Welcome to next week on Xbox! Here we cover all of the new games coming soon to Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, as well as the upcoming Xbox Game Pass and the upcoming ID @ Xbox games! Get more details on the games listed below and click on their profiles for pre-order details, where available (subject to change). Jump in!
Gears 5: Hivebusters – 15th December – Xbox Play Anywhere / Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Return to Gears 5 with the new Hivebusters campaign extension. Play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac – the heroes of Gears 5Escape mode 00 on her first operation as part of the secret Hivebuster program. Thrown together and referred to as the “Scorpion Squad,” their suicide mission to destroy a hive may hold the key to saving Sera and her own salvation. Gears 5: Hivebusters is included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and all Xbox Game Pass members can take advantage of their member discount if they also purchase the expansion.
Nika has just completed the first phase of her plan to destroy everything that isn’t cool: building a combat mecha called MechaNika. There’s no time to waste, so join Nika, take control of MechaNika’s and destroy the entire planet. You have to put an end to history books, planned obsolescence, kitschy clothes, endless sagas of boring video games and pea soup.
Freddy spaghetti – December 16
Freddy uses rope physics to simulate a muddy, stretchy, rope-like character. Walk, run, jump, slide, hit, smash, kick, dodge and epically fail at your goal. Overcome the environment, master your spaghetti!
Synthetic: Ultimate – December 16
An unforgiving tactical shooter where freedom and experimentation are key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their gods. Take gunplay to the next level and immerse yourself in unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the heart of Armageddon
Elemental War TD – December 17th – Xbox Play Anywhere / Xbox One X improved
Elemental War takes tower defense to the next level with dozens of hours of single player gameplay, including three innovative game modes, five difficulty levels, seven scenarios, countless maps and enemy types
Monster train – December 17th – Xbox Game Pass
A strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. In one go to hell, you make tactical decisions to defend multiple vertical battlefields. With competitive real-time multiplayer and endless replayability Monster train is always on time.
Neoverse – December 17th – Xbox Game Pass
A wonderful, fantastic game, consisting of adventures with exciting challenges. It is a strategic action game that will test the player’s skills. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along different timelines.
Wilmot’s warehouse – December 17th – Xbox Game Pass
A puzzle game about keeping a warehouse in tip-top shape. Remember where you put everything, because when the service hatch opens, you need to quickly find the things you want to get the coveted Performance Stars.
An atomic space age adventure of cleanup and survival. Keep your crew alive and ready to go. Make tough decisions, face soup shortages and other terrors of space. And maybe you will achieve your goal. Or not.
60 seconds reatomized – December 18 – Xbox One X expanded
The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back – remastered and even more radioactive than before! Flush supplies, save your family, and stay alive in your Fallout Shelter. Make tough decisions, hunt down mutant cockroaches … and maybe survive. Or not.
Cattch is the cat with a noble jersey! He acts just like you, and when he can relax he enjoys spending his time watching TV. But he won’t stay out of trouble when things go south and his friends are attacked by bad guys.
Goetia – December 18th
The ruins of a village are the silent testimony of its last moments. The Oakmarsh ruins are no different. Her narrative silence, the dust that covered the once quiet village near Coventry.
Radio commander – December 18th
In Radio Commander, you play as an American military commander who served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. You will bear a heavy burden as your mission is to coordinate the military operations that take place between 1965 and 1968.