Visions of Mana – August 29 – Buy It

September 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates

• Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3 – Buy It
• Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6
• Astro Bot – September 6 – Buy It
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9 – Buy It
• Funko Fusion – September 13 – Buy It
• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – September 18 – Buy It (physical version out in November)
• Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy It
• Lollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25
• Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – September 26

October 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates

• Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1 – Buy It
• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8
• Silent Hill 2 – October 8 – Buy It
• Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11 – Buy It
• Metaphor: ReFantazio – October 11 – Buy It
• Transformers: Galactic Trials – October 11
• Just Dance 2025 Edition – October 15 – Buy It
• New World: Aeternum – October 15
• TMNT: Mutants Unleashed – October 18 – Buy It
• Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – October 24 – Buy It
• Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25 – Buy It
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25 – Buy It
• Sonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy It
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29 – Buy It

November 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates

• Farmagia – November 1 – Buy It
• Slitterhead – November 8 – Buy It
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12 – Buy It
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy It
• Funko Fusion – November 15 – Buy It

Upcoming PS4 and PS5 Games – Release Date TBA

• Alien: Rogue Incursion – Holiday 2024
• American Arcadia – TBA
• Anno 117: Pax Romana – 2025
• Atomfall – 2025
• Ballad of Antara – 2025
• Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBA
• Blue Protocol – 2024
• Civilization VII – 2025
• Crime Boss – TBA
• Crimson Desert – TBA
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – 2025
• Delta Force: Hawk Ops – TBA
• Doom: The Dark Ages – 2025
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024
• Dune: Awakening – TBA
• Dynasty Warrior Origins – 2025
• Exodus – TBA
• Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024
• Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024
• Infinity Nikki – TBA
• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024
• Judas – TBA
• Jurassic Park: Survival – TBA
• Killing Floor 3 – TBA
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024
• LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024
• Little Devil Inside – TBA
• Little Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy It
• Lost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025
• Marathon – TBA
• Marvel Rivals – TBA
• Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024 – Buy It
• Mecha Break – 2025
• Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater – TBA – Buy It
• Metro Awakening VR – 2024
• Mixtape – 2025
• Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025
• Neva – 2024
• Pacific Drive – 2024
• Path of Exile 2 – TBA
• Phantom Blade 0 – TBA
• Phantom Hellcat – TBA
• The Plucky Squire – 2024
• Post Trauma – TBA
• Pragmata – TBA
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026
• Prison Architect 2 – 2024
• The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBA
• Silent Hill 2 Remake – TBA
• Six Days in Fallujah – TBA
• Skydance’s Behemoth – Fall 2024
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake – TBA
• Steelrising – TBA
• Synduality – TBA
• Thank Goodness You’re Here – 2024
• Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBA
• Unknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024
• Until Dawn (PS5) – Fall 2024
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy It
• Where Winds Meet – TBA
• The Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024
• Wolverine – TBA
• Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025
• Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana – Early 2025

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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 1
• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1
• Tomba! Special Edition – August 1
• World of Goo 2 – August 2
• Volgarr the Viking II – August 6
• SteamWorld Heist II – August 8
• Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered – August 14
• Dredge: The Iron Rig (DLC) – August 15
• Farewell North – August 15
• Core Keeper – August 27
• Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club – August 29 – Buy It
• Gundam Breaker 4 – August 29 – Buy It
• Shadow of the Ninja-Reborn – August 29

September 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

• Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3
• Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6 – Buy It
• Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy It
• Lollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25
• Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – September 26
• The 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 10
• Transformers: Galactic Trials – October 11
• Super Mario Party Jamboree – October 17 – Buy It
• TMNT: Mutants Unleashed – October 18 – Buy It
• Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – October 24 – Buy It
• Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25 – Buy It
• Sonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy It
• Just Dance 2025 Edition – October 2024 – Buy It

November 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

• Farmagia – November 1 – Buy It
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership – November 7 – Buy It
• Antonblast – November 12
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy It
• Funko 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 2024
• Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story – 2024
• Civilization VII – 2025
• Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake – 2025
• Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist – 2024
• Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024
• Fairy Tale 2 – Winter 2024-2025
• Fantasian Neo Dimension – Holiday 2024
• Front Mission 3 Remake – TBA
• Hello Kitty: Island Adventure – 2025
• The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy – Early 2025
• LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024
• Little Devil Inside – TBA
• Little Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy It
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure – TBA – Buy It
• Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports – Fall 2024
• The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – 2024 – Buy It
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes – TBA
• Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024 – Buy It
• Metal Slug Tactics – 2024
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – 2025
• Mio: Memories in Orbit – 2025
• Monster Hunter Stories: 2 Wings of Ruin – Summer 2024
• Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero – 2025
• Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – 2025
• Quilts and Cats of Calico – TBA
• Rift of the Necrodancer – 2024
• The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBA
• Skul: The Hero Slayer – TBA
• Stray – Holiday 2024
• Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy It
• Star Wars: Hunters – 2024
• Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBA
• Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy It
• Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game – Holiday 2024
• Thank Goodness You’re Here – 2024
• Yars Rising – 2024
• Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024
• Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana – Early 2025

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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 1
• Volgarr the Viking II – August 6
• Creatures of Ava – August 7
• Cat Quest III – August 8
• Steam World Heist II – August 8
• Madden NFL 25 – August 13/16 – Buy It
• Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered – August 14
• Dredge: The Iron Rig (DLC) – August 15
• Farewell North – August 15
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits – August 15
• Black Myth: Wukong – August 20
• Dustborn – August 20
• Core Keeper – August 27
• Star Wars: Outlaws – August 27/30 – Buy It
• Akimbot – August 29
• Gori: Cuddly Carnage – August 29
• Shadow of the Ninja-Reborn – August 29
• Visions of Mana – August 29 – Buy It

September 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3 – Buy It
• Age of Mythology Retold – September 4
• Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9 – Buy It
• Funko Fusion – September 13 – Buy It
• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – September 18 – Buy It (physical version out in November)
• Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy It
• Lollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25

October 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1
• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8
• Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11 – Buy It
• Metaphor: ReFantazio – October 11 – Buy It
• Transformers: Galactic Trials – October 11
• New World: Aeternum – October 15
• TMNT: Mutants Unleashed – October 18 – Buy It
• Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25 – Buy It
• Sonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy It
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29 – Buy It

November 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• Slitterhead – November 8
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12 – Buy It
• Avowed – November 12
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy It
• Funko Fusion – November 15 – Buy It
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 – November 19
• STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – November 20 – Buy It

Upcoming Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Games – Release Date TBA

• 33 Immortals – 2024
• The Alters – TBA
• American Arcadia – TBA
• Anno 117: Pax Romana – 2025
• Ark 2 – 2024
• Atomfall – 2025
• Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBA
• Bright Memory Infinite – TBA
• Civilization VII – 2025
• Clockwork Revolution – TBA
• Contraband – TBA
• Creatures of Ava – 2024
• Crime Boss – TBA
• Crimson Desert – TBA
• Delta Force: Hawk Ops – TBA
• Doom: The Dark Ages – 2025
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024
• Dune: Awakening – TBA
• Ereban: Shadow Legacy – TBA
• Everwild – TBA
• Exodus – TBA
• ExoMecha – TBA
• Expedition 33 – 2025
• Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024
• Fable – 2025
• Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024
• Fragpunk – 2025
• Gears of War: E-Day – TBA
• Hollow Knight: Silksong – TBA
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – 2024
• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024
• Judas – TBA
• Jurassic Park: Survival – TBA
• Killing Floor 3 – TBA
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024
• Little Devil Inside – TBA
• Little Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy It
• Lost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025
• Marathon – TBA
• Marvel’s Blade – TBA
• Mechabreak – 2025
• Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater – TBA – Buy It
• Mixtape – 2025
• Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025
• Neva – 2024
• OD – TBA
• The Outer Worlds 2 – TBA
• Path of the Godess – TBA
• Perfect Dark – TBA
• Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – TBA
• Phantom Hellcat – TBA
• The Plucky Squire – 2024
• Post Trauma – TBA
• Pragmata – TBA
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026
• Prison Architect 2 – 2024
• The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBA
• Routine – TBA
• Scars Above – TBA
• Second Extinction – TBA
• The Sinking City 2 – 2025
• Six Days in Fallujah – TBA
• Sleight of Hand – 2025
• South of Midnight – 2025
• Starfield: Shattered Space (DLC) – 2024
• State of Decay 3 – TBA
• Steelrising – TBA
• Still Wakes the Deep – Early 2024
• Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBA
• Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy It
• Synduality – TBA
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre – TBA
• Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBA
• Towerborne – 2024
• Unknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024
• Valorant – 2024
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy It
• Winter Burrow – Early 2025
• The Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024
• Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025
• Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024

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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 1
• Hello Cruel World – August 1
• Kitsune Tales – August 1
• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1
• Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss – August 1
• Thank Goodness You’re Here – August 1
• Tomba! Special Edition – August 1
• Pantless – August 2
• Realm of Ink – August 2
• Unrooted – August 2
• World of Goo 2 – August 2
• Level Zero: Extraction – August 6
• Volgarr the Viking II – August 6
• Creatures of Ava – August 7
• Arcade Paradise VR – August 8
• The Burst (VR) – August 8
• Cat Quest III – August 8
• Preserve – August 8
• Steam World Heist II – August 8
• The Crush House – August 9
• Madden NFL 25 – August 13/16
• Stormgate – August 13
• Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered – August 14
• Dawn of Defiance – August 15
• Dredge: The Iron Rig (DLC) – August 15
• Farewell North – August 15
• Black Myth: Wukong – August 20
• Dustborn – August 20
• Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds (DLC) – August 20
• Enotria: The Last Song – August 21
• Concord – August 23
• World of Warcraft: The War Within – August 26
• Core Keeper – August 27
• Star Wars: Outlaws – August 27/30
• Supermoves – August 28
• Akimbot – August 29
• Bloodless – August 29
• Gori: Cuddly Carnage – August 29
• Gundam Breaker 4 – August 29
• Shadow of the Ninja-Reborn – August 29
• Squirrel with a Gun – August 29
• Visions of Mana – August 29
• Galaxy Highways – August 30

September 2024 – PC Game Release Dates

• Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3
• Age of Mythology Retold – September 4
• Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9
• Funko Fusion – September 13
• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – September 18
• God of War Ragnarok – September 19
• Frostpunk 2 – September 20
• Ara: History Untold – September 24
• Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy It
• Lollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25

October 2024 – PC Game Release Dates

• Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1
• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8
• Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11
• Metaphor ReFantazio – October 11
• Transformers: Galactic Trials – October 11
• New World: Aeternum – October 15
• TMNT: Mutants Unleashed – October 18
• Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25
• Sonic X Shadow Generations – October 25
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29

November 2024 – PC Game Release Dates

• Slitterhead – November 8
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12
• Avowed – November 12
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14
• Funko Fusion – November 15
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 – November 19
• STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – November 20 – Buy It

Upcoming PC Games – Release Date TBA

• 33 Immortals – 2024
• Age of Mythology: Retold – TBA
• American Arcadia – TBA
• Among Us VR – TBA
• Anno 117: Pax Romana – 2025
• ARC Raiders – TBA
• Ark 2 – 2024
• Atomfall – 2025
• Blacktail – “This Winter”
• Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBA
• Blue Protocol – 2024
• Civilization VII – 2025
• Clockwork Revolution – TBA
• Contraband – TBA
• Creatures of Ava – 2024
• Crimson Desert – TBA
• Doom: The Dark Ages – 2025
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024
• Dune: Awakening – TBA
• Ereban: Shadow Legacy – TBA
• Everwild – TBA
• Exodus – TBA
• ExoMecha – TBA
• Expedition 33 – 2025
• Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024
• Fable – 2025
• Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024
• Fort Solis – TBA
• Fragpunk – 2025
• Gears of War: E-Day – TBA
• Hollow Knight: Silksong – TBA
• Hyper Light Breaker – Early Access Summer 2024
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – 2024
• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024
• Judas – TBA
• Jurassic Park: Survival – TBA
• Killing Floor 3 – TBA
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024
• LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024
• Little Nightmares 3 – 2025
• Lost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025
• Marathon – TBA
• Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024
• Mechabreak – 2025
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind – TBA
• Mixtape – 2025
• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin – Summer 2024
• Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025
• The Outer Worlds 2 – TBA
• Perfect Dark – TBA
• Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – TBA
• Phantom Hellcat – TBA
• Post Trauma – TBA
• Pragmata – TBA
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026
• Prison Architect 2 – 2024
• Replaced – 2023
• The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBA
• Routine – TBA
• Scars Above – TBA
• Season – TBA
• Second Extinction – TBA
• Shovel Knight Showdown – TBA
• Silent Hill 2 Remake – TBA
• The Sinking City 2 – 2025
• Slay the Spire 2 – early access in 2025
• Sleight of Hand – 2025
• South of Midnight – 2025
• State of Decay 3 – TBA
• Steelrising – TBA
• Stormgate – TBA
• Star Trek: Resurgence – TBA
• Starfield: Shattered Space (DLC) – 2024
• Still Wakes the Deep – Early 2024
• Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBA
• Synduality – TBA
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre – TBA
• Thank Goodness You’re Here – 2024
• Thrasher – 2024
• Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBA
• Towerborne – 2024
• Ultra Mega Cats – 2024 – Buy It
• Unknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024
• Until Dawn – Fall 2024
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – 2024 – Buy It
• Wayfinder – TBA
• Where Winds Meet – TBA
• Windblown – TBA
• Winter Burrow – Early 2025
• Witchfire – TBA
• The Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024
• Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025
• Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024

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