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!
Get To Work
Isto Inc.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get To Work – December 2
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
This story is a metaphor for climbing the corporate ladder. Get To Work is a punishing, yet satisfying experience about a young man on a mission to conquer the corporate world… on rollerblades. Maneuver a slippery character with rollerblades on both his arms and feet, who only knows how to move fast.
Cricket: Jae’s Really Peculiar Game
PM Studios, Inc.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Cricket: Jae’s Really Peculiar Game – December 3
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A hand-animated JRPG adventure that draws from genre classics. Join Jae as he goes on a journey with his best friends to try and fix the past in a story full of laughs, tears, and Elemelons. Engage in silly battles that involve timed hits, meter, and teamwork.
The Thaumaturge
11 bit studios
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$34.99
$27.99
The Thaumaturge – December 4
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
An isometric, story-rich RPG with a unique take on turn-based combat, character development features, and investigation mechanics, facing you with morally ambiguous choices – set in a world teeming with mysterious powers and strange ethereal beings called salutors.
Godsvivors
Afil Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Godsvivors – December 4
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Prepare to descend into the depths of the Underworld in Godsvivors! As a powerful god of Olympus, your mission is to challenge the ruler of the Underworld, Hades, and restore the balance of power. Battle through waves of demonic foes in this roguelite bullet-hell adventure, where every second counts. Godsvivors offers an action-packed journey through hell, blending fast-paced combat with a satisfying bullet-storm experience. Will you conquer the Underworld and emerge victorious?
Super Astro Cat
Synnergy Circle Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Super Astro Cat – December 4
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
After getting their home planet destroyed by a meteor, the cats’ only option was to flee on a spaceship and embark on a journey to find a new suitable planet to colonize and live. Super Astro Cat is a 2D pixel art shoot ‘n run with a jetpack mechanic. Choose wisely, as all their 9 lives are in your hands!
Boundland
SilenGames
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Boundland – December 4
A fun physics-based platform game where you navigate your multi-shaped character through lots of dark levels and scary boss fights.
Magical Backpack
Old School Vibes
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Magical Backpack – December 4
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Lara found a magical backpack that gives her the power to fly through the skies and collect Light stars scattered across an enchanted kingdom. Embark on this journey filled with exciting challenges, helping Lara overcome obstacles, capture each star, and advance through the levels.
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
SQUARE ENIX
☆☆☆☆☆
2
★★★★★
$49.99
Fantasian Neo Dimension – December 5
The Father of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and renowned composer Nobuo Uematsu return to deliver an original RPG story. Mechteria—a deathly mechanical infection that robs humans of their emotions and lives—is slowly engulfing the world. The protagonist Leo awakens with only one memory left to him in a strange land abundant with machines. Using the Warp Device that was left behind, Leo must now embark on an interdimensional journey to reclaim his lost memories and save the world from the mechteria infection.
The Thing: Remastered
Nightdive Studios
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
The Thing: Remastered – December 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
The 2002 third-person survival horror shooter that serves as a sequel to the genre-defining 1982 film is back, remastered by Nightdive Studios to bring this innovative blend of fast paced squad action meets survival horror to the modern era. Where the movie ended, the true terror begins.
Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop
Kasedo Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop – December 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Where most of his customers find meaning in pastimes like worshipping deranged space gods, feeding random crap to a sentient black hole, endlessly digging for The Treasure, or mentally enslaving donut shop workers, Wilbur lives a more humble life, fixing the galaxy’s ills one broken ship module at a time. Fix stuff, read stuff, upgrade stuff, talk about stuff, discover stuff, and do all that stuff again, but better.
Symphonia 𝄞
Headup Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Symphonia – December 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
In the realm of Symphonia, music acts as a source of life and energy. Embody a mysterious violinist, brought back to life in a declining world. Your violin and bow are both your instrument and a means of transport. Catapult yourself through the world, and complete levels by solving exciting platforming challenges while re-activating the machinery that brings life and energy back to this world.
DETECTIVE – The Motel
JanduSoft
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$12.49
$9.99
Detective: The Motel – December 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Grab a pencil and paper to write down what you need because no one is going to help you. You play the role of a detective who has been assigned a case. When you arrive at the crime scene, you find a hotel with several rooms. At that moment you will have to discover what has happened, but it will not be easy. You will have to be very attentive to your surroundings to find all the possible evidence. If you are a good detective you will find the truth that is hidden behind the walls of each of the rooms in “The Motel”.
Railroads Online
astragon Entertainment
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Railroads Online – December 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Set in a huge open world reminiscent of the Americas during the golden age of steam trains, Railroads Online puts you in the role of a pioneer helping to shape the future of America. Build tracks, traverse vast landscapes in various steam locomotives, transport goods to earn money, and customize and buy new locomotives and equipment as you grow to become a railroad tycoon.
UFL Foundation
XTEN Limited
☆☆☆☆☆
16
★★★★★
$14.99
UFL – December 5
A free-to-play football game that features real footballers with a rich metagame. UFL offers tons of unique content like various club kits, boots, gloves, balls, and stadiums. In UFL, you create your club from the ground up, assembling a team of real-world footballers customized to your liking. Compete with players worldwide, climb the ranks, and win championships!
Highway Police Simulator
Aerosoft GmbH
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Highway Police Simulator – December 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Dive into the action of American patrolling duty! Put on your uniform and step into the shoes of an American police officer with Highway Police Simulator. This game brings the heart-pounding action of the American Highway Patrol right to your fingertips. Immerse yourself in the unique challenges and serious police duties that officers face on a daily basis and truly feel what it’s like to patrol the highways while maintaining law and order.
Love Too Easily
H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Love Too Easily – December 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A memory of a sweet kiss from last night. A lost cell phone. Three suspects. Become the main character’s helper, make story choices, collect hints, and clear mini-games. A full-scale mystery romantic comedy interactive movie.
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island
Whitethorn Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island – December 5
Xbox Play Anywhere / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
You’re Alex, a rookie backpacker taking a much needed break from modern life. Your trip is interrupted when you are suddenly shipwrecked on Ambrosia Island; a beautiful long-forgotten place of myth and sunshine. It’s home to the gods of Greek mythology. They’re real after all, even if they are having an identity crisis. Can you discover the secrets of Ambrosia Island in this sun-drenched ‘Friend Em Up’ adventure?
Overthrown (Game Preview)
Maximum Entertainment
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Overthrown (Game Preview) – December 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
You play as a Monarch in possession of an ancient soul-stealing crown with magical abilities. With its power, establish a kingdom in a perilous wilderness and defend it from mutants and bandits roaming the land. Build, gather resources, farm the land and more to turn your fledgling realm into a commanding, self-sustaining kingdom. As your fame grows, more will flock to your banner – but so will those who have come to overthrow you, including your friends in up to six-player co-op.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™: Digital Premium Edition
Bethesda Softworks
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$99.99
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Early Access) – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Purchase the Premium or Collector’s Edition to secure up to three days of early access ahead of the game’s December 9 release date. Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and ‘The Last Crusade’. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them – Indiana Jones.
Marvel Rivals
NetEase Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Marvel Rivals – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A superhero team-based PvP shooter. Assemble an all-star Marvel squad, devise countless strategies by combining powers to form unique Team-Up skills and fight in destructible, ever-changing battlefields across the continually evolving Marvel universe!
Path of Exile 2 Early Access Supporter Packs
Grinding Gear Games
☆☆☆☆☆
201
★★★★★
$29.99
Path of Exile 2 – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation free-to-play Action RPG created by Grinding Gear Games. Journey across the deadly continent of Wraeclast, meeting multiple immersive cultures while facing off against evil in many forms. Path of Exile 2 features twelve character classes, 240 Skill Gems, hundreds of equipment base types, a six-act campaign, more than a hundred unique boss fights, a deep endgame system and so much more.
Shadow Tactics: Aiko’s Choice
Daedalic Entertainment
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$19.99
$17.99
Shadow Tactics: Aiko’s Choice – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Set in Japan around the early Edo period, Aiko’s Choice is a stealth strategy game that takes place within the story of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. This standalone expansion focuses on one of the main game’s protagonists: the kunoichi adept Aiko. She is a master of camouflage and distracts enemies disguised as a Geisha. Although Aiko was certain that she left her old life behind her, Aiko’s former sensei, the cunning spymaster Lady Chiyo, reappears from the shadows to challenge her. Together with her deadly companions she sets out to hunt down the ghosts of her past…
Lord of the Click 4
Desert Water Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Lord of the Click 4 – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Find incredible new challenges, amazing graphics and improved mechanics. As a great monarch, you will fight many new and dangerous enemies using your clicker skills. Every click on your screen summons powerful warriors, deals crushing blows to enemies and directs the magic of nature into battle. Get ready for exciting battles, strategic decisions and unforgettable adventures! The future of the kingdom depends only on your skill and determination. Are you ready to become a real hero and save the world?
JanKenUP!
Dolores Entertainment
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
JanKenUP! – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
An exciting combat game that breaks with traditional schemes. Instead of the typical punches and combos, strategy boils down to three buttons: rock, paper, and scissors. Get ready for a cerebral challenge where your quick thinking and mental agility are key! Hop on the elevator of fun and prepare to act swiftly! Face all kinds of rivals and prove that you can outshine everyone in the arena. Become the undisputed champion!
Westild’s Law
Ratalaika Games S.L.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Westild’s Law – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Westild’s Law offers dynamic shootouts where you must cleverly use every element of your arsenal to achieve victory. Throw dynamite to clear your path or send enemies flying, you can throw your weapon at your enemies to stun them when ammo runs low and then take their weapons. Also when the situation gets critical, activate “ultra-sense”, slow-down time and enhance your abilities to showcase the true power of the hero.
Beat the Machine Rebooted
Sanguine Studios
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$24.99
Beat the Machine: Rebooted – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Beat the Machine: Rebooted is a top down retro roguelike arcade shooter where you must defeat the virus T.O.M (Totally Overpowered Machine) that is invading Sector VIII. Play as Damon, the cocky cadet, willing to aid Sector VIII from total destruction. Guided by Logan, Syncopia and Pete, natives of Sector VIII, traverse across 25 levels corrupted by T.O.M’s virus brigade.
Endless Deaths
EpiXR Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$9.99
Endless Deaths – December 6
An intense top-down twin-stick shooter rogue-like game that plunges players into the heart of a zombie apocalypse. As a lone survivor, your mission is to navigate through procedurally generated levels filled with relentless zombie hordes, utilizing a diverse arsenal of weapons and character abilities to stay alive.
Taboo Trial
Happy Player
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Taboo Trial – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
In this 3D roguelike action game, you are a Valkyrie, choosing blessings from the Nordic gods to build your unique combat style. Go to complete the Taboo Trial guided by Loki. Unlock different Valkyries in Valhalla, each playable with distinct styles. Take up the weapons of the gods to challenge the “giants”, each weapon having a distinct combat style.
MasterChef: Learn to Cook!
QubicGames
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$11.99
$9.59
MasterChef: Learn to Cook! – December 6
Choose your ingredients, slice, prepare, plate and serve delicious dishes with style in fun mini-games! The MasterChef judges will evaluate your dish based on your performance and speed. Complete and unlock new recipes, challenges, and mini-games along your cooking journey!
Dog Man: Mission Impawsible
Mindscape
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Dog Man: Mission Impawsible – December 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Bringing the beloved book series to life, dive into this action-packed, humor-filled adventure. The key to the city has fallen into the hands of a supa bad guy, unlocking all the prison doors and releasing many evildoers. Help Dog Man and his friends chase down the supa bad guys in their most impawsible mission yet!