Five August PC games worth a look
Five August PC releases to catch up on: a talk-your-way-through-it co-op walk, a nostalgic farming RPG, a high-stakes zombie mission, a demanding action RPG, and a Clone Wars tactics campaign.
August 2026 edition
August's GG Play Now picks were all Steam games for PC, but they covered very different moods: a low-key co-op wander, a farm-life reset, a tense zombie mission, hard-edged fantasy combat, and careful squad tactics. These are five worth catching up on when you want something specific rather than another aimless scroll.
Big Walk
Big Walk makes keeping in touch part of the adventure. Its wide-open world, tools, and communication problems give friends a reason to actually talk their way through a trip, while the quieter moments—getting lost, watching a sunset, or messing about with binoculars—sound just as important. It is a great fit for a game night where the conversation is part of the fun. The real hook is working out the open world together at your own pace, so it has room for both the next objective and the detours that tend to become the story everyone retells.
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Fields of Mistria
Fields of Mistria has a deliberately old-school farming-RPG feel, but its village-restoration story gives it a little forward pull. Between farming, fishing, mining, crafting, magic, relationships, and ruins, it has the shape of a game you can settle into after a long day. This is the August choice for a slower rhythm without a lack of things to do. You can make the farm, home and character your own, chase a relationship with one of its 12 marriage candidates, or take a break from town life in the ancient ruins.
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No More Room in Hell 2
No More Room in Hell 2 brings a very different kind of pressure: up to eight players, scarce resources, infection, a reactive zombie horde, and the risk of losing a character for good. Coordination is more than a nice extra here; it is the difference between finishing a mission and getting overwhelmed. Pick it if your co-op group wants a more serious survival night. Every run puts your Responder's progress on the line, which gives even a routine supply run a lot more bite than a casual blast-through.
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Mortal Shell II
Mortal Shell II is a standalone action RPG built around possessing warrior Shells, each with its own ability and story. Its combat drops a conventional stamina limit and leans into posture breaks, critical hits, and deliberate upgrades. The interconnected world and optional paths make it the August pick for a demanding solo campaign with room to explore. Finding and mastering a new Shell changes your toolkit as well as opening up more of the story, so the build experimentation has a purpose beyond just bigger numbers.
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STAR WARS Zero Company™
STAR WARS Zero Company gives the Clone Wars a slower, tactical frame: you command a squad, shape a base, and decide how its members work together. The pull is not just the setting, but the promise that choices and squad synergies can change how a mission plays. It is the one to try when you want Star Wars with time to think between moves. Its squad can mix archetypes from scoundrels to astromechs and Jedi, then build new combat synergies as the team takes on tactical operations and investigations.
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