Next Week on Xbox: New Games for August 26 to 30

Age of Mythology: Retold Premium Edition – August 27

From the creators of the award-winning Age of Empires franchise, Age of Mythology: Retold goes beyond history to a mythical age where gods, monsters, and humans collide. Combining the best elements of the beloved Age of Mythology with modern real-time strategy design and visuals, Retold is an epic and innovative experience for old and new players alike. Secure your domain, command legendary monsters, and call upon the power of the gods to crush your enemies. Age of Mythology: Retold Premium Edition includes the full game with up to 7-day advanced access starting on August 27.

Core Keeper – August 27
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Awaken as an explorer in a long-forgotten cavern teeming with untold secrets. In this award-winning, 1-8 player mining sandbox adventure, your choices shape an epic journey. Harvest relics and resources, craft advanced tools, build your base, and explore a dynamically evolving world waiting to be unearthed.

Crypt Custodian – August 27
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Step into the shoes of Pluto, a mischievous cat who has just died, and landed in the afterlife’s palace. After a brief and disastrous meeting with the Afterlife Guardian – Kendra – you’re banished from the palace and sentenced to clean… forever!!! Explore the vast grounds that surround the palace, battle beasts with your trusty broom, and gain new abilities to expand your world.

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria – August 27
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria follows the Dwarves as they embark on a new adventure to reclaim their legendary home of Moria beneath the Misty Mountains. Players will join forces to survive, craft, build and explore the iconic, sprawling mines. Courageous expeditioners will need to be vigilant as mysterious dangers await.

Smite 2 Founder’s Edition – August 27
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Become a Founding Deity in the Unreal Engine 5-powered sequel to the legendary third-person action MOBA. Play as Gods from across mythology and wield unique godly abilities. Hurl bolts of lightning as Zeus, master the arcane powers of death as Anubis, or backstab your foes as Loki – The choice is yours with the Smite 2 Founder’s Edition.

Espresso Tycoon – August 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Create your brand, decorate your coffee shop, manage your employees and take care of your customers. Use the Coffee Editor to create unique coffee recipes, order deliveries and collect popularity points. Build an entire coffee business and complete all missions!

Mad Experiments 2: Escape Room – August 28

A sequel of the award-nominated cross-platform multiplayer escape game Mad Experiments. Alone or with up to 5 friends, follow the story of Hildegarde and Professor Cheshire, explore rich environments to find clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles to escape!

Purrfect Rescue – August 28

Five different sceneries, a hundred kittens to rescue in each, and only one person to take care of it all. Keep your eyes open for ears, tails and noses – kittens are small, and there’s a lot of them around.

SokoPenguin – August 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Wear hats and slide blocks as you take the role of a puzzle-solving penguin! A chill puzzle adventure awaits in SokoPenguin, a top-down pixel art block-sliding game where you take the role of a cute penguin and overcome a wide variety of single-screen challenges to help him reach his igloo!

Whacking Hell! – August 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

A frantic 2D top-down shooter with roguelite elements. The gates of hell have opened: whack all the monsters before they whack you! Collect their souls, ramp up your weapons and your spells, and become a slaughtering machine! Defeat waves of enemy attacks and nasty bosses by choosing the right path of upgrades.

Akimbot – August 29

In this 3D, action-adventure platformer, play as Exe, an outlaw robot with his unexpected sidekick, Shipset, as you blast your way through armies of robots, control spaceships and forge your own path on a mission to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!

Forklift Simulator – August 29
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Start your career in logistics today in Forklift Simulator! Take on a variety of different missions, a selection of vehicles and an extensive career mode in which you can put your skills to the test. Are you ready for the challenges ahead?

Gori: Cuddly Carnage – August 29
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Humanity has been destroyed – and it’s up to Gori, along with his deadly but wise-cracking sentient hoverboard, F.R.A.N.K, and morose A.I companion, CH1-P, to slay the evil Adorable Army with lethal combos.

Monster Jam Showdown – August 29
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

The excitement of real-life Monster Jam events is ready to explode, thanks to the franchise’s most recognizable icons: the trucks. Grave Digger, El Toro Loco, Megalodon and many others… Drive the hottest rides in Monster Jam racing the current fleet, the legendary history-making trucks, and the wildest fictional beasts from the toy universe. Unlock dozens of trucks and collect countless different liveries!

Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn – August 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

It’s 2029. A vicious dystopian future. And it’s up to two warriors of the night to save the nation! After 33 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic that the fans have been waiting for.

Snooker Blitz – August 29
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

The only online snooker game you ever need. Challenge your friends, enter snooker tournaments, and go head-to-head against other players in real-time. Shoot snooker with ultra-realistic physics, breathtaking graphics, and have more fun than you’ve ever had playing snooker.

Visions of Mana – August 29
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

A new adventure begins in Visions of Mana – the first Mana game on Xbox and mainline title in the Mana series in over 15 years. Immerse yourself in the vibrant graphics of this beautiful world, where the powers of nature blend with the elemental aspects of mana to create a rich tapestry of life. Journey through enchanting locations with near-seamless transitions in a semi-open field that’s yours to discover.

Valfaris: Mecha Therion – August 29

Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!

Wer weiß denn sowas? – Das 3. Spiel – August 29
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Just in time for the 11th season, Elton, Bernhard Hoëcker and Kai Pflaume are back on Xbox with a brand-new edition. Prove how good your knowledge really is in 30 new shows with exciting questions and the original answer videos. Of course, Kai Pflaume will once again charmingly guide you through the shows. Knowledge, fun and lots of entertainment are just a push of a button away.

112 Operator – August 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

112 Operator allows you to manage emergency services in any city in the world! Dispatch units, take calls and face situations caused by weather, traffic or changing seasons. Help the city survive escalating events like riots, organized crime, terrorist attacks, cataclysms, natural disasters and many more!

Blocky Farm – August 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Create the farm of your dreams! Enter the charming world of Blocky Farm where you can manage your lands, take care of animals, harvest fields, deliver goods to the town and create friendship with citizens.

Date Z – August 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Welcome to the heart-racing adventure of “Date Z”, an unexpected twist on high school drama, mystery, and romance. As a senior transfer student, your debut week at a new school spirals into an extraordinary race against time. It’s not just about making friends or acing classes. Your survival hinges on one task: finding a date by Friday.

Forests, Fields and Fortresses – August 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Forests, Fields and Fortresses is a mix of a puzzle and a board game in which you must build your kingdom. Try the role of a ruler, piece together your lands and ensure the prosperity of your people. Unlock new spells, game events and different starting boards for increased variety.

Sparkle 2 EVO – August 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Control the evolution! Climb your way through the evolutional ladder. Start as a little organism and transform into a magnificent aquatic being. Explore the abyss in search of nutritional elements. Attack other species whenever you run out of other food sources. Enjoy beautiful surreal visuals and relax with minimalistic ambient soundtrack.

Star Wars Outlaws – August 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars action-adventure game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life. Fight, steal, and outwit your way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates as you join the galaxy’s most wanted. If you’re willing to take the risk, the galaxy is full of opportunity.

Super Dark Deception – August 30

Super Dark Deception Demo is a fun retro take on the hit horror game, Dark Deception! Beautiful hand-drawn 2D pixel art that gives a classic 16-bit RPG look and feel. Earn XP and unlock powers as you progress that will allow you to even the odds and survive longer against horrendous creatures.