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, 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!
I’m on Observation Duty 6
Dreamloop Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
I’m on Observation Duty 6 – October 28Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
As an employee of a mysterious organization, your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and report other-worldly anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift, or will you succumb to paranoia?
Vengeance Hunters
Nalua Studio SLU
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Vengeance Hunters – October 28
Pick your fighter: The robot, Golem. The brawler, Candy. The mad scientist, Loony. And adventure from the Last Woods to the desolate Wastelands and to the mean streets of the Megalopolis and beyond! Play solo or with a friend as you battle a strange array of enemies, aliens, monsters, and thugs. Collect secrets, increase your score, and challenge yourself across increased difficulty in this original NeoGeo title.
Backrooms: Partygoers
Ratalaika Games S.L.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Backrooms: Partygoers – October 29Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A horror survival game where you play as a researcher tasked to find anomalies inside the horrifying alternate dimension known as The Backrooms. Scavenge for water and other supplies from dead bodies stuck in The Backrooms as you try to escape sharing their fate. Hide in lockers, scan for targets, use a flashlight, and detect creatures using the Anomaly Scanner.
Clock Tower: Rewind
WayForward
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Clock Tower: Rewind – October 29Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Translated and released outside of Japan for the first time, Clock Tower: Rewind is a revival of the terror-inducing 16-bit classic that dares you to explore the haunting confines of the Barrows family manor. As teenage orphan Jennifer, you must search every disturbing corner to find items, reveal secrets, and discover ways to evade Scissorman, a murderous, unstoppable, shears-wielding psychopath.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Square Enix
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$49.99
Life is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Max Caulfield, photographer-in-residence at the prestigious Caledon University, discovers her closest new friend, Safi, dead in the snow. To save her, Max tries to Rewind time – a power she’s not used in years… instead, Max opens the way to a parallel timeline where Safi is still alive, and still in danger!
Monster High™ Skulltimate Secrets™
Outright Games Ltd.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$39.99
Monster High Skulltimate Secrets – October 29Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
It’s your first day at Monster High, where all monsters are welcome… but some strange events are happening. Can you uncover the mystery of the doors and ancient keys and bring the school back to its authentic, spooky self? Play and discover its skulltimate secrets.
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
Idea Factory International
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evoltuion – October 29Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Grow a previously defunct gaming studio to success. Building it requires strong developers, cutting-edge video games, and the expansion of your market. Choose wisely and become the biggest game studio of the year!
Phasmophobia (Game Preview)
Kinetic Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Phasmophobia (Game Preview) – October 29Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal to gather as much evidence as you can.
Post Trauma
Raw Fury
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Post Trauma – October 29 2025
Post Trauma is a modern interpretation of genre-defining survival horror classics. As you venture deeper into the unknown, you’ll strive to solve the mysteries of your unfamiliar surroundings, hoping to discover hidden truths while trying to stay alive.
Cell Scientists: Beyond
R-Next
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Cell Scientists: Beyond – October 30Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Save a sci-fi world from the dangerous Chaga virus in Cell Scientists: Beyond, an exciting puzzle game with 50 levels story mode and easy to pick gameplay mechanics. Embark on an adventure to destroy viruses using futuristics nano ships and help the patients. Save the day using your puzzle-solving skills!
Deepest Trench
Favor Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Deepest Trench – October 30Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
An exhilarating local co-op game that plunges players into the depths of the Mariana Trench for a secretive military operation. With immersive gameplay and breathtaking visuals, players must work together to navigate treacherous underwater terrain, uncovering hidden mysteries and face unexpected dangers along the way.
Hidden Paws Mystery
Silesia Games Sp. z o.o.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Hidden Paws Mystery – October 30Xbox Play Anywhere
You are an adventurer, the last of the Seekers of Cats, and you are tasked with an important job. Scattered on those islands are little cats, some of them are cold and hungry and yet still hoping someone will find them. Others don’t really care about you or your quest but meow insistently anyway so you should probably stop for a moment and pet them too.
Last Escape: Dead Complex
Mad Jackal Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$4.99
Last Escape: Dead Complex – October 30
Dead Complex is a 2D top down, survival horror game. Sneak, loot, and fight your way out of an infested apartment complex and begin your final escape from the city.
Retreat To Enen
indie.io
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Retreat To Enen – October 30Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A base building simulator and survival game unlike any other. Rather than fight your way to prosperity, you’ll be living off the land in balance with nature. Three vast biomes await you. Explore, forage, hunt, craft, build, and meditate as you unlock the secrets of Enen and build the retreat of your dreams. Unlock and gather over 160 unique items as you explore.
Skater’s Solstice
Eastasiasoft Limited
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Skater’s Solstice – October 30Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Skater’s Solstice is a top-down brainteasing game with a wintry theme and crisp HD visuals where you’ll need to overcome 50 stages of gradually increasing complexity to achieve ice skating mastery. Each stage contains 3 stars and a glimmering exit. Can you put it all together and gather all the stars?
Vampire Hunters
Gamecraft Studios
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Vampire Hunters – October 30Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Shoot, stack, and slay! Vampire Hunters is a rogue lite survivors FPS where the toughest Transylvanians stack guns to mow down monsters with extreme firepower. Collect new weapons, upgrade, and dominate as you explore new levels in this retro-inspired bullet heaven FPS.
[REDACTED]
KRAFTON, Inc.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$22.49
[Redacted] – October 31
Black Iron, a state-of-the-art penitentiary located on Jupiter’s icy moon Callisto, is overrun with hordes of infected inmates. As a modest prison guard your job is simple – get to the last escape pod and get out alive.
Dragon Age™: The Veilguard
Electronic Arts
☆☆☆☆☆
15
★★★★★
$69.99
$62.99
Dragon Age: The Veilguard – October 31Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Enter the world of Thedas, a vibrant land of rugged wilderness, treacherous labyrinths, and glittering cities – steeped in conflict and secret magics. Now, a pair of corrupt ancient gods have broken free from centuries of darkness and are hellbent on destroying the world. Rise as Rook, Dragon Age’s newest hero. Be who you want to be and play how you want to play as you fight to stop the gods from blighting the world.
Garten of Banban 6
Feardemic
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Garten of Banban 6 – October 31Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Explore the forgotten levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new terrors that reside below. Uncover the truth behind the place and find the whereabouts of your missing child.
Hannah
QUByte
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Hannah – October 31Xbox Play Anywhere
After Hannah’s doll gets stolen by a mysterious force, you must help her face multiple challenges that have taken shape by her childhood memories and wounds. Set in a retro surrealist world inspired by the 80’s, the player can choose between different paths that will take them down multiple endings.
Magic Cats Pots
©RedDeer.Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Magic Cats Pots – October 31
Restore the broken porcelain and reveal hidden magic in Magic Cats Pots puzzles! Step into the magical world of Magic Cats Pots and breathe new life into old treasures! Visitors can come to the shop with their broken treasures, and with a touch of magic, these items can be brought back to life. But this isn’t just any life – these objects are home to divine creatures: cats.
Rumours From Elsewhere
Notte Studio Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Rumours From Elsewhere – October 31Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
You have come to the right place pilgrim… Rumours from Elsewhere is a 2.5D action platformer with RPG and roguelite elements. Battle alone or with a friend through an ancient fantasy world, filled with loot and danger… welcome to the gauntlet of greed.
Self-Delusion
Sometimes You
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$14.99
$11.99
Self-Delusion – October 31
A first-person survival horror game in the original setting of Slavic fairy tales. You will face unique monsters like Kolobok, Leshy, Boggart, Lapot and other creepy creatures. Explore, hide or run. Just don’t get devoured by them.
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
NetEase Entertainment Interactive Pte. Ltd.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$24.99
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered – October 31
Kick some demon tail as Garcia Hotspur on one devil of a ride. The flames of hell will feel frigid compared to the hot-blooded Garcia on his quest to get his girl back from the Lord of the Underworld in this hot-blooded, hellishly twisted, feverishly filthy, love and hate-filled road trip.
Totally Spies! – Cyber Mission
Microids
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$39.99
Totally Spies! Cyber Mission – October 31Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
The dazzling trio from Beverly Hills—Sam, Clover, and Alex— is back and they are ready to light up the vibrant streets of Singapore with their spy skills! From the bustling streets to Aiya University, embark on an action-packed adventure as you explore all the futuristic spots of the town.
Aero The Acro-Bat: Rascal Rival Revenge
Ratalaika Games S.L.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Aero The Acro-Bat: Rascal Rival Revenge – November 1Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
The 2002 remake of Aero the Acro-Bat is back and better than ever with improved sprites, modified stages and skills, as well as a whole new comic-style introduction scene. It’s up to Aero the Acro-Bat, the circus’s star performer, to rescue his friends and girlfriend Ariel, and put a stop to Edgar Ektor’s mad plans so everyone can enjoy the show again!
Albatroz
SOEDESCO
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Albatroz – November 1Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Albatroz is a backpacking adventure RPG that will take you through majestic landscapes in search of your lost sibling. A tale about knowing when to let go and start over. Follow Isla’s journey through the Forbidden Lands, a breathtaking, otherworldly realm where two worlds converge.
Journey to Kreisia
KEMCO
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Journey to the Kreisia – November 1Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
While attempting to skip out on a homework assignment and meet up with his friends at the arcade, a teenager by the name of Yusis is suddenly enveloped in a blinding light and transported to Kreisia — a world where fantasy meets reality.
Sainthood – The Game
Bisong Taiwo
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Sainthood – November 1Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Sainthood is a cozy strategy game about serving your community. Explore a miniature world and help the townsfolk by constructing buildings, delivering resources, and volunteering. Pray and attend other spiritual activities as you rise to become a Saint!
Unsolved Case: Killer Popularity CE Xbox
Legacy Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Unsolved Case: Killer Popularity CE – November 1Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
This new collection of crime episodes is full of terrifying and bone-chilling murders, break-ins, and robberies. We believe you are the only one who can stop the perpetrators, but just in case, we’ve sent Paul to you for backup. Your faithful partner will be there to assist you or even bring you a new case. Make complicated moral choices that will determine the future of both perpetrator and victim. Danger and treachery lay around every corner… so be careful!