Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! This weekly feature provides you with all the exciting games arriving soon on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass. Below, you will find comprehensive details on these upcoming games. Click on their profiles for additional information (please note that release dates are subject to change). Let’s dive in!
Cats with Guns (Xbox)
Release Date: October 1
Developer: Synnergy Circle Games
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Cats with Guns is a 2D casual game infused with rogue-lite elements. As a player, you will make strategic decisions in the heat of battle, evolving from a small kitten into a powerful and intimidating feline warrior. Your mission is to overwhelm enemy forces using powerful abilities and massive firepower. Fight through waves of enemies and take down generals until you reach the ultimate goal: Meowstopia.
Predator: Hunting Grounds
Release Date: October 1
Developer: IllFonic Publishing
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S
Predator: Hunting Grounds is an asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits humans against the Predator. As part of a Fireteam, your objective is to complete missions before the Predator finds and eliminates you. Alternatively, you can play as the Predator, hunting your prey with an arsenal of deadly human and alien weaponry, including the shoulder-mounted Plasma Caster and Combistick.
Throne and Liberty: Early Access Pack – Ultimate
Release Date: October 1
Developer: Amazon Games
Price: $99.99
Throne and Liberty combines the essence of classic MMORPGs with new gameplay elements. Choose a dual-weapon loadout to customize your approach on the battlefield or morph into creatures of the land, water, and sky to traverse a vast, seamless world. Gather your guild, prepare for epic battles, and claim the throne in this unforgettable adventure.
Damikira
Release Date: October 2
Developer: Eastasiasoft Limited
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Damikira offers frenetic arcade-style shooting packed with guns, violence, and a sprinkle of dark humor. Equipped with a grappling hook, blast through side-scrolling stages, face hordes of costumed enemies, compete on online leaderboards, upgrade your arsenal, and discover hidden mechanics to gain the upper hand.
Prison of Illusion (Xbox Series X|S)
Release Date: October 2
Developer: DERIK D.F
Price: $4.99
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S
In Prison of Illusion, you play as a young white-haired vampire exploring a large, mysterious castle. However, the magic within the castle traps you, and now you must overcome various traps and challenges to find your way out.
Spot The Differences! Party
Release Date: October 2
Developer: Sanuk Games
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Spot The Differences! Party is the most comprehensive difference-spotting game on consoles, now with stunning 4K graphics. Play solo or with up to three friends to see who can spot differences the quickest. The game features 300 pictures with a total of 3,000 differences to find.
Cryptmaster
Release Date: October 3
Developer: Akupara Games
Price: $24.99
Cryptmaster is a unique dungeon adventure where words control everything. Use text or voice to fill in the blanks, uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mind-bending riddles.
Kill Knight
Release Date: October 3
Developer: PlaySide
Price: $14.99
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Kill Knight tells the story of a once-loyal knight who was betrayed and banished to the Abyss. Now a reanimated corpse inside armor, you rise with one singular purpose: to kill the Last Angel.
Parcel Corps
Release Date: October 3
Developer: Secret Mode
In Parcel Corps, you take on the high-octane life of a freelance bicycle messenger. Ditch the 9-to-5 grind for a job with less security but more excitement. Ride along walls, grind rails, and startle pigeons as you aim to dominate the delivery market.
Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream Pre-order
Release Date: October 3
Developer: Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
Price: $59.99
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S
Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream marks a new chapter in the Sword Art Online game series, celebrating its 10th anniversary. The game introduces Galaxia, a new system allowing players to relive the past. However, Galaxia malfunctions, causing players from various time periods to be displaced. Kirito must collaborate with old friends and foes to restore the timeline.
Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
Release Date: October 4
Developer: RED ART GAMES
Price: $9.99
Set in an alternative historical setting of 1897 in the Angelic Empire of Britannia, Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity tasks you with eliminating the source of an unnatural fog enveloping Berelai Manor. The fog has driven the servants mad, making them attack on sight, rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
Release Date: October 4
Developer: Outright Games Ltd.
Price: $39.99
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Patrick Star fans, rejoice! Bikini Bottom is now your open-world playground. Become the star of the show, unleash your silliest ideas, and enjoy the physics-based chaos that unfolds around you. Explore locations such as The Krusty Krab and Glove World within the SpongeBob universe.
Ballotron Galaxy
Release Date: October 4
Developer: Desert Water Games
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S
Ballotron Galaxy challenges you to blast off into space and put your skills to the test. Shoot small balls to strike larger balls and blocks, uncover creative solutions, and connect the blue and green balls. Use unique strategies to overcome challenging, logic-based puzzles.
Block & Shot
Release Date: October 4
Developer: 17Studio LLC
Block & Shot is a puzzle game where you control various weapons. The game features over 50 levels and multiple locations. Overcome obstacles and solve puzzles to reach the main goal – the golden cartridge case.
Johnny Trigger
Release Date: October 4
Developer: QubicGames S.A.
Price: $4.99
Optimized for: Xbox Play Anywhere
Johnny Trigger is a non-stop platform shooter game where you play as a stylish, deadly, and smooth character on a mission. Take down the underground mafia world in this action-packed game.
NHL® 25 Standard Edition Xbox Series X|S
Release Date: October 4
Developer: Electronic Arts
Price: $69.99 (currently $62.99)
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S
EA Sports NHL 25 is the latest in the NHL video game series. This year’s edition features Ice-Q, a new gameplay intelligence system that enhances realism and responsiveness, the Grudge Match System, Sapien Tech for improved character models, and a revamped Franchise mode. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with EA Play can access a 10-hour trial starting September 27.
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel
Release Date: October 4
Developer: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel features Aero the Acro-Bat’s infamous enemy in a ninja squirrel action adventure. Zero must save his forest and rescue his girlfriend’s father, even if it means defying the evil madman Edgar Ektor.
For more detailed information about these games, visit the official Xbox website. Enjoy your gaming week ahead!
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