August 2010 - games, that were released this month

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

August 1, 2010 → Mac

Elixir of Immortality is a first-person adventure with a mixture of puzzle and fantasy game from developers from Vogat Interactive. The main publisher of the game...

Choice of the Vampire

Role-playing game, Horror, Adventure, Text quest, Indie

August 2, 2010 → Android; August 27, 2010 → iPhone, iPad, Browser

Steam: 53/100

Choice of the Vampire is a horror role-playing adventure game. It's an epic, four-volume, 850,000-word interactive novel by Jason Steven Hill. It's entirely...

Flight Control

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Casual game

August 2, 2010 → Windows Phone

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

An arcade game about air traffic control at an airport where the stream of aircraft keeps growing. The player plots routes to landing zones by pointing and dragging...

Highborn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

August 2, 2010 → iPad

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A fantasy turn-based strategy game with a comic take on the classic struggle between good and evil. Players move an army across an overhead map, capture key...

NFL 2011

August 2, 2010 → iOS

Metacritic: 62/100

An American football simulation with official NFL and NFL Players licenses lets players manage one of 32 teams and a roster of more than 2,000 players. Matches...

Journalist Journey: The Eye of Odin

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

August 2, 2010 → Mac

Journalist Journey: The Eye of Odin is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from developers from XITEX Software. The main publisher of the game is Namco...

Moe Mekuri

Strategy, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

August 2, 2010 → Xbox 360

Moe Mekuri is a strategy game with a mixture of puzzle and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the Kohei Gallery studio. The main publisher of the...

[Together]

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

August 2, 2010 → Browser

[Together] is a third-person action game with flight simulator elements from Studio Bean Games. The game is published by Studio Bean Games. But [Together] has not...

BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

August 2, 2010 → Nintendo DS

BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale is an arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting and anime or manga games from the developers of Arc System Works...

Assassin's Creed

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Beat them all, Adventure

August 3, 2010 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Assassin's Creed is a pseudo-historical stealth action game with a third-person view in a medieval setting. The game takes place in parallel in 2012 and 1191...

Commander: Conquest of the Americas

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical

August 3, 2010 → PC; August 6, 2010 → PC

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Commander: Conquest of the Americas is an interesting strategy with elements of a trading simulator from the creators of East India Company. The game takes place in...

Crimson Gem Saga

Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

August 3, 2010 → iOS

Metacritic: 78/100

Crimson Gem Saga is a turn-based Japanese role-playing game set in a fantasy world, with a story presented in an anime-inspired style. It combines hand-drawn...

Crush the Castle

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Casual game, Simulation, Puzzle

August 3, 2010 → Android

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Crush the Castle HD is an alternative name for Crush the Castle. Crush the Castle may be in development for PC, but that version has not yet been...

Earthworm Jim HD

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view

August 3, 2010 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 73/100

Earthworm Jim HD is a platform action game that revisits the original game's levels with updated high-definition visuals. Players control Jim the earthworm, fight...

Phantasy Star Universe

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

August 3, 2010 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 64/100

This third-person science-fiction RPG combines a single-player adventure across several planets with an online mode set in the Gurhal system. The solo story follows...

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

August 3, 2010 → PC

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a first-person shooter. It's a high-adrenaline game that focuses heavily on frantic arcade-style single-player action. In a...

Alter Ego (2010)

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

August 3, 2010 → PC

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This point-and-click adventure puzzle game is set in Plymouth, where the body of aristocrat Sir William disappears after his death and a series of murders follows...

Caelum

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Pinball, Arkanoid

August 3, 2010 → PC

Caelum is an arcade game with elements of action, strategy, pinball simulator and arkanoid from the masters from the ApGames studio. The game is published by...

Million Dollar Quest

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

August 3, 2010 → Mac

Players: 10/10

Million Dollar Quest is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the masters of NevoSoft and Positive Games. The game is published by NevoSoft. Million...

Monster Rancher DS

Simulation, Strategy, Fighting, Business / Management, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

August 3, 2010 → Nintendo DS

Monster Rancher DS is a third-person simulation with a mixture of strategy, fighting, business simulation and fantasy game from the studio CING, Inc.. The game is...

Spinmaster

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view

August 3, 2010 → Wii

Spinmaster is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and platform elements from developers from the Data East Corporation studio. The main publisher of the...

Calvin Tucker's Farm Animal Racing

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

August 3, 2010 → Nintendo DS

Steam: 81/100

This arcade kart racer follows farm animals who want to explore beyond their home. The idea comes from Billy-Pete the Pig, who is dissatisfied with his small, dirty...

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

August 4, 2010 → Xbox 360

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair — gameplay includes a co-op mode (the Xbox 360 version only allows online co-op play, while the PlayStation 3 release supports...

Crash Time 3

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world

August 4, 2010 → PC

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 86/100

An open-world action racing game about investigating crimes and pursuing offenders. In the story mode, the heroes encounter a terrorist organization and gradually...

Myst Uru Complete Chronicles

Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Casual game

August 4, 2010 → Mac

Steam: 76/100

This first-person adventure puzzle game follows the discovery of the lost D’ni civilization in the world of Myst. The player follows Yeesha, daughter of Atrus...

Power of Defense

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

August 4, 2010 → PC, Mac

Steam: 25/100

This tower defense strategy game is about protecting the world from robots arriving through a passage between parallel universes. As the last hero on Earth, the...

Achievement Unlocked 2

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

August 4, 2010 → Browser

Achievement Unlocked 2 is an action game with platformer and puzzle elements from developers from the studio Armor Games Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

BBC Battlefield Academy

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

August 4, 2010 → PC

Steam: 84/100

A turn-based tactical strategy game set across the fronts of World War II, where the player commands a group of troops through combat missions. Victory calls for...

Clumsys 2: Butterfly Effect

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

August 4, 2010 → PC

Clumsys 2: Butterfly Effect is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from Banzai Interactive. The game is published by Gogii...

Colony Defense

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

August 4, 2010 → PC

Colony Defense is a top-down strategy game from the developers at Mana Bomb Games Studio. The main publisher of the game is Mana Bomb Games...

Manhole: CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition

Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

August 4, 2010 → iPhone

Steam: 70/100

This adventure puzzle with educational elements takes place in a whimsical world reached through a manhole, following Mr. Rabbit. His friends and unusual places...

Pilgrim's Punch-Out

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics

August 4, 2010 → iOS

Pilgrim's Punch-Out is an arcade game with action and fighting game elements from the masters from the NBC Universal studio. The game is published by NBC Universal...

Osmos

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle

August 5, 2010 → iOS

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This physics-based arcade game blends strategy and puzzles in an abstract world of particles. The goal is to grow by absorbing other motes while avoiding larger...

Clockwork Man: Hidden World

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects

August 5, 2010 → PC

Steam: 61/100

This hidden-object adventure follows Miranda and her friend Sprocket through a parallel Victorian world powered by steam. A mysterious obsidian artifact leads...

Little Things

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Casual game

August 5, 2010 → iPad

Steam: 42/100

This adventure platform-puzzle game follows Whys, a small creature searching the dungeons for Kys, the love of its life. To find a way through the dungeons, Whys...

Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects

August 5, 2010 → iPad

Steam: 75/100

This hidden-object adventure follows an investigation into the death of writer Nathaniel Hawthorne and the events of the Salem witch trials. After dying in an...

Raging Thunder 2

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

August 5, 2010 → webOS; August 30, 2010 → iPhone

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This third-person arcade racer takes place on streets and tracks around the world, from abandoned temples and tropical beaches to snow-covered mountains and the...

ARGO Online

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, MMO, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Steampunk

August 5, 2010 → PC

Players: 10/10

ARGO Online — a multiplayer game with real-time strategy elements will allow players to immerse themselves in a post-apocalyptic world filled with magic and...

Dark Nebula - Episode Two

Action

August 5, 2010 → iOS

Metacritic: 91/100

This arcade game uses tilt controls to guide a character through labyrinth-like levels filled with traps and obstacles. The route involves opening doors, bouncing...

Bumps

Arcade, Strategy, Puzzle

August 5, 2010 → iPhone

Bumps is an arcade game with strategy and puzzle elements from the masters from the studios SpriteAttack and Utopian Games. The main publisher of the game is...