In August 2021, many new PC games from all genres will be released. There’s something for almost everyone in this week’s releases: role-playing games, simulations, action.
A new week, a bunch of new PC games: This time there are many exciting releases, no matter if you are into role-playing games, strategy, simulations or action. We present the two big highlights directly, further down you will find our list with the most important new releases and interesting insider tips
Highlight 1 of the week: Naraka: Bladepoint
For Honor mixed with Overwatch and Sekiro, wrapped in a medieval Far East setting – Naraka: Bladepoint is a rather unusual Battle Royale from China. Up to 60 players fight each other on a map, gathering better equipment and fleeing the ever-tightening map borders.
You choose a ready-made hero (assassin, guardian, monk and so on), but are then allowed to customise the appearance of your character yourself. This promises a lot of visual variety, even if several players choose the same class. Each character has his or her own special abilities, but can of course also slash through enemies with blades. If you don’t fancy close combat duels, you can use a crossbow or bow. Or you can 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 jumped into the fray.
Highlight 2 of the week: AC Valhalla: Siege of Paris
The final DLC in the first Season Pass for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla releases on 12 August and sends you to war against the mighty Frankish king Charles the Fat. Eivor and his loyal Viking crew cross over to modern-day France, where the Danes are besieging the capital Pairs.
In terms of gameplay, you can expect a mixture of familiar and new elements. For example, as in Wrath of the Druids, you explore a completely new map, complete quests, fight the king’s troops and collect lots of stuff. Since the Sigrblot Festival, you can also wield the new one-handed swords.
If you don’t own the Season Pass, you can also buy Siege of Paris separately. All known information about the expansion can be found here in our DLC overview:
Other exciting releases of the week
While not a new game, don’t forget: Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War are launching Season 5 this week, starting August 12, 2021, find all the info in our Season 5 FAQ
Monday, August 9, 2021
– City of Gangsters: Finally you can build your own mafia empire. Set in the USA of the 1920s.
– Glyph: Unusual puzzle platformer in which you control a mechanical beetle through a mysterious post-apocalypse. There’s also a free demo on Steam.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
– Carrier Command 2: The remake of an Amiga hit from 1988 will be a mix of flight simulation and real-time strategy. There’s also a VR version.
– Patron: Pretty building game in which your decisions are important. In addition to building cities, you have to take care of a complex social structure
– Lawn Mowing Simulator: There’s a simulator for everything, including lawn mowing. True to British suburban style. Looks pretty fun.
– Mech Armada: Turn-based strategy, post-apocalypse, mechs against aliens – could be something for genre fans. Starts in Early Access on Steam for the time being
– Black Book: Role-playing game that uses the same mythology as The Witcher and demands tough decisions from you.
– Wednesday, August 11, 2021
– Car Mechanic Simulator 2021: The next new simulation of the week in which you build your workshop empire and go wild under bonnets. Our genre expert Florian recommends it to every fan of technology sims.
– Glitchpunk: If you want a neon marriage of GTA 2 and cyberpunk, Glitchpunk should make you happy. The action game wants to convince you with shootouts, dystopia and a deep story. For now, Early Access is the order of the day.
Thursday, August 12, 2021
– Naraka: Bladepoint: In case you jumped straight to the list, just for completeness. Asia battle royale meets hero shooter, was already a Steam hit in the demo.
– AC Valhalla: Siege of Paris: We have also already presented this highlight in detail above.
– Foreclosed: More cyberpunk action, this time as a kind of interactive comic.
– Fire Tonight: How do you manage to escape a burning city, save your partner – and all without a mobile phone? Interesting Indie Puzzle
– The Plane Effect: On your last day of work, of all days, you come up against a cosmic creature that distorts reality around you. Mix of iso-adventure, puzzle game and horror
Friday, August 13, 2021
– White Hell: Retro shooter that looks like it came out of the 90s. Set in a dystopian version of Finland. If you like Ultrakill, White Hell might be for you.
– Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls: The cute counter-programme inspired by the animated film Paw Patrol. Probably more for children, you can play together with your offspring in co-op. Only works with a controller, not with a mouse and keyboard.
Which new game are you most looking forward to this week? Do you have any interesting releases on your radar that should be on our list? Feel free to post them in the comments!
