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Game release calendar: August 2020

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.

Wasteland 3

Top release this month

Wasteland 3

Out · PC · PS4 · Xbox One · Mac

8.7Review score9 critic reviews
    • 29 hypes

    Standout releases this month

    1. 1

      Wasteland 3

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      8.7Review score9 critic reviews
      • 29 hypes
    2. 2

      Microsoft Flight Simulator

      · PC

      8.5Review score9 critic reviews
      • 19 hypes
    3. 3

      Factorio

      · PC, Mac

      8.6Review score2 critic reviews
      • 13 hypes
    4. 4

      The Last Campfire

      · PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      8.8Review score2 critic reviews
      • 13 hypes
    5. 5

      Dual Universe

      · PC

      6.0Review score1 critic review
      • 9 hypes
    6. 6

      Battletoads

      · PC, Xbox One

      6.8Review score8 critic reviews
      • 8 hypes
    7. 7

      Eternal Hope

      · PC

      • 8 hypes
    8. 8

      Spiritfarer

      · PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      8.8Review score7 critic reviews
      • 8 hypes
    9. 9

      Windbound

      · PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One

      5.8Review score5 critic reviews
      • 6 hypes
    10. 10

      Ary and the Secret of Seasons

      · Switch

      5.4Review score2 critic reviews
      • 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

    41 games

    1 game

    2 games

    • The Last Campfire

      #7

      PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac · Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)

      8.82 critic reviews

      • Fall Guys

        #22

        PC, PS4 · Platform, Racing

        7.79 critic reviews

        2 games

        1 game

        • UnderMine

          #25

          PC, Xbox One, Mac · Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

          2 games

          2 games

          1 game

          3 games

          • Cooking Simulator

            #2

            Xbox One · Simulator, Indie

            • Port

          • Factorio

            #5

            PC, Mac · Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator

            8.62 critic reviews
            • Vietnamese

          • Biomass

            #28

            PC · Role-playing (RPG), Indie

            1 game

            4 games

            • Manifold Garden

              #9

              Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PS4, Xbox One · Puzzle, Adventure

              8.66 critic reviews
              • Port

            • Spiritfarer

              #12

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

              8.87 critic reviews

              • Mortal Shell

                #17

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

                7.58 critic reviews

                • Raji: An Ancient Epic

                  #21

                  Switch · Platform, Puzzle

                  7.82 critic reviews

                  4 games

                  4 games

                  1 game

                  • No Straight Roads

                    #36

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

                    7.46 critic reviews

                    1 game

                    2 games

                    9 games

                    1 game