Welcome to next week on Xbox! In this weekly feature, we’re covering all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Find out more about these upcoming games below and click on their profiles for more information (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!
Age of Miracles 4 – 2.May
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Triumph Studios’ award-winning strategy series has entered a new era, taking the game’s legendary empire-building, roleplaying and warfare to the next level. Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn.
Moonrise Autumn – 2.May
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Put your detective skills to the test in this atmospheric exploration puzzle game about a boy who gets lost in a supernatural forest after losing both his parents in a car accident. Armed with a journal full of clues, a camera and a lantern, he must unravel the mysteries of the forest and photograph the strange creatures that live there.
redfall – 2.May
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass: The town of Redfall is under siege by a legion of vampires who have cut off the island from the outside world. Trapped with a handful of survivors, kill alone or team up in open-world FPS action.
weeping willow – 2.May
Xbox One X improved
A visual crime thriller set in the medieval town of Weidendorf. After the mysterious disappearance of Baron von Wolf, a young baroness is trapped in her own home and begins to fear for her life. This game describes itself as an intriguing plot intertwined with intrigue, betrayal and conspiracies.
Welcome to the sweet and satisfying world of color friends, where tricky puzzles meet simple single-screen platformer fun. Enjoy 50 levels of color-based tricks as you take on the role of a colored cube and navigate through maze-like 2D levels to reach a portal on the other side of the level.
A puzzle game where epic adventures are just your 9 to 5. Part color matching, part monster-killing ridiculousness, you’re a stone grinder and it’s your job to mine grindstones from the pits that lurk on the mountain. Complete over 250 levels of intricate puzzles and dangers in hopes of saving up enough whetstones to take your family on a much-needed vacation.
ravenclaw – May 3rd
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere / Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass: Enter a world of wonder and danger ravenclaw, an action-packed fairy tale adventure from Cococucumber. Follow your curiosity through a mystical mirror to a lost land filled with terrifying monsters and a malevolent queen. Wield your sword, unleash your spells, and battle your way through beastly bosses in lush, handcrafted environments.
You have been captured and sent as a gladiator to entertain aliens on a distant planet called Tartarus. You must advance through randomly generated biomes with deadly traps and monsters blocking your path. Choose your opponents in the arenas, beat them for items and coins and maybe earn your freedom in this hand-drawn 2D roguelite platformer.
Mia and the dragon princess – May 4th
Xbox Play Anywhere
An interactive buddy action live action film about Mia, a brave barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman shows up at her workplace who is on the run from a group of violent thugs and doesn’t speak English. Throughout the game, your interactions could increase your knowledge of the mystery woman’s identity, but the way Mia interacts with the rest of the group will also have an impact, so every decision must be carefully considered.
Swordbreaker: Origins – May 4th
Xbox One X improved
An illustrated text quest set in the Swordbreaker universe. Strange events are unfolding in the kingdom of Dorgan. People speak of mysterious strangers in the northern swamps; someone saw mysterious objects falling from the sky; others heard a strange buzzing from underground. And one can only imagine how many unknown creatures are hiding in forest thickets and dark caves… All this tempts the young Swordbreaker to plunge into the abyss of incredible adventures.
Titan’s pinball – May 4th
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Get ready for a pinball machine where you have to defeat mythological creatures like Cyclops, Medusa, the Minotaur and many more that are waiting for you in the temple. Uncover their mysteries, including the Labyrinth of the Minotaur, a place only the bravest warriors dare enter.
The Excrawlers – 5th of May
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A roguelike action RPG where you and other heroes venture into dark, atmospheric dungeons and realms filled with monsters and madness and try to find your way out!
grotto – 5th of May
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Uncover the mysterious truth told through original hand-drawn cutscenes with no text. Use a sword and shield to fight sinister enemies as you explore these levels. Can you achieve the goal of facing the monster and saving your family?
Hogwarts Legacy Xbox One version – 5th of May
An open-world action role-playing game set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. Embark on a journey through familiar and new locations as you explore and discover magical beasts, customize your character, craft potions, master spells, level up talents, and become the wizard you want to be.