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I think we've finally escaped the slow release period that followed Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. This month includes the release of Black Myth: Wukong, which is currently the most wishlisted game on Steam, Ubisoft's open world Star Wars game, and a big sparkling list of other notable games, including the badass-looking bullet hell shooter pictured above, which is the first game in the list below.<\/p>\n

German gaming convention Gamescom is also this month, and as usual it'll kick off with the Geoff Keighley-hosted Opening Night Live showcase. That's on August 20, and one thing we know to expect is the reveal of Civilization 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a more zoomed-out view of what's coming out on PC this year, check out our big list of 2024's upcoming PC games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

August's big PC release dates<\/h2>\n
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CYGNI: All Guns Blazing<\/strong><\/a> | August 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be honest, I’d never heard of this Konami-published bullet hell shooter until a few minutes ago, when I stumbled across it on Steam. I thought the trailer was so cool that I instantly added it to this article.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Stormgate<\/strong><\/a> | August 13\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s already out in early access, technically, but this new RTS from ex-Blizzard devs goes free-to-play on August 13. The response has been mixed so far, but Fraser had a good time during a recent preview session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Black Myth: Wukong<\/strong><\/a> | August 19
\n<\/strong>Steam’s most wishlisted game, a soulslike which struck Morgan as “one long boss rush” when he previewed it earlier this year<\/a>. As you might’ve guessed from the protagonist’s fur, it’s based on Journey to the West.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tactical Breach Wizards<\/strong><\/a> | August 22
\n<\/strong>Turn-based battles with a squad of modern magic users in body armor from PC Gamer alumnus Tom Francis and developer Suspicious Developments\u2014it’s got a great demo you can try now<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Concord<\/strong><\/a> | August 23
\n<\/strong>Despite finding its characters bland, I thought people would be more into Concord than they have been\u2014low open beta numbers suggest it might have a tough launch at $40. Nice guns, though!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Smite 2<\/strong><\/a> | August 27
\n<\/strong>Hi-Rez’s action MOBA is still in alpha, but its Steam release date marks the launch of its “24\/7” alpha phase, where the servers will be available at all hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Star Wars Outlaws<\/strong><\/a> | August 30
\n<\/strong>Morgan wasn’t sure about Ubisoft’s open world Star Wars game after his first preview session, but he liked it a lot more when they let him loose in the open world.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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