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Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on 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!
NHL® 27 XBOX Series X|S
Electronic Arts
EA SPORTS NHL 27 – September 11
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
EA SPORTS NHL 27 brings the identity of every NHL team to life on the ice, in the arena, and through the broadcast. Experience Authentic Atmospheres across all 32 NHL arenas, each designed to capture the sound, spectacle, and identity of its home team. Real-world goal songs, new pregame introductions, and a fully overhauled crowd bring every building closer to its real-world counterpart.
The Royal Writ
Yogscast Games
The Royal Writ – September 10
Game Pass – Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / XBOX Play Anywhere
In The Royal Writ, you don’t just play cards – you command them on the battlefield. Place your loyal subjects strategically as they advance toward the enemy, dealing damage. But beware: any card that reaches the enemy base before victory is permanently destroyed and removed from your deck for the rest of your run. Sacrifice isn’t just a risk – it’s an essential strategy that creates memorable sub-stories with each run. Will you honor the subjects who gave everything for your cause? Every fallen card tells a tale, and their glory lives on in the legacy you build.
Halloween: The Game
IllFonic Publishing, Co-Publisher: Gun Media
Halloween: The Game – September 8
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
It’s Halloween night, 1978, the unsuspecting families of the quiet suburban town of Haddonfield are making holiday preparations, and evil has made its way home. Take The Shape of Evil as Michael Myers or save your neighbors as a Hero of Haddonfield in Halloween, the ultimate asymmetrical horror sandbox. As Michael, players wear the mask, become the Boogeyman, and stalk innocent residents with relentless obsession. Utilizing a nightmarish array of abilities, Michael leverages shadows and stealth to satisfy his bloodthirst. This doesn’t mean Haddonfield is going down without a fight. Frightened townsfolk will call the local authorities and even fight back when threatened, incentivizing Michael to avoid detection.
Mewgenics
Nicalis Inc.
Mewgenics – September 8
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
HOT WHEELS™ Infinite Rush
Milestone S.r.l.
HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush – September 9
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / XBOX Play Anywhere
Race beyond the orange track and jump into a Hot Wheels-sized world with four islands to explore, each with its own vibe and challenges. Roam freely through a world full of adventures, smash obstacles, discover secret items, and take on epic activities. Each island is ruled by a Rush Master – the ultimate boss to defeat. Complete events to unlock their challenge, and beat them to claim their car and title. Once you’ve conquered all four, be crowned the one true Rush Master!
Train Sim World® 7: Deluxe Edition
Dovetail Games
$79.99
$71.99
Train Sim World 7: Deluxe & Ultimate Editions – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / Smart Delivery / XBOX Play Anywhere
Find Your Way in Train Sim World 7! Embark on a new journey as you explore 3 iconic routes aboard an array of easy-to-learn, hard-to-master locomotives: Head for the quaint hills of Yorkshire with the AIREDALE & WHARFEDALE NETWORK, featuring the Northern BR Class 331 & more. Make a splash with extra EMU variety as you wade across the rails in the NORTHERN BR CLASS 333. Wind your way around the low peaks of Bavaria on thrilling long-distance & regional services with BAHNSTRECKE NÜRNBERG – WÜRZBURG in the DB BR 440 & more.
Bus Simulator 27
astragon Entertainment
Bus Simulator 27 – September 8
Look forward to the most comprehensive and advanced bus fleet in the history of the series so far. More than 45 officially licensed buses from 13 world-famous manufacturers, such as Solaris, Mercedes-Benz, MAN, IVECO BUS, Scania, and Volvo, are waiting for you to drive. Whether you are interested in classic rigid, articulated, and double-decker buses or in new electric buses – Bus Simulator 27 has got you covered. And for the first time ever in the series, you can get behind the wheel of impressive coach buses and enjoy long-distance journeys!
Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute
Clear River Games AB
Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute – September 8
The original Culdcept was released in 1997; a combination of digital board game and deck building, it saw numerous sequels, but that very first game never left Japan, until now! Humanity was prosperous on the continent of Bablashca. But when mysterious stone tablets appear – fragments of the powerful ancient book, Culdcept – chaos and conflict follow. A lone youth arises to bring peace to the land, and you get to follow along!
Hole in Many (Xbox Series)
Afil Games
Hole in Many – September 8
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Get ready to put your aim and logic to the test in Hole in Many, a fun puzzle game that combines the strategy of moving pieces with the excitement of golf. Here, every shot matters, and finding the perfect route can be just as satisfying as sinking an impossible putt.
Honeycomb: The World Beyond
Snail Games USA
Honeycomb: The World Beyond – September 8
XBOX Play Anywhere
EON Corp appreciates your contribution to Earth’s survival and would like to kindly remind you that all data you procure should remain strictly confidential. Prepare for the unknown in the lush meadows and deep caverns of Sota7, the planet where we hope you can find the key to humanity’ survival. Harness your bioengineering knowledge and make use of the extensive training provided by EON to navigate a world brimming with wonders and mysteries.
SPRAWL zero
Kwalee
SPRAWL Zero – September 8
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / XBOX Play Anywhere
Sprawl Zero is a first-person shooter inspired by 2000s console FPS games. Both the aesthetics and design sensibility call back to the Golden Age where the genre evolved from shooting in corridors to building worlds. You play as FIVE, a cybernetically enhanced super soldier controlled by the Junta. Your directive is to eliminate SILAS, leader of the radical techno-religious group IMAGO-DEI. The city will plunge into chaos as all factions known and unknown grasp for the reins. Reconcile your truths or succumb to the SPRAWL.
Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster
Selecta Play
Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster – September 9
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Be the hero that Arborea needs… or put an end to centuries of wars… Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster will transport you to a future land of magic and sword, make your way through this action Metroidvania and discover with your Heart-Eater sword an epic outcome in a decadent world where they want to eradicate all non-human creatures.
Cats Around Us: Black Cat
Silesia Games Sp. z o.o.
Cats Around Us: Black Cats – September 9
XBOX Play Anywhere
This black cat has mastered the art of camouflage! Can you spot him? Cats Around Us: Black Cat is the second part of the series where you search for hidden furballs inside a five-page silent comic. Follow a super sweet story about a man and his sneaky black kitty who just loves blending into the shadows!
Jewel Match Solitaire X
Ocean Media LLC
Jewel Match Solitaire X – September 9
Explore a fantastical world in this new Solitaire adventure! Play more than 500 levels, including the new Sliding level type, while unlocking classic and additional solitaire variants such as Carlton, Fanny, or Daisy Garden! Immerse yourself in Supersize and Challenge levels, as well as Mahjong and Match-2 levels.
The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline
Entalto Publishing
The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Hell is not a place of fire; it is a mirror of your soul. In The Alighieri Circle, you are Gabriele Alighieri. You are not a soldier, nor a hero. Only a man crushed by a legacy you never asked for. Every 33 years the barrier between our reality and the Hell fades. To protect your family and the world you know, you must perform The Ritual, returning to your ancestral home and accept a destiny you have spent your life running from. In first-person psychological thriller focused on atmosphere, exploration, and story. There is no combat; only the tension of the unknown. Immerse yourself in a dark, modern interpretation of the Divine Comedy, where the Inferno is a shadow waiting to consume you.
BrokenLore: DON’T LIE
Wired Productions
BrokenLore: Don’t Lie – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / XBOX Play Anywhere
BrokenLore: DON’T LIE is a Japanese psychological horror game exploring trauma, isolation, and a fractured reality where perception becomes increasingly unreliable. Step into the life of Junko, a hikikomori whose carefully controlled world begins to unravel as the past resurfaces in ways she can no longer ignore.
Deconstruction Simulator
GAMES INCUBATOR
$19.99
$17.99
Deconstruction Simulator – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / XBOX Play Anywhere
Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction. Find the contract of your dreams. Demolish and dismantle. Recover building materials and valuable items, then sell them for profit or recycle them. Every contract presents a new challenge and opportunities to earn money.
Dumb Ways to Build
Dumb Ways to Die
Dumb Ways to Build – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Welcome to Dumbville’s least reputable construction company! Dumb Ways to Build is a physics-based co-op game filled with deadly construction jobs that no sane crew would touch. Safety violations are likely, survival is optional, and your co-workers are the real occupational hazard. It is time to rally your crew and put your building skills (and friendships) to the ultimate test!
Fresh Tracks
Buffalo Buffalo Labs Inc.
$24.99
Fresh Tracks – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Will you unite the splintered pantheon of Norwyn to defeat Mar, the Queen of Terror? Fight, jump, and dodge obstacles and menacing enemies as you ski further into the darkness that has befallen the snow-covered land of Norwyn. As you conquer each new trail, you will unlock new abilities, new divine companions, and new tracks of pulse-pounding original music.
Lost in Loss
Soroka Games
Lost in Loss – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / Smart Delivery / XBOX Series X|S
Hey, Detective! Ready for a strange case? Citizens are forgetting who they are — their true selves are slipping away. Will you help bring them back? Explore beautiful hand-drawn locations, search for unusual hidden objects, and uncover the secrets behind each person’s story. What will you discover inside an old suitcase? Or behind a forgotten bookshelf? Solve puzzles, meet charming characters, and dive into a world full of mystery and surprises.
Mole Mine Boom (Xbox Series)
Afil Games
Mole Mine Boom – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Get ready to venture deep underground in Mole Mine Boom, a fun logic puzzle where every move can completely transform the path ahead. Take control of a lovable miner mole, push ore carts onto their loading stations, and use sliding demolition charges to destroy cracked rocks and open new routes.
RIN: The Last Child
Ultimate Games S.A.
$19.99
$15.99
RIN: The Last Child – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Enter a mystical world shaped by ancient myths and forbidden magic. Play as RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore balance to a broken world. Craft powerful spells, collect magical aspects and runes, and confront your transformed siblings in intense boss battles where every choice matters.
Warshift 2: Machines of Madness
FORTELL GAMES
$19.99
Warshift 2: Machines of Madness – September 10
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Warshift 2: Machines of Madness is a unique mix of Strategy, Action, and RPG gameplay elements. You can build a base, manage troops, mechs, battleships, and carriers, and then come down to keep your enemy at gunpoint in the dynamic battle and customize your Heroes (combat avatars).
Dino Odyssey
Ratalaika Games S.L.
Dino Odyssey – September 11
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S / Smart Delivery / XBOX Play Anywhere
Extinction is not an option. The fate of your entire species rests in your claws! In Dino Odyssey, you control a brave dinosaur on a dangerous journey to rescue the eggs of your kind, ensuring the survival and birth of new generations. Run, jump, and use your wits to explore a world full of threats. Every egg collected is a breath of hope to save your species from disappearing forever!
Dominus Mahjong Arcana (XBOX SERIES)
YUME GAME STUDIO
Dominus Mahjong Arcana – September 11
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
With 40 carefully designed levels and progressively increasing difficulty, the game offers a smooth and relaxing journey suitable for players of all ages. Its soothing soundtrack and charming visuals create an immersive atmosphere, perfect for those looking to unwind while staying focused.
Liquid Cats (Xbox Series)
AVGAM
$3.99
Liquid Cats – September 11
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Meet the cat who fits anywhere – as long as you plan the path. Liquid Cats: Cozy Line Puzzle is a warm, one-line logic game with one wonderfully simple goal: guide a stretchy cat across the grid and fill every empty tile. Choose each direction carefully. Every move extends the cat across the board, and one wrong turn can leave a tile out of reach. Restart in an instant, rethink your route, and enjoy the satisfying moment when the final space is filled.
