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!
EchoBlade
Eastasiasoft Limited
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Echoblade – July 3
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Venture forth in this puzzle-combat dungeon explorer where sound is your only guide! Every footstep, metal clank of armor, or swing of a blade illuminates your path with a wave of sonic resonance. Each level features new mechanics, secrets to discover and puzzles to solve. Use your wits and every resource at your disposal to defy fate and escape!
Gimmick! Special Edition
Bitwave
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Gimmick! Special Edition – July 6
Sunsoft’s NES classic Gimmick! returns in this long-wished-for special edition from City Connection. Experience a stunning physics-based platformer with updated features like online leaderboards, achievements, time attack mode, gallery, and more!
GYLT
Tequila Works
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$19.99
Gylt – July 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Set in a creepy and melancholic world, Gylt is an eerie story mixing fantasy and reality in a surrealist place where your nightmares become reality. Hide from terrible creatures or confront them as you find your way through the challenges of this wicked world.
SCARF
HandyGames
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Scarf – July 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Scarf is an adventure game that offers an allegorical journey through beautiful worlds. Explore and find the truth behind your story with the help of your partner, a dragon-shaped scarf, as you unlock new abilities and discover your true destiny in this exciting, single-player puzzle adventure game that blends lyricism with 3D platforming.
Full Quiet
8 Bit Legit
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$9.99
Full Quiet – July 7
Get lost in this challenging, mysterious, open-world adventure game as you encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles, and figure out how to restore the radio relay grid to find your missing son. Look for clues along the way and manage your resources while you decode the secrets of Full Quiet.
Safari Pinball
Super PowerUP Games
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
$2.99
Safari Pinball – July 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
A pinball machine video game where you attempt to photograph and record as many animals as though you’re traveling through Africa. Elephants, Lions, Zebras, and many more are waiting to be found.