A selection of the best releases of the coming month.
It seems that the current gaming drought can be called the most merciful in recent years. Usually in the summer there is nothing to pay attention to at all, but this time August promises to bring us several high-profile long-term construction projects, as well as a couple of rather intriguing projects.
Beginning of the month
On July 2, a gloomy metroidvania called Grime… Its main feature is a unique design in which surrealism, dark fantasy and body horror are intertwined. So, the main character here has a real black hole instead of a head.
Early Access will finally leave on July 5 Jupiter hell – an ambitious attempt to transform the good old Doom into an isometric roguelike game with turn-based combat. Judging by the reviews, the experiment turned out to be quite successful.
On the same day, cartoon JRPG will be released on PC and consoles of the outgoing generation Dodgeball academia… Its action takes place in an absurd world where bouncers are not just a sport, but the style and even the meaning of the life of many creatures.
August 6th on Steam will launch Bless unleashed – relaunch of the once popular Korean MMO. They promise a big world inhabited by all kinds of animals, a bunch of quests, a grandiose plot, and so on.
On the 10th will get to the release Black Book – atmospheric role-playing game in the entourage of Russian folk tales. The main character, the peasant woman Vasilisa, loses her lover. To return him from the afterlife, the girl resorts to witchcraft and opens the forbidden Black Book. Now she has to travel to villages, captivate demons and fight with all kinds of evil spirits.
Dodgeball academia
Black Book
Middle of the month
The richest in releases will be on August 12th. On this day, seven projects should be released at once. One of them is a first person puzzle Faraday Protocol… In it, you take on the role of a space archaeologist who wanders the mysterious pyramid of some alien civilization. Your main assistant in her research will be a blaster, which is able to redirect energy.
To stretch the brains already in two-dimensional space will offer Tetragon… To solve problems in it, you have to manipulate gravity – you get a kind of spiritual heir to the old And Yet It Moves…
Cyberpunk action will be released on all current platforms Foreclosed… In it you will take control of the poor fellow, who was deprived of all implants and disconnected from the city network, which in the world of the future is tantamount to a death sentence. But the main character does not intend to give up so easily. The developers promise that the project will appeal to those who love Max payne and Deus Ex, – high bar.
Adventure will also allow you to look into a bleak tomorrow The plane effect… At the end of the working day, a simple office clerk notices that a cosmic anomaly is shining in the sky, which does not bode well for the world. In this regard, the hero decides to go home to his family by all means. Only here the road for some reason does not end and does not end, throwing up only new obstacles.
Foreclosed
The plane effect
In contrast to this SkateBIRD will offer the most frivolous entertainment that fully corresponds to the name of the project. Yes, you really are playing as a skateboarder bird. Ride, flap your wings, tweet, don’t ask unnecessary questions.
The already huge list of survival games will be replenished with a project called Icarus… Its main feature is visual: dense forests, ice caves and sultry deserts of an unknown planet are really picturesque. But what is there in terms of gameplay is still difficult to say.
And late arrives at the battle royale party Naraka: Bladepoint – a battle royale set in an oriental fantasy setting. From the gameplay features – parkour, hook-cat and all kinds of magic. Is this enough to compete with genre hits?
Curious Road Trip Coming to PC and Nintendo Switch on August 16 Road 96where you have to get out of some authoritarian state. The trick is that all circumstances, incidents and obstacles on your way are generated randomly. This is a familiar mechanic, for example, in roguelikes, but this is new for narrative games.
Icarus
Road 96
On August 17, the long-awaited Humankind – heiress “Civilizations” from authors Endless space… You will be offered a choice of up to 60 historical cultures, which can be mixed with each other in different combinations and lead from ancient times to modern times.
We are waiting on the same day Greak: Memories of Azur – another metroidvania with hand-drawn decorations. In it you will play as a family of pretty, sharp-eared creatures who are trying to leave the lands captured by a hostile people. Each of the three heroes has its own unique abilities that will need to be combined to overcome obstacles.
An interactive thriller will be released on the 19th Twelve minutes, which is notable primarily for its stellar cast: the main roles were voiced by James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley and Willem Dafoe. The main character gets stuck in a time loop, where a policeman breaks into his house and kills him in front of his wife. The nightmare lasts twelve minutes and then repeats from the beginning. How to prevent the inevitable? And is it even possible?
On the same day on PC and new consoles will appear Recompile – action platformer clearly inspired by the movie “Throne”… As a live program, you will travel through cyberspace, fix some systems, fight others and solve the mysteries of the Mainframe.
Also on August 19 will go on sale Mayhem brawler – another retro scuffle, which will try to leave on nostalgia for the 16-bit era.
Humankind
Twelve minutes
The end of the month
If someone is suddenly interested, on August 21, another casino will be released under the guise of a sports game – Madden NFL 22…
On the 24th, a new game will be released. “Alien” – Aliens: Fireteam Elite… This time, the franchise is mastering a cooperative survival-fighter in the spirit of Left 4 dead… Place your bets on whether the project will be closer to a masterpiece in terms of quality Isolation or to the wretched Colonial Marines…
On the same day, on all relevant platforms will be released Hoa Is a stunningly beautiful puzzle platformer inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki.
Also on August 24, probably the most ambitious Russian project of recent years will go on sale – King’s bounty ii… The once legendary strategy RPG in the sequel has changed significantly. The cartoonish fabulousness was replaced by a very serious fantasy, and the camera moved over the hero’s shoulder (at least for the duration of his travels in the open world). The developers promise the spirit of a grand adventure, many important decisions affecting the plot, and deep combat.
On August 25, the old dream of Tim Schaefer’s fans will come true – the sequel of the cult “Psychonauts”… Like sixteen years ago, you will get the role of Raz – a young psychic who travels through foreign inner worlds and helps people overcome their demons.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Psychonauts 2
On August 27th, an equally psychedelic release will be released exclusively on Nintendo Switch No more heroes 3… This time, geek-thug Travis Touchdown will have to prevent a full-fledged alien invasion. His enemies will be galactic superheroes, the main one of whom bears the speaking name of Prince Fu.
The same day will appear Baldo: The Guardian Owls – an attempt to make an old-school “Zelda”, but in the style of studio Ghibli cartoons.
Well, the brutal slasher-platformer will end the month and summer with him Song of Iron… In it, an invincible Viking crushes hordes of enemies with an ax, clearing his way to the Great Temple of the Gods.
These are all the projects of August that came into our field of vision. What are you most looking forward to? Write in the comments!
