Approaching the end of summer can put a tear in your eye. However, there’s still a hefty amount of releases coming out and the summer season of anime still rolls through August. August kicks off with the release of Demon Slayer‘s latest fighting game, followed by a DLC for Chained Echoes, Gradius receives a special launch, The House of the Dead 2 gets a remake, Shantae‘s Game Boy Advance comes back to life, Madden season is about to begin, Guilty Gear Strive‘s latest character, Lucy comes out to the fighting game. Followed by Valet, Kirby’s Switch 2 expansion launch, Shinobi returns in a new game and much more for the video game side of things. Movies and television aren’t backing down with Wednesday season 2, Bad Guys return to the big screen, The Naked Gun brings the laughs, Godzilla gets a 4K makeover for theaters, and more.

Here’s what releases are coming out you’ll want to look out for in August 2025.

Video Games

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 5th

Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 7th

Gradius ORIGINS (Switch, PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 7th

The House of the Dead 2 Remake (Switch, PC) – August 7th

Ritual of Raven (Switch, PC) – August 7th

Battle Mythic Maidens Arena (PS4, PS5, PC) – August 8th

Echoes of the End (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 12th

Abyssus (PC) – August 12th

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (PS5) – August 12th

Drag x Drive (Switch 2) – August 14th

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 (Switch 2, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 14th

Bendy: Lone Wolf (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 15th

Delta Force (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S) – August 19th

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (Game Boy Advance, Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 19th

Sword of the Sea (PS5, PC) – August 19th

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

Discounty (Switch, PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 21st

Guilty Gear: Strive – Lucy DLC (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 21st

TurretGirls (PC) – August 25th

Gears of War: Reloaded (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 26th

Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution (PC) – August 26th

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Switch, Switch 2) – August 27th

Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (Switch 2) – August 28th

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – August 28th

Super Robot Wars Y (Switch, PS5, PC) – August 28th

Varlet (Switch, PS5, PC) – August 28th

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – August 29th

Anime

Captivated, By You (Crunchyroll) – August 21st

Movies/TV

The Bad Guys 2 (Theaters) – August 1st (Our Review)

My Oxford Year (Netflix) – August 1st

The Naked Gun (Theaters) – August 1st (Our Review)

King of the Hill Season 14 (Hulu) -August 4th

Wednesday Season 2 (Netflix) – August 6th

The Pickup (Prime) – August 6th

Sketch (Theaters) – August 6th

Freakier Friday (Theaters) – August 8th

Shaman (Theaters & VOD) – August 8th

Weapons (Theaters) – August 8th

How to Train Your Dragon (Blu-Ray) – August 12th (Our Review)

Fixed (Netflix) – August 13th

Shin Godzilla 4K (Theaters) – August 14th

Nobody 2 (Theaters) – August 15th

Red Sonja (Theaters) – August 15th

Hostage Season 1 (Netflix) August 21st

Peacemaker Season 2 (HBO Max) – August 21st

Primitive War (Theaters) – August 21st

Eden (Theaters) – August 22nd

Eenie Meanie (Hulu) – August 22nd

Long Story Short Season 1 (Netflix) – August 22nd

Ne Zha II (Theaters) – August 22nd

The Thursday Murder Club (Netflix) – August 28th

Caught Stealing (Theaters) – August 29th

The Roses (Theaters) – August 29th

The Toxic Avenger (Theaters) – August 29th