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Game release calendar: August 2019

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.

Control

Top release this month

Control

Out · PC · PS4 · Xbox One

8.3Review score15 critic reviews
    • 63 hypes

    Standout releases this month

    1. 1

      Control

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      8.3Review score15 critic reviews
      • 63 hypes
    2. 2

      Remnant: From the Ashes

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      7.6Review score14 critic reviews
      • 13 hypes
    3. 3

      The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      7.1Review score13 critic reviews
      • 18 hypes
    4. 4

      Hunt: Showdown 1896

      · PC

      7.5Review score5 critic reviews
      • 18 hypes
    5. 5

      Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

      · PC

      6.5Review score12 critic reviews
      • 15 hypes
    6. 6

      Astral Chain

      · Switch

      8.9Review score11 critic reviews
      • 9 hypes
    7. 7

      Blair Witch

      · PC, Xbox One

      7.2Review score11 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    8. 8

      Age of Wonders: Planetfall

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      8.4Review score8 critic reviews
      • 9 hypes
    9. 9

      Telling Lies

      · PC, Mac

      8.5Review score7 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    10. 10

      Darq

      · PC

      7.0Review score1 critic review
      • 5 hypes

    Ports and remasters of games already released are left out.

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

    Day by day

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    • Slay the Spire

      #11

      Xbox One · Role-playing (RPG), Strategy

      9.36 critic reviews
      • Vietnamese
      • Port

    4 games

    1 game

    4 games

    2 games

    • Remnant: From the Ashes

      #4

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

      7.614 critic reviews

      • Rad

        #36

        PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One · Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

        7.412 critic reviews

        2 games

        • Black Desert

          #10

          PS4 · Role-playing (RPG), Strategy

          7.55 critic reviews
          • Port

        • Oninaki

          #22

          PC, Switch, PS4 · Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

          6.79 critic reviews

          2 games

          7 games

          1 game

          4 games

          5 games

          • Astral Chain

            #12

            Switch · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

            8.911 critic reviews

            • Blair Witch

              #13

              PC, Xbox One · Adventure, Indie

              7.211 critic reviews

              • Re:Legend

                #40

                PC · Role-playing (RPG), Simulator

                • Buoyancy

                  #41

                  PC, Mac · Strategy, Indie

                  • MicroTown

                    #42

                    PC, Mac · Strategy, Indie