What to Play in August: 13 Notable Upcoming Games

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.)