The PC game releases we're most excited about in August

I think we've finally escaped the slow release period that followed Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. This month includes the release of Black Myth: Wukong, which is currently the most wishlisted game on Steam, Ubisoft's open world Star Wars game, and a big sparkling list of other notable games, including the badass-looking bullet hell shooter pictured above, which is the first game in the list below.

German gaming convention Gamescom is also this month, and as usual it'll kick off with the Geoff Keighley-hosted Opening Night Live showcase. That's on August 20, and one thing we know to expect is the reveal of Civilization 7.

For a more zoomed-out view of what's coming out on PC this year, check out our big list of 2024's upcoming PC games.

August's big PC release dates

CYGNI: All Guns Blazing | August 5

To be honest, I'd never heard of this Konami-published bullet hell shooter until a few minutes ago, when I stumbled across it on Steam. I thought the trailer was so cool that I instantly added it to this article.

Stormgate | August 13 

It's already out in early access, technically, but this new RTS from ex-Blizzard devs goes free-to-play on August 13. The response has been mixed so far, but Fraser had a good time during a recent preview session.

Black Myth: Wukong | August 19
Steam's most wishlisted game, a soulslike which struck Morgan as "one long boss rush" when he previewed it earlier this year. As you might've guessed from the protagonist's fur, it's based on Journey to the West.

Tactical Breach Wizards | August 22
Turn-based battles with a squad of modern magic users in body armor from PC Gamer alumnus Tom Francis and developer Suspicious Developments—it's got a great demo you can try now.

Concord | August 23
Despite finding its characters bland, I thought people would be more into Concord than they have been—low open beta numbers suggest it might have a tough launch at $40. Nice guns, though!

Smite 2 | August 27
Hi-Rez's action MOBA is still in alpha, but its Steam release date marks the launch of its "24/7" alpha phase, where the servers will be available at all hours. 

Star Wars Outlaws | August 30
Morgan wasn't sure about Ubisoft's open world Star Wars game after his first preview session, but he liked it a lot more when they let him loose in the open world. 

August gaming events

• Tabletop convention Gen Con runs August 1-4
• QuakeCon is August 8-11 in Grapevine, Texas
• IEM Cologne 2024 is August 16-18
• Gamescom 2024  starts August 20 with its Opening Night Live showcase
• Fan convention PAX West is on August 30 
• Valorant Champions 2024 runs all month in Seoul

More games releasing in August

• August 1 — Thank Goodness You're Here! - comedy "slapformer" (Steam)
• August 2 — World of Goo 2 - gooey engineering puzzles (Epic)
• August 5 — Fields of Mistria - life sim RPG (Steam)
• August 6 — CYGNI: All Guns Blazing - badass-looking bullet hell shooter (Steam)
• August 6 — Level Zero: Extraction - "dark" sci-fi extraction shooter (Steam)
• August 6 — Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks - "high-Orktane mayhem" (Steam)
• August 6 — Volgarr the Viking 2 - 2D action-platformer (Steam)
• August 7 — Creatures of Ava - rescue cute creatures (Steam)
• August 8 — Cat Quest 3 - feline RPG (Steam)
• August 8 — Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers - Blackjack roguelike (Steam)
• August 8 — Deathbound - soulslike with a twist (Steam)
• August 8 — SteamWorld Heist 2 - turn-based ballistic combat (Steam)
• August 13 — Demonsomnia - bodycam horror game (Steam)
• August 15 — Farewell North - be a border collie (Steam)
• August 15 — I Am Your Beast - high-speed FPS (Steam)
• August 20 — Dustborn - alternate history road trip (Steam)
• August 21 — Mika and The Witch's Mountain - broomstick delivery service (Steam)
• August 28 — Gundam Breaker 4 - Gunpla builder (Steam)
• August 29 — Memoriapolis - Grand strategy (Steam)
• August 29 — Visions of Mana - New RPG in the long-running series (Steam)
• August 30 — Breachway - sci-fi deckbuilding roguelike (Steam)