A lot of fun new games arrive in this fourth and final week of August 2025. Remember, often the new video game releases this week will have a demo / prologue available for you to try before you buy.
Monday August 25, 2025 Game Releases
- Particle Hearts (PC, Mac)
- Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus (Switch)
Tuesday August 26, 2025 Game Releases
- Gears of War: Reloaded (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) — Note: Free with Game Pass.
- Helldivers II (Xbox Series X/S)
- Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution (PC)
- Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
- Quartet (PC, Mac, Linux)
Gears of War: Reloaded trailer:
Helldivers 2 Xbox trailer:
Wednesday August 27, 2025 Game Releases
- Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (PC, Switch, Switch 2)
- Varlet (PC, Switch)
- Whisper of the House (PC, Mac)
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar trailer:
Thursday August 28, 2025 Game Releases
- Destiny: Rising (iOS, Android Mobile)
- Dig-Rock: Documentary of Youthful Sounds (Switch) — Note: Japan-only release.
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (Switch 2)
- Lens (Switch, PS4, PS5) — Note: Japan-only release.
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain (Switch)
- Super Robot Wars Y (PC, Switch, PS5)
- The Knightling (PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Varlet (PC, Switch, PS5)
- Voxelgram 2 (Switch)
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater trailer:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World video:
Friday August 29, 2025 Game Releases
- Dungeon Warfare 3 (PC)
- Lost Soul Aside (PC, PS5)
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance trailer:
Saturday August 30, 2025 Game Releases
Sunday August 31, 2025 Game Releases
Free PC / Mac / Linux / Steam Deck Games in August 2025
- Epic Games Store: [28th] Mystery Game.
- Amazon Prime Gaming: Heroes of Loot.
And last month we got… Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, Saints Row 2, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, TOEM, Venba, I Love Finding Wild Friends – CE, Endless Space 2 – Definitive Edition, Besiege. - Good Old Games: The GOG Free Games Collection.
- Steam
- Apple Arcade (iOS, Mac, Apple TV)
Free Mobile Games in August 2025
- Apple Arcade (iOS, Mac, Apple TV): Not announced yet.
And last month we got… Angry Birds Bounce, [out now] Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE, Space Invaders Infinity Gene EVO, Balatro+, UNO: Arcade Edition, NBA 2K25: Arcade Edition, Pro Tour Golf, What The Clash?, Pac-Man 256+, Helix Jump+, Lost in Play+, Osmos+, Ridiculous Fishing, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures+, LEGO Friends Heartlake Rush+. - Netflix Games (iOS, Android, Tablets): Not announced yet.
And last month we got… Street Fighter IV: Collector’s Edition, Civillization VI, Tomb Raider Reloaded, Braid, Knittens, Skies of Chaos, Battleship, Minesweeper, Carmen Sandiego, Into the Dead 2, Katana Zero.
Free Xbox Series X | S / Xbox One Games in August 2025
- Xbox Game Pass: [5th] Rain World, Descenders Next, He Is Coming, [6th] Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, MechWarrior 5: Clans, [7th] Assassin’s Creed Mirage, EA Sports Madden NFL 26: Early Access Trial [12th] Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced [14th] Sea of Thieves: Season 17, 9 Kings (Game Preview).
- Xbox Game Pass Core (formerly Games with Gold): Retro Classics, Batman: Arkham Knight, Cities: Skylines – Xbox One Edition, Control, Control: Ultimate Edition – Xbox Series X/S Edition, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, DayZ, Deep Rock Galactic (Season 5), Goat Simulator, Monster Sanctuary, SnowRunner, Superhot: Mind Control Delete, Tunic, Wreckfest, Chivalry II, Totally Reliable Delivery Service + Among Us, Astroneer, Celeste, Dead Cells, Descenders, Dishonored 2, DOOM Eternal – Standard Edition, Fable Anniversary, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Firewatch, Forza Horizon 4 – Standard Edition, Gang Beasts, Gears 5 – Game of the Year Edition, Golf with your Friends, Grounded, Halo 5: Guardians, Halo Wars 2, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Human Fall Flat, INSIDE, LIMBO, Ori & the Will of the Wisps, Overcooked! 2, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, Powerwash Simulator, Psychonauts 2, Slay the Spire, Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition, Stardew Valley, State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition, Superliminal, The Elder Scrolls Online, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Unpacking, Vampire Survivors. [51 games, will be updated 2-3 times a year]
Free PlayStation 5 / 4 Games in August 2025
Free Switch Games in August 2025
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: Not announced yet.
And last month we got… [SNES] Super Mario Paint, [GameCube] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, SoulCalibur II, Super Mario Strikers, [N64] Ridge Racer 64, [GameBoy] Survival Kids, Gradius The Interstellar Assault, Kirby’s Star Stacker, The Sword of Hope.
Note: You need to claim each free weekly / monthly featured game ASAP in order to add it to your game system’s account before it disappears.