Next Week on Xbox: New Games for October 21 to 25

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!


Speedollama

Speedollama

Speedollama – October 21
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Speedollama is a fast platformer shooter that sets a new benchmark for speed in the genre. Bursting with quirky humor and vibrant pixelated carnage, this game is not for the faint of heart. Are you ready to embrace the chaos and prove your skills?


Fear the Spotlight

Fear the Spotlight

Fear the Spotlight – October 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…


Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath
Xbox Play Anywhere

Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath

Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath – October 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath is a real time 2D mixed with 3D side-scrolling story-based ARPG, simultaneously supporting controller and keyboard input. Unlock more skills by leveling your character. The game combines legends of mermaids as well as Serbian and East Asian tribal culture to create its cultural world.


Kong: Survivor Instinct

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Kong: Survivor Instinct – October 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

A sudden Titan attack prompts massive evacuation efforts-but not everyone makes it safe before the devastation ensues. Caught in the crossfire between battling monsters, many residents become trapped in the collapsing city, your only daughter among them! Kong: Survivor Instinct is a 2.5D action-adventure game that combines realistic platforming, challenging combat, and metroidvania-style exploration during a thrilling quest of survival worthy of the Monsterverse franchise.


Potionomics: Masterwork Edition

Potionomics: Masterwork Edition

Potiononmics: Masterwork Edition – October 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

After the untimely death of her uncle, a penniless witch named Sylvia finds herself the inheritor of a potion shop — and massive debt. Although Sylvia is barely a novice, it’s up to her to build up the business and save herself. Thankfully, she won’t have to go it alone. With help from some new friends, Sylvia will hone her negotiation skills, outsell her craftiest competitors, and make her shop the number-one potion destination in Rafta.


Wildermyth: Console Edition

Wildermyth: Console Edition

Wildermyth: Console Edition – October 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A character-driven tactical RPG where your choices shape the destiny of your heroes. Lead a band of unique heroes as they evolve from humble beginnings to legendary warriors in a rich 2D fantasy world. With procedural storytelling, dynamic character development, and strategic combat, Wildermyth offers endless replayability and the opportunity to create your own legendary tales.


Bard's Gold

Bard’s Gold

Bard’s Gold – October 23

A challenging platformer that lets you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!


Hidden Cats in Spooky Town

Hidden Cats in Spooky Town

Hidden Cats in Spooky Town – October 23

The spooky Halloween season is upon us, so our ever-travelling cat troupe decided to make an appearance in a particularly Spooky Town… Come a bit closer… And don’t be scared of monsters! The ones found in Spooky Town are quite friendly, and besides, you’d be here looking for cats, not monsters… mostly. Find cats, color in the scenery, and don’t get spooked!


Say Cheese!

Say Cheese!

Say Cheese! – October 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A delightful puzzle adventure where strategic thinking meets fun challenges. Help our mischievous mouse reach the cheese while navigating tricky mazes and collecting trophies! Welcome to the whimsical world of Say Cheese!


Silk

Silk

Silk – October 23

Enter the biggest handcrafted open world of all time as you explore three million square miles of uncharted terrain from Roman Damascus to Three Kingdoms China in an exploration RPG that transports you onto the Ancient Silk Road of 200AD as an intrepid traveler or a ruthless conqueror.


Super XYX

Super XYX

Super XYX – October 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A vertical scrolling shoot ’em up presented in eye-scorchingly fluid pixel art animation. Choose from 6 unique pilots and their signature ships, each with unique shots and bombs, and blast off to face The Black Serpent’s forces head-on! Master 6 stages with screen-filling bosses, customize the experience with various difficulty settings and unlock alternate game modes as you progress!


Tiny Little Farm (Xbox Series)

Tiny Little Farm (Xbox Series)

Tiny Little Farm – October 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Manage your own farm, growing a variety of crops in this exciting game. Tackle unexpected challenges, from fussy customers to pesky crows eager to steal your harvest. Master a wide selection of culinary recipes using the fresh produce from your grandparents’ farm.


While We Wait Here

While We Wait Here

While We Wait Here – October 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A kitchen management game with dialogue choices and multiple endings. Run a small diner located near a mountain range, take orders from your customers, cook them good food and serve them refreshments. The equilibrium of an ordinary working day is shattered when news of an impending catastrophe is broadcast.


The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Try to escape with your life in The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication, a first-person survival horror adventure set within Wen Hua University, renowned in Taiwan for its ghost tales & folklore. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy… Will you survive the night, or become the latest victim of the curse?


Card-en-Ciel

Card-en-Ciel

Card-en-Ciel – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Card-en-Ciel is a roguelite card-battling RPG featuring over 300 different cards and 50 unique vocal songs! Play as Neon, the “Gaming Chair Detective” famous for solving net-crimes, as he encounters a strange new case when he dives into an in-development game world.


Date Everything!

Date Everything!

Date Everything! – October 24

Date Everything brings an exciting new twist on the dating simulator genre. Your BFA in customer service unfortunately goes to waste as you lose your job to AI. But… a mysterious stranger sends a gift – magical glasses called ‘dateviators’ – which make your house come alive and dateable!


Flint: Treasure of Oblivion

Flint: Treasure of Oblivion

Flint: Treasure of Oblivion – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Experience the golden age of piracy through a strong and original narrative, real-time exploration and turn-based tactical combat in Flint – Treasure of Oblivion. Dive into the world of piracy bordering on fantasy of Flint: Treasure of Oblivion. Immerse yourself into a rich well-documented and exciting universe thanks to comic-book styled narration and tactical turn-based combat.


The Jackbox Survey Scramble
Xbox Play Anywhere

The Jackbox Survey Scramble

The Jackbox Survey Scramble – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Discover how people across the country think! The Jackbox Survey Scramble is a collection of hilarious survey-based games, using real one-word answers from real people. Really!


Miraculous - Paris Under Siege
Xbox Play Anywhere

Miraculous – Paris Under Siege

Miraculous – Paris Under Siege – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Step into the suits of Ladybug and Cat Noir in their most daring adventure yet! Embark on a thrilling adventure where heroism, acrobatic combat and parkour agility collide as Shadow Moth unleashes a wave of villains across the city. It’s up to you and your friends to save Paris!


Neon Blood

Neon Blood

Neon Blood – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

The dual Viridis, separated between the luxurious Bright City and the dangerous Blind City, where inequality reigns until you, Axel McCoin, an idealistic detective, start a revolution to change the world in this cyberpunk RPG adventure.


Orange Season
Xbox Play Anywhere

Orange Season

Orange Season – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

A delightful farm-life RPG inspired by the classics of the genre! Make your farmer dreams come true in the charming Orange Town.


Puppet House

Puppet House

Puppet House – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Take on the role of Rick Evans, a photographer with a passion for abandoned and haunted places. Visit the mansion of the deceased Peter Hill and check if you can unravel the place’s dark history.


Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut

Slay the Princess – The Pristine Cut

Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

You’re on a path in the woods, and at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a Princess. You’re here to slay her. If you don’t, it will be the end of the world. Slay the Princess – The Pristine Cut is a fully voice-acted horror tragicomedy featuring the impeccable talents of Jonathan Sims and Nichole Goodnight, with lovingly hand-penciled frames by Ignatz-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard.


Soul Stalker
Xbox Play Anywhere

Soul Stalker

Soul Stalker – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends. Choose from a diverse pool of 21 characters, 35 weapons, 84 trinkets, and 21 pets to craft your ultimate build!


Stilt Fella

Stilt Fella

Stilt Fella – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A highly challenging physics-based arcade game about walking on stilts and overcoming obstacles.


The Smurfs – Dreams

The Smurfs – Dreams

The Smurfs – Dreams – October 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Gargamel has devised a new evil scheme to catch the Smurfs! He cast a cunning curse on the sarsaparilla bushes, causing a deep slumber across the Smurfs after they eat the delicious leaves. Embark on a dreamlike quest to awaken all the Smurfs before the evil Gargamel reaches the village!


Zombie Survivors XONE Edition

Zombie Survivors XONE Edition

Zombie Survivors – October 24

Zombie Survivors is an action-survival roguelite where you must fight and defeat thousands of zombies and other monsters that seem to devour you.


Boom Robots

Boom Robots

Boom Robots – October 25

Get ready for the ultimate showdown in Boom Robots! Dive into the action as you assemble and customize your dream team of robots, each packed with unique abilities and ready to dominate the battlefield.


Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 - Cross-Gen Bundle

Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 – Cross-Gen Bundle

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25
Game Pass Ultimate / PC Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops. Featured a dynamic Campaign, best-in-class Multiplayer, and the return of Round-Based Zombies.


The Coma 2B: Catacomb

The Coma 2B: Catacomb

The Coma 2B: Catacomb – October 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho Choi, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension.


Cute Bite

Cute Bite

Cute Bite – October 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

You are a butler, a loyal servant bound by vampire blood. Unfortunately, after long years asleep in a coffin, your vampire mistress shrank to child-size form! In this condition, she’s too weak to protect you. Train the Little Mistress in skills so she can bite her way through obstacles. She might hunt criminals for their blood, become a celebrity and feed on her fans, raise a dark army to threaten the world, or many other possible outcomes!


Golfing in Aether
Xbox Play Anywhere

Golfing in Aether

Golfing in Aether – October 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Minigolf for up to 16 players online, or 4 players via split screen. Features randomized course layout allowing you to experience something different every time you play.


Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split

Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split

Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split – October 25
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Go back to the beginning of the end in the prologue to Dead Drops’ Studios upcoming Outbreak: Shades of Horror. Play as both the heroes and the villains of the outbreak as you attempt both to avoid an outbreak of epic proportions and to stop word from getting out.


Paper Plane Arena - The Haunted House

Paper Plane Arena – The Haunted House

Paper Plane Arena – The Haunted House – October 25

A spooky interactive game experience that is designed to ease your mind and have fun popping innocent balloons. Jump into the role of a little paper plane that is supposed to rescue the world from evil balloon demons by dashing through them.


Rogue Flight

Rogue Flight

Rogue Flight is a breathtaking arcade space combat game inspired by the landmark style of 80’s and 90’s prestige anime. Jump into true stylish arcade action with a huge host of spacecraft upgrades, game modes and multiple narrative paths. Take control of an advanced light space fighter and face hordes of enemies in a last-ditch effort to destroy ARGUS and restore peace to the Sol system.


SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS

SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS

Sonic X Shadow Generations – October 25

Shadow the Hedgehog is back with Classic and Modern Sonic in Sonic X Shadow Generations, an all-new collection featuring two unique experiences! Play as Shadow in a brand-new story campaign featuring never-before-seen abilities that prove why he’s known as the Ultimate Life Form! Speed through iconic stages from Shadow’s history, discover hidden secrets in an expansive hub world, and unlock new powers to take on Black Doom and save the world.

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