OK, now we're talking. We're barrelling towards AAA season in earnest this month. Madden is always our gaming Groundhog, signaling a bloodbath of huge releases between now and Christmas.
Huge games are beginning to drip out over the next four months, kicking off with Madden NFL 20 before diving headfirst into Remedy's Control, a nostalgia trip with World of Warcraft: Classic and Nintendo will look to continue its fine run of form with exclusives when Astral Chain lands.
There's something for just about everyone here, from the just-one-more-turn 4X greatness of Age of Wonders: Planetfall to the spacefaring antics of Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, and the growing tension of Life is Strange 2. Heck, even The Church in the Darkness is coming out. That game's been kicking around for years and years. Let's hope the wait has been worth it.
Here are all of the biggest and best games coming out over the next four or so weeks. Get voting for your favourites in the poll below!
Madden NFL 20 - August 2nd / PC, PS4, Xbox One
Madden NFL 20 System Requirements
The Church in the Darkness - August 2nd / PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch
The Church in the Darkness System Requirements
Age of Wonders: Planetfall - August 6th / PC
Age of Wonders: Planetfall System Requirements
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw - August 13th / PC
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw System Requirements
Rad - August 20th / PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Remnant: From The Ashes - August 20th / PC, PS4, Xbox One
Remnant: From the Ashes System Requirements
Life is Strange 2 - Episode 4 - August 22nd / PC, PS4, Xbox One
Life is Strange 2: Episode 4 System Requirements
Okinaki - August 22nd / PC, PS4, Switch
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - August 27th / PC
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey System Requirements
Control - August 27th / PC, PS4, Xbox One
The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut - August 27th / PC, PS4, Xbox One
The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut System Requirements
World of Warcraft: Classic - August 27th / PC
World of Warcraft Classic System Requirements
Astral Chain - August 30th / Switch
Blair Witch - August 30th / PC, Xbox One
Blair Witch System Requirements
The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan - August 30th / PC, PS4, Xbox One
The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan System Requirements
If you're planning to pick up any of the games out this month, you can get voting below. You can also vote for multiple games if you’re planning multiple purchases. Enjoy the next month of gaming and do let us know if you're saving your cash for something a little further afield or you're getting tucked into your backlog!
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Blair Witch.
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I'm really interested in Ancestors Humankind Odyssey.
It could be worthwhile, will check out the sys req if my laptop can run it.
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Final sys reqs aren't out yet sadly. Looks like a neat idea though, and it's being producer by the original Assassins Creed creator
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Of everything that has been released this year, Ancestors could be the game that I find the most interesting/innovative.
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Very hard to predict whether it'll be any good or not though. I'm a sucker for any games that try prehistory though
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I think I'm a sucker for new ideas.
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I never heard of Rebel Galaxy Outlaw and it sounds awesome, but doing some digging and it turns out it's already out on Steam? Is this a sequel or something? Oh, and I'm dissapointed beyond belief on what they manage to turn The Bard's Tale into. Wtf... Most of the titles don't look all that interesting to me. The few exception being Okinaki & Astral Chain, they look solid, I love their artstyle and gameplay. Definetly something I'll pick up for my Switch.
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That's the original. Looks like the sequel is an Epic exclsusive
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Shame
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I think you can get Rebel Galaxy for free on the Epic Store.
Not 100% sure if the time limit is up, working so don't have time to check.
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That was a few weeks ago. Makes a lot of sense now!
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Marketing 101 it seems.
We'll see how the 2nd game will end up.
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Control is my obvious choice but it's not a sure buy. I want to wait until I see reviews and benchmark videos first before buying it. It had better not be another Quantum Break with those ridiculous recommended specifications.
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Can't wait for control, also looking forward to blair witch.
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Exactly the same here, I'll try those 2 for sure!
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i am interested in Remnant: From The Ashes and Control
but my vote goes to Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
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Waiting for ancestors human kind odyssey looks like a very fresh concept to me
"Spore" is slightly close to this
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Technically coming out still in July (30th) But i'm excited for Kindergarten 2! (it's not on GD yet though?)
Other than that, Life Is Strange and Blaire Witch are on my radar!
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Okinaki is the only one on the list i'm really interrested in right now , played the free demo and like it so far and want to know more about the story , Blair Witch is my n2 pick from this list
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and oh man just discovered Astral Chain , wish it was not a switch exclusive as i Don't have one :(
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I can't wait to play Man of Medan. I had a blast with Until Dawn, and I can't wait to play this.
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why is there no option for none of them ? or others
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I don´t know why people love Control so much looks quite boring to me and remedy hasn´t really had the best track record as of late.
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I guess it depends what kind of gamer you are, I guess I'm more of a casual gamer. I don't like to grind a lot or put a lot of work in getting good stats and doing all kinds of side quests (expect Breath of the wild :P). I just want a good story. That's why Alan Wake is my favourite game of all time. And I also loved quantem break.
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i liked alan wake a lot it was creepy, different, confusing. quantem break tried to be a tv show? with a low tier television story and mediocre gameplay
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Im just interested in controlnot so much because of the setting, but rather to see how optimized and how good my pc can run this game xD.