NEXT WEEK IN GAMES · WEEKLY RELEASE CALENDAR
Next Week in Games: August 3–9, 2026
Explore the August 3–9, 2026 game release calendar, including notable PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch launches. This archive highlights nine releases plus additional games, add-ons, updates and early-access titles organized by day.
Release Week
August 3–9, 2026
9 highlighted releases · 26 listed releases
MondayAug 3TuesdayAug 4WednesdayAug 5ThursdayAug 6FridayAug 7
FEATURED RELEASE · AUGUST 4
Beast of Reincarnation
Game Freak’s new one-person, one-dog action RPG follows Emma and
Koo through a post-apocalyptic Japan in the year 4026. Combat
combines real-time swordplay with strategic command-based skills,
creating a partnership-driven battle system.
Global ReleasePCPlayStation 5Xbox Series
Why it matters
The week’s headline release pairs large-scale action RPG combat with the emotional and tactical partnership between Emma and Koo.
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Games Releasing August 3–9
Eight additional highlights span full releases, early access and new-platform editions. DLC, in-game events and event dates remain in the additional list.
Early Access
Anomaly President
A presidential roguelike action game where players gather votes and campaign by day, then transform into a fighter and battle political enemies by night.
PC
Aug 3 · Early Access
Global Release
Big Walk
A cooperative online adventure from the creators of Untitled Goose Game, built around walking, talking, solving playful challenges and getting lost with friends.
PCPlayStation 5Switch 2
Aug 4 · Worldwide
Console Release
Kynseed
A life-sim RPG where players raise a family, manage a farm or business, craft items, explore a magical world and build a legacy across generations.
PlayStation 5Xbox SeriesSwitch
Aug 4 · New Platforms
PC Release
Akatori
A pixel-art metroidvania in which Mako uses a staff to fight, jump and explore interconnected realms from different eras while confronting the Amber Storms.
PC
Aug 5 · Full Release
Global Release
Kill the Shadow
A 2.5D detective RPG with semi-open investigation, multiple endings and a mysterious Shadow that can reveal the past behind a series of unusual cases.
PC
Aug 5 · Worldwide
Global Release
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls
A 4v4 tag-team fighting game from Arc System Works, PlayStation Studios and Marvel Games, featuring anime-inspired versions of iconic Marvel heroes and villains.
PCPlayStation 5
Aug 6 · Worldwide
Switch 2 Release
Lies of P
The dark Belle Époque soulslike inspired by Pinocchio arrives on a new platform, bringing its precise combat, mechanical enemies and choice-driven story to Switch 2.
Switch 2
Aug 6 · New Platform
Early Access
Expeditions: Samurai
A party-based historical RPG set in Sengoku-era Japan, where players navigate conflict through diplomacy, stealth or turn-based combat and shape a branching story.
PC
Aug 7 · Early Access
MORE RELEASES
Also Releasing This Week
Additional games, platform editions, expansions and industry events from the supplied calendar, grouped by date.
Aug 3 Monday
Street Fighter 6 – Yasmine
Multiple Platforms · Add-on
Aug 4 Tuesday
Korea. IL-2 Series
PC · Early Access
HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon
PC
Aug 5 Wednesday
Parkasaurus
PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series / Switch 2
Aug 6 Thursday
Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator
PC
Ambrosia Sky: Act Two Free Update
PC · Free Update
Obakeidoro 2: Chase & Seek
Switch / Switch 2
Monsters are Coming
Xbox Series
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