August is another quiet month for new PC game releases in 2026, but use the lull to catch up on other games from this year (or month) before September. I don’t know if you’ve looked at the calendar for the next few months—it’s, uh, a lot.
As Lincoln pointed out, the Summer Game Fest announcements piled on new game releases for this fall. I count three survival crafting game 1.0 updates on the horizon I want to play (Valheim, Enshrouded, and RuneScape: Dragonwilds), so I’ll see how many guys and gals I can make time to smooch this month with the Fields of Mistria 1.0 launch before I kiss them all goodbye. Literally and metaphorically speaking.
If the farm sim life isn’t for you, August still has new gems. Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls kicks off the month, then there’s another Metal Gear Solid collection on the same day as Star Wars Zero Company to close us out. Gamescom also carves out a few days for itself at the end of August, ensuring we’ll be here again next year asking where the hell time went.
August 2026 PC Gamer highlights
August 5
Steam | I loved Fields of Mistria’s shoujo-esque cast and world so much that I stopped playing the farm sim in early access to save my enthusiasm for its 1.0 launch, and that time is finally here. The day-to-day farm life bits were great and all, but I’m most excited to get back to romancing Juniper, a mean lady with just about every red flag in the book. She’s perfect.
August 6
Steam | Thanks to my insatiable urges as a serial tinkerer, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs caught my eye ages ago and was an immediate wishlist after I played the demo. As a more reputable restoration professional, you’ll spend ReStory fixing up old cell phones, consoles, and other electronics in mid-2000s Tokyo.
August 6
Steam | Sovereign Tower lured me in with its 2D pastel designs, but the promise that I could “pursue forbidden romances” with a cast of weirdo knights with questionable judgment ensured the strategic RPG stayed on my radar. That’s one more romance game for me before slapping on the war paint later this month.
August 2026 game highlights
August 4
Steam | A few folks from the PC Gamer team got together last week to go on a Big Walk, and the quirky island puzzler sounds like a real hoot and a holler. I won’t spoil it for you, but their diary from one of its most frustratingly obvious puzzles is exactly the type of mystery I would never figure out alone. Thank god it’s strictly co-op.
August 6
Steam | I’m not much of a fighting game person, but after last month’s beta for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, it’s all my friends want to talk about. Arc System Works’ 4v4 tag-team fighter launches with a roster of 20 Marvel heroes and villains, but expect that number to grow with updates.
August 27
Steam | Finally, Metal Gear Solid 4 is soon to be freed from its PlayStation 3 prison. Konami’s second MGS Master Collection also tosses in Peace Walker’s HD version and Ghost Babel—two games I never played, so perhaps I’ll tackle Peace Walker first.
August 27
Steam | Even as I suffer from serious Star Wars fatigue, my colleague Ted piqued my interest earlier this year when he described Star Wars Zero Company as more than just “Star Wars XCOM,” and said it “feels like Mass Effect but with turn-based tactics and permadeath.”
August 2026 gaming events and sales
(Image credit: Valve)Quakecon celebrates its 30th year with another massive LAN party starting on August 6Gamescom kicks off four days of new game reveals, hands-on previews, and more on August 26Future Games Show joins Gamescom with more world premieres and interviews on August 26And themed Steam sales keep the month going: August 3 – 10: Cyberpunk FestAugust 17 – 20: Pins and Pegs FestAugust 31 – September 7: PvE Survival Crafting Fest
August 2026 game updates and DLC
August 14
Steam | Mafia: The Old Country continues Enzo’s story with more missions, weapons, vehicles, and the new Free Ride mode in its Man of Honor DLC.
August 19
Steam | Nioh 3 adds new Guardian Spirits, Ninjutsu, Graces, and more when two new characters join Takechiyo’s journey in the Hell Rising DLC.
August 20
Steam | Stalker 2 moves from the Chornobyl exclusion zone into the heart of the nuclear power plant with its next DLC chapter, Cost of Hope.
August 28
Steam | Elden Ring adds the Tarnished Edition’s two new classes (Heavy Knight, Idus Knight), three Torrent skins, and four new armor sets as a DLC pack.
The August 2026 games calendar
Beast of Reincarnation (Image credit: Game Freak)
August game releases, events, and updates all in one big calendar
I’ve hit the highlights, but there’s still other new games, updates, and industry events planned for August. Here’s what all of that looks like in a handy, consolidated reference:
Date
Game
August 3
Beast of Reincarnation (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 4
Big Walk (Steam)
⭐ HIGHLIGHT
August 5
Akatori (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 5
Fields of Mistria 1.0 (Steam)
❤️ STAFF PICK
August 6
Capy Castaway (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 6
Gears of War: E-Day (Steam) beta begins
📌 EVENT
August 6
Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 6
Quakecon begins
📌 EVENT
August 6
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls (Steam)
⭐ HIGHLIGHT
August 6
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repair (Steam)
❤️ STAFF PICK
August 6
Sovereign Tower (Steam)
❤️ STAFF PICK
August 10
Pax Autocratica (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 11
Grounded 2 (Steam) Into the Abyss update
💫 UPDATE
August 12
Helldivers 2 (Steam) x Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond
📌 EVENT
August 12
Security 51 (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 13
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 13
Low Budget Repairs (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 13
Memorium (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 13
Servant of the Lake (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 14
Mafia: The Old Country (Steam) Man of Honor DLC
💫 UPDATE
August 17
Tukoni: Forest Keepers (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 18
Starsand Island 1.0 (Steam)
💫 UPDATE
August 18
The Sinking City 2 (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 19
Nioh 3 (Steam) Hell Rising DLC
💫 UPDATE
August 19
Steins;Gate Reboot (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 20
Mortal Shell 2 (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 25
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 26
Brigandine Abyss (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 27
Lou’s Lagoon (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 27
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 (Steam)
⭐ HIGHLIGHT
August 27
Star Wars Zero Company (Steam)
⭐ HIGHLIGHT
August 27
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Steam)
🆕 NEW RELEASE
August 28
Elden Ring (Steam) Tarnished Pack
💫 UPDATE
