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