The holidays are a good time to catch up on previously released titles, but in August some really powerful products will appear on the market, which are worth keeping an eye on. Big worlds, stories focused on elections, or perhaps interesting situations that focus on online gameplay? Check out the August news in the Player Calendar.
- First show date: 03/08/2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, Switch, PC
- Developer: State of Play Games
South of the Circle is an adventure game that deals with a number of important topics such as love, work and keeping promises. The title was appreciated for providing a powerful story. The game originally appeared on Apple Arcade, and now it will hit consoles and PCs.
- First show date: 04/08/2022
- Platform: PC
- Developed by: Ice Code Games
Ice Code games will present players with a story set in the Wild West. Hard West 2 is another turn-based tactical strategy, however, we will not only face other gunslingers, because the production will also include many monsters. The main character of the story is the famous criminal Gene Carter.
- First show date: 04/08/2022
- Platform: PS5, PS4
- Developed by: Softstar Entertainment
Softstar Entertainment will provide the following players with an RPG set in a fantasy world modeled on the legends of the Middle Kingdom. The story centers on a young warrior who wants to defeat the demon goddess and her army.
- First show date: 08/09/2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, Switch, PC
- Developed by: Two Point Studios
Two Point Campus is an economic strategy by the developers of Two Point Hospital. This time the developers will allow those interested to create a university – as the administrator we will manage the staff and expand the campus. The game will appear for the first time on Xbox Game Pass.
- Release date: August 11, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, Switch, PC
- Developed by: Massive Monster
Massive Monster has prepared interesting croissants in which players take on the role of the title sheep – the task of which is to create your sect. Some subjects can be sacrificed to gain new powers, but it is also worth extracting a handful from the faith of believers. During the game, you must explore the vast world and eliminate other groups of cults.
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- Release date: August 11, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, PC
- Developer: Iron Galaxy Studios
Iron Galaxy Studios is trying to get another online title – this time Beat’em up, where we play as a warrior and start fighting with other players. The title is similar to Battle Royale games, because there are up to 40 players on the server during a single session.
- Release date: August 12, 2022
- Platform: PC
- Developer: Insomniac Games and Nixxes Software
The successful Insomniac Games was ported by Nixxes Software to PC. This is another Sony product that will fight for the good of PC gamers. Peter Parker’s adventure has already been appreciated by PS5 and PS4 owners, and now PC users will recognize the show.
- Release date: August 17, 2022
- Platform: PS5, PS4, PC
- Product: Roll7
The creators of OlliOlli is a mixture of a third-person shooter with roller skating. Roll7 focuses on dynamic fun and collecting points – the game may turn out to be an interesting title for players who love to play that focuses on collecting points.
- Release date: August 16, 2022
- Platform: XSX | S, XOne, Switch
- Developer: Norseville Games
Norse mythology co-op action game has already been released on Sony and PC, now more interested parties will get to know Norsfell games. The creators also prepared the biggest update in history, which will be rolling out to the title on the day of its production premiere on Xbox and Switch.
- Release date: August 16, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PC
- Developer: Nine Rocks Games
Realistic hunting simulators are very popular lately, Way of the Hunter will offer professional (official equipment) and large maps filled with different samples. In the title we will go to Europe and the United States – the developers have provided two locations, in addition, the game stands out with a very realistic shooting system.
First show date: 08/18/2022
Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PC
Developed by: OverBorder Studio
Thymesia is another spirit-like title that is similar in style to Bloodborne. The game takes place in a fallen kingdom, and during the game we will play the role of a mysterious character – only he knows the causes of the disaster, but the hero has lost his memory and now he has to restore it in order to save the world.
- Release date: August 19, 2022
- Platform: PS5
- Producer: Aeon Lands
Cloudpunk is an adventure game set in the futuristic city of Nivalis – the main character works in a delivery company that deals with legal and less formal orders. During the following missions, the player meets the next inhabitants, but at the same time makes choices that affect the entire city.
- Release date: August 23, 2022
- Platform: PS4, XOne, Switch, PC
- Producer: Jacob Dzunell
Midnight Fight Express is one of the most interesting games of the month – Jakub Dzwinel (solo developer) has prepared Beat’em up, which will allow players to take on the role of a hero who traverses the next stages of the world and faces other opponents during the game. The title features excellent animation.
- Release date: August 23, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, PC
- Product: Deep Silver Fusion
Will Saints Row return with style? The creators will provide a full reboot where players will play as a group of friends – the team has problems in Santo Ileso (the New World), so they take matters into their own hands and form the Saints gang. The game again focuses on fun and great destruction.
- Release date: August 23, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, XOne, PC
- Developed by: YummyYummyTummy
In the second half of the month, YummyYummyTummy will offer a lineup of RPGs – Fallen Legion Revenants and Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory. Players will take on the role of great heroes and fight the following enemies to save the collapsing empire.
- Release date: August 26, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, Switch, PC
- Product: Now production
Pac-Man World Re-Pac is a 3D platformer remake from 1999 – the action takes players to the birthday of the title character, who realizes that all of his guests have been kidnapped by ghosts. The action is based on the classic assumptions of the genre, and the developers, among other things, took care of a complete reconstruction of the graphics, improvements in the controls and made a number of improvements to make the gameplay more enjoyable.
- Release date: August 26, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, PC
- Product: Atlas
Atlus does not slow down and fans of the studio can prepare for the next Japanese RPG – this time the story is kept in a cyberpunk atmosphere, and the production itself is essentially a continuation of Devil Summoner: Soul Hacker. This time players will save the world from impending disaster.
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- Release date: August 30, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PC
- Developer: Black Forest Games
THQ Nordic is developing the Destroy All Humans brand and at the end of the month we will play a new version of the game from 2005. Black Forest Games will allow us to play the role of Crypto, which will deal with the eradication of humanity. The creators have once again taken care of completely updating the graphics and polishing the gameplay to bring it to the level expected in 2022.
- Release date: August 30, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, Switch, PC
- Product: Digital Eclipse
Konami is capitalizing on a strong interest in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection provides players with access to up to 13 TMNT games. However, fans can’t count on full refreshment – these are regular ports of consoles like the NES, SNES, Game Boy or Sega Mega Drive. Some items from the collection include multiplayer gameplay.
- Release date: August 30, 2022
- Platform: PS5, XSX | S, PS4, XOne, PC
- Developed by: Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments is the team responsible for RollerCoaster Tycoon, Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, Jurassic World Evolution or Elite: Dangerous and this time the developers have prepared a large-scale sports strategy in which we play as the boss of the entire F1 team. During the game, the player has to deal with finances, engineering or even the recruitment of drivers.
- Premiere Date: August 31, 2022
- Platform: XSX | S, PC
- Producer: Sam Barlow
Sam Barlow’s latest story was supposed to hit the market last month, but the developer postponed the final premiere in a row. The creator of Her Story and Telling Lies will once again offer a narrative adventure with unusual gameplay – players will watch three unreleased films to find clues that will help them find a little girl. The game will appear for the first time on Xbox Game Pass.
- Premiere Date: August 31, 2022
- Platform: PS5, PS4
- Developed by: Daniel Mullins Games
Inscryption is a mixture of a card game with a roguelike adventure game – the title has just made its debut on PC and is a huge hit. The developers who previously provided Pony Island and The Hex are responsible for the game.
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