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
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 14 — Streets of Rogue 2 - sandbox RPG (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 — Enotria: The Last Song - Italian folklore soulslike (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)
