Ever since Microsoft launched its flagship Xbox Series X|S consoles, it has gone beyond the call of duty to provide the video game community with an endless stream of exceptional and entertaining titles. Whether it’s a AAA blockbuster action epic or an artistically rich indie adventure, the Xbox Series X|S’s gigantic games library has something for everyone. A library that will continue to grow in 2024 and beyond with lots of new Xbox games.
As there are so many Xbox games being developed, it can seem like a Herculean task to keep track of them all. So, we have decided to take up this arduous mission to catalog and highlight all the best upcoming Xbox games, with some of the biggest and most intriguing upcoming AAA and indie games coming soon for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.
With this list, you will be able to more easily keep a close eye on your most anticipated titles’ release dates and grab the next potentially best Xbox games as soon as they come out.
The Thaumaturge (December 4, 2024)
The Thaumaturge is an upcoming story-rich RPG set in a cold, dark what-if world of Warsaw in 1905. You play as Wiktor Szulski the Thaumaturge, a man gifted with the power to peer into the hearts of man and tame demonic spirits called Salutors which prey on human souls.
Your goal as the Thaumaturge is to investigate the city of Warsaw for signs of Salutors to exorcise from human hosts, uncover conspiracies surrounding the city's corruption, and find your estranged family for a long-overdue reunion.
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension (December 5, 2024)
Final Fantasy's legendary creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and equally legendary composer, Nobuo Uematsu, team up once more for an original JRPG project called Fantasian Neo Dimension. Step into the shoes of the amnesiac researcher Leo as he journeys to find his father and save the world from a bio-mechanical plague called Mechteria.
Encounter a host of complex characters who will join your adventures, explore a slowly dying world to uncover secrets, and confront wicked villains in turn-based battles where you can alter your abilities mid-battle to deal extra damage.
Marvel Rivals (December 6, 2024)
Marvel Rivals is a 5v5 competitive hero-shooter inspired by Overwatch. Play as iconic Marvel superheroes and villains like Iron Man, Spiderman, Dr. Strange, Magneto, Black Panther, Venom, Scarlet Witch, Storm, Starlord, Hela, and much more, and battle each other in over-the-top PVP matches to determine who is the best team in the Marvel universe.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (December 9, 2024)
MachineGames, the creators of Wolfenstein: New World Order and Wolfenstein II: New Colossus, has stepped up to create a new first-person adventure game based on the legendary Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
This game will have players control the titular Indiana Jones embarking on a journey set between the events of Raiders of the Ark and The Last Crusade. What starts as a simple investigation to recover a stolen historical artifact quickly evolves into a grand adventure that will take players across the world to explore ancient ruins, battle despicable villains, and unravel the mystery behind the mythical, Great Circle.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered (December 10, 2024)
Two of the PlayStation One’s darkest, beloved action-adventure games have been resurrected in the form of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered. In these titles, you play as Raziel, a disgraced vampire on a quest to exact his revenge on his former lord and master, the vampire emperor known as Kain.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered will feature both of the original Soul Reaver with new remastered graphics, improved controls, a map with a fast-travel travel integrated, photo mode, and more.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins (January 17, 2025)
Dynasty Warriors: Origins is an upcoming prequel to Koei Tecmo's hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors series. Take on the role of a new nameless protagonist and embark on an epic journey to reclaim your memories while battling massive armies and the greatest warriors of the Three Kingdoms single-handedly.
SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada (January 23, 2025)
SYNDUALITY is a new upcoming third-person shooter with PvPvE elements brought to you by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set in a dystopian sci-fi world, you play as a Drifter — combat mech-pilots who venture into the outside world to mine for AO crystals. These scarce resources are used to power Amasia, the last remaining human settlement on the planet.
Guided by your AI partner, Magus, you will explore a dangerous world plagued by never-ending poisonous rain, hunt hulking alien monsters called Enders, and battle other players online as they try to steal your AO crystals.
Eternal Strands (January 28, 2025)
Eternal Strands is an upcoming third-person action-adventure game created and published by Yellow Brick Games (a team of veteran developers who originally worked at Bioware and Ubisoft). You play as Brynn, a young Weaver on a quest to retake her people's homeland from titanic monsters that have claimed for their own.
Harness the magical powers of a Weaver to manipulate the elements to help you trek across precarious environments and battle challenging foes ranging from fire-breathing dragons to gargantuan automatons.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (February 4, 2025)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is an upcoming action-RPG developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver. You play Henry of Skalitz, a young man on a quest for vengeance against the one who murdered his parents. Travel across 15th-century Bohemia to track down the killer, become embroiled in political intrigue, and meet a host of charismatic characters who will help or hinder your journey depending on your choices.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII (February 11, 2025)
Civilization VII is the seventh mainline entry in Sid Meier's award-winning Civilization franchise. In this 4X strategy game, you will take control of a legendary world leader and guide a civilization through the ages to become one of the most technologically advanced empires in human history.
You can help your empire rise to power in an epic single-player campaign or race against your friends to see who can build the greatest civilization first in online multiplayer.
Assassin's Creed Shadows (February 14, 2024)
Assassin's Creed Shadows is the latest and 14th mainline entry in Ubisoft's long-running Assassin's Creed franchise. This game will let you experience the inter-connected stories of Naoe the shinobi Assassin and the legendary African samurai Yasuke.
As both characters, you will embark on adventures across Sengoku-era Japan and dispatch villainous foes with either stealthy assassinations or brutal melee combat depending on who you play as.
Avowed (February 18, 2025)
Avowed is an upcoming first-person RPG game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is set in the fictional world of Eora which was introduced in Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity series.
You play as an envoy sent by the kingdom of Aedyr to investigate troubling rumors of a plague spreading throughout the Living Lands. Your quest will lead you on an epic adventure where you must save this strange and mystical land from destruction while fighting to keep your own soul intact at the same time.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Part 1 - February 18, 2025, Part 2 - March 18, 2025)
From the creators of Life of Strange comes their newest dramatic narrative adventure game, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The story centers around four high school friends Swann, Nora, Autumn, and Kat, and a horrific event that caused them to split apart for 27 years. Experience an emotional tale of self-discovery and discover the dark secret that kept these souls adrift from each other.
This game will be released in two parts. Part 1 will be released on February 18, 2025, while Part 2 will launch on March 18, 2025.
Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (February 21, 2025)
Like a Dragon's iconic 'Mad Dog of Shimano', Goro Majima, at long last gets to star in his own solo adventure in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. In this game, Goro Majima finds himself shipwrecked on an island in the middle of the Pacific with no recollection of how he got there and has lost his memories on top of that.
Determined to remember who he is, Goro Majima sets off on an epic journey to sail the Seven Seas with a mighty pirate crew to reclaim his memories, fight off devious and bloodthirsty rival pirates, and hunt for legendary treasure along the way.
Monster Hunter Wilds (February 28, 2025)
Monster Hunter Wilds is the seventh mainline entry in Capcom’s Monster Hunter series and the first game to be made exclusively for the current generation of consoles. In this game, you are commissioned by the Hunter's Guild to embark on a dangerous expedition to the Forbidden Lands to discover its secrets, rescue fellow hunters who went missing there, and hunt deadly monsters that threaten to destroy its ecosystem.
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (February 2025)
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter is an indie action-RPG developed by Odd Bug Studio and published by United Label. After the events of the first game, the Rats of the South have started to rebuild their lives after surviving a bloody war. However, their time of peace is cut short as a terrible horde of bat-like monsters known as the Dark Wings have risen from their slumber and invaded the ratfolk's lands.
As the young warrior Arlo, your goal is to unite the rat clans under one banner and travel to the frozen wastelands of the North to destroy the Dark Wings once and for all.
FragPunk (March 6, 2025)
FragPunk is a competitive hero shooter created by Bad Guitar Studio. Play as one of ten stylish gun-toting heroes and use their awesome abilities to blast enemies away in action-packed 5v5 matches where you can bend the rules using special power-up cards.
Split Fiction (March 6, 2024)
From the studio that brought you awarding-winning co-op games like It Takes Two and A Way Out comes their next big adventure, Split Fiction.
In this title, you play as Mio and Zoe, a pair of writers who accidentally get trapped in a virtual reality machine that brings their fictional creations to life. However, the virtual reality machine they’re hooked up to is stealing their creativity and memories so that they can be sold off for profit at the behest of an evil corporation.
Now Mio and Zoe must work together and use each other’s knowledge of the fictional worlds they created to overcome deadly obstacles and jump through various sci-fi and fantasy worlds to safely return to reality.
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars (March 6, 2025)
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is an upcoming double-pack featuring remastered editions of Konami's classic JRPGs from the PlayStation 1, Suikoden I, and Suikoden II. These games were beloved for their large rosters of recruitable party members in battle, engaging stories of war and political intrigue, and memorable characters.
This collection will remaster both games with improved HD backgrounds, new animations, and updated sound effects. It will also include quality-of-life features such as auto-save, a fast-forward button during battle, and a conversation log.
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land (March 21, 2025)
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is an upcoming JRPG developed and published by Koei Tecmo. This game follows the adventures of Yumia Liessfeldt, a young alchemist on a journey to uncover the lost history of the Aladissian Empire and find out why alchemy is considered a forbidden art.
Along your journey, you will meet colorful characters, battle intimidating monsters in real-time combat, and craft all kinds of wonderous inventions through the magic of alchemy.
Atomfall (March 27, 2025)
Atomfall is an upcoming first-person action-RPG developed by Rebellion, the makers of the cult-classic Sniper Elite and Zombie Army franchises. In this game, you will explore a world inspired by old school British sci-fi stories, fables, and Cold War fears and struggle to survive fighting against deranged cultists, zombies and killer robots.
The First Berserker: Khazan (March 27, 2025)
The First Berserker: Khazan is an action-RPG set in the Dungeon Fighter Online universe, developed by Neople and published by NEXON. You play as Khazan, a former Pelos Empire general seeking vengeance against villains who framed him for committing treason and sentenced him to a lifetime of torture.
Break free of your shackles and reclaim your lost honor and skills as you trek across the land to slay the monsters who wronged you.
Killing Floor 3 (March 31, 2025)
Killing Floor 3 is a co-operative horde shooter developed and published by Tripwire Interactive. In the year 2091, the megacorporation Horzine has conquered the world thanks to the power of a bio-mechanical army of abominations called zeds. As a member of the rebel faction group, Nightfall, it is up to you and your friends to defeat the zeds and free humanity from Horzine's grasp.
Double Dragon Revive (October 25, 2025)
Double Dragon Revive is an upcoming beat em' up developed by YUKE'S and published by Arc System Works. In this 3D take on the classic Double Dragon, play as the heroic Billy and Jimmy Lee as they punch and kick their way through hordes of bad guys to save the day.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Spring 2025)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an upcoming turn-based RPG set in a surreal and fantastical world inspired by artwork made during France’s La Belle Epoque time. You play as the Expeditioners, a group of heroes on a dangerous mission to destroy the Paintress, an otherworldly being that has subjected the world to a never-ending cycle of death.
Mecha Break (Spring 2025)
Mecha Break is an upcoming multiplayer action game where players get to create giant mechas and pilot them into battle. This game will feature dozens of weapons, cosmetic paint jobs and armor modifications to customize their mechas with.
In addition, this game will several exciting PvP game modes so players can show off their piloting skills to their rivals, which includes a 6v6 Battlefield mode, a 3v3 Arena mode and a large scale PvEvP mode that supports up to 60 players.
Dying Light: The Beast (Summer 2025)
Dying Light: The Beast is a standalone spin-off of the zombie-killing, action-adventure series with RPG elements, Dying Light. In this game, you play as Kyle Crane, the protagonist from the first Dying Light who has been locked away in a laboratory since the events of Dying Light: The Following.
After 13 years of being experimented on, Kyle finally manages to escape from captivity and embarks on a quest for revenge against the people who captured him. However, the experiments have taken their toll on Kyle as he has now become a violent beast that's more terrifying than the zombies that infest this post-apocalyptic world.
Mafia: The Old Country (Summer 2025)
Mafia: The Old Country is a prequel to the long-running Mafia series, developed by Hanger 13 and published by 2K. Nothing much is currently known about this title except that it will be an action-adventure game and that it will feature a gritty storyline where players will bear witness to the origins of organized crime in 1900s Sicily.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Summer 2025)
The Ninja Gaiden franchise returns to its side-scrolling roots with Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. While Ryu Hayabusa is busy honoring his father’s will in America, players assume the mantle of one of his fellow ninja clansmen called Kenji Mozu to defend their homeland, Hayabusa Village, from demonic invaders in Ryu’s absence.
This game combines the brutally challenging platformer gameplay of Ninja Gaiden’s NES-era titles with the bloody and violent combat of modern 3D Ninja Gaiden titles to create an epic adventure that pays homage to the series' legacy.
2XKO (2025)
2XKO (formerly known as Project L) is a fighting game spin-off of the legendary MOBA game, League of Legends. The gameplay will be reminiscent of team-based fighting games like Marvel Vs. Capcom and will include famous characters from the League of Legends franchise like Ahri, Ekko, Jinx, and more as playable fighters.
33 Immortals (2025)
33 Immortals is a co-op-focused action-roguelike where you can play with not 2, not 4...but up to 33 players at once! You play as a soul that has been sentenced to eternal damnation by God. Take up arms and ally with other players to defy fate and strike back against God and his divine army to win your freedom.
ArcheAge Chronicles (2025)
ArcheAge Chronicles is an action-MMORPG created by XLGAMES and published by Kakao Games. In this game, you play as an intrepid explorer of a trading company looking to explore the vast world of Auroria and uncover its many secrets.
On your journey you will engage in many activities that will help establish your legend in the world of Auroria ranging hunting wild beasts, defending your trading companies trade routes from vile bandits, exploring ancient ruins filled with terrifying monsters, and much more.
Borderlands 4 (2025)
Borderlands 4 is the fourth major in the legendary and chaotic looter-shooter franchise, Borderlands. Nothing is currently known about this title other than you will again assume the role of Vault Hunter delving deep into the heart of the alien worlds to search for ancient treasure while blasting away anything that gets in your way.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (2025)
Capcom is re-releasing more of its legendary classic fighting games for modern consoles with Capcom Fighting Collection 2. Battle challenging AI opponents or your friends online multiplayer matches (complete with rollback netcode to ensure online stability) in beloved fighters like Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, Project Justice, Power Stone, and much more.
Crimson Desert (2025)
Crimson Desert is an upcoming open-world adventure game being developed by Pearl Abyss, the creators of the popular MMORPG, Black Desert. You play as Macduff, a mercenary trying to eek out a living in the war-torn lands of Pywell. Your struggle for survival will be arduous as you be contracted to take a myriad of ferocious beasts and take part in epic wars between powerful nations.
Cronos: The New Dawn (2025)
Cronos: The New Dawn is a third-person survival horror created and published by Blooper Team. This game is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the majority humanity has been mutated in nightmarish abominations and the world has been ravaged by a cataclysmic event called ‘The Change’.
Your goal in this game is to explore this ruined world for temporal rifts that will take you back in time to 1980s-era Poland. Once there, you must locate key individuals that perished during ‘The Change’ and extract their souls so they can be brought back to the future and be used to save what’s left of the world.
Demonschool (2025)
Demonschool is an upcoming turn-based, strategy-RPG inspired by the Persona games. You play as a group of misfit university students led by Faye, the latest descendant in a long line of demon hunters. Together you will explore a mysterious island and fight off demons threatening to invade the human world while trying to fit in time to do your schoolwork.
DOOM: The Dark Ages (2025)
The Doom Slayer returns to rip and tear in the newest instalment of the iconic first-person shooter franchise, DOOM. In this prequel to DOOM (2016), you will take in an epic war between kings, monsters and gods and blasting every enemy into oblivion with an arsenal of new weapons.
In addition, the Doom Slayer will take to the skies to engage in aerial dogfights riding his cyborg war dragon and pilot colossal Atlan mechs to crush titan-sized demons into dust.
Dune Awakening (2025)
Dune Awakening is an open-world survival MMO developed and published by Funcom, based on the influential, critically acclaimed, science-fiction novel, Dune. On the desert world of Arrakis, you will fight for survival as one of its many inhabitants. Explore a dangerous planet filled with secrets, farm for valuable spice to help fund your own faction, and battle rival gangs and raiders in epic battles to determine who will control the spice trade on Arrakis.
Elden Ring: Nightreign (2025)
Elden Ring: Nightreign is a standalone spin-off of FromSoftware’s critically acclaimed Elden Ring. Unlike Elden Ring which is mostly a traditional single-player Soulslike action-adventure game with minor multiplayer elements, Elden Ring: Nightreign is a full-blown co-op focused roguelike action game that can be played with three-player parties.
In this game, players take up the role of Champions with unique abilities and are tasked to battle their way through the Lands Between and beyond in order to reach and defeat the Night Lord. Players will be expected to face hordes of deadly new enemies and familiar bosses from previous FromSoftware games like the Nameless King from Dark Souls 3 and the Centipede Demon from Dark Souls 1.
Enemy of the State (2025)
Enemy of the State is a top-down shooter developed by Brave Lamb Studio S.A. and published by Movie Games S.A. Set during the 1920’s, you play as rookie mobster aspiring to be at the top of the criminal underworld. Gather a crew of the toughest crooks and perform heists across the country to assert your place as the no.1 gangster.
Fable (2025)
Microsoft finally revealed Fable after years of rumors and speculation. Fable is being built for Xbox Series X and PC and will showcase the talents of Playground Games, which has grown into a huge studio over the past few years.
FBC: Firebreak (2025)
FBC: Firebreak is a three-player co-op FPS created and published by Remedy Entertainment of Alan Wake fame. Set within the universe of Remedy’s Control title, you play as an elite squad of secret agents called ‘Firebreak’ and your job is to clean Federal Bureau of Control’s headquarters of hostile phenomena, whether they be tears in the fabric of reality or eldritch abominations invading our world.
Grand Theft Auto 6 (2025)
After a decade since the original release of GTA 5 in 2013, the sixth major entry of Rockstar's legendary Grand Theft Auto has finally been unveiled. GTA 6 will feature the return of the iconic Vice City setting, the first playable female protagonist since the Game Boy Color version of GTA 2, the biggest open-world sandbox to date, and graphics that will push the Xbox Series X|S to their limits.
Grit and Valor - 1949 (2025)
Grit and Valor - 1949 is an upcoming roguelite, real-time tactics game developed by Milky Tea Studios and published by Megabit Publishing. In this alternate Dieselpunk universe of World War 2, take control of a squadron of powerful mechs and charge into the heart of New Germany to bring down the evil Axis forces once and for all.
Lunar Remastered Collection (2025)
Lunar Remastered Collection is a compilation featuring two cult-classic JRPGs from the 1990s, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, both remastered for modern consoles with upscaled graphics, new English voicework, quality-of-life improvements, and more.
Lunar: Silver Star Story follows the adventures of a young boy named Alex who embarks on a journey to experience the life of an adventurer just like the legendary Dragonmaster Dyne. Along the way, he will meet reliable companions and be pulled into a conflict with the evil Magic Emperor who aims to conquer the world.
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue meanwhile is set a thousand years after the first game and focuses on another young man named Hiro. While exploring the ruins of an ancient tower, Hiro encounters a mysterious woman hailing from another world called the Blue Star. She wishes to return home and be taken her world’s ruler, the Goddess Althena in order to fulfil a grand purpose. Not wanting to leave a person in need, Hiro agrees to help Lucia and together they embark on a grand adventure to the Blue Star.
Hell is Us (2025)
Hell is Us is an action-adventure game developed by Rogue Factor and published by Nacon. This game is set in a country in the midst of a civil war and a supernatural calamity that has spawn horrifying monsters impervious to conventional weaponry.
Your goal in this game is to explore land for answers as to what created these abominations and find weapons to help you survive in this cruel, unforgiving world.
Little Nightmares 3 (2025)
The cult horror series, Little Nightmares, returns with a third instalment. In this game, you follow the adventures of a pair of kids, Low & Alone, searching for a way to escape a horrible realm called the Nowhere. You can fae the horrors of this dangerous world solo or for the first time ever, use an online co-op feature to play with a friend and face your nightmares together.
Lost Hellden (2025)
Lost Hellden is an upcoming JRPG developed and published by Artisan Studios. You play as Cyphel, a young Arkhon warrior who is on a mission alongside his teachers to find his twin brother Leht who ran away from home.
Journey across the land of Era to find Leht, meet a host of memorable party members, and do battle with gigantic demons with an advanced real-time combat system.
Mixtape (2025)
Mixtape is an upcoming narrative adventure game developed by Beethoven & Dinosaur and published by Annapurna Interactive. Follow the emotional tale of three friends embarking a grand adventure to celebrate their last night of high school together.
Along the journey, you will play cassette tapes that will play pivotal moments of their lives and get sucked into an emotionally dramatic story filled with nostalgia, growth, music, and bittersweet memories.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire (2025)
Mouse: P.I. For Hire is an upcoming FPS developed and published by Fumi Games. Play as the grizzled detective John Mouston and shoot your way through a 1930s rubber hose-style cartoon world to take down gangs of crooks and crime lords.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (2025)
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is the latest entry in Orcs Must Die!, a series of action tower defense games where you must defend your castle from being swarmed by hordes of Orcs. This upcoming title will include all kinds of new features for the series including 4-player co-op, Roguelike character building, larger levels, improved melee and gunplay combat, and more.
Okami 2 (TBA)
After nearly two decades, Capcom’s iconic action-adventure game, Okami, will finally be getting a sequel in the far distant future. In the original Okami, you play Amaterasu, a Sun Goddess in the form of a wolf that journeyed across Nippon to save from the wrath of the evil demon, Orochi.
Aside from Amaterau returning, little is known about this game other than most of the original developers who made the first game are coming back for the sequel. This includes Okami’s director Hideki Kamiya who is most famous for directing titles like Devil May Cry 1, Resident Evil 2 (the original PlayStation One version), Bayonetta, Viewtiful Joe and much more.
Shadow Labyrinth (2025)
Shadow Labyrinth is a reimagines the light-hearted Pac-Man arcade franchise into a dark, side-scrolling Metroidvania action game. As the mysterious being known as Swordsman No.8, you wake up one day to find yourself stranded on an alien world filled with horrifying monsters and guided by the will of an enigmatic yellow orb called PUCK.
With your swordsmanship and PUCK’s destructive power to consume anything in its path, you must devour your enemies to become stronger enough to survive and explore this unforgiving to find the true meaning of your existence.
Subnautica 2 (2025)
The critically-acclaimed underwater survival game, Subnautica, is at long last getting a next-gen sequel and its coming to Xbox Game Pass, Day One. Craft deep-sea exploration tools, bases and vehicles, and use them dive deep into the abyssal oceans of an alien world filled with wonderous ecosystems and terrifying sea creatures.
The Alters (2025)
The Alters is a third-person, base-building adventure game created and published by 11 bit studios. You play as Jan Dolski, a space explorer who unfortunately crash-landed on a dangerous planet where being exposed to the rays of a nearby sun can kill you.
To matters more complicated, Jan Dolski stumbles upon a local substance called Rapidium that somehow creates alternate copies of himself called Alters. With the sun’s rays fast approaching, Jan must employ the help of his Alters to fix his ship, scavenge for supplies to survive, and get off this planet before the sun burns him to a crisp.
The Legend of Baboo (2025)
The Legend of Baboo is an upcoming action-adventure made by Permanent Way Game Co. and published by Midwest Games. This game tells the story of a young man named Sepehr and his dog Baboo embarking on a perilous journey to save their family after an ancient evil force has taken over their home island.
Together, Sepehr and Baboo will use their skills to explore treacherous locales, solve deadly puzzles, and overcome towering enemies.
The Outer Worlds 2 (2025)
The Outer Worlds 2 is a sequel to The Outer Worlds, a first-person RPG created by Obsidian Entertainment. Not much information is currently known about this title except that it, will feature more crew members, new galaxies to explore, and the same dark humor as the first game.
The Sinking City 2 (2025)
The Sinking City 2 is a third-person action-horror game inspired by the works of the famous sci-fi author, H.P. Lovecraft. Set in an alternate version of 1920’s America, the player is pulled into a horrifying adventure where they must collect an arsenal of weapons to fend Lovecraftian monstrosities and find a way to escape the city of Arkham alive with their sanity intact.
The Witcher 4 (TBA)
The Witcher 4 is the long-awaited follow-up to The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, CD Projekt Red’s most successful and critically acclaimed RPG to date. This title will start a new trilogy featuring Ciri, Geralt’s adopted daughter and secondary protagonist from The Witcher 3, as the franchise’s new main protagonist.
Aside from that, all that’s known about this game at this time is that Ciri has become a fully-fledged Witcher hunting monsters for money and that players will determine her moral choices about how she handles quests and the dark, cruel injustices of her world.
Towerborne (2025)
Towerborne is an upcoming hack n' slash game being developed by Stoic, the creators behind the critically-acclaimed Banner Saga series. You play as a band of warriors led by Ace, a hero prophesied to save humanity during its darkest hour.
Chop down the forces of evil alone or call your friends to form a 4-player party to trek the monster-filled ruins of the City of Numbers and save the day.
Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (2025)
Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is an upcoming RPG developed by The Chinese Room and published by Paradox Interactive. This game takes place in Seattle and the player assumes the role of a Kindred, a term used to describe a common type of vampire.
As a newly made child of the night, the player must learn to keep their hunger for blood in check, make sure to keep their vampiric identity secret, and defend themselves against hostile vampires, humans, and other horrifying creatures.
Winter Burrow (2025)
Winter Burrow is an upcoming survival game where you play as adorable little mouse trekking through a winter wasteland to search for your lost aunt and repair your broken childhood burrow.
Players will be tasked with gathering resources to rebuilt their burrow with new furnishings and prepare gear to help them forage for food in the forest.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (2025)
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is an upcoming soulslike action-RPG set in a dark fantasy interpretation of China’s Ming Dynasty time-period. You play as Wuchang, a pirate warrior suffering from amnesia and a curse called Ornithropy which grants her supernatural powers at the cost of bringing her immense pain.
To recover Wuchang’s lost memories, you must journey across a war-torn land and slay hordes of horrifying abominations by mastering Wuchang’s martial arts skills and deadly magical powers.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword (2026)
Capcom’s classic Onimusha series has been resurrected with a new installment called Onimusha: Way of the Sword. In this third-person action game, you play as a (currently unnamed) wondering samurai wielding a magic artifact called the Oni Gauntlet.
With this gauntlet and your katana, you must carve a bloody path through hordes of bloodthirsty demons called Genma to save Kyoto from being overtaken by an evil force known as Malice while trying to find your reason to fight.
Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi
Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by MarsLit Games and published by Neon Doctrine & Game Seer. This game follows the tale of Lili the Guardian and Sadi the Monk as they team up to save their land from the corruptive force known as the Void.
Arc Raiders
Arc Raiders is PvPvE third-person shooter with survival elements developed and published by Embark Studios. This game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world the human population has been brought to the brink of extinction by mysterious mechanized monsters known as the Arc.
You play as a specially-trained scavenger called a Raider and your goal is to traverse this broken world for resources to help you survive, while fighting off Arc monsters and rival players looking to steal your loot.
Ark 2
Ark 2 is a sequel to the 2017 sandbox survival game, Ark: Survival Evolved. This game is set on an alien planet populated by dinosaurs and humans fighting each other for dominance of the world. As one of the humans, you must learn to live off the land and team up with your fellow man to take down the dinosaurs threatening your existence.
Armor Attack
Armor Attack is a competitive PVP third-person shooter by KEK Entertainment, a new studio formed by ex-EA and ex-Ubisoft developers. Take control of giant, customizable mechs and engage in explosive 5v5 battles where you and your rivals fight for control of the last remnants of planet Earth.
Beneath
Beneath is an upcoming first-person horror game developed and published by Camel 101. You play as Noah Quinn, a deep-sea diver trapped aboard a frigate in the middle of the ocean.
After some exploration, our hero quickly discovers that horrifying sea monsters occupy this ship and they are out for his blood. Now Noah must find a way to escape this ship with his life and sanity intact.
Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong is a soulslike action game developed and published by Game Science. This game is based on the classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West and has you play as its main character, Sun Wukong. You will journey across a vast, wonderous world, battle monsters and heroes inspired by Chinese mythology, and fulfill your destiny as the Destined One.
Borderlands 4
Bounty Star is a third-person action game developed by DINOGOD and published by Annapurna Interactive. You play as Clementine McKinney, a retired war veteran and mech pilot struggling to move on from her traumatic past and live in peace. However, peace is not an option for Clem as she is called back to the battlefield to defend the innocent folks of the Red Expanse from bandits and mercenaries.
Broken Sword Parzival's Stone
After ten long years, the classic Broken Sword is making a comeback with Broken Sword Parzival's Stone. This game will see the series' protagonists George Stobbart and Nicole Collard travel the world in search of the legendary artifact, the Holy Grail.
Along the way, our heroes will have to contend with villains trying to obtain the Holy Grail for themselves. These include the likes of shady businessmen, secret government organizations, corrupt corporations, and rival treasure hunters.
Centum
Centum is a narrative-adventure indie game developed by Hack The Publisher and published by Serenity Forge. You play as a prisoner trying to escape from their prison cell. However, once you get out you are then confronted with a question: Where do you go from there?
With an unreliable narrator guiding your path, this game will take players on a dark mind-bending story where you will question reality at every turn and unlock multiple endings based on your choices.
Chrono Odyssey
Chrono Odyssey is an upcoming MMORPG brought to you by NPIXEL. The once-peaceful world of Setera is in grave peril as a race of interdimensional monsters collectively known as The Void are invading the planet, killing all forms of life they see.
it is up to you and your band of merry adventurers to protect Setera from The Void by mastering the art of combat and learning to wield the mysterious Chronotector to bend time to your will.
Cities: Skylines II
Cities: Skylines II is a sequel to the critically acclaimed city-building simulator, Cities: Skylines, developed by Colossal Order Ltd. and Paradox Interactive. This game promises to build upon the foundations of its predecessor by giving the player more tools and creative freedom to construct and manage the city of their dreams.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
2022's indie sleeper hit, Citizen Sleeper, will soon be receiving a sequel on Xbox consoles called Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. This game will once again have players assume the role of a Sleeper and build a new life in the depths of space. However, things will be harder this time as you will guide a haphazardly built ship and a ragtag crew through a galaxy undergoing a devastating crisis.
Clockwork Revolution
Clockwork Revolution is a first-person RPG brought to you by inXile Entertainment who also develop the Wasteland and Arcanum games. One day, you stumble upon a fascinating device that allows its user to travel back in time. After some fiddling, you use the device to teleport yourself to the past and discover the origins of your steam-powered homeland, Avalon.
Be careful when messing around with time-travel as every decision you make in the past could have serious side-effects on history and change your future for better or worse.
Closer the Distance
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life simulator developed by Osmotic Studios and published by Skybound Games. This game tells a heart-wrenching tale about Yesterby, a small rural town filled with people who are grieving for their lost loved ones. As the young Angela, your goal is to help your fellow townsfolk move on from their pain, heal broken relationships, and unearth tragic secrets.
Conscript
CONSCRIPT is an indie survival horror game developed by Catchweight Studio and published by Team17. You play as a lone French soldier trying desperately to survive and look for his mission brother during one of mankind's most harrowing and brutal wars — World War 1.
You will need to scavenge for supplies, complete complex puzzles, and fend off enemies with limited resources in intense battles where one mistake can lead to your death.
Contraband
Contraband is an upcoming Xbox exclusive developed in partnership with Avalanche, known for Mad Max and Just Cause. Contraband has been described to us as a multiplayer smuggler sandbox, where players come together to plan heists and execute them, in a vehicular-combat extravaganza. There's no known planned launch window for Contraband as of yet.
Death Relives
Death Relives is a first-person survival-horror game created and published by Nyctophile Studios. You play as Adrian, a young man trying to uncover the unresolved mystery behind his mother’s death. He discovers that his mother was kidnapped by a cult and sacrificed to appease an ancient Aztec god named Xipe Totec.
Just as he learned the truth, Adrian’s presence had been detected by Xipe Totec and the bloodthirsty god does not take kindly to intruders. Now Adrian must find a way to escape the wrath of Xipe Totec alive and put an end to Xipe’s reign of terror.
Elder Scrolls VI
Like Starfield, Elder Scrolls VI is now part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios, alongside Bethesda's acquisition. And just like Starfield, almost nothing is known about the game. It will be singleplayer and a traditional Elder Scrolls-style open RPG, but we may be waiting a long while to see this game materialize.
Enotria: The Last Song
Enotria: The Last Song is a Soulslike action-RPG created and published by Jyamma Games. The game is set in a world plagued by the Canovaccio – an ethereal, magical play that is keeping life and culture in statis for eternity. You play as the Maskless One, an individual who is unaffected by Canovaccio and can move about freely thanks to being born with no given role or predetermined destiny to adhere to.
With the power of stealing masks from enemies and gaining their powers, the Maskless One charges forward to free the world from Canovaccio and bring down the evil Authors who created it.
Enshrouded
Enshrouded is an upcoming action-RPG, open-world survival game developed and published by Keen Games GmbH. You play as a Flameborn, one of the last survivors of an ancient race brought to near extinction. Your goal is to embark on a journey through the ruined realm Embervale, recover your people's power of the Flame, uncover this world's lost history, and decide your ultimate desinty.
Everwild
The next title from Rare was revealed in late 2019, showing us another gorgeous and colorful world from the British studio. Very little is known about Everwild, but the trailer seems to indicate that it's some form of multiplayer experience, complete with stealth mechanics and uniquely gorgeous creatures.
Exoborne
Exoborne is an upcoming extraction shooter developed and published by Sharkmob AB. In this game, the U.S. has been transformed into an apocalyptic hellscape by natural disasters. In this violent, players must fight against the elements and rival factions to scavenge for dwindling supplies in order to survive.
Exodus
Exodus is an upcoming third-person shooter with RPG elements by Archetype Entertainment. In the far distant future, humanity has fled a dying Earth and found a new home among the stars. However, mankind’s fate still hangs in the balance as an intergalactic conquering race of aliens called Celestials are hunting them down.
You take on the role of the Traveller, a visionary leader of humanity who travel the stars to search for allies and weapons that will help them defeat the Celestials once and for all. However, Travellers will need to make hard choices when embark on missions travelling across space via lightspeed causes time dilation. What passes for days from a Traveller’s point of view, counts as decades for their friends and family back home.
Fera: The Sundered Tribes
Fera: The Sundered Tribes is an indie open-world survival game with an emphasis on monster-hunting, developed and published by Massive Damage, Inc. Set in a post-apocalyptic world filled with giant monsters, you have been recently elected as the new leader of a tribe of humans after saving them from a rampaging behemoth.
As the tribe’s new leader, your goal is to explore this world to rescue the last few remaining humans and save mankind from extinction. On top of that, you will also need to hunt down the giant monsters looking to devour your people by utilizing your mastery of martial arts and flight abilities to slay monsters in fast-paced aerial combat.
First Dwarf
First Dwarf is a base-building action-RPG developed and published by Star Drifters. The game is set in Driftland, a planet that was ruined by a cataclysmic war between powerful mages. Among the surviving civilizations is the kingdom of dwarves, and you play as one of their best engineers.
With supplies dwindling, you have been tasked to venture into the war-torn lands of Driftland to gather resources to save the kingdom. In your quest, you explore a crumbled world, build bases to farm materials, and defend your assets against barbarians, monsters, and even nature.
Gears of War: E-Day
Return to the day when the war with Locust began in Gears of War: E-Day, a prequel to the legendary third-person shooter franchise, Gears of War. Play as younger versions of iconic Gears of War protagonists Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago as they face off against the Locust Horde for the first time and try their best to defend humanity from the savage beasts.
Hangry
Hangry is an indie Hack and Slash RPG created and published by Game Pill. In the darkest corners of the universe, you play as Hangry, mercenary working for a diner chef named Goutra. Goutra’s establishment isn’t your standard diner as it readily supplies food for the meanest, baddest crooks of the criminal underworld.
You must travel the galaxy to hunt down alien monsters and bring back their meat so Goutra can whip the best meals to keep clients well-fed. Just make sure you don’t eat too much of the goods yourself, otherwise, it may be your last meal.
Harmonium: The Musical
Harmonium: The Musical is an upcoming narrative adventure game created by The Odd Gentleman. You play as a young 10-year-old Deaf girl named Melody Macato who is busy preparing a musical show hoping to create a new form of music that be seen, felt, and accessible to her friends and family.
However, Melody is suddenly pulled into a vibrant, musical-themed fantasy world called Harmonium. To find her way back home, Melody has to confront and defeat Cocophony, a terrifying force that threatens to destroy all of Harmonium if left unchallenged.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong is a sequel to the 2D Metroidvania title with Soulslike elements, Hollow Knight, created and published by Team Cherry. You play as Horney, a warrior princess who must fight her way through a corrupted world filled with insectoid monsters so she can return to her kingdom, Hallownest.
Hotel Barcelona
Hotel Barcelona is an off-the-wall 2.5D action game created in collaboration between Suda51, the creator of No More Heroes and Swery65, the creator of Deadly Premonition. You are trapped in a temporal time-loop and your only way out is to fight through hordes of serial killers, monsters, giant sharks, and aliens.
IKARO: Will Not Die
IKARO: Will Not Die is a third-person roguelike action game developed by Futurlab and published by Thunderful. You are thrust into a neon-lit, oppressive sci-fi world with simple goals: run, fight, don’t stop, and don’t die.
To survive, you must master gravity-defying powers that can enable you to surf and parkour through deadly environments. At the same time, you must learn how to string together a series of deadly combo attacks and abilities to defeat hordes of enemies looking to eliminate you.
Judas
Judas is an upcoming first-person shooter being developed and published by Ghost Story Games, a studio led by Ken Levine, the game director of classic titles like System Shock 2, BioShock, and BioShock Infinite.
You are Judas, a mysterious and troubled individual stuck on a starship that is slowly falling apart. To survive, you will need to gain the trust of the ship’s eccentric crew to repair the ship, or you can betray them and leave the ship to rot to save yourself.
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is an upcoming first-person shooter developed by Saber Interactive, published by Focus Entertainment, and directed by legendary movie director, John Carpenter. This game is set in a dark future where mankind's attempts at harvesting energy from the planet's core have unintentionally released an eldritch abomination called the Sludge God upon the Earth.
You play as the titular Toxic Commandos and your mission is to nuke the Sludge God and its undead mutant armies into oblivion before they wipe out the human.
Jurassic Park Survival
Jurassic Park Survival is a first-person action adventure based on the legendary Jurassic Park franchise. This game takes place shortly after the events of the first Jurassic Park movie and follows the adventures of an InGen scientist named Dr. Maya Joshi.
She was unable to evacuate Isla Nublar along with the rest of the main cast from the original movie, so now she has to find a way to escape on her own. You will need to use cunning and ingenuity to outsmart the dinosaurs lurking on the island as combat is not an option, especially when going up against the terrifying T-Rex.
King of Meat
King of Meat is party hack and slash game developed by Glowmade and published by Amazon Games. Take part in a bloody gladiatorial game show and fight your way through player-created dungeons to slay giant beasts and other contestants to become the ultimate warrior and earn money from your sponsors so you can buy cool-looking gear and cosmetic items for your own dungeons.
Mandragora
Mandragora is an upcoming Metroidvania-style, side-scrolling action RPG developed by Primal Game Studio and published by Marvelous Europe. This game takes in a dark fantasy world where mankind has fallen to entropy and monsters lurk behind every corner. It is up to you to explore this decaying realm, slay the monsters preying upon humanity, and find a way to restore peace and happiness to the land.
Marathon
Bungie is reviving one of its oldest IPs, Marathon, with a new entry in the long-forgotten first-person shooter series. This new title, Marathon, will not be a follow-up to any of the previous single-player games and instead will be a PVP-focused extraction game with a new setting and plot.
You play as a Runner, an android mercenary that has been hired to investigate a ghost ship hanging in the orbit of a long-lost space colony. However, you are not the only mercenary sent to this place as dozens of other mercs, thieves, pirates, and more and looking to plunder this vessel for treasure. Will you work alongside them to share the loot or will you kill the competition to take all the riches for yourself?
Marvel's Blade
From the minds behind Deathloop and DIshonoured comes Arkane Lyon's next big and most unexpected project, Marvel's Blade. This game follows the tribulations of Eric Brooks (a.k.a. Blade) a Daywalker (a half-human, half-vampire crossbreed) who fights to protect humanity from the darkest and most vile creatures of the Marvel universe.
Masters of Albion
Peter Molyneux, the director behind the original Fable and the cult classic god game, Black & White, has returned to the video game industry to direct a new title with 22cans called Masters of Albion.
In this god game, you play the role of a god tasked with assisting a small village through divine interventions to become a prosperous civilization that will withstand the test of time.
However, evil forces are plotting to destroy what you have built. You will need to protect your people by gifting them with your godly powers so they can defend themselves and occasionally take matters into your own hands by unleashing magical disasters upon enemies.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
After an eternity of absence, the legendary Metal Gear Solid franchise is making a comeback to the video game industry with Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of the classic PlayStation 2 stealth action game, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
This game will follow the exploits of “Naked Snake”, a secret agent sent by the US government into Soviet Union territory during the Cold War. Snake’s mission is to rescue Dr. Nikolai Stepanovich Sokolov, a Soviet defector who is forced to create a nuclear superweapon for the USSR. What starts as a routine sneaking mission spirals out of control as Snake is forced to live off the land to survive, battle elite soldiers that defy conventional warfare, and uncovers a conspiracy so dire that if it isn’t stopped, it could turn the Cold War into World War Three.
Mistfall Hunter
Mistfall Hunter is an upcoming PvPvE extraction action game developed and published by BELLRING GAMES. Set in a dark fantasy world on the brink of oblivion, you play as immortal warriors called Gylden Hunters. With mighty powers granted to you by the mysterious Dew, your goal is to traverse this wreck of a world, fight past beasts gripped by insanity called Gyldenmist, and repair the Web of Fate in the hopes that it might save your planet.
OD
OD is brand new video game being developed by Kojima Productions, with the legendary Hideo Kojima directing it. OD is currently shrouded in mystery as to what kind of game it is. What we do know that Hideo Kojima describes it as a "new form of media" that will utilize the power of Microsoft's cloud technology to create a product that blurs the line between gaming and film.
OD is hinting at being a horror title with the tagline "For all the players and screamers" at the end of its reveal trailer.
Perfect Dark
After many years in hibernation, Rare's classic sci-fi spy adventure Perfect Dark series will be returning with an epic reboot for modern audiences. You play as Joanna Dark, a secret agent working for the dataDyne corperation and she is tasked with hunting down a dangerous criminal called Daniel Carrington.
Players will journey across the distant of Cairo and use their arensal of gadgets, guns, martial arts and stealth skills to take down enemies and uncover a sinister conspiracy that could treaten to destroy millions of innocent lives.
Phantom Hellcat
Phantom Hellcat is a hack 'n' slash platformer developed by Ironbird Creations and published by All in! Games. Hidden from the public eye lies a mysterious theater containing an army of demons locked away within its halls. One day, one of the seals on the demons’ cage breaks, and the evil beings manage to steal away the theater’s guardian and escape to an alternate dimension. Now it is up to the guardian’s rebellious daughter Jolene to take to the stage, rescue her mother, and put these demons back in their cages.
Pragmata
Pragmata is an upcoming title from Capcom set in an extraordinary futuristic setting. Almost nothing is known about the game, besides the fact it's coming to next-gen systems and looks incredibly sleek.
Prison Architect 2
The cult-classic indie prison management simulator, Prison Architect, is finally getting a sequel and is adopting a new 3D art style. Prison Architect 2 will expand on the gameplay of the original with new mechanics and tools to keep inmates contained, an upgraded Career Mode, and smarter prisoners to test your managerial skills.
Project Tower
Project Tower is an upcoming third-person bullet-hell shooter developed and published by Yummy Games. You are an unknown prisoner trapped inside a mysterious tower run by tyrannical aliens known as the Hiks.
You are forced into a battle for survival as the Hiks are using you as a practice dummy to help train their soldiers for intergalactic conquest. To survive, you must fight through the Hiks and reach the top of the tower in the hopes you may find a means to escape.
REANIMAL
REANIMAL is a co-op platforming-horror game developed by the original creators of Little Nightmares 1 and 2. In this game you play as a brother and sister travelling to an island infested with disturbing monsters in attempt to find and rescue their friends who went missing there.
You can traverse this nightmarish realm alone piloting both protagonists or bring a friend along to control one of the siblings two-player co-op.
REPLACED
REPLACED is a 2.5D action platformer developed by Sad Cat Studios and published by Coatsink. Set in a gritty, sci-fi alternative version of the 1980s, you play as R.E.A.C.H., an artificial intelligence that has been forcefully trapped inside a human body. Your goal is to survive the dangerous, crime-riddled, dystopian society of Phoenix City and discover how to free yourself from your human prison.
Roman Sands RE: Build
Roman Sands RE: Build is a psychedelic game that combines elements of visual novel, RPG, horror, adventure, and simulation games to create a surreal experience. The premise of this game is that you're washed up on the beach of a private luxury retreat inhabited by strange and disturbing characters.
You can't stay here for as long the inhabitants the Sun will soon come to swallow them whole, killing everyone on the retreat. To escape, you must complete tasks handed to you by the inhabitants and explore the retreat for an emergency exit before its too late.
Routine
Routine is a first-person sci-fi horror game developed by Lunar Software and published by Raw Fury. The game takes place in an abandoned lunar base designed around a vision of what scientists from the 1980s thought future technology would look like.
You are trapped alone inside this dilapidated facility and are being hunted by killer androids who have designated you as a threat that must terminated. Now, you must run for your life, explore the lunar base to discover what happened here, and find a way to escape before the robots detect you.
Scarlet Deer Inn
Scarlet Deer Inn is a narrative-adventure platformer developed and published by Attu Games. You play as Elise, a young mother living a simple life in a humble village with her two children.
However, Elise's peaceful life takes a dark turn as she gets pulled into a grim adventure where she will explore a world inspired by Slavic folklore and avoid the murderous ire of horrifying monsters.
Sleight of Hand
Sleight of Hand is a third-person stealth action game with deckbuilder-elements created and published by RiffRaff Games. You play as a mysterious magic-wielding rogue sneaking through the corrupt city of Taboo to take revenge on a coven you used to be a part of.
To accomplish this take, you will need to stealthily take down foes with a combination of magical artifacts and magic playing cards to manipulate the environment and turn the hands of fate in your favor.
Smite 2
Smite 2 is a sequel to Hi-Rez Studios' long-running MOBA where players play as legendary heroes, gods and monsters, and duke it out in glorious team-based battles. This game will feature the same third-person combat and characters as the first game but refined with new gameplay mechanics and enhanced visual fidelity as this game will be developed in the Unreal 5 Engine.
South of Midnight
South of Midnight is a mysterious third-person adventure being developed by Compulsion Games, the studio behind 2013's Contrast and 2018's We Happy Few. This game takes place in the American Deep South, and you play as a young woman called Hazel.
After a supernatural disaster damages her hometown, Hazel is chosen to become a Weaver — a magic caster who has the power to heal spirits and broken bonds. You are tasked on a quest to find the cause of this incident, heal the damage caused to the spirit world, and banish any violent, evil spirits that have crossed over to the world of the living.
Spirit of the North 2
Spirit of the North 2 is an action-adventure game developed by Infuse Studio and published by Merge Games. You play as a red fox that has been cut off from its home and is now journeying through a ruined world to get back. With the aid of an intelligent raven, you will travel across many mystical locales to find your way home, while embarking on a quest to legendary guardian beasts along the way.
State of Decay 3
State of Decay 3 is also a bit of an enigma, offering us a cinematic trailer and not much else. Set in a more wintry environment, there are possibilities that you'll have to manage your internal temperature in addition to other survival needs, as the plague seems to have now spread to animals and not just humans.
The Last Night
The Last Night is an upcoming "2D open-world" title from Odd Tales Games. The neon-blasted cyberpunk title features action-infiltration-oriented gameplay, complete with a branching narrative and stunning art that combines retro-2D sprites and modern lighting with 3D elements.
There's no launch date listed at the time of writing, but The Last Night is seeking investment due to some developmental issues.
The Explorator
The Explorator is an FPS/adventure game created and published by Remnant Games Studio. You play as an explorer journeying to the treacherous island of Ospolis as legends tell that the ancient city of Atlantis and all its treasures are hidden beneath Ospolis' surface.
The Wolf Among Us 2
The Wolf Among Us 2, the long-awaited sequel to Telltale's narrative-focused adventure game, The Wolf Among Us, has finally been unveiled with a tentative release date for 2023. This series tells the story of Bigby Wolf, the former sheriff of "Fabletown" — a secret community within the streets of New York City that houses characters from fairy tales and folklore.
The first game had Bigby track down an enigmatic serial killer murdering the citizens of "Fabletown," and it looks like Bigby will once again be pulled into another murder mystery in the sequel whilst also trying to keep a leash on his own inner wolf.
Thick As Thieves
Thick As Thieves is an upcoming multiplayer PvPvE stealth game brought to you by the developers of the classic Thief series. Set in a fantastical depiction of the 1910s, you play as a phantom thief working their way up the criminal underworld.
Customize your playstyle with various thieving tools and magic, team with fellow players online to form gangs, and sneak your way into the heart of a metropolis to learn its secrets and rob its treasures.
Threads of Time
Threads of Time is an upcoming indie JRPG inspired by well-regarded classics of the genre such as Chrono Trigger and the 2D-era Final Fantasy games. The game takes place in a fantasy world where the fabric of time and space is being threatened by unknown evil forces looking to destroy it.
To save the world, you must use magic to time travel across various periods in history, recruit powerful warriors from each era to aid in your quest, and find out where these villains are hiding so you can put a stop to them.
Turok: Origins (TBA)
Turok: Origins is Saber Interactive’s revival of the classic dinosaur-hunting franchise, Turok. In this third-person action game, you play as a tribe of hardened warriors of called the Turoks and your goal is to hunt giant man-eating dinosaurs and fend off alien invaders looking to conquer your home.
This hunting adventure can be played solo or with your friends in 3-player online co-op as you work to together to slay giant beasties, augment your gear with the DNA of dinosaurs, and save the Lost Lands from destruction.
Untitled new genDESIGN game (TBA)
During The Game Awards 2024, a mysterious trailer was shown for a new Xbox title (which currently has no working title) developed by genDESIGN, the studio responsible for creating Shadow of the Colossus, Ico, and The Last Guardian.
Judging from the trailer, it appears to be an action-adventure game where you play as an android exploring a ruined world and climbing atop mountain-sized beings much like Shadow of the Colossus.
Which games are you most hyped for?
As you have no doubt seen, there are a lot of upcoming Xbox games to look forward to playing in the future. What’s even more exciting is that a majority of these games will be playable on the go thanks to Xbox Cloud Gaming and be available to download for free if you subscribe to Xbox Game Pass.
If you think there are other upcoming Xbox titles that people should be more aware of, send your recommendations to @WinC_Gaming at X/Twitter and we’ll add them to the list.
