What to Play in August: 13 Notable Upcoming Games
In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most promising videogames scheduled for release in the month ahead.
Adventure
Out August 19 for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One
Would you believe ... another time loop game? (It's almost like we're caught in some sort of ... well, never mind.) In this stylish, Annapurna-published (and Microsoft-exclusive) indie top-down point-and-click adventure from Luis Antonio, you'll need to replay a 12-minute period of time set within the confines of an apartment—a period that starts with a nice romantic dinner with your wife but quickly grows dark as your wife is implicated in a murder and your own life comes to a gruesome end. Can you break out of the loop and save your life? Inspired by the films of Alfred Hitchcock and Christopher Nolan, 12 Minutes features a cinema-ready voice cast of Willem Dafoe, Daisy Ridley, and James McAvoy. Sort of like an Earthbound Returnal with thinking substituting for shooting, it looks like one for gamers and non-gamers alike. (It's also for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, who will get the game on day one.)