Next Week on Xbox: New Games for July 15 to 19
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 PC, 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!
Darkest Dungeon II
Red Hook Studios
$39.99
Darkest Dungeon II – July 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within…
Retaliate
Romans I XVI Gaming
$9.99
Retaliate – July 15
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead, you must absorb your enemies’ weapons and retaliate!
Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield
Headup
Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield – July 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Discover pulse-pounding stylized parkour action as you run, jump, smash, and slide through an afro-futurist-inspired kingdom. Enjoy a single-player or two-player local cooperative mode and experience the story of two brothers and their unexpected return to their lost kingdom.
Flock
Annapurna Interactive
Flock – July 16
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Available on day one with Game Pass! Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock.
Magical Delicacy
Whitethorn Games
Magical Delicacy – July 16
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Available on day one with Game Pass! A wholesome pixel art platformer. Cook magical delicacies from a vast collection of ingredients in your own shop. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and experience a unique witchy world.
The Palace on the Hill
Niku Games Studio
The Palace on the Hill – July 16
Xbox One X Enhanced
A heartfelt story of ambition, struggle, and friendship told from the perspective of a young boy in fictional 90s rural India. This slice-of-life adventure role-playing game offers a multi-faceted experience of India’s culture, art, history, and stories.
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Humble Games
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Undertake a mystical journey as Bō, a celestial blossom (fox tentaihana) descended from the heavens to play a key role in an ancient and mysterious ritual. Flow with acrobatic grace and agility through a mysterious world of myth and legend in Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, a colorful hand-drawn adventure inspired by Japanese folklore.
CLeM
Mango Protocol
$15.99
$14.39
CLeM – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!
SEGA
$59.99
Nobody Wants to Die
PLAION
Nobody Wants to Die – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Lose yourself in the world of New York, 2329, where immortality comes at a price that someone must pay. Following a near-death experience, Detective James Karra takes an off-the-books case from his chief with only the help of a young police liaison, Sara Kai, to assist him. Time reveals all as they risk everything in pursuit of a killer, uncovering the dark secrets of the city’s elite.
PPA Pickleball Tour 2025
FarSight Studios
PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
The most advanced pickleball game ever made! Whether you’re strategizing how to beat your opponent with an Erne or testing your reflexes in a Firefight against Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns, this game has everything you love about the fastest growing sport in the USA!
RPM – Road Punk Mayhem
Eastasiasoft Limited
RPM – Road Punk Mayhem – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Get ready for a high-octane adventure in RPM – Road Punk Mayhem, a top-down vertical shoot’em up that combines intense bullet hell mayhem with cel-shaded style! Inspired by arcade genre classics, RPM – Road Punk Mayhem lets you choose from 3 pilots of questionable sanity as you cruise through post-apocalyptic stages laying waste to enemy vehicles.
Dungeons Of Hinterberg
Curve Games
$29.99
Dungeons of Hinterberg – July 18
Game Pass / Smart Delivery
Available on day one with Game Pass! Welcome to Hinterberg, a new tourist hotspot in the idyllic Austrian Alps! There are plenty of dungeons to find and adventures to be had in Hinterberg – will you be sent packing on your first day, or remain to become a Master Slayer? Master magic, solve puzzles, slay monsters; all this and more await you in Hinterberg!
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
Kepler Interactive
$39.99
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn – July 18
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
Available on day one with Game Pass! Kill all gods in the upcoming action-RPG from the developers of Ashen! Step into the boots of Nor Vanek, an elite member of the Coalition army, joined by Enki, a fox-like companion, in their quest for vengeance against the Gods. Weave in melee, gunpowder, and magic in rhythmic battles where combos chain together to create a deadly dance.
SCHiM
Extra Nice
Schim – July 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
A game about jumping from shadow to shadow, while interacting with a relaxing and lively environment. Play as a schim that has become unattached to their human being. Can you get back to him before it’s too late?
Shield King
Afil Games
Shield King – July 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
With immersive graphics and a dark atmosphere, Shield King offers an exciting and suspenseful experience. Explore the mist-affected world, make strategic decisions, and demonstrate your survival skills in a dangerous environment. Good luck on this journey for survival!
Booom-Slang!
Skermunkel
Booom-Slang! – July 19
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Top-down, twin-Stick Shooting, FMV-infused, low-poly, creep infested, plasma blasting, crazily competitive CHAOS!!! Booom-Slang! is stocked up with a cavalcade of insane Single-Player and Multiplayer modes, maps and moments. Are you ready for what Conductor Chaos has in store for you?!
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
Prismatika
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind – July 19
Tactical roguelike action in bite-sized play sessions, pulling you into a lingering and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!
Dragon Bobby
Franklin Benini
$14.99
Dragon Bobby – July 19
Xbox Play Anywhere
Dragon Bobby is a uniquely beautiful game with third-person exploration and puzzles that tells the story of a man’s life from birth. You control a dragon that is an analogy of this man in the story; a true reflection on life.
EA SPORTS™ College Football 25 – Standard Edition
Electronic Arts
$69.99
$62.99
EA Sports College Football 15 – July 19
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Experience explosive gameplay variety across 134 FBS schools and immerse yourself in the iconic, decibel-shaking soundscape of college football as you chase greatness. Pre-order EA Sports College Football 25 today and receive Alma Mater Ultimate Team Pack, Cover Athlete Ultimate Team Pack, and Bring Glory Home Ultimate Team Uniform Item. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with EA Play can try EA Sports College Football 25 with a 10-hour Early Access Trial starting on July 16, 2024.
Frogurai
Ratalaika Games S.L.
Frogurai – July 19
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Play as a heroic frog samurai tasked with taking down the deadly snake clan and bringing an end to the war. Your agility and speed will be tested as you go over obstacles, walls and ceilings, and navigate through portals. But be careful, the snakes won’t give up without a fight.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
CAPCOM CO., LTD.
$49.99
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – July 19
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Available on day one with Game Pass: A unique Japanese-inspired, single player Kagura Action Strategy game. The game takes place on a mountain covered by defilement. During the day, purify the villages and prepare yourself for sundown. During the night, protect the Maiden against the hordes of the Seethe. Repeat the day and night cycle until you cleanse the mountain of defilement and return peace to the land.
Soul Searching
NAISU
$9.99
$7.99
Soul Searching – July 19
Soul Searching is a narrative survival game about sailing away from your homeland. Explore a world of islands, dragons, and magic. You can learn about stories of people living on islands you chose to visit, discover dragons, catch fish, customize your boats, find ghosts, cast magic spells, and more.