We are entering periods when the world of gaming is slowly opening up. August will be a harbinger of upcoming games and will host many games that excite us. Let’s take a look at the games that have excited us throughout this month.
Humankind (PC) – August 17th
Humankind is one of the games that has found its place in our list of the most expected strategy games this year. Especially for gamers familiar with the 4X genre, the game will debut after a long teaser campaign. But what will be waiting for us in Humankind?
Humankind has managed to get full marks from players in the beta process, and is basically becoming the biggest competitor in the Civilization series. Sega, which has not been indifferent to the growing interest in the 4X species in recent years, will want to take a large share of the pie with Humankind. The first of these two rivals, who will generally look alike, is looking to win the fight with race options. In Humankind, you will be able to create your own civilization by hybridizing different cultures. This greatly expands the gameplay mechanics.
Of course, that’s not the only difference between Humankind and the Civilization series. However, this feature of the game will surely be the most distinguishable mechanics. In the meantime, let us mention that we will prepare a comprehensive guide to civilization without leaving the game for you.
Twelve Minutes (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – August 19
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I don’t know about you guys, but I’m personally very interested in games that try “different things.” Twelve Minutes, which has not been a mystery since its introduction, is one of those games. Designed as a visual novel, we will try to achieve different results by constantly replaying a rather interesting story.
Life throws terrible things at us from time to time. That’s how the life of our main character in the game changes in just 12 minutes. The only purpose of our character, who lives the same minutes many times in an apartment, is to get himself out of this cycle. Every move we make and every act can affect the end of the game. Which makes Twelve Minutes a standout game in itself.
Let’s note that not many gameplay videos of the game are shown. It would be ridiculous to expect that from a story-driven game anyway. Still, we’re definitely going to have one of the most exciting and interesting adventures of the year.
King’s Bounty 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – August 24
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Our readers, who had the chance to experience the original King;s Bounty, are old enough to give their nephews an allowance last Eid. This group, which has been waiting for the rest of the game for almost 30 years, will finally get what it wants. But King’s Bounty 2 is coming to make a new generation more passionate about the turn-based fighting system.
The plot of the game is actually very simple. On the continent of Nostria in a world called Antara, we are being attacked by a spiritual force called Blight. Of course, as the protagonist of the story, our goal is to stop Blight from taking over everything. King;s Bounty 2 will be faithful to the original in combat mechanics, but will improve it and modernize it. While the turn-based strategy rules still apply, we will be able to engage in dialogues with fully modeled intermediate scenes in the open world we call overworld and live the RST world to the bottom.
The videos already appear to excite fans of the series. Let’s see if the game can please this old land.
Psychonauts 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – August 25
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It’s a very interesting story, actually, psychonauts 2. After the splash of the original game, Double Fine quickly started the work of the new game, in fact, it has been working on this game for a long time. Founded in 2000 by Tim Schafer, the studio is no longer able to release the game, while the introduction of Microsoft in 2019 changed everything. Psychonauts 2, now in the Xbox family, will debut in its new home.
In fact, we know almost everything about the game now. Our story will continue from the point where the original game ended. So Razputin “Raz” Aquato continues his adventure at Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp. Thanks to our character’s psychic powers, he will solve the problems around the camp and sail again towards crazy adventures.
If you haven’t played the first game, you have until August 25th. However, let’s also mention that it will be released on Xbox Game Pass from the first day of the game. Great news!
New World (PC) – August 31st
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Amazon, one of the world’s largest IT companies, despite all its investments, cannot make the desired impact in the gaming world. But this time, in a serious step, the studio will launch its massive online game, New World, on August 31st.
Let’s start by stating that the game, which has been in closed beta for some time, has received good feedback. In this magical universe, we find ourselves on the shores of an island called Aeternum. The magical mineral inside this island gives us both our power and corrupts power. So the island is full of monsters with experience points that we can contract. Naturally, this means that you can find a lot of things to do in the map.
The game, which will be added to your library with just one purchase, will not ask for a monthly subscription. But let’s just say that the developer team has indicated that there will be in-game purchases. Let’s see how the MMO community returns to New World.
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