Top 12 Indie Games Releasing in August

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August is shaping up to be a very busy month for gamers. While July was relatively quiet, August is packed with a ton of new releases, including the huge Gamescom event. We’re not just talking about big-budget titles, this month is a goldmine for indie game fans, with new titles popping up almost every day. To help you navigate the flood of new releases, here are 12 of the top indie games coming out this month that you won’t want to miss.

Artis Impact

Release Date: August 7, 2025

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Genre: Turn-based adventure

In Artis Impact, you play as Akane, a survivor navigating a decaying world shared with AI and quirky fellow survivors. With her sarcastic companion, the robot Bot, Akane explores hand-drawn cities, battles bizarre enemies, and uncovers various secrets, always with a touch of humor and a charming smile. Combat in Artis Impact is fast-paced and straightforward. You’ll upgrade equipment, develop characters, and face unusual bosses, all while meeting NPCs through side quests and enjoying witty dialogue.

Tiny Bookshop

Release Date: August 7, 2025

Platforms: PC

Genre: Cozy / Management

In Tiny Bookshop, players will open second hand bookshop by the sea. Their task is to collect books, choose a location and run a new establishment while getting to know local people. The games offers a relaxing experience with a feel-good and creative gameplay, as well as new mechanics that can be unlocked by moving the story forward.

Out and About

Release Date: August 7, 2025

Platforms: PC

Genre: Cozy / Simulator

Out and About is a cozy life simulator set in the town of Portobello after a devastating storm. In this game you will rebuild your childhood home by foraging over 100 real-life plants and fungi, crafting 150+ authentic recipes, and brewing herbal remedies. It emphasizes sustainable community-building, allowing you to form friendships with townsfolk, sell creations at a farmers’ market, and explore diverse landscapes like forests, grasslands, and beaches. With customizable characters and real-world applicable knowledge, it offers a relaxing, nature-focused adventure.

The Scouring

Release Date: August 12, 2025

Platforms: PC

Genre: RTS

The Scouring is a fantasy RTS game with action RPG elements. Inspired by Warcraft, it pits humans against orcs in dynamic battles where players build bases, manage resources, and lead armies. A unique Hero Mode lets you control a customizable hero with powerful abilities, blending RTS and RPG gameplay. The game features a day-night cycle with undead attacks at night, adding strategic depth. It supports single-player and multiplayer modes for up to 8 players, with Steam Workshop integration for custom maps, modes, and AI scripts.

Whisper Mountain Outbreak

Release Date: August 11, 2025

Platforms: PC

Genre: Survival / Horror

Whisper Mountain Outbreak is an isometric co-op PvE survival horror game set in 1998 on the cursed Mount Bisik. A mining operation unleashes an ancient horror, enveloping the area in mysterious fog and spawning monsters. Players, solo or with up to four others, explore abandoned buildings, fight waves of creatures, scavenge resources, craft items, and solve puzzles to escape. Featuring 2.5D retro pixel art, six unique character classes, and a Friend’s Pass for free co-op, it will launch in Early Access on Steam.

OFF

Release Date: August 15, 2025

Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch

Genre: Turn-based RPG

OFF is a surreal, turn-based RPG which originally released in 2008. You control the Batter, a stoic figure tasked with purifying a bizarre, dystopian world divided into zones. Guided by a mysterious cat-like Judge, the Batter battles grotesque specters and corrupted guardians in a haunting, abstract narrative exploring themes of control, morality, and existentialism.

Sword of the Sea

Release Date: August 19, 2025

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5

Genre: Adventure

Sword of the Sea is an upcoming adventure game where players control the Wraith, exploring a desolate, wave-like Necropolis on a Hoversword, a blend of snowboard, skateboard, and hoverboard. The quest is to restore a lost ocean by collecting Ocean Seeds, transforming dunes into vibrant waters with marine life, opening new paths. Inspired by skateboarding and snowboarding, it features fluid movement, tricks, and battles against leviathans. With no dialogue, the atmospheric story relies on Matt Nava’s art and Austin Wintory’s music, continuing the legacy of ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey.

Discounty

Release Date: August 21, 2025

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch

Genre: Management / Simulation

Discounty is a cozy management sim RPG. In this game you will manage a discount supermarket in the run-down harbor town of Blomkest, entrusted by your aunt. Tasks include organizing shop layouts, stocking shelves, working the checkout, and striking trade deals with local suppliers. You will navigate small-town drama, build relationships (or rivalries) with residents, and uncover Blomkest’s secrets. The game blends business strategy, pixel-art aesthetics, and community dynamics, challenging you to balance profit with harmony in a tight-knit town.

Aztecs: The Last Sun

Release Date: August 28, 2025

Platforms: PC

Genre: City-builder

Aztecs: The Last Sun is a city-building and survival strategy title set between the 13th and 16th centuries, where players assume the role of Tlatoani, the divine leader of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital on Lake Texcoco. The game blends economic, military, and religious management, requiring you to develop the city, maintain trade routes, and perform human sacrifices to appease gods like the Moon Goddess. With a 260-day calendar system influencing gameplay, players face resource challenges, build monumental structures, and defend against supernatural threats, all rooted in Aztec history and mythology.

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

Release Date: August 29, 2025

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch

Genre: Action / Platformer

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance is a 2D action-platformer where you control Joe Musashi, a legendary ninja seeking revenge after the ENE Corporation, led by the immortal Lord Ruse, destroys his Oboro Clan village and turns his clan to stone. The game features fast-paced combat with katana combos, kunai, Ninpo, and Ninjutsu, alongside platforming and Metroidvania-inspired exploration across over a dozen hand-drawn stages. It blends nostalgic Shinobi roots with modern flair.

Is This Seat Taken?

Release Date: August 2025

Platforms: PC, Andorid, iOS, Nintendo Switch

Genre: Puzzle

Is This Seat Taken? is a cozy logic puzzle game. Players act as a matchmaker, arranging anthropomorphic shapes (like triangles and squares) in various settings, buses, cinemas, weddings, or taxis, based on their specific preferences, such as wanting a window seat or avoiding smelly neighbors. The game follows Nat, an aspiring actor on a global journey of self-discovery, with a charming, no-pressure gameplay loop and a cute, colorful art style.

Supraworld

Release Date: August 2025

Platforms: PC

Genre: Puzzle / Metroidvania

Supraworld is a first-person puzzle Metroidvania where you control an apprentice of the Solver’s Guild, tasked with saving a princess to pass their exam in a toy-like world plagued by puzzle storms. The game features exploration, creative puzzles, and detective cases where you deduce murderers. With a vast, interconnected world, secret areas, and new abilities to unlock, it emphasizes clever gameplay without hand-holding.