Best New Video Games Releasing in August 2025

August is a wild month for game releases where PC bangers land on consoles, Xbox games shift to PlayStation, and PlayStation hits arrive on Xbox. Considering the price of gaming PCs and modern consoles, I’m ecstatic every time a game goes multi-platform. This month crams in the return of heavy-hitting franchises, cross-play multiplayer hits and an inclusive sports title that gives off Tron vibes + much, much more.

Best New Video Games Releasing This Month

If you are looking for thrills, spills and some sick new tricks, this month’s slate of new video games is more than suffice. With the return of a cult extreme sports favourite, some new horror survival games and an icon of the past set to land in the imminent future, gaming is back on the menu. Here are the best new video games releasing in August 2025.

Mafia: The Old Country

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: August 8

Mafia: The Old Country takes the franchise to Sicily in the early 1900s. Play out this violent adventure like a classic mob movie, with rival families engaging in turf wars across an authentic Mediterranean setting. Underground crypts, bountiful vineyards and cobbled streets are the backdrop for a narrative that explores honour, the search for a better life and the origins of organised crime.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: August 28

Rediscover the origin story of Snake with new graphics and through immersive stealth action gameplay. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a remake of the critically acclaimed 2004 original. Set amidst the Cold War, the man who becomes known as Big Boss must survive the jungle, with enemies and nature alike, to exfiltrate a scientist and prevent full-scale war. Stalk, interrogate, and eliminate enemies, as well as survive jungle predators with injuries that leave a permanent mark throughout the journey.

Gears of War: Reloaded

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: August 26

Gears of War: Reloaded is a remaster of the now classic title with enhanced visuals, 4k resolution, HDR, improved audio, up to 120fps split-screen and online multiplayer. The co-op Xbox shooter that birthed a franchise now includes a PlayStation release, and has all DLC bundled in with cross-play between platforms. Get on board with Marcus Fenix and crew to chainsaw Locust like it’s 2006.

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
• Release date: August 29

Legendary Shinobi Joe Musashi returns for a new 2D action platformer from the team behind Streets of Rage 4. Gorgeous hand-drawn visuals bring the adventure to life as you wield a vast ninja arsenal to unleash limitless combos against unparalleled evils. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance takes you through a dozen or more locations, including military bases and scorching deserts, on a quest to avenge your clan. 

Delta Force

• Platforms: PlayStation, Xbox
• Release date: August 19

The free-to-play tactical, team-based shooter leaps from PC to PS5 and Xbox with three modes: In Warfare, 64 players battle across land, air and sea utilising tactical gear and vehicles. Operations deploys your squad behind enemy lines to search for valuables, engage other players and extract with your loot. Black Hawk Down places you in the boots of legendary Delta Force operators in a campaign inspired by the classic 2001 film. 

Helldivers II

• Platforms: Xbox
• Release date: August 26

The hit PS5 shooter deploys on Xbox. As the galaxy’s last line of offence, join the fight for freedom in the fast, frantic co-op shooter that is Helldivers II. Everything on every planet wants you dead. Form a squad with other players, now with cross-play enabled. Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory or charge headfirst into combat with a wide array of battle-changing tools at your disposal. 

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

• Platforms: PlayStation
• Release date: August 12

The award-winning Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II slashes onto PS5 for the first time. This brutal journey of survival through Viking Iceland pits a hardened warrior against the darkness, Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny. Noted for its beautifully realised visuals and immersive sound, Hellblade II lets you experience the world through the eyes and ears of a Celtic warrior who experiences psychosis.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World

• Platforms: Switch 2
• Release date: August 28

2022’s Kirby and the Forgotten Land finds new life on the Switch 2 with enhanced visuals, improved frame rate and new content in the form of the Star-Crossed World expansion. Take on a 3D platforming adventure, copy enemies’ abilities like the new Drill and Ranger and use them to attack, explore your surroundings, and save the kidnapped friends. Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World can be purchased outright, or owners of the original release can get the upgrade for a smaller cost.

Lost Souls Aside

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation
• Release date: August 29

Following a last-minute delay. Lost Souls Aside will finally (hopefully) launch this August for PC and PS5. In this stylish action-adventure, you’ll traverse dimensions on a dangerous journey to save your sister and liberate humanity. Utilise diverse melee weapons and engage in frantic combat, switching weapons mid-combo for maximum damage. Show no mercy.

Drag X Drive

• Platforms: Switch 2
• Release date: August 14

Drag X Drive is a 3v3 ball sport and Nintendo’s take on wheelchair basketball. This futuristic, Tron-like title uses Switch 2’s motion controls and throws in things like tricks and half-pipes to take this inclusive sport to the next level. Play with friends or jump online for fast-paced matches.

Sword of the Sea

• Platforms: PC, PlayStation
• Release date: August 19

In Sword of the Sea, you’ll surf magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on a quest to restore a lost ocean. Drawing inspiration from skating and snowboarding games, explore skatepark-like ruins full of ramps, wall rides, and secrets. Uncover the mysteries of this land and transform dunes into oceans to revive the magical sea life that once inhabited the waves. 

Black Myth: Wukong

• Platforms: Xbox
• Release date: August 20

Black Myth: Wukong is a gorgeous soulslike rooted in Chinese mythology. Fantastic combat and epic boss battles make it a strong experience for those wanting a challenge. Freely combine spells, weapons, and equipment to suit your playstyle and uncover the truth of a legend from the past. After arriving on PS5 and PC in 2024, Xbox gamers can finally visit this stellar action title. 

August 2025 Video Game Release Dates

• Esophaguys (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, NS) — August 1
• Wander Stars (PC, NS) — August 1
• Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, NS) — August 5
• Turbo Kid (NS) — August 5
• Witch It (XBX/S) — August 5
• Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, NS) — August 7
• Gradius Origins (PC, PS5, XBX/S, NS) — August 7
• Operation Night Strikers (PC, NS) — August 7
• Ritual Raven (PC, NS) — August 7
• Static Dead: 15 Nights at the Old Lighthouse (PC) — August 7
• The House of the Dead 2 Remake (PC, NS) — August 7
• Tiny Bookshop (PC) — August 7
• Mafia: The Old Country (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — August 8
• Abyssus (PC) — August 12
• Echoes of the End (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — August 12
• Ra Ra Boom (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1) — August 12
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (PS5) — August 12
• Shields of Loyalty (PC) — August 12
• Dungeon Stalkers (PC) — August 13
• Drag x Drive (NS2) — August 14
• EA Sports Madden NFL 26 (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, NS2, NS) — August 14
• Iwakura Aria (PC, NS) — August 14
• Midnight Murder Club (PC, PS5) — August 14
• Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol.1 (PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, NS) — August 14
• Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 2 (PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, NS) — August 14
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition (PC) — August 14
• Bendy: Lone Wolf (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, NS) — August 15
• OFF (PC, NS) — August 15
• Delta Force (PS5, XBX/S) — August 19
• Sword of the Sea (PC, PS5) — August 19
• Black Myth: Wukong (XBX/S) — August 20
• Discounty (PC, PS5, XBX/S, NS) — August 21
• Grit & Valor: 1949 (PC, PS5, PSVR2, XBX/S, NS) — August 21
• Gears of War: Reloaded (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — August 26
• Helldivers 2 (XBX/S) — August 26
• Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening (PC, PS5, XBX/S, NS) — August 26
• Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (NS2, NS) — August 26
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PC, PS5, XBX/S) — August 28
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World (NS2) — August 28
• The Knightling (PC, PS5, XBX/S, NS) — August 28
• Varlet (PC, PS5, NS) — August 28
• Goosebumps: Terror in Little Creek (PC, PS5, XBX/S, NS) — August 29
• Lost Soul Aside (PC, PS5) — August 29
• Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (PC, PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XB1, NS) — August 29
• The Rogue Prince of Persia — August TBA