So far 2024 has been an incredible year for gamers and August is no exception. Load up your Steam wallet and get ready for these incredible new titles, sure to keep you busy long into September.
There’s an incredible mix of indie and triple-A titles – no gamer will be left disappointed this month.
Creatures of Ava – August 7
Creatures of Ava is an exploration-driven creature-taming game with a gorgeous art style and a strong story (co-written by Rhianna Pratchett). Designed to be entirely peaceful, players will guide explorer Vic around Ava to help the local inhabitants, the Naam, discover and cure a deadly virus, The Withering. Check out our more detailed preview of Creatures of Ava here.
- Price on release: Steam doesn’t have a price listed yet but it will likely be the same as the price on the Xbox, £20.99 / $24.99
- Get Creatures of Ava on Steam
SteamWorld Heist 2 – August 8
Guide Captain Leeway and their team of ragtag Steambots to solve the deadly water crisis threatening the oceans. Explore the great Oceanic sea shelf in this turn-based game and experience the new jobs system that allows for a range of combat options, from snipers to brawlers and more.
The precision aim and ricochet mechanics promise to make the combat engaging and opens up tons of interesting strategies for players to outmaneuver their enemies.
- Price on release: Steam doesn’t have a price listed yet but it will likely be the same as the price on the Switch, £22.49 / $26.99
- Get SteamWorld Heist 2 on Steam
The Crush House – August 9
Have you ever wanted to be in charge of a reality TV show? Now’s your chance with The Crush House, a classic 1999 special.
Select the most interesting and intriguing participants based on who you think viewers will want to see, engineer exciting scenarios to elicit drama and capture them on film. Oh, and do everything you can to avoid being canceled.
- Price on release: not yet announced
- Get The Crush House on Steam
EA Sports Madden NFL 25 – August 16
EA Sports Madden NFL 25 is the summer’s most hotly anticipated sports game, and College Football 25 has shown us just a teaser of what’s to come in Madden NFL 25.
Featuring a brand new physics-based tackling system that took over two years to develop, Madden NFL 25 promises to provide some highly satisfying gridiron. Check out our guide to all the versions before buying (the deluxe edition enables playing the game three days early, on August 13).
- Price on release: £59.99 / $69.99 for the base game
- Get EA Sports Madden NFL 25 on Steam
Black Myth: Wukong – August 20
Black Myth: Wukong is an action-adventure game with Soulslike elements, embedded in Chinese mythology. The game promises to be visually spectacular, with huge levels to explore and epic set pieces with challenging boss fights. Check out everything we know about Black Myth: Wukong here. Plus, make sure your PC can handle the visuals of this stunning game with our PC requirements guide.
- Price on release – £49.99 / $59.99
- Get Black Myth: Wukong on Steam
Dustborn – August 20
Finally, the ‘road-trip’ genre of movies is migrating to video games. In this single-player story-driven action-adventure game, players take on the role of Pax, a con artist who has been tasked with smuggling an important package across the Justice-controlled American Republic.
Make plenty of pit stops, build up your road trip crew, and bamboozle the authorities with your cover of being a punk rock band. The combat system is based on words and music, making it unique and exciting.
- Price on release: Steam doesn’t have a price listed yet but it will likely be the same as the price on the Switch, £24.49 / $29.99
- Get Dustborn on Steam
Tactical Breach Wizards – August 22
Have you ever wished Xcom had a little bit more fantasy to it? Step aside, hard sci-fi and make some space for the Tactical Breach Wizards. This story-driven tactical turn-based game offers Xcom-like gameplay with a fantastical twist.
The humor is very tongue-in-cheek and irreverent, which aids in lending the game a completely different tone to others in the genre.
- Price on release: not yet announced
- Get Tactical Breach Wizards on Steam
Concord – August 23
Concord is a 5v5 team-based first-person shooter that promises tons of character customization. There are 16 Freegunners to choose from, each of which has a range of Combat Trait modifiers to switch up their base abilities. The game also features a variety of gameplay modes including objective games and respawn-based modes. There are six modes planned for release. Check out everything we know about Concord so far here.
- Price on release: £34.99 / $39.99
- Get Concord on Steam
August 2024 PC releases that WILL NOT be coming to Steam
Although Steam is the largest PC games marketplace, other options are popping up, from Epic Games Store to proprietary studio launchers. As a result, there are several games that we’re excited for coming to PC in August 2024 that won’t be on Steam – but don’t miss out.
- World of Goo 2 (August 2) – the follow-up to 2008’s indie puzzle classic, World of Goo 2 will be available on the Epic Games Store
- World of Warcraft: The War Within (August 26) – the latest expansion to Blizzard’s enormous MMO will continue the epic story of Azeroth. Find out all you need to know about The War Within here.
- Star Wars Outlaws (August 30) – the new open-world Star Wars game from Ubisoft will be exclusive to the Ubisoft Connect launcher. Find out everything about Star Wars Outlaws here.
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