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Game release calendar: August 2018

Every game releasing this month, ranked by how much attention it gets: IGDB hype, Steam wishlist rank, Twitch viewing and how many outlets covered it this week. Updated daily.

We Happy Few

Top release this month

We Happy Few

Out · PC · PS4 · Xbox One · Mac

6.3Review score10 critic reviews
    • 37 hypes

    Standout releases this month

    1. 1

      We Happy Few

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      6.3Review score10 critic reviews
      • 37 hypes
    2. 2

      Graveyard Keeper

      · PC, Xbox One, Mac

      7.5Review score1 critic review
      • 10 hypes
    3. 3

      Dead Cells

      · PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      9.0Review score12 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    4. 4

      Death's Gambit

      · PC, PS4, Mac

      6.7Review score11 critic reviews
      • 19 hypes
    5. 5

      Two Point Hospital

      · PC, Mac

      8.7Review score10 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    6. 6

      Strange Brigade

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      7.3Review score12 critic reviews
      • 11 hypes
    7. 7

      Overcooked! 2

      · PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      8.0Review score11 critic reviews
      • 6 hypes
    8. 8

      The Walking Dead: The Final Season

      · PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One

      7.1Review score5 critic reviews
      • 6 hypes
    9. 9

      State of Mind

      · PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      6.9Review score9 critic reviews
      • 10 hypes
    10. 10

      The Messenger

      · PC, Switch

      8.7Review score8 critic reviews
      • 4 hypes

    Ports and remasters of games already released are left out.

    Month at a glance

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    Darker days have the most-watched releases. Tap a day to see its games.

    Day by day

    39 games

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    1 game

    • Dead Cells

      #4

      PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac · Platform, Adventure

      9.012 critic reviews

      2 games

      • Overcooked! 2

        #10

        PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac · Simulator, Strategy

        8.011 critic reviews

        • Flipping Death

          #30

          PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac · Platform, Puzzle

          7.54 critic reviews

          1 game

          • Unavowed

            #20

            PC, Mac · Point-and-click, Puzzle

            7.95 critic reviews

            2 games

            1 game

            • We Happy Few

              #2

              PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac · Shooter, Adventure

              6.310 critic reviews

              2 games

              1 game

              • Phantom Doctrine

                #16

                PC, PS4, Xbox One · Role-playing (RPG), Simulator

                7.59 critic reviews

                2 games

                • Graveyard Keeper

                  #3

                  PC, Xbox One, Mac · Simulator, Strategy

                  7.51 critic review

                  • State of Mind

                    #13

                    PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac · Puzzle, Adventure

                    6.99 critic reviews

                    1 game

                    • Not Tonight

                      #26

                      PC · Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)

                      7.11 critic review

                      3 games

                      • Prison Architect

                        #7

                        Switch · Simulator, Strategy

                        8.112 critic reviews
                        • Port

                      • Bad North

                        #25

                        Switch, PS4, Xbox One · Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS)

                        6.72 critic reviews

                        • Morphies Law

                          #36

                          Switch · Shooter, Indie

                          4.01 critic review

                          2 games

                          3 games

                          1 game

                          1 game

                          6 games

                          1 game

                          2 games

                          1 game

                          Date to be confirmed1 game

                          • Steep

                            #14

                            Aug 2018 · Switch · Simulator, Sport

                            7.319 critic reviews
                            • Port