Another week, a bunch of new PC games: This time there are many exciting releases, regardless of whether you feel like role-playing, strategy, simulations or action. We present the two big highlights to you directly, below you will find our list with the most important new releases and interesting insider tips.
Highlight # 1 of the week: Naraka: Bladepoint
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Naraka Bladepoint: Sword Fighting Battle Royale gameplay trailer
Genre: Action | Release: 12.August 2021 | Platform: PC | Developer: 24 Entertainment
For Honor mixed with Overwatch and Sekiro, packed in a Middle Ages Far East setting – Naraka: Bladepoint is a rather unusual Battle Royale from China. Up to 60 players fight each other on a map, find better equipment and flee from the ever-narrowing map borders.
You choose a ready-made hero (assassin, guardian, monk and so on), but are then allowed to customize the appearance of your character yourself. That promises a lot of visual variety, even if several players choose the same class. Each character has their own special skills, but of course they can also slice their way through opponents with blades. If you don’t feel like close combat duels, you can use a crossbow or a bow. Or you change your tactics depending on the match situation.
Naraka: Bladepoint is clearly the most anticipated game of the week if you look at the numbers on SteamDB. Already in the demo more than 180,000 players rushed into the battle, the pre-orders even ensured a place in the Steam sales charts. Elena explains in her analysis why there are still good reasons to approach the game with a little caution:
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Highlight # 2 of the week: AC Valhalla: Siege of Paris
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: First Gameplay for the Siege of Paris DLC
Genre: Action-Adventure | Release: 12. August 2021 | Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
The final DLC in the first Season Pass for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be released on August 12th and will send you to war against the mighty Frankish king Karl the Fat. Eivor and the loyal Viking crew cross to what is now France, where the Danes are besieging the capital Pairs.
A mix of familiar and new products awaits you in a playful way. For example, as in Wrath of the Druids, you explore a whole new map, complete quests, fight against the king’s troops and collect a lot of stuff. Since the Sigrblot Festival, you can also swing the new one-handed swords.
If you don’t have the Season Pass, you can buy the Siege of Paris individually. All known information about the expansion can be found here in our DLC overview:
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DLC for AC Valhalla: Everything about the release and content
More exciting releases of the week
Not a new game, but not to be forgotten: Season 5 of Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War starts this week. It starts on August 12, 2021, all information can be found in our Season 5 FAQ.
Monday, August 9, 2021
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City of Gangsters: You can finally build your own mafia empire. In the USA in the 1920s.
- Glyph: Unusual puzzle platformer in which you control a mechanical beetle through an enigmatic post-apocalypse. There’s also a free demo on Steam.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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Carrier Command 2: The remake of an Amiga hit from 1988 will be a mix of flight simulation and real-time strategy. There is also a VR version.
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Patron: Nice building game in which your decisions are important. In addition to urban planning, you have to take care of a complex social structure.
- Lawn Mowing Simulator: There is a simulator for everything, including mowing the lawn, of course. True to style in the British suburb. Looks pretty fun.
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Mech Armada : Round strategy, post-apocalypse, Mechs against aliens – could definitely be something for genre fans. Start in Early Access on Steam for the first time.
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Black Book: RPG that uses the same mythology as The Witcher and demands tough decisions from you. Our test reveals who shouldn’t miss it:
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Review of Black Book: Ideal role-playing game for Witcher fans
Wednesday 11th August 2021
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021: The next new simulation of the week, in which you build your workshop empire and let off steam under the hood. Our genre expert Florian recommends it to every fan of tech sims.
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Glitchpunk: If you want a neon wedding from GTA 2 and cyberpunk, you should be happy with glitchpunk. The action game wants to convince you with shootouts, dystopia and a profound story. First of all, Early Access is the order of the day.
Thursday, August 12, 2021
- Naraka: Bladepoint: If you jumped directly to the list, just for the sake of completeness. Asia-Battle-Royale meets hero shooters, was already a Steam hit in the demo.
- AC Valhalla: Siege of Paris: We have already presented this highlight in detail above.
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Foreclosed: Even more cyberpunk action, this time as a kind of interactive comic.
- Fire Tonight: How do you manage to escape from a burning city, to save your partner – and all of this without a mobile phone? Interesting indie puzzle.
- The Plane Effect: On your last day of work, of all things, you are confronted with a cosmic creature that distorts the reality around you. Mix of ISO adventure, puzzle and horror.
Friday 13th August 2021
- White Hell: Retro shooter that looks like it was from the 90s. Played in a dystopian version of Finland. If you like Ultrakill, White Hell could be for you.
- Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls: The cute counter program, inspired by the animated film Paw Patrol. Probably something for children, you can play together with the youngsters in co-op. Only works with the controller, not with the mouse and keyboard.
Further releases in August
If you are looking for even more exciting new releases: Our monthly preview reveals which games are still out in August 2021.
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New Games in August – Preview Video for PC and Consoles
Which new game are you most looking forward to this week? Do you still have interesting releases on your radar that should be on our list? Then feel free to comment on it!
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