Upcoming Xbox Series X Games

As the Xbox Series X/S enjoys its latest year, Microsoft’s platform has amassed a respectable library. Consoles typically do not start to flourish until the latter half of their existence, once cross-gen stops being a priority and developers can focus exclusively on crafting projects for only the most modern systems. The Xbox Series X/S has yet to reach that point, although things are moving in that direction.

The last few years have produced plenty of fantastic games, particularly in the open-world genre. Elden Ring, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands were all good or great 2022 releases, and they offered wildly different experiences from each other. The year’s successor largely followed suit with projects like Dead Space, Street Fighter 6, Hi-Fi Rush, Remnant 2, Forza Motorsport, and Lies of P. Meanwhile, 2024 produced plenty of big games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. What upcoming 2025 Xbox games are the most exciting? Which titles are expected to drop in 2025?

Please note that the focus is on the North American release dates of Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One games. Expansions will also be listed.

Updated December 18, 2024: The Game Awards had a few big surprises, some of which are expected to drop in 2025. The upcoming Xbox games were added to the calendar over the last week: Split Fiction, Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark, The First Berserker: Khazan, Okami Sequel, The Witcher 4, Elden Ring Nightreign, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, Turok: Origins, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Thick as Thieves, Rematch, RoboDunk (XBX/S, Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber, Gimmick! 2, Slime Heroes.

Xbox Games Coming Out In December 2024

Marvel Rivals, Indiana Jones, & More

December is not usually a packed month in terms of video game releases. That said, December 2024’s Xbox lineup is not bad, and that primarily comes down to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Also launching on PC, the game is a temporary Xbox console exclusive, allowing Game Pass players to get their hands on the franchise’s first notable project in a long time. The game is fantastic.

December 2024 also has Marvel Rivals, which seems set to become a staple multiplayer hero shooter. Even though these types of releases do not always hit the mark, the Marvel brand should help attract an audience. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered is also exciting. Path of Exile 2 has also entered early access, setting itself up as one of the biggest action RPGs of the year.

• December 3: Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 4: The Thaumaturge (XBX/S)
• December 5: Entropy Survivors (XBX/S)
• December 5: Fantasia Neo Dimension (XBX/S)
• December 5: Little Big Adventure: Twinsen’s Quest (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 5: Love Too Easily (XBX/S)
• December 5: Railroads Online (XBX/S)
• December 5: Symphonia (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 5: The Thing Remastered (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 5: UFL (XBX/S)
• December 5: Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (XBX/S)
• December 6: Beat the Machine: Rebooted (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 6: Dog Man: Mission Impawsible (XBX/S)
• December 6: Marvel Rivals (XBX/S)
• December 6: Path of Exile 2 (XBX/S)
• December 6: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko’s Choice (XBX/S)
• December 9: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (XBX/S)
• December 9: Road Maintenance Simulator 2 – Winter Services (XBX/S)
• December 10: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 10: Maximum Football (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 11: Faaast Penguin (XBX/S)
• December 12: Dreamless Girl (XBX/S)
• December 12: Smoots Summer Games II (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 13: Overtop (XBX/S)
• December 17: Flint: Treasure of Oblivion (XBX/S)
• December 19: Universe For Sale (XBX/S)

Xbox Games Coming Out In January 2025

Tales Of Graces, Sniper Elite, & More

January 2025 is not extremely packed with new Xbox games, but it does have a couple of exciting prospects that should keep people busy en route to February 2025’s biggest releases. Dynasty Warriors is the definition of an acquired taste, but Origins looks set to be a leap forward for the hack and slash series, particularly in terms of visuals. Hopefully, it is better than Dynasty Warriors 9.

JRPG fans can check out Tales of Graces f Remastered, which will be the first time this entry will be available on Xbox consoles. Putting aside the story and characters, Tales of Graces f‘s combat is generally regarded as a high point for not just the franchise but also the genre. Synduality: Echo of Ada is a looter shooter with an anime aesthetic and a lot of potential. Finally, Sniper Elite: Resistance should be another reliable entry in Rebellion’s series.

• January 16: Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber (XBX/S)
• January 16: Morkull Ragast’s Rage (XBX/S)
• January 16: Things Too Ugly (XBX/S, XBO)
• January 17: Dynasty Warriors: Origins (XBX/S)
• January 17: Tales of Graces f Remastered (XBX/S)
• January 21: RoboDunk (XBX/S)
• January 22: ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist (XBX/S, XBO)
• January 23: Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Remaster (XBX/S, XBO)
• January 23: Synduality: Echo of Ada (XBX/S)
• January 28: Cuisineer (XBX/S)
• January 28: Eternal Strands (XBX/S)
• January 28: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (PC, XBX/S)
• January 28: The Stone of Madness (XBX/S)
• January 28: Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (XBX/S, XBO)
• January 28: Warside (XBX/S, XBO)
• January 29: Robots at Midnight (XBX/S)
• January 30: Gimmick! 2 (XBX/S)
• January 30: Sniper Elite: Resistance (XBX/S, XBO)
• January 31: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (XBX/S)

Xbox Games Coming Out In February 2025

Avowed, Assassin’s Creed, Monster Hunter, Civilization, & More

Building on the slow but steady start of its predecessor, February 2025 should be massive across all systems. With the financial year ending in March, publishers tend to get any remaining big releases out in the preceding weeks, resulting in a month that feels overstuffed with major names. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Civilization 7 are set to launch on the same day, although they will likely attract fairly different audiences. Both games should require significant time investments, and they are likely to keep players engaged long after February comes to an end.

The long games do not end there, though, as Assassin’s Creed Shadows will debut just a few days later. Ubisoft’s Japan-based project has not enjoyed the smoothest pre-launch life, but it could come together in the end. Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered has the tough task of modernizing and revamping three of the more polarizing entries in the franchise; if done right, Angel of Darkness might finally be worth playing.

Avowed is Xbox’s big console exclusive for February 2025, with the RPG seeming to be Obsidian’s biggest endeavor to date. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii should be a fun and action-packed detour for Sega’s franchise, and February will come to an end with Monster Hunter Wilds. Just an exhausting month, in the best possible way.

Xbox Games Coming Out In March 2025

Suikoden, Tales Of The Shire, & More

Although still early days, March 2025 has a couple of notable upcoming Xbox games already. Two Point Museum should be among the year’s best management games, assuming it comes close to matching the brilliance of Two Point Hospital and Two Point Campus. JRPG fans will be eating well throughout the month, starting with Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster, a compilation that should offer great value for money. Atelier Yumia seems set to be an interesting evolution of Gust’s franchise. While its quality remains to be verified, Tales of the Shire sounds fantastic on paper.

• March 2025: Football Manager 25 (XBX/S)
• March 4: Two Point Museum (XBX/S)
• March 6: Split Fiction (XBX/S)
• March 6: Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster (XBX/S, XBO)
• March 13: Beyond The Ice Palace 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• March 18: Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 2 (XBX/S)
• March 21: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land (XBX/S, XBO)
• March 21: Bleach: Rebirth of Souls (XBX/S)
• March 25: Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings Game (XBX/S)
• March 27: Atomfall (XBX/S, XBO)
• March 27: The First Berserker: Khazan (XBX/S)
• March 27: Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (XBX/S, XBO)

Xbox Games Coming Out In April 2025

Fatal Fury & More

At the moment, April 2025 is mostly empty, but that should gradually change over the next two months or so. Still, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is a big deal, with SNK’s upcoming fighter seeming set to be a stellar addition to the genre. Mandragora also looks like it could be a great side-scrolling Souls-like.

Major 2025 Xbox Games With No Release Dates

Doom, GTA, & More

2025 is (very slowly) taking shape. While only a tiny percentage of the year’s calendar has been announced, quite a few publishers and developers have confirmed that they have projects that could come out during 2025. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 6 will almost certainly be the biggest debut of any year, and its launch does not seem that far off. Doom: The Dark Ages, FBC: Firebreak, Little Nightmares 3, Marvel 1943, Borderlands 4, Dinos Reborn, and Mafia: The Old Country could define 2025, assuming they are not delayed.

• May 2025: Revenge of the Savage Planet (XBX/S)
• The Alters (XBX/S)
• Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy (XBX/S)
• Big Helmet Heroes (XBX/S)
• Borderlands 4 (XBX/S)
• Bye Sweet Carole (XBX/S, XBO)
• Bylina (XBX/S)
• Carmen Sandiego (XBX/S, XBO)
• Chains of Freedom (XBX/S)
• Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone (XBX/S)
• Coffee Talk Tokyo (XBX/S)
• Cronos: The New Dawn (XBX/S)
• Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• Dinos Reborn (XBX/S, XBO)
• Doom: The Dark Ages (XBX/S)
• Double Dragon Revive (XBX/S, XBO)
• Dune Awakening (XBX/S)
• Edens Zero (XBX/S)
• Elden Ring Nightreign (XBX/S, XBO)
• Empyreal (XBX/S)
• Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (XBX/S)
• Fable (XBX/S)
• Fatal Run 2089 (XBX/S)
• FBC: Firebreak (XBX/S)
• Frostpunk 2 (XBX/S)
• Grand Theft Auto 6 (Platforms TBA)
• Hell is Us (XBX/S)
• Island of Winds (XBX/S)
• Kiborg (XBX/S, XBO)
• Killing Floor 3 (XBX/S)
• The Legend of Baboo (XBX/S)
• Little Nightmares 3 (XBX/S, XBO)
• Mafia: The Old Country (XBX/S)
• Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra (Platforms TBA)
• MIO: Memories in Orbit (XBX/S, XBO)
• Mixtape (XBX/S)
• Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (XBX/S)
• Mouse: PI For Hire (XBX/S, XBO)
• Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (XBX/S, XBO)
• The Outer Worlds 2 (XBX/S)
• Pathologic 3 (XBX/S)
• Rematch (PC, PS5, XBX/S)
• South of Midnight (XBX/S)
• Space Adventure Cobra – The Awakening (XBX/S, XBO)
• Steel Seed (XBX/S)
• Subnautica 2 (XBX/S)
• The Talos Principle: Reawakened (XBX/S)
• Terminator: Survivors (Platforms TBA)
• Wheel World (XBX/S)
• Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (XBX/S)
• Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall (XBX/S)

Major Upcoming Xbox Games With No Release Year

Kingdom Come, Elder Scrolls, & More

“Coming soon” can mean anything from a few months to a couple of years. Beyond Good and Evil 2 and Control 2 are just two games in development, but players will have to wait patiently to learn when these sequels will be made available to play.

There are so many exciting announced projects that will eventually come to the Xbox Series X/S, some of which have revealed very little information about themselves. The Elder Scrolls 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, and Ark 2 are all highly-anticipated titles that could still be a long way off from becoming a reality, and these projects are just the tip of the iceberg.

• 33 Immortals (XBX/S)
• Alien: Isolation Sequel (Platforms TBA)
• Arc Raiders (XBX/S)
• Archeage Chronicles (XBX/S)
• Ark 2 (XBX/S)
• Assassin’s Creed Infinity (Platforms TBA)
• Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Platforms TBA)
• New BioShock Game (Platforms TBA)
• Blizzard’s Survival Game (Consoles & PC)
• Blood of Mehran (XBX/S)
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Sequel (Platforms TBA)
• Buramato (XBX/S, XBO)
• Captain Blood (XBX/S, XBO)
• Cities: Skylines 2 (XBX/S)
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (XBX/S)
• ClockWork Revolution (XBX/S)
• Codename: Final Form (Platforms TBA)
• Contraband (XBX/S)
• Control 2 (XBX/S)
• Crimson Desert (XBX/S)
• Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Remastered (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch, XBX/S, XBO)
• Dark Atlas: Infernum (XBX/S)
• Disaster Report 5 (Platforms TBA)
• Dragon Quest 12: Flames of Fate (Platforms TBA)
• Dreamhouse: The Game (XBX/S, XBO)
• Dying Light: The Beast (XBX/S)
• EA’s Iron Man Game (Platforms TBA)
• Echoes of the End (XBX/S)
• The Elder Scrolls 6 (Platforms TBA)
• The Eternal Life of Goldman (XBX/S)
• Exoborne (PC, Consoles TBA)
• Exodus (XBX/S)
• FragPunk (XBX/S)
• Gears of War: E-Day (XBX/S)
• Gex Trilogy (XBX/S)
• GreedFall 2: The Dying World (XBX/S)
• Gothic (XBX/S)
• Harmonium: The Musical (XBX/S)
• Haunted Chocolatier (Platforms TBA)
• Hunting Simulator 3 (XBX/S)
• Instinction (XBX/S, XBO)
• Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse (XBX/S, XBO)
• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (XBX/S)
• Judas (XBX/S)
• Jurassic Park Survival (XBX/S)
• Kage: Shadow of The Ninja (XBX/S, XBO)
• Kemuri (Platforms TBA)
• Kingdom Hearts 4 (Platforms TBA)
• King of Meat (XBX/S)
• Kitsune Tails (XBX/S, XBO)
• Lab Rat (TBA)
• Last Sentinel (Platforms TBA)
• Little Devil Inside (XBO)
• Lunar Remastered Collection (XBX/S, XBO)
• Marathon (XBX/S)
• Marvel’s Blade (Platforms TBA)
• Mecha Break (XBX/S)
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (XBX/S)
• Mistfall Hunter (XBX/S)
• Montezuma’s Revenge – 40th Anniversary Edition (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch, XBX/S, XBO)
• My Time at Evershine (XBX/S)
• New Crazy Taxi Game (Platforms TBA)
• New Darksiders Project (Platforms TBA)
• New Golden Axe Game (Platforms TBA)
• New Jet Set Radio Game (Platforms TBA)
• New Just Cause Game (Platforms TBA)
• New Mass Effect Game (Platforms TBA)
• New Metro Game (Platforms TBA)
• New Shinobi Game (Platforms TBA)
• New Streets Of Rage Game (Platforms TBA)
• No Rest for the Wicked (XBX/S)
• OD (Overdose) (XBX/S)
• Okami Sequel (Platforms TBA)
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword (XBX/S)
• Orphan of the Machine (XBX/S)
• Painkiller (Platforms TBA)
• Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei: Remake (Platforms TBA)
• Paraside: Duality Unbound (XBX/S)
• Perfect Dark (Platforms TBA)
• Pragmata (XBX/S)
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (XBO)
• Prison Architect 2 (XBX/S)
• Project 007 (Platforms TBA)
• Reanimal (XBX/S)
• SacriFire (XBX/S, XBO)
• Shadow of Conspiracy: Section 2 (XBX/S)
• The Signal (XBX/S, XBO)
• Silent Hill F (Platforms TBA)
• Silent Hill: Townfall (Platforms TBA)
• Simon The Sorcerer Origins (XBX/S, XBO)
• Six Days in Fallujah (XBX/S, XBO)
• Skate (Platforms TBA)
• Sonic Racing CrossWorlds (XBX/S, XBO)
• Spine (XBX/S, XBO)
• Star Wars: Eclipse (Platforms TBA)
• State of Decay 3 (XBX/S)
• Subnautica 2 (XBX/S)
• Terrifier: The ARTcade Game (XBX/S)
• Thick as Thieves (XBX/S)
• New Tomb Raider Game (Platforms TBA)
• Towerborne (XBX/S, PC)
• Tron: Catalyst (XBX/S)
• New TimeSplitters Game (Platforms TBA)
• Turok: Origins (XBX/S)
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 (XBX/S)
• Where Winds Meet (Platforms TBA)
• Winter Burrow (XBX/S, XBO)
• The Witcher 4 (Platforms TBA)
• The Witcher Remake (TBA)
• WitchSpring R (XBX/S, XBO)
• The Wolf Among Us 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• Wonder Woman (Platforms TBA)
• Wreckfest 2 (XBX/S)
• Wyrdsong (Platforms TBA)