Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!
Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue – July 23
Experience the ultimate test of wit, courage, and determination in the heart-pounding game, Buried Alive. Your mission: escape the suffocating grip of the coffin and find your way to freedom! Will you conquer your fears and escape the clutches of the crypt, or will you succumb to the darkness?
Conscript – July 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A survival horror game inspired by classics of the genre – set in 1916 during the Great War. Conscript will blend all the punishing mechanics of older horror games into a cohesive, tense, and unique experience. As a French soldier searching for his missing-in-action brother during the Battle of Verdun, will you be able to search twisted trenches and ensure a home goes unbroken?
Empty Shell – July 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Discover the dark secrets of the facility’s years of operation, up to the accident that led to the extreme consequences you are involved in. Every time you die, you will control a new volunteer sent to the place. Your starting equipment will be randomized, and each level will be generated with a new layout.
Exophobia – July 23
Optimzied for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
You find yourself alone in a human spaceship taken over by hostile alien soldiers. Explore and fight your way to find the last human survivors, while you uncover piece by piece the backstory of the spaceship crew, leading to this high-stakes moment at the red planet. Evolve your alien weapon and shoot, slide, stun your enemies and more, in your journey to escape out alive!
Lead your team to glory in F1 Manager 2024. A new Formula 1 season has arrived, and with it, the most comprehensive F1 management experience to date. Build a legacy with one of 10 official F1 constructors or create your own team for the very first time. Plan and direct your team’s strategy and watch as your driver’s execute your commands in thrilling F1 races, brought to life with a broadcast-quality presentation.
Retro Revengers – July 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Embark on a journey with Ossan, Mao, Taicho, Matchan and Notchi as you harness their newfound abilities bestowed upon them by the Retro Goddess. Meet companions from the past, defend yourself from enemies, and overcome the bosses blocking your way to the Demon Overlord of Triple-A.
The Star Named EOS – July 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Explore a beautiful hand-drawn world as you photograph some of the most precious yet fleeting moments in life. As you recreate photos from the past, you will slowly uncover the truth of a family mystery, and the love hidden within fragmented memories will eventually become clear.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Purgatory – July 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Immerse yourself in the gripping world of Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory, a narrative-driven RPG thriller set in the acclaimed World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf navigating the shadows of Poland and beyond, as she battles monsters, uncovers dark conspiracies, and confronts her inner turmoil. Each decision you make shapes her destiny, revealing new secrets and leading to multiple endings.
Ginger – The Tooth Fairy – July 24
A 2D side-scrolling platform game. It is specifically designed for kids and newcomers to gaming. The fun and intuitive gameplay will put a smile on everyone’s face. Ginger will explore various worlds filled with obstacles to overcome to find her magic teeth.
Hidden Cats in Rome is a short and pleasant hidden objects game for everyone – look around at a big, lovely illustration, relax, and spot all the furry friends hiding in every nook and cranny. Starting with a beautiful (yet monochromatic) scenery, the city fills itself with warm colors the more cats you find!
Super Woden GP II – July 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Get ready to climb your way to the top of the motor sports world! Super Woden GP II is a love letter to the sport and arcade racing games of the ’90s. Compete in a wide variety of event types, from rally to endurance racing, in classic isometric style, using an intuitive central map interface to buy and tune vehicles, explore circuits across the world, visit your garage and more.
7 Days to Die – Console Edition (Game Preview) – July 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games.
Abathor – July 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
The Atlantean civilization has angered the gods. They have sent hordes of monsters to punish Atlantis by destroying the continent. Players must cooperate and compete to save Atlantis, going through a series of challenges of increasing difficulty but they will also compete against each other for the loot and the spoils, plundering treasures and offering them to the gods to receive their favor.
Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow – July 25
An atmospheric adventure game starring Griffin, a little boy who struggles to face his fears. Thankfully, his teddy bear companion Birly is always by his side. The duo’s journey will not be easy. Traversing the expanse of light and darkness will force the pair to confront traumatic memories and make amends with the monsters of the past.
Exhausted Man – July 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Play as a person who is exhausted but refuses to sleep. Make it through a night that is crucial to them by doing everything while lying down.
Hairdresser Simulator – July 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Create new hairstyles for customers. Cut, dye, and style to perfection. Enhance your skills and master the craft. Run your business and renovate your salon. Generate profit, hire employees – aim for the top! Unleash your creativity with staples of the hairdressing trade – see how much a simple haircut can change a person!
House of Golf 2 – July 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Embark on an unforgettable golfing adventure with House of Golf 2 – not just a game, but an invitation to create lasting memories with family and friends. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a newcomer to the virtual greens, dive into a world brimming with challenges and excitement.
Lakeview Cabin Collection – July 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
An exploration of the world of cult horror movies in this action puzzler through four episodes, each with their own unique themes and features. Play as four companions as they use anything they can get their hands on to survive in a horror experience unlike any other.
A survival game with many RPG elements. Fight factions that evolve over the days and bizarre monsters that will terrify you at night! Strengthen your base by rescuing survivors from around the world.
Tactical Bandits – July 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A hardcore arcade action game set in a post-apocalyptic world where you must navigate the ruins of civilization as a fearless bandit seeking survival and glory. Embark on a thrilling adventure to the Last Settlement, looting weapons and fuel canisters while evading deadly threats.
Agent Walker: Secret Journey – July 26
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A mystical artifact known as the Spear of Destiny has been discovered, and it’s believed to have the power to change the destiny of the war. To complete her mysterious mission, Agent Walker will have to cross the grim battlegrounds of France while facing death, destruction, and hidden puzzles every step of the way.
Circus of TimTim – July 26
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A stealth horror survival game about two siblings trying to sneak inside the most hunted carnival of all time to recover lost items with a metal detector device, however enemies are roaming around, and they can hear your every step!
Exodus: Creepy Time – July 26
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
An exciting casual style game with elements of a simplified roguelike. An ominous journey through dark and gloomy locations awaits you, where every action you take has serious consequences. Survive in a world where darkness and horror lurk at every turn. Collect resources, upgrade your character and develop new skills to survive in this horror world.
All hands on deck! Pirate armada dead ahead! Take part in an uncompromising struggle repelling freebooters’ assaults. Watch out, the enemy may catch the tide for ruining your fortress. Build towers, collect crystals, upgrade spells and believe in your victory! Welcome to the unique pirate style tower defense. Now the battle rages on by land and by sea! Two worlds, more than 20 levels, unique ships, menacing bosses and powerful spells – all this will deepen you into the game.
The ordinary gaming night among four friends takes a chaotic turn when they find themselves transported to a preposterous fantasy realm teeming with thousands of wacky monsters! Equip yourself with pizza frag-grenades, enchanted fidget spinners, unleash preposterous magic spells, or even fling your very own friends into the fray to repel the relentless hordes of monsters determined to obliterate you.
Paper Flight – Relic Hunter – July 26
An interactive game experience that is designed to ease your mind and have fun popping innocent balloons. Jump into the role of a little paper plane that is supposed to rescue the world from evil balloon demons by dashing through them.
Pedra Crystal Caves is a ‘just one more go’ puzzle platformer challenging you to rewire your brain when navigating each level searching for the key tiles that open the exit door. Inspired by retro classics Boulderdash, Spindizzy, and Bounder, twist your Pedra block around the levels to gain temporary upgrades while avoiding the Meanies who are out to destroy you.
Steel Racer – July 26
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A 2D pixelated old school racing game inspired by arcade classics from the 1980s and 1990s decades. Speed through 50 different circuits in any order across 5 different terrain zones. Win races and money to upgrade and customize your car. Choose between three difficulty settings and three levels of traction assist, making your car easier or harder to control on curves. Customize the game to be as challenging as you want.