It’s a fairly spectacular lineup (even when a few of our most anticipated video games are seemingly nonetheless a painfully great distance off). Some of the video games on right here have been a lengthy time coming. Where potential, we have listed launch home windows, however it is a full round-up containing each upcoming Xbox unique that is been confirmed, even when it is nonetheless a great distance away within the misty vagueness of a far-off future ( you, Elder Scrolls 6). Read on to take a look at the total listing!
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- Developer: GSC Game World
- Publisher: GSC Game World
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was introduced in 2020 from GSC Game World as an open-world shooter and horror sport. It’s seen just a few delays, particularly after world occasions akin to Russia’s battle on Ukraine, however the devs have stored followers up to date all through. The newest we heard was the excellent news that Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is at present set to launch in Q1 2024.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Developer: Ninja Theory
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
After an extended silence following Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II’s announcement again in 2019 (2019!), we’ve currently seen slightly extra of the long-awaited sequel. 2021’s first take a look at gameplay was adopted by a brand new trailer final yr, which gave us a 2024 launch window (and shot Hellblade II straight onto our listing of 5 Xbox Game Pass video games for 2024 that we won’t await).
Another new trailer got here on the finish of final yr, and whereas there wasn’t a launch date in that one both, we predict to see extra of Hellblade II at that Xbox Developer Direct.
Avowed
- Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
After an announcement again in 2020, we’re ultimately seeing extra of Avowed — the brand new first-person fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, set on the earth of Eora. A primary take a look at final yr gave us a 2024 launch window — and prompted one Obsidian dev to reply to participant considerations concerning the trailer.
It is supposed to pop up at Xbox Developer Direct, however within the meantime we do have some particulars about it. Avowed has you play as an envoy from the dominion of Aedyr who heads to the Living Lands to research a plague, wielding every thing from swords and weapons to spells as you go.
Ara: History Untold
- Developer: Oxide Games
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Ara: History Untold is one other newer announcement, with the historic turn-based technique sport having been revealed throughout Gamescom’s Opening Night Live in 2022. We received’t have lengthy to attend for it, both — it’s anticipated to launch someday in 2024, when it’ll see you increasing your lands, taking up rivals, exploring artwork and tradition, and extra.
Towerborne
- Developer: Stoic Studio
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Banner Saga studio Stoic introduced Towerborne final yr as an action-adventure sport which sees you prepared to guard the folks of the Belfry by taking up the monsters outdoors the tower. We don’t have a launch date for this one, past a 2024 launch window.
33 Immortals
- Developer: Thunder Lotus Games
- Publisher: Thunder Lotus Games
Thunder Lotus Games, the developer behind the superb Spiritfarer, introduced co-op action-roguelike sport 33 Immortals final yr, and gave it an Early Access launch window of 2024. It sees you play as a damned soul preventing in opposition to monsters, bosses, and the judgement of God.
Replaced
- Developer: Sad Cat
- Publisher: Coatsink
Retro sci-fi 2D journey sport Replaced was introduced again in 2021, and after just a few delays and new trailers, is about to reach in 2024 (Sad Cat Studios additionally suffered on account of the battle in Ukraine). It has you play as an AI, R.E.A.C.H, which has been trapped inside a human physique.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
- Developer: A44 Games
- Publisher: Kepler Interactive
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is a fantasy open-world action-RPG from A44 Games the place you utilize weapons, axes, and magic in opposition to the useless and the gods themselves. It’s been delayed just a few occasions, however is anticipated to launch this yr.
Sopa
- Developer: StudioBando
- Publisher: StudioBando
StudioBando’s Sopa is an intriguing narrative journey sport about Miho, who heads to the pantry on a easy errand to seize a potato for his grandma’s soup. This quickly unravels right into a journey into a wierd land, the place each time he returns to his Nana’s kitchen, issues have modified. Sopa will likely be out in 2024.
Dungeons of Hinterberg
- Developer: Microbird Games
- Publisher: Curve Games
Another 2023 announcement was Microbird Games’ action-adventure RPG Dungeons of Hinterberg, which mixes puzzles, magic, relationship constructing, and monsters. It sees Luisa, a regulation trainee, heading to a vacationer city within the Austrian Alps to tackle the Dungeons of Hinterberg. It’s set to launch this yr.
Magical Delicacy
- Developer: Skaule
- Publisher: Whitethorn Games
Pixel platforming and cooking sport Magical Delicacy was introduced in 2023, and was truly the primary confirmed Game Pass addition we had for 2024. In Magical Delicacy, a younger witch named Flora heads to a far-off city to develop into a fully-fledged witch. She’ll be cooking and delivering issues to the townsfolk, exploring the city itself, uncovering secrets and techniques, getting caught between covens, and extra.
Dead Static Drive
- Developer: Reuben Games
- Publisher: Reuben Games
Dead Static Drive has been a very long time coming. It began growth in 2014, and was confirmed for Game Pass in 2019. The indie survival horror sport is about within the Nineteen Eighties and blends nightmares, Eldritch themes, exploration, preventing and all types of mysteries. It’s set to launch in Q3 2024.
Ark 2
- Developer: Studio Wildcard
- Publisher: Studio Wildcard
Ark 2 was introduced in 2020 with a reveal trailer starring Vin Diesel. The survival sport was delayed out of 2023 to the tip of 2024, with the staff additionally asserting Ark: Survival Ascended on the similar time.
Ark: Survival Ascended is now out, and as soon as the staff offers with its launch points, we hopefully received’t have lengthy to attend for Ark 2.
Perfect Dark
- Developer: Crystal Dynamics, The Initiative
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
This one’s been on the best way for some time. The Perfect Dark reboot was introduced by The Initiative again in 2020 at The Game Awards, which since then hasn’t introduced a lot past the truth that it’s co-developed by Marvel’s Avengers dev Crystal Dynamics.
Recent reviews don’t all sound solely promising — 2022 introduced a report that Perfect Dark growth was “painfully” gradual as senior workers left The Initiative. Embracer Group’s restructuring program, in the meantime, prompted Crystal Dynamics to guarantee followers that “there will likely be no affect to our persevering with efforts with our companions at The Initiative on Perfect Dark.”
All Xbox tells us is that Perfect Dark is “A undercover agent thriller set in a near-future world.” Hopefully 2024 will convey us extra information on this long-awaited sport.
Indiana Jones
- Developer: MachineGames
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
The new Indiana Jones sport was introduced in 2021 as an unique story from MachineGames, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games, and govt produced by Todd Howard. The teaser didn’t give us a lot to go on — in spite of everything, Bethesda did say it could be “a while earlier than we’ve extra to disclose” — however we acquired a glimpse of all the required exploration gear earlier than the clip ended on a shot of Indy’s well-known hat and whip.
That’s all set to alter this yr, although, as we’ll see extra of Indiana Jones on the Xbox Developer Direct later this month.
Project: Mara
- Developer: Ninja Theory
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Several video games on this listing are shrouded in thriller, however few to the identical extent as Project: Mara. Announced again in 2020, Ninja Theory described Project Mara as a “a real-world and grounded illustration of psychological terror.” We know from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice that Ninja Theory is greater than adept at conjuring up unbelievable environment, nevertheless it’s nonetheless not clear what to anticipate from Project: Mara.
Ninja Theory co-founder Tameen Antoniades says it’s an experimental venture with only one character and one location. We acquired a take a look at that extremely real looking setting in 2021, when Ninja Theory confirmed the unbelievable stage of element put into recreating this real-life condo. It’s not clear once we would possibly hear extra about this one, however we’ll preserve an eye fixed out.
The Outer Worlds 2
- Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Obsidian Entertainment introduced The Outer Worlds 2 in 2021, with the trailer’s narrator being utterly trustworthy in that the staff “have not completed the design, or completed the story, or completed any gameplay that is prepared to indicate.”
It’s not a lot of a shock that we haven’t seen a lot of the sci-fi RPG sequel since, however maybe that may change this yr.
Fable
- Developer: Playground Games
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Playground Games’ Fable is one other one we’ve been anxiously wanting ahead to since its announcement again in 2020. It’s an attention-grabbing idea, being each the subsequent instalment within the Fable franchise and a reboot.
The fantasy action-RPG has given us just a few attractive trailers through the years however no trace of a launch date — for now, we’ve condensed all the data we’ve seen into our round-up of every thing we find out about Fable.
Everwild
- Developer: Rare
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Oh, Everwild… we’ve been hoping for this one to crop up at each Xbox occasion that’s occurred because the sport was introduced in 2019. It’s a brand-new IP from Rare, and certain, we’ve had just a few trailers, however probably not any concrete information on what the sport is definitely like. We do understand it’s set in a magical world, and we play as one of many Eternals who share a reference to all of nature.
One report just a few years again advised Everwild was concentrating on a 2024 launch (excellent news!) after being “restarted from scratch” (worrying!). On the plus aspect, a Rare job itemizing reiterated that Everwild is the studio’s subsequent title. More information in 2024, hopefully…
State of Decay 3
- Developer: Undead Labs
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Announced in 2020, Undead Labs’ State of Decay 3 doesn’t but have a launch date. Nor does it but have any particulars obtainable in any respect. That trailer we had in 2020 gave us simply over a minute and a half of a glimpse on the sport, however that was sufficient time to unsettle us all with a zombie deer feeding on a wolf.
It was additionally sufficient for Tom to place it down in his listing of 15 upcoming Xbox horror video games to scratch that post-Resident Evil itch. There’s no telling once we would possibly hear extra of this one, however we’ll preserve a hopeful — and cautious — eye out.
Age of Mythology Retold
- Developer: World’s Edge
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
In typical vogue, I waited years for this announcement after which missed the few seconds the place it occurred. Nevertheless, that is one to stay up for: it is going to be the Definitive Edition of 2002’s much-loved sport. Compared to a number of the different video games on this listing, Age of Mythology Retold was a latest announcement (it was revealed in direction of the tip of 2022) and so it’s in all probability not a lot of a shock that we’re but to listen to extra.
Contraband
- Developer: Avalanche Studios
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Another newer, if mysterious, announcement was Contraband, the “co-op smuggler’s paradise set within the fictional world of Seventies Bayan.” Announced in 2021 from Avalanche Studios (the Just Cause builders), we’re but to listen to something extra about Contraband.
The CGI reveal trailer was brief and just like the announcement of the brand new Indiana Jones sport, in that it largely targeted on cluttered desks to trace at what the sport is perhaps about. Now we’re in 2024, maybe we are able to ultimately hope to listen to extra of Avalanche Studios’ newest enterprise.
South of Midnight
- Developer: Compulsion Games
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
What an atmospheric trailer Compulsion Games had when asserting this third-person action-adventure sport in 2023. Set within the American Deep South, South of Midnight incorporates facets of magical realism, folklore, and southern Gothic components.
It sees its foremost character Hazel turning into a Weaver, which Compulsion Games says means she is “a magical mender of damaged bonds and spirits.” This was a really latest announcement, however hopefully we’ll see extra of the intriguing South of Midnight quickly.
Clockwork Revolution
- Developer: inXile Entertainment
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Clockwork Revolution gave off some severe Bioshock vibes in its reveal trailer final yr. It’s a steampunk action-RPG from inXile Entertainment, and sees you exploring key moments of the previous of the town of Avalon.
InXile emphasised that Clockwork Revolution is “early in growth,” so we’d have a await this one too.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Developer: Asobo Studio
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
After the vastly formidable Microsoft Flight Simulator, Asobo Studio unveiled Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 final yr. It appears, one way or the other, much more formidable, providing gamers the possibility to check out aviation careers akin to aerial firefighting and search and rescue.
OD
- Developer: Kojima Productions
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
After the confusion of Death Stranding, which one way or the other managed to drop infinite trailers with out telling us something concerning the sport, everyone knows higher than to count on to listen to a lot about Kojima Productions’ OD till Kojima himself is nice and prepared.
For now, all we all know is that OD is a horror sport, that Kojima Productions is creating it in partnership with movie director Jordan Peele, and that it’ll star Sophia Lillis from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Hunter Schaffer from Euphoria, and Udo Kier from Flesh for Frankenstein. OD was introduced late final yr, too, so who is aware of once we may study extra about this one.
Project: Maverick
- Developer: People Can Fly
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
If a number of the video games on this listing are slightly shy with particulars, Project: Maverick is completely mysterious. Absolutely nothing has been stated about this one past the truth that People Can Fly has partnered with Microsoft to develop it. People Can Fly’s final initiatives embody Outriders and Bulletstorm, so it will be attention-grabbing to see what they give you for Project: Maverick.
The Elder Scrolls VI
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Let’s face it, we’ve all been ready for The Elder Scrolls 6 lengthy earlier than it was introduced in 2018, and we’ll in all probability be ready a very long time nonetheless. Bethesda’s Pete Hines solely confirmed the sport was in early growth final yr, and Bethesda had made it clear that Starfield was the precedence on the time. Given how glorious Skyrim was, The Elder Scrolls 6 will seemingly be well worth the (very lengthy) wait.
Harmonium The Musical
- Developer: The Odd Gentleman
- Publisher: Netflix
Harmonium The Musical was introduced simply earlier than the tip of 2023 as a story journey, interactive musical sport, and signal language musical. It focuses on ten-year-old Melody Macato, a Filipina-American musician who turned deaf when she was youthful and is now engaged on an accessible debut present for all her mates. That’s not all: her music takes her to a wierd land known as Harmonium, and she will’t get house till she makes use of her music to defeat Cacophony.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Developer: Jump Over The Age
- Publisher: Fellow Traveller
Action-adventure RPG Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector was introduced final yr and doesn’t but have a launch date. We play as an android, a Sleeper, fleeing our company homeowners after stealing a ship to flee. We have to improve a ship, discover a crew, tackle contracts, and try to survive a battle between two firms.
Routine
- Developer: Lunar Software
- Publisher: Raw Fury
This is an attention-grabbing one. Lunar Software introduced Routine again in 2012, if you happen to can imagine it, after which went fairly silent. The sci-fi horror sport was then re-revealed in 2022, and can have us exploring an deserted lunar base and going through all the hazards inside. No launch date but, however we’re simply glad to see this one again within the daylight.
