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!
Aliens: Dark Descent – June 20
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Command a squad of hardened Colonial Marines to stop a terrifying Xenomorph outbreak on Moon Lethe. Lead your soldiers in real-time combat against iconic Xenomorphs, rogue operatives from the insatiable Weyland-Yutani Corporation, and a host of horrifying creatures new to the Alien franchise. Customize your squad with a selection of different classes. Level up and specialize your soldiers with unique abilities and an arsenal of weapons, armor, and perks, for high stakes missions in treacherous territory.
Crash Team Rumble – June 20
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Crash Team Rumble takes Crash Bandicoot in a brand-new direction, placing the series’ iconic heroes and villains into a 4v4 team-based competition. Duke it out across diverse and dangerous maps as both teams race to be the first team to collect and bank enough Wumpa fruit to claim victory! Rise as a hero, or feed your inner villain across a wild and N.Sane cast of characters, each with their own unique skills and abilities.
The life of Elena, the first lady-in-waiting to Her Majesty, isn’t so much about balls, corsets and fancy hats as it is court intrigue, secret service and life-threatening covert operations for the good of the Empire. Join her on an unforgettable adventure through an alternate Victorian world across the endless Emperor Desert Valley, the green banks of the Nile, a volcanic island and more!
Buy and upgrade an assortment of tanks and weapons to roll them into battle. Those machineguns, plasma cannons, railguns, cannons, bombs, and missiles will be worth everything you spend on ’em!
Loud: My Road to Fame – June 21
Xbox Play Anywhere
A wholesome, music-filled arcade rhythm game in which a young, reclusive rocker goes on a journey of self-discovery. Once she begins to follow her dreams and finds her inner voice, she discovers that it is loud!
If you were to mix Factorio, Forager, and Satisfactory, Nova Lands would be just that. Explore, build, and automate your base in this awesome, open world 2D game! Build your new base with all sorts of resources available to you, from basic rocks and wood to rare and unknown materials. Unlock new possibilities with every new building, maximize efficiency, and push deeper to other islands.
The big mountain villain has captured the mother of Alice and her sister. Help them save her by playing through 28 levels spread over four worlds, each with their final villain to battle. Play alone by switching from one character to another or cooperate with two players to complete each level while utilizing the unique powers of each sister.
A laid-back beekeeping sim about breeding, collecting, and conserving bees! Set in a series of lush environments, Apico uniquely combines resource gathering, biology, and beekeeping minigames, taking ideas from a mix of real-life and fantasy apiculture.
The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales – June 22
Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass! The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure game in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds and steal legendary items like Thor’s Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write. Playable on Cloud, Console, and PC.
Gravity Thrust – June 22
Xbox Play Anywhere
Fly many solo missions or fight against other players in multiplayer and relive the good old arcade times! Gravity Thrust lets you fly a spaceship through caves, so you need to be cautious to survive! Featuring 42 missions with different goals (destroy enemies, collect crates, etc.), 6 race levels where you can do multiplayers races (with up to 4 players), 6 battle levels where you can engage in multiplayer fights (with up to 4 players).
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie – June 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities’. Immerse yourself in the daily life of a Mediterranean city and get to know its people, with a cast of characters who are fully voiced and animated and enjoy an enchanting soundtrack by award-winning composer, Lena Raine.
Time Of War, Arkano ’90 – June 22
Face the deadliest of enemies like Autonomous AI Drones, Android Mega-robots, Armored Worms, Laser Defenses, Floating Mines, Tanks, Helicopters, Nuclear Submarines, and many more. Be part of an elite group of pilots and travel to the most hostile areas of the planet in the fight for world peace. Are you ready for the challenge?
Skautfold: Usurper – June 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors and defeat the Navigator! Use the new Guard system that rewards skillful play and accuracy to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within in this Metroidvania action RPG.
Tricks Magician – June 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Tricks Magician is a game about a magician who has been trapped in an alternate reality. Now he must overcome several challenges while defying gravity for a chance to return to the real world. Experience challenging levels with puzzle platforming, use tricks to make your enemies disappear, and complete the reality-bending main campaign.
Unimime – Unicycle Madness – June 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Embark upon an adventure as a simple mime, barely able to stay upright. Master the art of unicycling and venture across breakneck flat surfaces, minimal inclines, and pocketbook-sized crates in this fun, not-so-easy to master, physics-based balance game.
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Nova Lands: An Interplanetary Adventure of Base Building and Automation
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Source: Xbox Blog
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