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Next Week on Xbox highlights all the games arriving soon on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass. Below are more details on these upcoming games, with links to their profiles for further information (release dates may change).
Beautiful Sakura: Surfing Club (Windows) – January 15
Going in with low expectations, Kaito couldn’t believe it when he hit it off with the new girl at school, Michiko. But just as the two were getting to know each other, Kaito discovered that his new crush has a twin sister, Yuuki, and he begins to question everything he’s feeling. When Kaito finally comes to his senses, he realized that it may be too late. Who does Kaito end up choosing?
The Bit’s Escape – January 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Join Bit’s, a small machine built in an underground lab with a big dream: escaping and discovering the world above! The Bit’s Escape is a dynamic platformer with simple controls and engaging gameplay.
Perfect Ninja Painter 3 – January 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Perfect Ninja Painter 3 is a colorful puzzle platformer where players embark on a vibrant adventure with three ninja characters who must bring life and color to a world shrouded in gray. Armed with paintbrushes, the ninjas are tasked with coloring entire levels, solving puzzles, and overcoming obstacles that require a clever mix of creativity and strategy.
Runny Bunny – Console Edition – January 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Get ready for a fast and furry twist on puzzle action in side-scrolling pixel art platforming style! Play as a frantic little bunny as you dash between floors, walls and ceilings collecting power dots and yummy carrots.
Sokorobot – January 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A captivating puzzle game where you control an ingenious robot clearing and creating paths to reach the button that unlocks the next level. Combining classic puzzle mechanics with a futuristic setting, Sokorobot challenges players to think ahead and execute plans to conquer the levels.
Suikaiju – January 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Play as a mad scientist with the goal of creating the biggest and mightiest Kaiju of all time! Merge Kaiju Cores, a fundamental material to trigger evolution, into bigger ones. Repeat this process until your Kaiju can finally evolve. Can you make your little monster big enough to conquer the world?
Synduality Echo of Ada (Deluxe and Ultimate Edition Early Access) – January 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Taking place in the year 2222, years after a mysterious poisonous rain called The Tears of the New Moon wiped out most of humanity and birthed deformed creatures that now hunt the population. Amidst the calamity, humans are forced to build an underground haven to survive. Take on the role of a Drifter whose goal is to collect the rare resource known as AO Crystals. In your quest, you must collaborate with your artificial intelligence partner to face xenomorphic creatures known as Enders and survive the hazards on the surface.
Morkul Ragast’s Rage – January 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration, control Morkull, God of Death and Darkness and Lord of the Ragast. His main mechanic – breaking the fourth wall, which allows him to communicate with you in a multitude of ways.
Mystery Box: Evolution – January 16
Enjoy the second chapter of the ‘Mystery Box’ puzzle game series! Unlock 57 boxes by solving tons of intriguing riddles that will put your brain to work. Turn wheels, move handles, push buttons, and think smart to solve the puzzles.
Professor Doctor Jetpack – January 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Professor Doctor Jetpack is a physics based, pixel art, precision platformer, in which you embark on a dangerous journey to… control your jetpack. Join Albert Einstein’s digital remains on his whacky quest to save the world from hidden threats, like The Internet.
Clock in for the night shift at TEREBRO INC., 1986. As a newly promoted Risk Assessment Data Processor, your job is simple: safeguard the company’s future. But the deeper you dig into the archives, the stranger and more unsettling the details become.
Vanity Fair: The Pursuit – January 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
A fictional real-life interactive narrative with the theme of life “choices” and “survival in the entertainment industry”. The background of the story takes place between 2004 and 2024 in an imaginary world view. The gambling agreement you signed to realize your movie dream will be gradually involved in the whirlpool of “Vanity Fair”. When you are in a dilemma, what should you do?
Can you hide and outsmart the cannibal and survive without missing a single detail? Or will he catch you in the very first minutes and in the evening you will find yourself in his plate? In this horror, survival depends only on your ingenuity, attentiveness and memory.
Explore a scary house and look for notes to learn more about Minnesota’s scariest maniac. There are many endings, of which only one will turn out to be good. Try to cope with the horror that gripped the main character and complete all the hidden tasks to survive.
Cherry Tower – January 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A charming 2D pixel platformer that will take you on a sweet adventure unlike any other! Join Cherry on her small adventure, climbing a tower to return home and maybe even more. Overcome obstacles and traps to achieve your goals.
Hen, Chicks, and Cats – January 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A fun logic puzzle game where you must think before you move — one wrong move and the hen ‘Ju’ could fall into traps or run into an unfriendly cat. The hen is scared, so it won’t stop running until it bumps into something, so think before you run around.
Hexa River – January 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Immerse yourself in the tranquil world of Hexa River, where your task is to bring life to the islands by guiding water through intricate puzzles. With a relaxing soundtrack and stunning low-poly visuals, each level offers a satisfying challenge that will keep you engaged as you ensure the crops grow lush and healthy.
Spot Challenge Vol. 1 – January 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Inspired by the classic “Spot the Differences” game, where you need to compare two images and identify the differences between them. With over 360 differences spread across 35 levels, will you be able to find them all?
Tales of Graces f Remastered – January 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Tales of Graces f is back with a beautiful and easier-to-play version in this action RPG about adventure in fantasy worlds and overcoming obstacles through friendship and determination. The game also includes Lineage and Legacies, an after-story to the main scenario.