August 2008 - games, that were released this month for PC

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage - release date for PC

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Online

August 1, 2008 → PC; August 14, 2008 → PC; August 26, 2008 → PC

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade racing game centres on collisions, deformable cars and physics designed to approximate real-world behaviour. Career progression moves through three...

Legend: Hand of God

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

August 1, 2008 → PC

Players: 3/10

Metacritic: 57/100

This fantasy action RPG centers on battles with orcs, ogres, trolls, goblins, and other enemies. Its combat system takes the nature of each monster into account...

Calamity Annie

Action, Shooter, First-person view

August 1, 2008 → PC

Calamity Annie is a first-person action game with a shooter...

Choke on my Groundhog, YOU BASTARD ROBOTS

Action, Futurism (Future)

August 1, 2008 → PC

Choke on my Groundhog, YOU BASTARD ROBOTS is an action game from the studio Kloonigames. The game is published by...

Dark Eye: Drakensang (Limited Collector's Edition)

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval

August 1, 2008 → PC

Dark Eye: Drakensang (Limited Collector's Edition) is a third-person RPG with a fantasy twist from the developers of Radon Labs GmbH. The game is published by dtp...

Drakensang: Dark Eye

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

August 1, 2008 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This third-person fantasy RPG, based on the tabletop rules of The Dark Eye, takes place in Ferdok, where a mysterious series of murders disrupts the peaceful city...

Enchanted Fairy Friends: Secret of the Fairy Queen

Strategy, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

August 1, 2008 → PC

Enchanted Fairy Friends: Secret of the Fairy Queen is a strategy game with a mixture of puzzle and fantasy game from developers from the studio Other Ocean...

Fedora Spade: The Last Job

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

August 1, 2008 → PC

Fedora Spade: The Last Job is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from Radical Poesis Games & Creations. The game is published by Radical Poesis...

Linyca

Strategy, Music game, Puzzle

August 1, 2008 → PC

Linyca is a strategy game with elements of a music game and a...

Prison Tycoon 3: Lockdown

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view

August 1, 2008 → PC

Steam: 22/100

A strategy game about building and running a privately operated prison. The player starts with a low-security facility and develops it into a SuperMax, overseeing...

Deep Voyage

Strategy, Puzzle

August 2, 2008 → PC

Deep Voyage is a strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the studio MadGears. The game is published by...

Speedball 2: Tournament

Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sports game

August 3, 2008 → PC

Metacritic: 62/100

Speedball is a futuristic sports game about a violent street league in which rival gangs settle their disputes on the arena. In 2326, two teams of nine compete for...

Battle High: Team-Up

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Indie

August 3, 2008 → PC

Battle High: Team-Up is an arcade with a mixture of action, fighting, anime or manga games and indie games from the developers of PointFive Projects. The game is...

Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games

Sports game, Olympics

August 4, 2008 → PC

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 57/100

This sports simulation centers on Olympic competition, with players representing a country and competing for medals across 38 events in ten sports. These include...

1701 A.D. (Gold Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Collection

August 4, 2008 → PC

1701 A.D. (Gold Edition) is a third-person strategy game with business simulator elements from the masters at Related Designs Software GmbH. The game is published...

Pocket Tanks: Laser Expansion Pack

Action, Strategy, DLC, Tanks

August 4, 2008 → PC

Pocket Tanks: Laser Expansion Pack is an action game with strategy and tank simulator elements from the studio Blitwise Productions LLC. The main publisher of the...

Pocket Tanks: Rocket Expansion Pack

Action, Strategy, DLC, Tanks

August 4, 2008 → PC

Pocket Tanks: Rocket Expansion Pack is an action game with a mixture of strategy and tank simulator from the masters from the studio Blitwise Productions LLC. The...

Asda Story

Role-playing game, MMO, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Casual game

August 5, 2008 → PC

Players: 8.3/10

Asda Story is a role-playing game with elements of a massively multiplayer game and a fantasy game from MaxOn Soft Corporation. The game is published by the...

World of Warcraft

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

August 6, 2008 → PC

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 93/100

World of Warcraft is a legendary multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Warcraft. Determined to settle the arid...

Euro Truck Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Online

August 6, 2008 → PC

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Euro Truck Simulator is a realistic truck driver simulator that will allow you to feel the atmosphere of traveling on the road in a big truck, when there is not a...

Dracula: Origin

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Point & Click

August 6, 2008 → PC

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This gothic adventure, set in the world of Bram Stoker, follows Professor Van Helsing’s pursuit of Dracula. The vampire is searching for a manuscript describing a...

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

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

August 6, 2008 → PC

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 91/100

This expansion to World of Warcraft sends the heroes of the Horde and Alliance through the Dark Portal into Outland to explore new lands and face the returning...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Complete

Collection, Stealth, Action, Third-person view

August 6, 2008 → PC

Steam: 87/100

A stealth-action game about covert operations in a world of military espionage. Sam Fisher, an agent in the NSA’s top-secret Third Echelon division, infiltrates...

Treasure Island (2008)

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

August 6, 2008 → PC

Treasure Island (2008) is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Radon Labs GmbH. The publisher of the game is Akella, the localizer...

American McGee's Grimm: Little Red Riding Hood

Action, Third-person view

August 7, 2008 → PC

American McGee's Grimm: Little Red Riding Hood is a third-person action game from the developers at Spicy Horse. The game is published by Akella. Sometimes the game...

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis

Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Detective

August 7, 2008 → PC

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This first- and third-person detective adventure is set in 19th-century London, where French burglar Arsène Lupin challenges Scotland Yard and Sherlock Holmes. The...

Fate: Undiscovered Realms

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

August 8, 2008 → PC

Steam: 86/100

Fate: Undiscovered Realms is a third-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from WildTangent, Inc.. The game is published by Encore Software...

Stronghold Crusader Extreme

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Sandbox

August 8, 2008 → PC

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 45/100

This medieval real-time strategy game continues the gameplay of Stronghold Crusader. Players take part in large-scale battles, use new outposts, and master tactical...

Hawaiian Explorer: Lost Island

Adventure, Puzzle

August 8, 2008 → PC

Hawaiian Explorer: Lost Island is an adventure with a hint of puzzle from the masters from the studios centrum.pl and EEEZEE Products. The main publishers of the...

Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday - Armageddon

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical

August 8, 2008 → PC

Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday — Armageddon is a top-down strategy game with elements of a business simulation and historical game from the developers of Paradox...

Funky Python

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

August 9, 2008 → PC

Funky Python is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action from developers from the Shape Games Inc. studio. The game is published by Alawar Entertainment...

Jewel Match 2 (2008)

Strategy, Puzzle

August 9, 2008 → PC

Jewel Match 2 (2008) is a strategy game with a hint of puzzle from Suricate Software. The main publisher of the game is Suricate Software. Diamantris 2 is an...

Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

August 10, 2008 → PC

Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Slapdash Games. The main publisher of the game is Big...

Rooms: The Main Building

Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Indie

August 11, 2008 → PC

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This puzzle adventure takes place in a mysterious world of rooms, where an unexpected invitation leads the protagonist; finding a way home means reaching the exit...

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

August 11, 2008 → PC

Metacritic: 75/100

A puzzle adventure about Strong Bad’s plan to beat up Homestar going awry. An unwanted houseguest disrupts his usual routine, and Strong Bad tries to set things...

ArchMage

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

August 12, 2008 → PC

Players: 1/10

ArchMage is a top-down action game with shooter and fantasy elements from the Rake in Grass studio. The main publisher of the game is Rake in...

Space Siege

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

August 12, 2008 → PC; August 14, 2008 → PC; August 22, 2008 → PC; August 28, 2008 → PC

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 60/100

An isometric action role-playing game set aboard the Armstrong, one of the few remaining ships carrying humanity’s survivors after an attack on Earth by an unknown...

You Made It

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

August 12, 2008 → PC

You Made It is a third-person action game with a dash of...

Bionic Commando Rearmed

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Remake

August 13, 2008 → PC; August 14, 2008 → PC; August 29, 2008 → PC

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Bionic Commando Rearmed is the return of the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in the sci-fi universe of Bionic Commando. Twenty years after completing...

Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2008

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game, Bicycles

August 13, 2008 → PC

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 48/100

This sports simulation combines cycling management with races, including professional track cycling events. The 2008 edition adds management tools and systems that...