Xbox game releases — October 18th to 24th

By Sean Carey,
It's another busy one next week with 27 games bursting their way onto the Xbox scene, including The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, Echo Generation, Toy Soldiers HD, and the GOTY contender, My Friend Peppa Pig.

Kicking things off on Tuesday, we have the frenetic FPS roguelite, Into the Pit, which also joins the Xbox Game Pass library on the same day. On Wednesday, we have Sheepo, a Metroidvania platformer that features a "shapeshifting sheep thing" that has definitely caught our eye. Thursday brings us Disciples: Liberation, Toy Soldiers HD, and launching straight into Game Pass and Game Pass for PC, the turn-based adventure game Echo Generation. Finally, on Friday 22nd, we have arguably this year's biggest release My Friend Peppa Pig, oh, and The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

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!

October 19th

Eternal Return (Windows) — Windows



Into the Pit — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows


A fast-paced retro-FPS roguelite! As a member of a family of lore-hunting mystics you are summoned to a cursed village, drawn by rumors of a demonic portal. Dark magics have overwhelmed the village. It's up to you to rescue the survivors, grow your powers, and journey forth INTO THE PIT.

Youtubers Life 2 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Become the best youtuber in the world! Collaborate with legendary celebrities, explore the city of fame, find out hidden stories, and follow trends to create viral content. Live the life of an emerging superstar: Fame, Fortune, and Fans are waiting for you!

October 20th

BATS: Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


A fast and frantic arcade extravaganza with tons of action and gallons oA fast and frantic arcade extravaganza with tons of action and gallons of blood! It's up to Count Bloodvayne and his vampire powers to rescue his BATS teammates from Scorpion Supreme and STING's evil clutches.f blood!

Corpse Party — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Crazy Gravity — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Drift, leap and flip through brain-teasing interstellar puzzle stages in retro platforming style!

Blast off for out-of-this world platforming antics in Crazy Gravity, a side-scrolling action game where gravity can be your worst enemy or your greatest ally! Take the role of a little astronaut lost in space. Your primary objective is to energize your rocket and return home, but to do that, you'll need to make your way through brain-teasing obstacles and collect the necessary resources.

Gravity always pulls slowly downward, but by flipping, the little astronaut can control which way id down! Use gravity reversal to navigate platforms and avoid hazards, reach power switches or keep yourself suspended mid-leap. It's a challenging experience that will make you think dynamically, a tough yet accessible journey for all ages spanning 30 cosmic hand-drawn levels!

Energy Cycle — Xbox Series X|S


'Energy Cycle' – new puzzle game from the developers of 'Energy Balance'. When you click each cell on the game field - it changes color, and the colors of adjacent cells horizontally and vertically. Your task to bring all the cells to the same color. Sounds pretty easy, but try to do it!

Princess.Loot.Pixel.Again — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Dare to enter the Dark Tower and defeat the Evil Mage to bring back the kidnapped King and prove your worth to him. Win the Princess's heart in a new dynamic pixelart action platformer with the elements of a rogue-lite. Prove your worth to the King and find love!

Sheepo — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Sheepo is a quirky metroidvania platformer featuring a shapeshifting sheep-thing, who must traverse an uncharted planet in order to collect samples of each living species for an intergalactic species database.

Silver Chains — Xbox Series X|S


After his car hit a tree in a stormy night, Peter wakes up in an old abandoned mansion, somewhere in England. He can't remember why and how he got here, but soon he realises that the house is not as abandoned as it seems. While trying to find a way out of the house, Peter has to uncover the dark secrets of what has happened in this place.

As he tries to find his way out, Peter discovers hints which indicate that he has already been here before. But by the time he's starting to put the pieces of the puzzle together, something evil has picked up his trail… Solve puzzles to find out how you are connected to the mysteries of this place. But be careful: Something evil lurks in the cold, dark masonry and it has already started hunting you…

Tony and Clyde — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


People sometimes ask me who Tony and Clyde are. And I tell them:
They're not simple thugs from the streets. But they're not highly trained criminals or professional robbers, either.
NO WAY! There's more to them than just that. You see.
Some like a bit of the good life: the big piles of money, the glamour of being reverenced in the streets.
Others are addicted to the adrenaline rush of an ongoing heist, combined with the smell of recently burned gunpowder, followed by the sound of empty shells falling on the ground.
While some simply enjoy watching the world burn, especially when they're the ones with the empty can of gas in hand.
But Tony and Clyde are different.
Why?
Well, because Tony and Clyde want the whole package!

October 21st

Disciples: Liberation — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.

Echo Generation — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows


Spooky mysteries abound as you lead a ragtag gang of kids to fight monstrous creatures and explore the supernatural side of your hometown. Dive into this stunning turn-based adventure game and face off against extraterrestrials to discover the true meaning of home in Echo Generation.

Energy Cycle Edge — Xbox Series X|S


'Energy Cycle Edge' is the sequel to the puzzle game 'Energy Cycle'. The main idea is the same: when you activate each cell in the game field, it changes the colors of the cell and any adjacent cells in a straight line. Each cell switches between three different colors, and your task is to make them all match the same color.

Evertried — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite set in the afterlife where the player ascends a mysterious tower by defeating enemies in turn-based combat. Each floor presents a unique challenge to overcome through wits, strategy and positioning. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny.

Skul: The Hero Slayer — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Tandem: A Tale of Shadows — Xbox One


Toy Soldiers HD — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Toy Soldiers is a 3rd person action-strategy game in which players command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas.  Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.

October 22nd

Cards of the Dead — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


The infection is advancing by the minute and getting the vaccine is humanity's only hope.
Do everything in your power to fight off the hordes of zombies piling up in the streets to make your way to the biological complex and retrieve the sample.

Live the story of Rick, Selena and Dan, three interconnected stories on which it depends to get the vaccine to stop the infection.

Features
- Multiple weapons: Get all the weapons at your disposal to take out the undead
- Survival strategy: Control your vaccine to avoid giving in to the infection while you stock up on food to recover your health and weapons to defend yourself
- A nightmare story: Unravel the role of the survivors and how their lives are intertwined in the same destiny
- Zombie Hordes: The zombie apocalypse will show you no mercy.

Ghoulboy — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Find powerful weapons, items and spells to defeat your enemies and explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.

Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired style action platformer. Exciting new platformer that combines the action-RPG genre with hack 'n' slash gameplay.
2D action, heroic characters, gloomy environments, demonic bosses, these all seem to excite players a lot. Pixels will be combined with other cool retro elements and the result will certainly be something that will meet the needs.

Once in-game, users will get to control a heroic character who will often be seen throwing a spear to create additional platforms. To boot, puzzle and combat elements will further enhance the experience. You wouldn't want to miss out on it. With the gold that you collect, you can increase your health level, your arsenal of weapons to be thrown away.
Slay as many monsters as you can, collect loot, avoid dangerous traps and defeat menacing bosses.

Ghoulboy brings back the look and feel of the very best classic retro platformers from the 90's, introducing refreshed and engaging gameplay mechanics. If you miss platformers from the 16-bit era, and think games nowadays aren't that good anymore, think twice! Ghoulboy is for you.

Harvest Life — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Put on those rubber boots and fetch your pitchfork! Show your mettle as both an aspiring organic farmer and a part-time adventurer. And then you might be in for a romantic happy ending.

Mainframe Defenders — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.

Murder Diaries 2 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One

Murder Diaries 2 Xbox

Figure out what happened, explore fascinating yet almost surreal landscapes and enjoy the thrilling storytelling. Collect pieces of the story while freely floating through related environments and immerse yourself into an intriguing story filled with blood and murder unlike you have ever seen before.

My Friend Peppa Pig — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Start a fun-filled adventure with Peppa Pig. Create your style, meet favorite characters, and play in Peppa's world. It's just like being in the TV show!

Reminiscence in the Night — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


You're trapped in your apartment. You have no memory of your past.

As you try to escape, you rapidly understand that you must confront your traumas, and the only way to do this is to let your choices guide you to freedom.

Interact with different items in the apartment to invoke new scenes and memories, speak on the computer with your childhood friend, Sofia, to further the story.

Your choices matter.

What happens to the main character and their memories is in your hands.

Features:
* Visual novel interface with choices
* Point and click puzzle gameplay
* Your choices change the outcome of the story
* Somber, enigmatic artistic aesthetic

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Zombo Buster Rising — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One


Shoot zombies from a terrace like a boss! Zombo Buster Rising brings you a nostalgic experience of classic 2D side shooting-defense in the enhanced build!

Zombo Buster Rising includes challenging achievements, two AI-Assisted NPCs, three super abilities, various upgrades and Survival mode. Basically it's the best pick for any fan of casual zombie shooters with only one goal — to slay these undead hordes!
Which of these will you be picking up? Let us know in the comments below!
Sean Carey
Written by Sean Carey
A big fan of Xbox achievements, Sean has committed to playing as many of the best RPGs, racing games, and first-person shooters on and off Xbox Game Pass as possible. Before joining TrueAchievements, Sean earned a degree in journalism from Solent University.
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