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These are the game highlights for August
by Philipp Rüegg
These are the game highlights for August
1.8.2024
August is so packed with hot games that for once it’s not the heat bringing us out in a sweat.
Rewind ten years, and August 2014 was also packed with some top-class titles. Rather than a whole game, the highlight was actually a playable demo or PT (playable teaser) for short. The teaser for the as yet unreleased new Silent Hill shocked millions of players worldwide – in a good way. This year’s August potentially also has something scary up its sleeve, although not quite as sweat-inducing.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – amazing
Before the lawbreakers take over the sceptre at the end of the month with Star Wars: Outlaws, you get to play bounty hunter Jango Fett. This third-person shooter comes from Lucas Arts and was originally released for PS2 and Gamecube. Amongst other things, the spruced-up version offers better environmental textures and new lighting effects. The PS5 variant also benefits from exclusive DualSense functions.
When: 1 August
Where: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Switch
Multiplayer: no
Thank Goodness You’re Here – gives you the giggles
Studio Coal Supper describes its game as joke’n’run, with a string of bizarre quips coming in hot pursuit. As a sales rep, you stroll through the northern English town of Barnsworth, get to know the locals and carry out their bizarre orders. The demo made me laugh a few times. It’s published by Panic, the studio behind Untitled Goose Game.
When: 1 August
Where: PC, PS5, Switch
Multiplayer: no
Creatures of Ava – taming instead of destroying
This game’s about saving a strange and brightly coloured ecosystem from a mysterious infection. From a third-person perspective, you explore a colourful world full of fantastic creatures. Using your special flute, you tame over 20 wild creatures to save planet Ava from «wilting».
When: 7 August
Where? PC, Xbox Series S/X
Multiplayer: no
When: 8 August
Where: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Switch
Multiplayer: local co-op for two people
Steamworld Heist 2 – release the pressure
We continue on the theme of pirates, as they also play the leading role in Steamworld Heist 2. But instead of cats, steam robots cut across the sea with their submarine. As well as smaller ocean battles in real time, the game focuses on turn-based, tactical fights, as in the first part. The aim is to use your Steambot’s different abilities correctly so you emerge from battles victorious.
When: 8 August
Where: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Switch
Multiplayer: no
Preserve – comforting tile laying
Preserve is a relaxing nature puzzle where you have to make an ecosystem flourish. By placing plants and animals correctly on hexagonal squares, you create a perfect symbiosis. It’s reminiscent of the Dorfromantik game.
When: August 8 for early access
Where: PC
Multiplayer: no
The Crush House – pretend you’re in Jersey Shore
The concept behind The Crush House is refreshingly different. You manage a 1999 hit reality show of the same name by satisfying viewers with hot romances and placing tasteful ads to generate enough money for the next season. By night, you also need to uncover The Crush House’s dark secret. This game is published by Devolver and promises to be wonderfully weird.
When: 9 August
Where: PC
Multiplayer: no
When: 20 August
Where: PC, PS5
Multiplayer: no
When: 20 August
Where: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
Multiplayer: no
Concord – heroic costume party
Concord is the latest hero shooter in the style of Overwatch. Two teams of five people compete against each other in six game modes from a first-person perspective. There are 16 characters, so-called freegunners, to choose from, plus 12 cards. The beta was fun. But whether that’s enough to hold its own against Overwatch 2 or the upcoming Marvel Rivals remains to be seen.
When: 23 August
Where: PC, PS5
Multiplayer: PvP
Endzone 2 – post-apocalyptic Sim City
You create new settlements out of the remains of a destroyed civilisation in this post-apocalyptic building strategy game. Endzone 2 is reminiscent of Sim City – the difference being you first have to make dangerous wasteland habitable. Only then can you build houses and factories.
When: 26 August for early access
Where: PC
Multiplayer: no
World of Warcraft: The War Within – Happy Birthday
The tenth expansion to this popular online role-playing game is being released to mark its tenth anniversary. It includes four new areas. Three are underground caves, but they’re meant to be spacious and varied when it comes to vegetation. Each class gets new hero talents. These are smaller, separate talent trees. The maximum level will also be increased to 80.
When: 26 August
Where: PC
Multiplayer: PvP and PvE
When: 29 August
Where: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
Multiplayer: no
Monster Jam Showdown – vroom, vroom
Fans of monster trucks should keep their ears to the ground – well maybe not, it’s going to be loud. In this arcade game, you get to race fat-wheeled, roaring behemoths across off-road tracks, perform breakneck stunts and compete with friends in split screen.
When: 29 August
Where: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Switch
Multiplayer: local and online PvP
When: 29 August
Where: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Switch
Multiplayer: co-op for two people
When: 29 August
Where: Switch
Multiplayer: no
When: 30 August
Where: PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X
Multiplayer: no
Philipp Rüegg
Senior Editor
Philipp.Rueegg@digitecgalaxus.chAs a child, I wasn't allowed to have any consoles. It was only with the arrival of the family's 486 PC that the magical world of gaming opened up to me. Today, I'm overcompensating accordingly. Only a lack of time and money prevents me from trying out every game there is and decorating my shelf with rare retro consoles.
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