Next Week on Xbox: New Games for January 27 to 31
Published
January 24, 2025
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!
City Transport Simulator: Tram
Dovetail Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
City Transport Sim – January 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Become a tram driver, so hop into the cab for the ultimate tram driving experience! Take your pick from a selection of three real life trams, the ULF B1, R2.2b, or ULF A1, and hit the city streets of Tramau! Transport your passengers while sticking to a timetable and create your own tram routes to build up a fully functioning and effective tram network.
Cuisineer
XSEED Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$29.99
Pre-order
Cuisineer – January 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Dive into dungeons and cook up a storm as Pom, an adventurer-turned-restaurateur! Cuisineer‘s food-focused action challenges you to build your dinner the hard way: by dungeon-diving for materials and ingredients.
Eternal Strands
Yellow Brick Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Eternal Strands – January 28
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Available on day one with Game Pass Ultimate! Eternal Strands is the debut fantasy title from Yellow Brick Games, a new independent studio founded by industry veterans from franchises including Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Watch Dogs, and Assassin’s Creed. Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Robot Entertainment, Inc.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap – January 28
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Available on day one with Game Pass Ultimate! Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an action-packed, third-person shooter and trap defense game. Evolve as an orc-slaying War Mage through rogue-lite choices and obliterate, eviscerate, and incinerate massive hordes with up to four players.
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
United Label
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$24.99
$19.99
Pre-order
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter – January 28
Smart Delivery
As Arlo, young heir to the Warden of the Wastes, journey through the vast, snow-ravaged lands of the North in an epic quest to overcome the Dark Wings once and for all. Hunt down giant beasts. Unite disparate clans. Upgrade your settlement. And discover a terrible secret of blood and crown…
The Stone of Madness
Tripwire Interactive LLC
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$29.99
$26.99
Pre-order
The Stone of Madness – January 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
A real-time tactical stealth game set in an 18th-century Spanish Monastery. Located in the Pyrenees, this time-worn Jesuit monastery is home to a madhouse and an inquisitorial prison. Five prisoners – plagued by cruel punishment, madness, and despair – pool their skills and resources to face their phobias, stave off insanity, uncover the mysteries of the Monastery, and find a way to escape.
Wayfinder
Airship Syndicate
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Wayfinder – January 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Become a Wayfinder and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A co-op ARPG where you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.
Agent Fall
Eastasiasoft Limited
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Agent Fall – January 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A retro side-scrolling shooter across sprawling platformer stages, from the desert sands and jet hangars of the surface to mysterious underground labs and waterways. Choose from 4 agents and infiltrate the base in a search-and-destroy operation where you’ve got the ultimate license to kill.
Stellar Docks
Afil Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Stellar Docks – January 28
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Embark on an interstellar puzzle adventure in Stellar Docks, a Sokoban-inspired game with charming 2D pixel art. Guide an astronaut as they maneuver drones to their recharging docks across grid-based maps filled with logical challenges.
Checkmate Survivors
RainForest Game Studio
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Checkmate Survivors – January 29
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A top-down automatic shooter game where you control the King on a chessboard where all the other pieces rebel against the King’s tyranny. Your mission is to defeat enemy pieces, such as pawns, knights, rooks, and queens, using weapon upgrades, movement, build management, and positioning to face the enemies. Each enemy piece has distinct movement and attack patterns, challenging you to use tactics and speed to survive and advance.
Slasher: Origins
Wales Interactive
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Slasher: Origins – January 29
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A chaotic, 2.5D, auto-attack survival game with rogue-lite elements and noir-anime storytelling. Unlock powerful heroes, create builds of unique abilities, and survive the escalating inferno of Mephistopheles’ underworld.
Accolade Sports Collection (QUByte Classics)
QUByte Interactive & Atari
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Accolade Sports Collection – January 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / smart Delivery
Step back into the golden age of sports gaming with the Accolade Sports Collection! Featuring five legendary titles: Hardball!, Hardball II, Hoops Shut Up and Jam!, Winter Challenge, and Summer Challenge. This collection delivers nostalgic thrills with modern enhancements.
Basureroes
JanduSoft
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$12.49
$9.99
Pre-order
Basureroes – January 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Dr. Diogenes is back, but this time the real threat comes from beyond the stars: an alien invasion seeking to conquer the Earth. The Basureroes must prepare to spring into action and save the world. Once again, it’s time to take out the trash!
Gimmick! 2
Clear River Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Gimmick! 2 – January 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A classic challenge modernized. In Gimmick! 2, you once again meet the green little yokai Yumetaro. Decades after his first adventure he now sets out on a new quest in a world packed with interesting challenges, dangerous enemies, and hidden treasures.
A Rite from the Stars: Remaster Edition
Artax Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
A Rite from the Stars: Remaster Edition – January 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Join Kirm and his guiding star Hoku on this adventure full of puzzles, exploration and growth to unveil a beautiful coming of age story with multiple endings. Meet unique supernatural creatures and new companions along the way, cooperate with them and conquer the wisdom, courage and spirit paths!
ROBOBEAT
Kwalee
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Robobeat – January 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
You’re Ace – a famous bounty hunter after your latest target, the eccentric robot-showman Frazzer. To find your way through his twisted techno-playground, you’ll have to master the art of shooting, wall-running, sliding, and bunny hopping, all in sync with the beat! Get ready to dance till you’re dead and then suit up for the remix in this rogue-like rhythm shooter.
Sniper Elite: Resistance
Rebellion
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$59.99
Pre-order
Sniper Elite: Resistance – January 30
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Available on day one with Game Pass Ultimate! Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France. Bring a friend – the full campaign can be experienced in co-op. Sniper Elite: Resistance – Deluxe Edition launches January 28.
Techno Banter
Crunching Koalas
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Techno Banter – January 30
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
You’re the bouncer of the Green Door club, where every decision matters. Reject the unworthy of partying with clever retorts, explore a neon-lit city, and immerse yourself in the Berlin-like city’s underground techno scene. The beat is pumping—are you in?
Casual Sport Series: Tennis
Revulo Games LLC
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Casual Sport Series: Tennis – January 31
Casual Sport Series: Tennis brings the excitement of the game to life with its accessible and action-packed gameplay. The game features realistic court surfaces just like in real tennis — play on grass, clay, or hard courts, each offering a unique feel and gameplay experience. Plus, every shot and serve is at your disposal, from topspin and slices to powerful smashes and precision drop shots, giving you the freedom to play like a pro.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Fellow Traveller
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector – January 31
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
The highly anticipated sequel to one of 2022’s most acclaimed RPGs! You are a sleeper, an emulation of a human mind housed in an artificial body. You are on the run from the corporation that made you and the gang that seeks to control you. Commandeer a ship, build a network of crew and allies, and take on challenging contracts as you seek to build a future for yourself.
Dreamless
17Studio LLC
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$14.99
Pre-order
Dreamless – January 31
Every 25 years, horrifying events occur in a lost town in the south. Is a serial killer, who has passed his craft from generation to generation, to blame for these terrible disappearances, or is it a curse? As the protagonist John, you receive a tempting offer from a friend: To explore the long-abandoned house of a deceased old lady who once instilled terror in all the residents.
Hero of Fate
Happy Player
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Hero of Fate – January 31
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Unstoppable Rogue-like excitement! Unlock new classes, gather allies, and dive into unique adventures. Survive the swarms of monsters, navigate the paths of fate, conquer formidable bosses, and fight alongside a variety of randomly acquired Guardian Spirits to ultimately defeat the supreme demon lord!
Marine Survivors (Xbox Series)
Phoenix Reborn Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Marine Survivors – January 31
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Dive into the depths as a mystical whale in this spellbinding twist on the survivor’s genre! Enter an underwater arena where ancient magic meets endless action. Cast powerful spells against waves of deep-sea foes as you grow stronger with each run. Choose your path wisely – each level-up presents new magical abilities that can make or break your survival strategy.
Mostroscopy
Seashell Studio
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Mostroscopy – January 31
A fighting game that takes up the aesthetics of the horror and Luchador films of Mexican cinema from the 1950s, with an eclectic roster of monsters and masked Luchadores and a simple gameplay style with a retro presentation.
Squab
Ratalaika Games S.L.
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Squab – January 31
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
An exciting precision platform adventure that puts players in control of a young pigeon full of energy but unable to fly. Using the dash as his main means of locomotion, players embark on a challenging journey to rescue his missing father, Maximus.
Stones Keeper
Valkyrie Initiative LLP
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Get it now
Stones Keeper – January 31
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
The Order of the Griffin has at its disposal a floating island-fortress on which its castle sits. As you develop your castle, you will have the opportunity to hire new warriors, equip them with weapons, armor, and elixirs. You can upgrade the castle’s core systems to fight off pirate ships, artillery, and other flying islands. While moving your castle around the map, you explore and participate in story quests, discover ancient ruins, secrets, rewards, and artifacts.
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