New Horror Games in August - An Overview of All Releases

August 2026 brings a whole lot of exciting horror games and horror games releases . From atmospheric indie horror games to gripping survival horror titles and long-awaited AAA horror games – horror fans have plenty of new highlights to look forward to. Whether it's psychological horror, co-op horror, or story-driven horror adventures: the new horror games in August 2026 offer the right scare for every taste.

In our overview you'll find all the important horror game releases for August 2026, including release date , platforms (PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch), and each title's key features. That way you won't miss a single horror game new release , you'll stay up to date on all horror games 2026, and you can add the best new horror games straight to your wishlist.

The most important horror game releases in August 2026

• 08/05/2026 / Uncanny Tales: The Watcher / PC
• 08/06/2026 / DIG DIG DIE / PC
• 08/06/2026 / The Skin Stapler / PC
• 08/06/2026 / Grim Axiom / PC
• 08/06/2026 / RUNT / PC
• 08/07/2026 / GRAIN ROT / PC
• 08/07/2026 / Touch of Madness / PC
• 08/11/2026 / No More Room in Hell 2 / PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X
• 08/13/2026 / Clawed / PC
• 08/13/2026 / Creepshow / PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
• 08/14/2026 / Static Dread: The Submarine / PC
• 08/18/2026 / The Sinking City 2 / PC, PlayStation 5
• 08/18/2026 / Twisted Tower / PC
• 08/20/2026 / Mortal Shell 2 / PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
• 08/25/2026 / Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 / PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X

Uncanny Tales: The Watcher

• Release: August 5, 2026
• Genre: Horror
• Platform: PC
• Link: Uncanny Tales The Watcher on Steam

Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror game in which you have to survive horror scenarios across different stories. This time you're the new forest ranger who moved into the wilderness of the Altai in search of peace and relaxation. But the calm at this place is only an illusion.

Dig Dig Die

• Release: 08/06/2026
• Genre: Online co-op fun horror
• Platform: PC
• Link: Dig Dig Die on Steam

Dig Dig Die is an online co-op horror game for up to 6 players. As pirates, you plunder graveyards and fly a cursed flying ship over the levels while looting, fighting, and surviving.

The Skin Stapler

• Release: August 6, 2026
• Genre: Retro-style PSX grindhouse horror
• Platform: PC
• Link: The Skin Stapler on Steam

After Tainted Pact Games already taught us to fear in Flesh Made Fear, they're following up this year with The Skin Stapler. In this self-described retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror game, we head to Carrion City, where we accompany Detective Dick Slater as he tries to catch the legendary serial killer they call the Skin Stapler.

Grim Axiom

• Release: August 6, 2026
• Genre: Isometric soulslike horror
• Platform: PC
• Link: Grim Axiom on Steam

In this isometric labyrinth crawler you'll encounter mutated monsters and have to fight your way through the ruins of a forgotten civilization in soulslike fashion.

RUNT

• Release: August 6, 2026
• Genre: Horror visual novel
• Platform: PC
• Link: RUNT on Steam

In RUNT you take on the role of 19-year-old Runt Strayer, the sole survivor of five brothers who are being hunted by a cult called Mouth of God.

GRAIN ROT

• Release: August 7, 2026
• Genre: Horror co-op extraction builder
• Platform: PC
• Link: GRAIN ROT on Steam

GRAIN ROT is a horror co-op extraction builder in which you descend into ruins in a burning wasteland, smash furniture, and search for loot before the Corrupted show up.

Touch of Madness

• Release: August 7, 2026
• Genre: 2D survival horror
• Platform: PC
• Link: Touch of Madness on Steam

Touch of Madness feels a bit reminiscent of Undertale at first glance. But in this 2D survival horror experience, you play as Neo, who must survive an endless nightmare within his own mind.

No More Room in Hell 2

• Release: August 11, 2026
• Genre: Co-op survival shooter
• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
• Link: No More Room in Hell 2 on Steam

The survival co-op shooter No More Room in Hell 2 finally leaves Early Access behind, while at the same time opening up crossplay between PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.

Clawed

• Release: August 13, 2026
• Genre: Third-person shooter
• Platform: PC
• Link: Clawed on Steam

An action shooter set in a dino park? That idea might just become reality with Clawed. Whether this unknown dino shooter can follow in the footsteps of other dino games, we'll find out in mid-August.

Creepshow

• Release: August 13, 2026
• Genre: Horror anthology
• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
• Link: Creepshow on Steam

We've waited a long time, but now the game based on the TV-inspired anthology series Creepshow is finally here. In short episodes, it recreates the scary stories you'll likely already know from the show.

Static Dread: The Submarine

• Release: August 14, 2026
• Genre: Psychological horror
• Platform: PC
• Link: Static Dread on Steam

Lovecraft-inspired games are once again the most popular genre right now, and in Static Dread we once more have to fight, solve puzzles, and, not to forget, survive our way through the cult author's horror visions. In a failed submarine mission, it's up to us to find out what's waiting for us in the depths of the Arctic Ocean.

The Sinking City 2

• Release: August 18, 2026
• Genre: Survival horror
• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5
• Link: The Sinking City 2 on Steam

Another Lovecraft-inspired game – this time set in the 1920s. Just like in the predecessor, we have to solve puzzles, fight, and uncover the secrets of the city of Arkham.

Twisted Tower

• Release: August 18, 2026
• Genre: Survival horror
• Platform: PC
• Link: Twisted Tower on Steam

In Twisted Tower you fight your way through an abandoned 1950s amusement park full of fairy-tale mascots, tricky puzzles, and deadly traps, trying to save the love of your life.

Mortal Shell 2

• Release: August 20, 2026
• Genre: Souls-like
• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
• Link: Mortal Shell 2 on Steam

Just like its predecessor, Mortal Shell 2 has us fighting our way through a mysterious world and standing up against false gods, in classic souls-like fashion.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2

• Release: August 25, 2026
• Genre: Tactical co-op shooter
• Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
• Link: Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 on Steam

In Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, up to four players are sent into the most dangerous corners of the Alien universe. Together you must survive and hold your ground against attacks from every direction.

Conclusion

Indie horror games, in particular, are especially strong this month. There are lots of new approaches and ideas, and retro aesthetics are once again taking center stage. As for AAA titles, this month we can look forward to the console releases in particular.

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