Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! This weekly feature presents you with all the games that are arriving soon on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! You can see more information about these upcoming games below and click on their profiles for more details (release dates may vary). Let’s begin!
Classified: France ’44 – Pre-Order
Team17
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$34.99
Classified: France ’44 – March 5Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Classified: France ‘44 is a new turn-based strategy game, set in World War II during the desperate months leading up to the Allied invasion of France in June 1944. Take charge of a special-ops team of Allied commandos and French resistance fighters. Recruit elite operatives to build your squad, then engage in a sweeping campaign of sabotage and destruction.
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (Pre-order)
Focus Entertainment
☆☆☆☆☆
31
★★★★★
$49.99
Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game – March 5Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Embark on ever-rewarding scientific expeditions as you adapt to nature’s challenges and unravel the mysteries of uncharted lands. Lead research missions as you drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles through treacherous paths, using advanced technologies and high-tech tools to overcome obstacles. Build and manage your base and equip your vehicles with essential gadgets like drones or scanners to ensure your success in the wild. Hire a team of top-notch experts to improve your skills in the field, unlocking new possibilities for exploration.
Mediterranea Inferno
Santa Ragione
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Mediterranea Inferno – March 5Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Three young men in their early 20s reconnect after two years of forced isolation, hoping to rekindle their friendship; an exceptional bond that made the trio truly special! A mythological force well beyond the sum of its parts! Or so they think…
The Outlast Trials
Red Barrels – Montreal
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$39.99
The Outlast Trials – March 5Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same? Pre-order now to get the Legendary Grizzly Hazmat outfit!
10 Seconds to Win!
Eastasiasoft Limited
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
10 Seconds to Win! – March 6Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Take the role of an agile little blonde hero as he leaps and dashes his way to glory in 10 Seconds to Win! This is a precision platformer where you only have 10 seconds to complete each single-screen challenge. Run, jump, and air dash to avoid spikes, spinning saw blades and more as you try to reach a trophy cup on the far side of the stage.
Cat and Ghostly Road (Xbox Series X|S)
Sometimes You
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$9.99
$7.99
Cat and the Ghostly Road – March 6Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
An atmospheric point-and-click quest in which you play as a wise white cat. One day the artist saved a cat that was in trouble, and they began to live together. There were no signs of trouble until one day an evil spirit attacked the artist. After this, the artist became seriously ill and now the wise white cat must help his friend and save him from death.
Hex Gambit: Respawned
Blowfish Studios
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Hex Gambit: Respawned – March 6Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Bounce over the strangely elastic heads of your opponents to advance. Swat characters clear across the map. Inspire teammates with an operatic blast from a guy with a giant speaker for a head. Command a squad of minions in this quirky turn-based strategy game for 1-4 players. Hex Gambit is a perfect game night staple: easy for new players to pick up, with tons of creative tactics to explore!
REVEIL
Daedalic Entertainment
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$19.99
Reveil – March 6Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
In Reveil, you’ll be immersed into a world designed with attention to detail, where the boundaries between reality and illusion become blurred. The setting is an authentically orchestrated environment inspired by the circus of the ‘60s, which soon takes on surreal features.
ABRISS – build to destroy
astragon Entertainment GmbH
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$19.99
ABRISS – build to destroy – March 7Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
ABRISS is an atmospheric physics-destruction building game. Build structures from parts to let them crash into your targets. Unlock new parts, destroy more, witness entropy at its worst in digital-brutalist cityscapes.
Dungeons of Shalnor
Johnny Ostad
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Dungeons of Shalnor – March 7Xbox Play Anywhere
A tactical roguelike featuring turn-based combat along with a “turn the camera” mechanic that also turns all monsters and projectiles, causing interesting outcomes like monsters walking into traps; or attacking one another.
Greed: The Mad Scientist
Joindots GmbH
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Greed: The Mad Scientist – March 7Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Dr. Ralph Goodwin invented a miracle cure to heal the world from almost all types of diseases and he is going to present his elixir to the audience at a press conference the next day. But today his research laboratory was destroyed, and the elixir seems lost forever. His daughter Sara jumps into action, searching the laboratory for any clues about the whereabouts of the elixir. She was not prepared to uncover the dark events of her own past. Amid mad scientists and ruthless assassins, will you be able to find the elixir?
Manic Mechanics
4J Studios Ltd.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Manic Mechanics – March 7
It’s time to dust off your overalls and hitch on your toolbelt in Manic Mechanics – a chaotic couch co-op game where you and up to three fellow grease monkeys pay a visit to the car-obsessed Octane Isle. No two games are the same as you work your way through 30 unique garage levels, each one more challenging than the last.
New Star GP
Five Aces Publishing Ltd
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$29.99
New Star GP – March 7
A retro arcade racer that puts you in the driving seat as you take control of your own motorsport team and compete at thrilling and iconic racing circuits around the world from the 1980s to the present day. Upgrade your car, choose your race perks and pit strategy, and battle a grid of CPU opponents and ever-changing weather conditions to win the championship and unlock the next decade of racing!
Sokobalien
Afil Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Sokobalien – March 7Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
In Sokobalien, you take on the role of a fearless alien determined to create a farm of epic proportions. Your mission is to push cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens, ensuring that the UFO beams abduct them. Be prepared for increasingly complex challenges as you will need to use your strategic skills and problem-solving abilities to overcome obstacles and achieve success.
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator Pre-order
Nacon
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$39.99
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator – March 7Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Climb into the driver’s seat of your car and your business, transport passengers across Barcelona and grow your company! After arriving in the city with nothing but a car and a dream, drive around the busy streets and transport passengers while offering them impeccable service across 286 miles (460 km) of roads in a large area of Barcelona reproduced at 1:1 scale.
Top Racer Collection
QUByte Interactive & bleem.net
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$19.99
Top Racer Collection – March 7Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Top Racer Collection brings back the 90s classics in one incredible package, bringing together three iconic games from the renowned racing franchise. The Top Racer Collection features classic titles such as Top Racer, Top Racer 2, and Top Racer 3000.
Horror Gallery
EpiXR Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$9.99
Horror Gallery – March 7Xbox One X Enhanced
You have been hired to solve the mystery of a missing caretaker and a scary female ghost that has been seen in the Waterfront gallery. On arrival you start searching for the ghost but slowly but surely are being pulled into her own world. Before you know it, you find yourself in a crazy world that represent the thoughts of the dead woman. However, you are determined to find her, figure out why she can’t leave the world of living and finally bring her peace. Will you be able to succeed?
Stolen Realm
Burst2Flame Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Stolen Realm – March 7
Stolen Realm features an innovative turn-based combat system where simultaneous turns allow every team to take their actions at once, creating quick combat encounters that blend the tactical depth of titles like Divinity: Original Sin with the thrill of a fast-paced action RPG. Every battle scales based on the number of players involved, so you can easily jump in and out of the game even in the same playthrough!
Perfect Ninja Painter 2
SilenGames
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Perfect Ninja Painter 2 – March 8Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
This ninja master is back in action and this time he’s bringing a friend along. Help them complete their missions while they take the art of the ninja to a whole new level.
WWE 2K24 Cross-Gen Edition – Pre Order
2K
☆☆☆☆☆
39
★★★★★
$69.99
WWE 2K24 – March 8Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
WWE 2K24 boasts a star-studded roster featuring WWE Legends like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Undertaker, and Andre the Giant, alongside current WWE Superstars “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, John Cena, Rhea Ripley, and Roman Reigns, whose larger-than-life entrances and signature moves are heightened by ultra-realistic graphics.
Xatrom Command
Ratalaika Games S.L.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Xatrom Command – March 8Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A top-secret government laboratory experiment went wrong, and now invading aliens have infested the military base. Time to clean things up! Grab your weapon, recruit a friend, and start blasting wave after wave of alien scum into oblivion.