From our list of new releases below, all of the more notable games — Metaphor: ReFantazio, Starship Troopers: Extermination, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, and Undispitued — launch for Xbox just ahead of the weekend on Friday, October 11.
Here’s 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 7
Necro Story — Xbox Series X|S
A creature-collection RPG where you play as a powerful necromancer. Summon hordes of undead and upgrade your necromancy spells to defeat your enemies. Capture their souls to enlist them in your team, and sign pacts with demons to gain their tremendous powers.
October 8
Mark of the Deep — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Mark of the Deep is an epic pirate adventure with a strong narrative and a thrilling mix of elements from acclaimed Metroidvania and Souls-Like games. Embark on this journey as the pirate Rookie, explore the mysteries of a cursed island, and find your missing pirate crew!
To the Moon — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Due to the severity of the operation, the new life becomes the last thing the patients remembers before drawing their last breath. Thus, the operation is only done to people on their deathbeds, to fulfill what they wish they had done with their lives, but didn’t.
This particular story follows their attempt to fulfill the dream of an elderly man, Johnny. With each step back in time, a new fragment of Johnny’s past is revealed. As the two doctors piece together the puzzling events that spanned a lifetime, they seek to find out just why the frail old man chose his dying wish to be what it is.
And Johnny’s last wish is, of course… to go to the Moon.
October 9
Camp Sunshine — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Camp Sunshine is a 16-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Jez, who is dropped off at Summer Camp. He awakes in the middle of the night to discover blood everywhere, a rampaging killer on the loose dressed in a mascot costume and himself involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse!
Cats and Seek: Osaka — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Look around – up, down, left, right… Because you’ll never know where you might find a friendly cat face :3
Features:
– 300+ cats to find
– Customizable game colours
– Three levels
– Two game modes – play normally or race against the clock!
Heavy Cargo – The Truck Simulator — Xbox Series X|S
Transport oversized cargo in a variety of missions across a 175km² open world. Drive customisable, highly detailed trucks through dynamic weather and day and night. The official cooperation with Gruber Logistics allows you to get behind the wheel of real-life heavy cargo transports.
Mr. T-Shirt — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Help Mr. T-Shirt in this adventure through a unique world of paper and doodles. Slide through black-and-white scenes, collecting the key to advance to the next level. Explore hand-drawn environments and face unique challenges in every stage!
Mimi the Cat: New Friends — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Welcome to Mimi’s world!
In “Mimi the Cat: New Friends,” you’ll embark on a charming journey with Mimi, a delightful cat who loves puzzles and making new friends. Your mission is to help Mimi navigate through a variety of fun and challenging levels, moving, climbing, and stacking boxes to find her way to new friends and cozy spots.
Help Mimi move, climb, or carry boxes to reach her bed and rest.
Guide Mimi through 50 engaging levels where each puzzle brings new surprises and challenges. Use your strategic thinking to position boxes perfectly, allowing Mimi to progress and meet new friends along the way. It’s a delightful blend of puzzle-solving and exploration!
Intuitive and easy-to-learn controls for everyone.
With simple tap and swipe controls, “Mimi the Cat: New Friends” is accessible and enjoyable for players of all ages. Whether you’re moving boxes, climbing them, or figuring out how to stack them, the intuitive controls make it a breeze to help Mimi.
Relax and enjoy the journey with no time limits.
Take your time to solve each puzzle at your own pace. There’s no rush in Mimi’s world, just the joy of solving puzzles and helping Mimi make new friends. It’s the perfect game to unwind and relax with, offering a peaceful and stress-free experience.
Explore 50 charming and unique levels.
Each level in “Mimi the Cat: New Friends” presents a new challenge and a chance to discover something special. With a variety of puzzles and adorable settings, this game offers endless fun and heartwarming moments. Join Mimi and her new friends in this enchanting puzzle adventure!
Rogue Sentry — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
You are a sentry droid, part of the robotic legion that nearly wiped out mankind and seized control of civilization, but you’ve gone rogue and now represent humanity’s last hope for survival! Rogue Sentry is a hardcore twin-stick adventure shoot’em up where you’ll navigate the complex inner workings of a gigantic prison fortress, face gun and laser wielding machines, pick up human survivors along the way and attempt to escape to safety before it’s too late!
Presented in 1-bit pixel art style and set to a retro chiptune soundtrack, Rogue Sentry is a minimalistic and nostalgic journey with an epic finale and multiple endings. What fate will humanity meet on your watch?
Tents & Trees — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
– As you progress through the game, you’ll encounter larger grids and more challenging levels that will require you to come up with your own strategies.
– With a variety of music tracks and themes to unlock, including dark mode, you can personalize your gameplay experience even further.
– Invite your camping buddies to join the fun in the local multiplayer mode, where up to 4 players can work together to solve puzzles.
– With new daily levels to keep things fresh, the fun never ends.
Get ready to pitch your tent and take on the challenge! Happy camping!
October 10
Amanda the Adventurer — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Not the highest budget production from the looks of it. It appears to have been made locally and features a little girl named Amanda and her loyal yet shy best friend, Wooly the Sheep. While the episode appears charming and simple on the surface, an uneasiness starts to settle in as Riley realizes that Amanda and Wooly seem to be communicating directly through the television set. A gnawing feeling in the back of their mind presses them to stop, but Riley is compelled to continue watching the tapes. It’s almost as if Amanda needs something, and Riley becomes fascinated with finding out what that something may be.
Dagon: Complete Edition — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Explore the unique works of H. P. Lovecraft via the interactive stories of Dagon: Complete Edition – an extraordinary collection depicting the horrors creeping beneath the waves, festering within delirious minds, and more.
Dagon: Complete Edition includes
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft: step into the shoes of a former WWI ship officer and experience the story that shattered his sanity
Dagon – The Railway Horror DLC: dive into the writer’s mind and uncover what haunted his very dreams (based on Lovecraft’s actual nightmare)
Dagon – The Little Glass Bottle DLC: experience a treasure hunt story written by the author when he was just 7 years old
Dagon – What The Moon Brings DLC: enter a dream-like world and immerse yourself in cosmic horror behind the wall of sleep
Delve into the eldritch horror of the unknown with Dagon: Complete Edition…
…if your mind can endure it.
Last Time I Saw You — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. ‘Last Time I Saw You’ is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire — Xbox Series X|S
Sky Oceans: Wings For Hire is a turn-based JRPG set in the open skies. Take the role as captain amongst a party of rag-tag sky pirates as you set upon an unforgettable, touching journey.
The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
In the rural town of Yushibana, the Ashiya family holds much of the wealth. After they discover a rare gemstone, a showing is scheduled in Ashiya Tower, drawing the attention of many of the townspeople. However, during the exhibit, the tower is flooded with smoke, activating emergency shutters that trap eight people inside. With twelve hours until their release, they must grapple with an increasingly complex series of unnatural events.
October 11
Casual Sport Series: Hockey — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Step onto the ice and experience hockey like never before in Casual Sport Series: Hockey! Whether you’re a seasoned player or new to the rink, this vibrant, action-packed game delivers fast, easy-to-pick-up fun that anyone can enjoy. Perfect for solo play or intense local multiplayer showdowns with friends, it’s the ultimate casual sports experience!
Choose from a variety of unique teams, each with its own playstyle and strategy. Every team comes with a distinctive home arena, making each match feel fresh and exciting as you compete across different, colorful environments. With stunning, high-quality cartoon graphics and dynamic visual effects, every game is a visual treat.
Add to that smooth, intuitive controls and a fun, energetic soundtrack, and you’ve got a hockey game that’s as engaging as it is easy to play. Are you ready to lead your team to victory?
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero — Xbox Series X|S
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zer takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Make yours the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in Dragon Ball!
Knight and Mourning — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Knight And Mourning is a fast-paced, rage-inducing 2D platformer where you are on a mission to find your lost sword. Run, jump, dodge spikes, and suffer. Also, your family is dead.
Metaphor: ReFantazio — Xbox Series X|S
From the creative minds behind Persona 3, 4, & 5 comes Metaphor: ReFantazio, a fantasy world where your protagonist will journey alongside his fairy companion, Gallica, to lift the curse from the kingdom’s lost prince. Control your destiny, face your fears & awaken magical “Archetype” powers that lie dormant in your heart. Strengthen your bonds and build your party to take down powerful foes and discover the kingdom’s true nature.
My Big Sister: Remastered — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Meet Luzia, a sarcastic twelve-year-old with a playful sense of humor. If you believe what she says, My Big Sister is a top-down adventure game about two sisters trying to break a curse imposed upon Sombria. “My Big Sister” is a continuation of “Ashina: The Red Witch” which will showcase a lot of references between the two games.
Paper Plane Arena – A Medieval Fantasy — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Paper Plane Arena is an 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 and rescue the world from evil balloon demons by dashing through them.
Spiral — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
It tells the story of Bernard, a man who wishes goodbye one last time to the memories that built him from his early childhood to who he is today. You accompany him on this journey, bearing witness to his life and remembering for him as his mind slowly unravels into the void.
Starship Troopers: Extermination — Xbox Series X|S
Starship Troopers: Extermination is a fully licensed 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the galactic frontlines of the acclaimed sci-fi series! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back the galaxy from the Bug threat! Do you want to know more?
Torii Guardian — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Torii Guardian is a top-down tower defense action game where you need to defend the Torii gate to another world from hordes of evil spirits.
Strategically build towers and summon ancient spirits to protect your base and destroy enemies using a variety of different weapons and tools.
Currency earned in the arena can be spent to unlock new characters, game mods, new towers, gear, and other locked content.
The ultimate goal is to survive 25 waves and defeat the ancient evil!
Transformers: Galactic Trials — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Roll out for an intense fusion of arcade racing and combat in the Transformers Galactic Trials! Evil Nemesis Prime has stolen the Prime Relics, which bestow incredible powers on whoever possesses them. Now the Autobots and Decepticons are in an explosive race to recover the relics – the future of Cybertron is in your hands!
Undisputed — Xbox Series X|S
Become Undisputed and rule the ring in the most authentic boxing game to date! Featuring true to life visuals, bone-jarring action, and more licensed boxers than ever before, Undisputed gives you unprecedented control to master every inch of the ring.