Next week, things are looking pretty interesting in terms of new games coming to the Xbox platform. In total, 22 games launch for Xbox consoles and Windows 10, including some big names. Octopath Traveler and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life are probably the most notable titles on this list and both release on March 25th and will be available to play on day one with Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass for PC. Square Enix's Balan Wonderworld, a "wondrous action platformer game" that's themed around the Balan Theatre launches the following day on March 26th. Apart from those two, the rest are smaller releases, although Genesis Noir is coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 25th too, so that's probably worth checking out.
From this page, you can view a game's achievement list if it's been released, subscribe to a game for news updates, add them to your wishlist, and even click through to the Microsoft Store to preorder or purchase. Here's a breakdown of everything coming to the world of Xbox next week. Let us know which of these you're planning on picking up in the comments!
March 23rd
Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace
Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the haunted worlds of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Plunge into an original story written by Fantasy Flight Interactive’s official writers and explore the American Roaring Twenties.
Hunting Simulator 2 — Xbox Series X|S
With your hunting dog by your side, explore the Texan desert and forests of Colorado and Europe as you track down 33 animal species. Choose your gear from over 160 official weapons, accessories and clothing items (including Browning, Winchester and Bushnell).
Sanity of Morris — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Sanity of Morris: a psychological horror adventure game. Your flashlight reveals the clues you need to stay sane in the search for your father. Discover the truth! Could aliens be real?
March 24th
Paradise Lost — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.
Rip Them Off — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
An all-new puzzle game experience blending the strategy of tower-defense, the fast thrill of micro-management, and original 1950s-inspired jazz music with gorgeous surrealist imagery-inspired geometric art direction.
March 25th
Animal Doctor — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Make your dreams come true with Animal Doctor! Would you like to spend your life caring for animals? With Animal Doctor you will be surrounded by animal friends and pets.
Black Legend — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
A dark, immersive Turn Based Strategy RPG. Master the art of 17th century alchemy to liberate a doomed city from a bloodthirsty cult of the great alchemist Mephisto.
Bladed Fury — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Bladed Fury is a classic 2D action game, based on Chinese mythology with an accompanying traditional art style and sound design, but with a dash of surrealism added to the mix. Featuring a fluid combat experience, a high-octane combo system, and a plethora of ancient enemies and gods to destroy
Clea 2 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Four years have passed since the Whitlock Mansion tragedy. Florine, a former maid, is determined to resurrect the person who means everything to her. To succeed, she must travel past the third dimension and into the realms beyond. Otherworldly horrors lie in wait, but Florine is determined to soldier on.
This, after all, is her final chance at redemption.
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Skill-focused horror:
Clea 2 is primarily a test of skills. Enemies roam the halls dynamically in real-time, reacting to the players' every noise. Clea is a challenging title, rewarding those who have mastered its mechanics.
No jump scares:
Clea 1 was a jump scare free experience, and the tradition continues here in this sequel.
Replayability:
Unlockable costumes/galleries/difficulty modes, multiple endings and even an arcade feature. Plenty of reasons for Florine to revisit her journey.
Fully voiced:
Every cutscene is fully voiced. Please enjoy the cast’s performance as we sink deeper into Clea’s lore than ever before.
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Thank you for all your support with Clea throughout 2019. I hope this sequel is everything you have dreamed of and more. Have fun!
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale — Xbox One
Genesis Noir — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
A noir adventure spanning time and space.
You play as No Man, a watch peddler caught in a love triangle with other cosmic beings, Miss Mass and Golden Boy. When your affair turns into a bitter confrontation, you will witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to prevent or destroy creation and save your love.
Tinker Racers — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Tinker Racers is not about reaching the finishing line at all. In this Survival Racing Party Game, the challenge is to stay in sight on chaotic miniature tracks. You want to be leading the race to be the camera target. Especially because everyone that leaves the camera dies! Race with mini RC cars on tracks that your parents never allowed you to set at home.
Octopath Traveler
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
March 26th
Balan Wonderworld
Over 80 different costumes open up all the action you could want! Welcome to a wondrous all-action show, the likes of which has never been seen before!
Die With Glory — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Die With Glory is an adventure game where your goal is to basically die in glorious fashion. You must help Sigurd, a brave old viking warrior, find his way to glory and an afterlife in Valhalla.
Reaching Valhalla is not easy at all. You must guide Sigurd through multiple levels of beautifully illustrated landscapes, epic adventures, complex challenges, big battles, and witty dialogue with characters to find the right foe that can provide that perfect glorious and ultimate defeat.
Evil Inside — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, our protagonist Mark tries to contact her through the Ouija.
Kaze and the Wild Masks — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Ruvato: Original Complex — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Ruvato: Original Complex is a fast-paced hack and slash game. Ria, the protagonist of this game, gains attack power and becomes stronger each time she defeats her enemy. Play, get skilled, and chain-kill multiple enemies with ease using Ria’s unique ability.
Spacebase Startopia
SPACEBASE STARTOPIA captivates with its original mix of economic simulation and empire building strategy paired with classic RTS fights. In addition to the single player Campaign and Skirmish mode, there’s also a competitive and co-op multiplayer mode for up to 4 players. And as if maintaining the 3 Space Station Decks, entertaining the 8 Alien races and defending against invaders were not enough of a challenge, the dynamic narrator AI is not going to mince matters and commentates the events.
This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time or release as a final product. Purchase only if you are comfortable with the current state of the unfinished game.
It Takes Two
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two, a genre-bending platform adventure created purely for co-op. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass* and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Play as the clashing couple Cody and May, two humans turned into dolls by a magic spell. Together, trapped in a fantastical world where the unpredictable hides around every corner, they are reluctantly challenged with saving their fractured relationship.
Master unique and connected character abilities in every new level. Help each other across an abundance of unexpected obstacles and laugh-out-loud moments. Kick gangster squirrels’ furry tails, pilot a pair of underpants, DJ a buzzing night club, and bobsleigh through a magical snow globe. Embrace a heartfelt and hilarious story, where narrative and gameplay are interwoven in a uniquely metaphorical experience.
Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
An epic 4 player co-op armor shooter with RPG upgrade system and fully destructible world. You can control both land and sea vehicles or even a Mecha, which can be combined with 4 drivers to create different classes to fight a fast paced epic battle with monstrous tanks, trains and battle cruisers!