August 2022 brings quite a few big names: Spider-Man has just outdone himself and released the best version of the game with the PC port. And then it goes on with Total War: Warhammer 3 – Immortal Empires, Saints Row, F1 Manager 2022 – and of course also with gamescom.
If there are still a few gaps in your personal game list, we have found the perfect insider tips to fill them. Above all, strategy fans and friends of emotional stories should take a close look at our overview – but there is also a lot of action for in between. Or you put your favorites on the wish list and grab them when there is a lull again and they end up on sale! As always, we hope you enjoy browsing.
You should have these insider tips in August on your radar
Regiments
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Regimental Trailer unleashes realistic real-time battles in 80’s Europey
- Genre: real-time strategy
- Developer: Bird’s Eye Games
- Publisher: MicroProse Software
- Platforms: PC
- PC-Stores: Steam
- Release: 16. August 2022
Depressing setting: In the new RTS game Regiments, the Cold War has become an active conflict between the major powers fighting it out on Europe soil in 1989. You have access to troops, tanks, planes, artillery and more to gain the upper hand with daring maneuvers. The developers announce more than 100 different vehicles!
In the campaign you experience the war from different perspectives and compete against cunning AI opponents. There are also other game modes in which you pursue different goals – so it sounds as if strategy fans will not get bored with regiments!
We are OFK
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We Are OFK: Atmospheric adventure should especially touch the musicians among you
- Genre: Adventure
- Developer: TeamOFK
- Platforms: PC, PS5, Switch
- PC-Stores: Steam
- Release: 18. August 2022
Here comes supplies for story fans and the musicians among you! We Are OFK tells the story of a fictional pop band formed by four friends in Los Angeles. Now they have to reconcile their love of music with their sometimes frustratingly difficult everyday life. You often have to work hard to earn great success in show business.
The adventure is divided into five episodes like Life is Strange, all of which are included in the purchase price and appear at weekly intervals. Of course you can also make music yourself and strum along to five interactive music videos of the band – sounds very similar to the band rehearsals from Night in the Woods.
Midnight Fight Express
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Stuntman shows how the John Wick-style fights are created for Midnight Fight Express
- Genre: Action
- Developer: Jacob Dzwinel
- Publisher: Humble Games
- Platforms: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
- PC-Stores: Steam, Humble
- Release: 23. August 2022
If you liked Hotline Miami, you might Midnight Fight Express what be for you. The same goes for fans of cultivated fist action a lá John Wick. In this dark beat’em’up you thrash your way through different levels, such as train tracks or a bar, with guns, baseball bats, knives, crowbars and so on – in which, of course, you first smash all the glasses.
The developer promises that the fights not only look cool, but that there are also a lot of challenges behind them thanks to the many combos. So before you can perform a deadly dance, you probably have to get into a bit of groove first.
More exciting insider tips in August 2022
- South of the Circle: Story adventure about the love between two academics who get embroiled in the Cold War. Peter crashes in Antarctica and your choices will determine how (and if) he gets back to his beloved Clara. Since August 3rd on Steam.
- Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim: The title says it all! Here’s where it gets romantic, albeit in a rather…unusual way. You travel to a tropical island with killers from Dead by Daylight and lose your heart – hopefully only figuratively. Since August 3rd on Steam.
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Hooked on You – Go on dates with the killers from Dead by Daylight in this dating sim
- GigaBash: More beat ’em up action. If you want, you can fight as a massive primeval monster against a giant mech or vice versa. There are ten different characters to choose from. Since August 4th on Steam and at Epic.
- Tyrant’s Blessing: Turn-based strategy in which there is peace in a kingdom – but only because almost everyone has been turned into undead. You and your squad of survivors want to save the world from the zombies. Since August 8th on Steam.
- Rollerdrome: Shooter meets skate game. You race through arenas on roller skates and shoot at your competitors – the bloody sport of the roller drome is not for the faint of heart. From August 16th on Steam.
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Rollerdrome: 7 minutes from the single player shooter Hope 2022
- Islets: Beautifully hand-drawn Metroidvania that focuses more on exciting environments and interesting NPCs than on breath-taking action. From August 24th on Steam.
- Immortality: Playable drama movie with real actors in which you solve the mysterious disappearance of Melissa Marcel. Comes from the developer behind Her Story. From August 30th on Steam.
- Orx: This is where deck builders and tower defense shake hands. You use cards to determine your actions, build a mighty castle and fend off the murderous hordes of orcs. From August 30th on Steam
- Scathe: Looks like Doom, but the first-person shooter plays a little differently. You dodge it quickly or use cover to stay out of the worst. Also offers co-op mode. From August 31st on Steam.
Is there something for you in the insider tips of the month in August? Or do you have other games on the screen that could be wrongly overlooked? Write to us under this article!
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