It’s August and things are really heating up. Not just outdoors. PS4, PS5, and PS VR* are flooded with new indie titles this month, covering a wide variety of genres and playstyles. Here you’ll find wacky sports action, death-defying stunts, alien language, and even a terrifying “vacation” to a secluded cabin. All without the risk of sunburn. Take a look at some of this month’s indie highlights and plan your next adventure.
gigabash
The time has come to cause combat carnage on a huge scale. Passion Republic Games debuts Gigabash, an all-new multiplayer arena brawler for PS4 and PS5. Humanity has screwed up big time by discovering an ancient and forbidden technology that caused giant monsters to appear all over the world. They seek to brawl and party the only way they know how by causing massive destruction.Fight with up to three other players as giant mechs or monsters. Utilizing quick movements and unique skills to prove his power, repurpose buildings, landmarks, and infrastructure as his tools for personal beatdowns, and use accumulated Giga-Energy to unleash his ultimate power. S-class transforms into his monster. August 5th, no city is safe.
Release date: August 5, 2022 | the publisher: Passion Republic Game | PS4, PS5
cult of lamb
When a helpless little lamb finds himself saved from his fate by a mysterious stranger named “The One Who Waits”, he awakens to a newfound religious zeal for a Messiah. Now they must build a flock of devoted believers. In this dark and humorous action/adventure/strategy game from Massive Monsters, a cult-leading sheep travels the globe in search of potential converts. As we spread the gospel, we have to deal with numerous threats from the environment and from rival religious leaders. We will gather believers, build houses of faith, preach sermons and ceremonies, and show no mercy to false prophets who pollute the hearts and minds of the masses. Find your calling when Cult of The Lamb hits PS4 and PS5 on his August 11th.
Release date: August 11, 2022 | the publisher: Devolver Digital | PS4, PS5
roller drome
Skate… or die! The developers of Roll7 are making the world of roller sports darker, following their hit skating adventure OlliOlli World. In a retro-dystopian future, the world’s people need a distraction from the social and political strife around them, so they turn to the hottest sport of the 2030s: Rollerdrome. Slip into the skates of Rollerdrome superstar Kara Hassan and get ready to test your wits, guns and style. Learn how to evade heavily armed enemies, impress cheering crowds with tricks while returning fire with your own weapons, and use his PS5 features like 3D audio and haptic feedback to enhance your combat prowess. . On August 16th he prepares to enter the arena on his PS4 and his PS5.
Release date: August 16, 2022 | the publisher: Private Division | PS4, PS5
cursed by golf
When Dante Alighieri wrote a masterpiece considering the afterlife Divine Comedy, he accidentally left out the part where he had to make amends through golf in Purgatory. Thankfully (?), Chuhai Labs’ Cursed to Golf for PS4 and PS5 lets you take his 18-hole tour of Golf Purgatory without actually dying. Charming and spooky 2D pixel visuals guide you through procedurally generated hellish pits filled with all sorts of bizarre dangers. Supernaturally enhance your swing and befriend the soul of a legendary caddy with the Ace Card from the haunted golf shop Eterni-tee. Get ready to tee off in the afterlife on August 18th.
Release date: August 18, 2022 | the publisher: Thunderful Game | PS4, PS5
I was a teenage exocolonist
We all know being a teenager is hard, but would you rather spend your most troublesome years entirely on another planet? That’s hard mode for sure! From developer Northway Games, I Was A Teenage Exocolonist is a cross-genre hybrid of RPG, strategy, visual novel, and deck-building card game set in his sci-fi setting in the distant future. Try to navigate through all the ups and downs of teenage life in this beautifully drawn alien world Vertumna. And you do so through a unique collectible card-based system. Your card choices affect making friends, learning life skills, getting a job, and even falling in love for the first time. How will the decisions you make affect your colony? Can you survive? There are 29 endings, 800 unique story events, and death is not game over. A bizarre time loop lets you relive life with memories intact. Can you save the one you love while going through the crisis of youth?Check out when I Was A Teenage Exocolonist released on his August 25th.
Release date: August 25, 2022 | the publisher: Finzi | PS4, PS5
encryption
A sage once said, “Trust the heart of the card.” This is very good advice for Daniel Mullins Games’ latest installment, his Inscryption. Because your life is held hostage in a strange card game world. Trapped in a shack with no idea who you are or how you got there, you encounter the whims of Recy, a mysterious being who offers salvation by playing a card game. With the help of a handful of friendly Card Beasts, you must build your deck to conquer this dark game and find your way out. , allowing PS5 players to get additional haptic feedback for more intense moments. Fall into the deck-building darkness on August 30th.
Release date: August 30, 2022 | the publisher: Devolver Digital | PS5
*Game content and release date are subject to change without notice. Based on US release dates.
