Summer begins to dial down, entertainment isn’t. Popular indie games have sequels coming out such as SteamWorld Heist II and Cat Quest III. New indie games such as Castaway and Mika and the Witch’s Mountain make their debut. Madden returns for a new season, Tomba! is back from the ’90s and many more games coming out this month. The anime season continues its summer run and films like Borderlands and Alien: Romulus arrive in theaters this month too.

Here’s what releases are coming out you’ll want to look out for in August 2024.

Video Games

Sword of Convallaria (iOS, Android) – August 1st

Thank Goodness You’re Here! (Switch, PS4, PS5, PC) – August 1st

Tomba! Special Edition (Switch, PS4, PS5, PC) – August 1st

Trinity Fusion (Switch) – August 1st

World of Goo 2 (Switch, PC) – August 2nd

CYGNI: All Guns Blazing (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 6th

Eden Genesis (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 6th

Pepper Grinder (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S) – August 6th

Cat Quest III (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 8th

Preserve (PC) – August 8th

SteamWorld Heist II (Switch, PS4, PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 8th

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 8th

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 14th

Castaway (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 16th

Madden NFL 25 (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 16th

Black Myth: WuKong (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 20th

Dustborn (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 20th

Mika and the Witch’s Mountain (Switch, PC) – August 21st

Concord (PS5, PC) – August 23rd

World of Warcraft: The War Within (PC) – August 26th

Crypt Custodian (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 27th

Gundam Breaker 4 (Switch, PS4, PS5, PC) – August 28th

Gori: Cuddly Carnage (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 29th

Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn (Switch, PS4, PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 29th

Visions of Mana (PS4, PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 29th

WitchSpring R (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S) – August 29th

Star Wars Outlaws (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 30th

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash (Switch, PS4, PC) – August 30th

Anime

My Hero Academia The Movie 4: You’re Next (Japan Theaters) – August 2nd

Rising Impact Season 2 (Netflix) – August 6th

Pokémon Horizons: The Series Season 3 (Netflix) – August 9th

Movies/TV

Batman: Caped Crusader Season 1 (Amazon) – August 1st

Harold and the Purple Crayon (Theaters) – August 2nd

The Umbrella Academy Season 4 (Netflix) – August 8th

Borderlands (Theaters) – August 9th

Rick and Morty: The Anime Season 1 (Adult Swim, Max) – August 15th

Alien: Romulus (Theaters) – August 16th

Blink Twice (Theaters) – August 23rd

The Crow (Theaters) – August 23rd

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 (Amazon) – August 29th

Terminator Zero Season 1 (Netflix) – August 29th