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

Fields of Mistria 1.0

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

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repair

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

Sovereign Tower

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

Big Walk

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

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls

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

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection 2

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

Star Wars Zero Company

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

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  • Quakecon celebrates its 30th year with another massive LAN party starting on August 6
  • Gamescom kicks off four days of new game reveals, hands-on previews, and more on August 26
  • Future Games Show joins Gamescom with more world premieres and interviews on August 26
  • And themed Steam sales keep the month going:
    • August 3 – 10: Cyberpunk Fest
    • August 17 – 20: Pins and Pegs Fest
    • August 31 – September 7: PvE Survival Crafting Fest
August 2026 game updates and DLC

August 14

Man of Honor Mafia: The Old Country

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

Hell Rising Nioh 3

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

Cost of Hope Stalker 2

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

Tarnished Pack Elden Ring

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