August 2024 - games, that were released this month for PlayStation 5

Thank Goodness You're Here! - release date for PlayStation 5

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Open world

August 1, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2024)

Shooter, Third-person view, Star Wars, Adventure, Action, Science fiction, Space

August 1, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Remaster of the action game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, the original version of which was released in 2002 on PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The game's plot tells the...

Tomba! Special Edition

Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school

August 1, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Remaster of the action-platformer Tomba! from 1997. The story centers around a pink-haired wild boy named Tomba, who embarks on an exciting journey to save his...

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Remaster

August 1, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-adventure set in the Star Wars universe follows Jango Fett as he hunts the elusive leader of a mysterious cult. Hired to capture the target dead or...

Aero the Acro-Bat

Action, Platformer, Adventure, Arcade

August 2, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade platformer follows Aero, a circus acrobat who stands against industrialist Edgar Ektor and his plan to destroy the world of amusement. Ektor and his...

Revenant Saga

Role-playing game, In real time, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

August 2, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 71/100

This gothic fantasy role-playing game follows Albert, who is turned into an immortal Revenant and discovers that a demon resides within him. He sets out to find the...

Valorant

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics, Action

August 2, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A tactical multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Riot Games, the creators of League of Legends, focusing on the esports aspect. The game resembles a mix of...

The Mortuary Assistant

Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Demons, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, First-person view

August 2, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The game takes place in a morgue, where the character is urgently called to work one night. However, the hero could not even imagine what was waiting for him there...

Closer the Distance

Adventure, Simulation, Casual game, Point & Click, Isometric

August 2, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A touching story about life, family and friendship in the face of loss from the creators orwell: keeping an eye on you. After the tragic car accident, Angela finds...

Cygni: All Guns Blazing

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Indie, Shooter

August 6, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Players take part in dynamic boss battles in space and upgrade their ship as they progress. Battles take place in a variety of locations, including neon-lit...

Bleak Faith: Forsaken

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Open world, Fantasy

August 6, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Hardcore role-playing action inspired by the Dark Souls series. A knight of the legion of hunters tries to survive in one of the last remaining outposts. An...

Pepper Grinder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

August 6, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A pixel game about a pirate girl, Pepper, whose ship crashed and her treasure was stolen. In the hands of the heroine, Grinder is a powerful drilling machine. The...

Volgarr the Viking 2

Platformer, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Adventure, Arcade

August 6, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the brave Viking Volgarr. The player is once again immersed in the world of ancient mythology and epic...

Eden Genesis

Cyberpunk, Platformer, Indie

August 6, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A platform game set in a cyberpunk world where corporations offer ways to enhance people’s physical and intellectual abilities, but cybernetic implants threaten the...

DOOM (1993)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school, Demons

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Cultist Simulator

Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Card game, Roguelike, Simulation

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Cultist Simulator is a board game about the difficult and worry-filled life of an ordinary fanatic who firmly believes in a not-so-holy higher power. The goal of...

Dead Age 2

Role-playing game, Horror, Side view, Turn-based, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Dead Age 2 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. 10 years after the first...

Koumajou Remilia Scarlet Symphony

Action, Adventure, Side view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Platformer

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 9/10

Steam: 65/100

Koumajou Remilia Scarlet Symphony is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The legendary 2009 game returns with updated HD graphics, new dialogue and...

Delirium

Free game, Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Action

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 50/100

A free-to-play adventure platformer that deals with psychological issues, the hardships of depression, not fighting for anything, rage, and human struggles. The...

Cat Quest 3

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character is a sweet and brave sailor cat, who this time goes in search of endangered artifacts in order to save his world from disaster. He explores a...

Deathbound

Action, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Medieval era, Horror

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A dark action role-playing game set in a world where the high-tech past is mixed with the medieval present. Events take place in the city of Akratya, destroyed by...

SteamWorld Heist 2

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view, Tactics, Steampunk, Comedy, Puzzle

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Turn-based tactics in steampunk style. Not everything is smooth in the blue sea, a crisis is brewing there — a water crisis! A precious resource has suddenly...

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles

Action, Role-playing game, Side view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Adventure, City Building

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 52/100

Role-playing adventure based on the anime series “About My Reincarnation into Slime.” The game offers two completely new stories from the author of the original...

The Exit 8

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Walking Simulator, Exploration

August 8, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

A short walking simulator inspired by Japanese underground passages, liminal spaces and the atmosphere of Backrooms games. The player finds himself in an endless...

Antiquia Lost

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Adventure

August 9, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 86/100

Antiquia Lost is a free-to-play role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based combat. The events of the game unfold around a young guy, Bean, who, together with...

Shoulders of Giants

Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view, Roguelike, Science fiction

August 12, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 82/100

Shoulders of Giants is a dynamic action roguelike with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, where you simultaneously control a robot with a sword and a space...

COMPOUND

Action, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

August 13, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 97/100

COMPOUND is a retro-style VR first-person shooter with roguelite elements and randomized runs. The player fights towards the heart of The Corporation to take back...

Green Hell

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival, Online, Open world

August 14, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Green Hell is a survival-adventure game with a first-person view, where the danger comes from wildlife in the unexplored corners of the Amazon jungle. An open world...

Hunt: Showdown 1896

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Steampunk, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tactics, Open world

August 15, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A dynamic PVP shooter about hunting monsters that combines elements of dark action and survival. The game takes place in the late 19th century in the swampy areas...

White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Detective, Action, Puzzle

August 15, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 45/100

On the night of March 14, 2001, exactly the day after the accident at Yongdu High School, four boys return there to solve haunting mysteries. All people are talking...

DREDGE - The Iron Rig

DLC, Indie, Hunting / Fishing, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Simulation, Role-playing game

August 15, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 81/100

The add-on tells a completely new story related to the Iron Harbor company. Players deliver cargo to an oil platform containing a secret laboratory. By assisting...

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25

Sports game, American Football, Third-person view, Isometric, Simulation, Strategy

August 16, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 70/100

American football simulator. The game has updated player statistics for the current season, new gameplay features and a full-fledged story mode. Includes innovative...

Tribe: Primitive Builder

Adventure, Action, First-person view, Simulation, Survival, Open world, Sandbox, Exploration, Crafting, Casual game, City Building

August 19, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

A survival simulator in a prehistoric setting. The main character is a primitive architect who develops his tribe and takes care of the inhabitants. In...

TimeSplitters

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

August 20, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Metacritic: 81/100

This first-person shooter follows heroes and villains whose stories unfold across different eras between 1935 and 2035. Their actions draw the attention of the...

TimeSplitters 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cyberpunk

August 20, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows a race of TimeSplitters that travels through history, altering events in an effort to enslave humanity. The player...

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

August 20, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Sergeant Cortez on a journey through the past, present, and future to trace the origin of the malevolent...

Dustborn

Adventure, Action, Indie, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Third-person view, Comics

August 20, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 3.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The game takes place in an alternative dystopian America in the 2030s. Players take on the role of Pax, a former prisoner and exile with the unique ability to...

Black Myth: Wukong

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy

August 20, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An action-adventure slasher film starring the Monkey King. The main emphasis in the game is on dynamic battles and the use of various combos. In addition, there are...

Sunset Hills

Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Role-playing game, Visual novel

August 21, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 62/100

The game takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. After the army, the main character named Niko became a writer and went on a train journey. In...

Tiebreak: The Official Game of the ATP and WTA

Tennis

August 22, 2024 → PlayStation 5

Metacritic: 62/100

This tennis game, officially associated with the ATP and WTA, features major tournaments from their calendars and a multiplayer mode. Players can develop their own...