Top 20 Video Game Drops of August 2025
August kicks off the big fall gaming time, with a bunch of big games set to come out. This list talks about 20 big games coming out this month, from huge hits to cool indie games.
Big Games from Big Makers
Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba The Hinokami Chronicles 2
- Type: 2D Action-Fight Game
- Plays on: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch
- Comes Out: August 5
This game is from a top anime and lets players fight in the Red Light District, Blacksmith Village, and Hashira Training arcs. It's a fight game where fans can play big story parts, pick custom battles, and get new game looks.
Mafia: The Old Country
- Type: Third-Person Action Quest
- Plays on: PC, PS5, Xbox Series
- Comes Out: August 8
The game goes back to the start of the mafia in Sicily in the early 1900s. You play as Enzo Favara, working through a straight story with action, hiding, and deep stories. They built it on Unreal Engine 5.
Echoes of the End
- Type: Third-Person Action Quest
- Plays on: PC, PS5, Xbox Series
- Comes Out: August 12
Myrkur Games' first game has you play Rin the sorceress and Abram the scientist fighting a big empire. The play mixes both heroes' skills, lets you pick better skills, explore, and solve puzzles using how things fall and move.
Abyssus
- Type: Team First-Person Shooter
- Plays on: PC
- Comes Out: August 12
This game lets up to four players fight sea creatures to get resources back. You get new guns and powers each time you play.
World War Z VR
- Type: Team First-Person Shooter
- Plays on: PC, Oculus Quest
- Comes Out: August 12
The team zombie shooter known for its huge crowds of zombies now lets you play in VR. This way, you feel like you're there, using hand moves to control the game.
Gears of War: Reloaded
- Type: Third-Person Shooter
- Plays on: PC, PS5, Xbox Series
- Comes Out: August 26
This game brings back the first Gears of War, made new again before a new prequel comes. They redid the game looks, lighting, and controls, and made it work on wide screens.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- Type: Third-Person Action RPG
- Plays on: PC, PS5
- Comes Out: August 29
From China's Ultizero Games, published by PlayStation. Keyser goes through worlds with Arena, who turns into weapons for fights and solving puzzles.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
- Type: Third-Person Stealth-Action
- Plays on: PC, PS5, Xbox Series
- Comes Out: August 28
A new take on the third game in the series, remade on Unreal Engine 5 by Virtuos. It keeps the original voices while changing almost all else.
Lost Soul Aside
- Type: 2D Action-Platformer
- Plays on: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch
- Comes Out: August 29
Lizardcube (from Streets of Rage 4) brings back the classic SEGA ninja series. You play ninja Joe Musashi in a cool, hand-drawn slasher game, mixing fights and ninja skills.
Destiny: Rising
- Type: Role-Play First-Person Shooter
- Plays on: iOS, Android
- Comes Out: August 28
Bungie takes Destiny to phones. The game keeps what fans love, with a full story, gear to pick, and ways to play with or against others.
Cool Indie Picks
A Few Quick Matches
- Type: 2D Fighting Game
- Plays on: PC
- Comes Out: August 5
Based on Stick Fight animations, this game puts 2 to 4 players in fast fights. Focus is on combo moves and pushing others out with the place you fight in.
GUNTOUCHABLES
- Type: Action Roguelike
- Plays on: PC
- Comes Out: August 7
Team play where you fight more and more evolving mutants. It's about smart moves and random skills, with player votes on boosts for the team.
Tiny Bookshop
- Type: Life Simulator
- Plays on: PC
- Comes Out: August 7
Run your own cute bookshop. You decorate, manage books, and get to know people in Bustonbury-on-the-Sea.
Sword of the Sea
- Type: Third-Person Action-Adventure
- Plays on: PC, PS5
- Comes Out: August 19
From the maker of Journey, this game is all about smooth movement. You ride an "aeroblade" in a land of big dunes and waves, finding out old secrets.
Note: More games like EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26, Drag x Drive, Ra Ra BOOM, and others also drop in August and follow the same pattern. This list shows some of the 20 games coming out.
