That telltale sound of tiny flapping wings can be heard swarming o'er the distant horizon, which can only mean one thing: The mystical 'Butterflies of Anticipation' are back once more to let us know that some stellar new indie games are on the way very, very soon...

Which of these upcoming indie games have caught our attention at first blush? We've collected together seven of our most anticipated games of August 2019, and laid them out below in order of release date, with a keen video for you to enjoy, too!

Featuring Hamsterdam, DARQ, Anodyne 2, and more.

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"An arcade brawler where you become the Hamster-fu master to save the town of Hamsterdam. Will you be the hero your town needs? Will you defeat the whisker twister in chief, the vile Chinchilla Marlo? You bet your bushy tail!"

"The year is 1977. Your nephew Alex has joined a religious cult and moved with them to the South American jungle. It's up to you to sneak into the commune, find out what's really going on, and decide if you need to get Alex out."

"Exception is a combat platformer set inside a computer system which has been hijacked by a totalitarian virus."

"DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who becomes aware of the fact that he is dreaming. The dream quickly turns into a nightmare and all attempts to wake up end in failure. Lloyd learns how to survive the nightmare by bending the laws of physics and manipulating the fluid fabric of the dream world."

"A horror adventure about a team of death row prisoners stranded in an alien base, Unlucky Seven will take you on a space walk and tell you a story about love, hate, and craving for human flesh."

"Run, jump, and drive across vast, dreamy 3D landscapes. Shrink into surreal, 2D dungeons inside of characters' bodies. Travel the world, meet strange people, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust."

"An open-world action adventure game set in a simulated world in which humans never reached the top of the food chain."