It’s a fairly spectacular lineup (even when a few of our most anticipated video games are possible nonetheless a painfully good distance off). Among the video games on right here have been a lengthy time coming. The place potential, we have listed launch home windows, however this can be a full round-up containing each upcoming Xbox unique that is been confirmed, even when it is nonetheless a good distance away within the misty vagueness of a far-off future ( you, Elder Scrolls 6). Learn on to take a look at the complete record!
Stalker 2: Coronary heart of Chornobyl
- Developer: GSC Sport World
- Writer: GSC Sport World
Stalker 2: Coronary heart of Chornobyl was introduced in 2020 from GSC Sport World as an open-world shooter and horror sport. It’s seen a number of delays, particularly after international occasions similar to Russia’s battle on Ukraine, however the devs have stored followers up to date all through. The most recent we heard was the excellent news that Stalker 2: Coronary heart of Chornobyl is at the moment set to launch in Q1 2024.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Developer: Ninja Idea
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
After a protracted silence following Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II’s announcement again in 2019 (2019!), we’ve currently seen slightly extra of the long-awaited sequel. 2021’s first take a look at gameplay was adopted by a brand new trailer final 12 months, which gave us a 2024 launch window (and shot Hellblade II straight onto our record of 5 Xbox Sport Cross video games for 2024 that we won’t look forward to).
One other new trailer got here on the finish of final 12 months, and whereas there wasn’t a launch date in that one both, we predict to see extra of Hellblade II at that Xbox Developer Direct.
Avowed
- Developer: Obsidian Leisure
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
After an announcement again in 2020, we’re ultimately seeing extra of Avowed — the brand new first-person fantasy RPG from Obsidian Leisure, set on the earth of Eora. A primary take a look at final 12 months gave us a 2024 launch window — and prompted one Obsidian dev to reply to participant considerations in regards to the trailer.
It’s meant to pop up at Xbox Developer Direct, however within the meantime we do have some particulars about it. Avowed has you play as an envoy from the dominion of Aedyr who heads to the Dwelling Lands to analyze a plague, wielding the whole lot from swords and weapons to spells as you go.
Ara: Historical past Untold
- Developer: Oxide Video games
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
Ara: Historical past Untold is one other more moderen announcement, with the historic turn-based technique sport having been revealed throughout Gamescom’s Opening Night time Dwell in 2022. We gained’t have lengthy to attend for it, both — it’s anticipated to launch someday in 2024, when it’ll see you increasing your lands, taking over rivals, exploring artwork and tradition, and extra.
Towerborne
- Developer: Stoic Studio
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
Banner Saga studio Stoic introduced Towerborne final 12 months as an action-adventure sport which sees you prepared to guard the folks of the Belfry by taking over the monsters exterior the tower. We don’t have a launch date for this one, past a 2024 launch window.
33 Immortals
- Developer: Thunder Lotus Video games
- Writer: Thunder Lotus Video games
Thunder Lotus Video games, the developer behind the wonderful Spiritfarer, introduced co-op action-roguelike sport 33 Immortals final 12 months, and gave it an Early Entry launch window of 2024. It sees you play as a damned soul combating towards monsters, bosses, and the judgement of God.
Changed
- Developer: Unhappy Cat
- Writer: Coatsink
Retro sci-fi 2D journey sport Changed was introduced again in 2021, and after a number of delays and new trailers, is ready to reach in 2024 (Unhappy Cat Studios additionally suffered on account of the battle in Ukraine). It has you play as an AI, R.E.A.C.H, which has been trapped inside a human physique.
Flintlock: The Siege of Daybreak
- Developer: A44 Video games
- Writer: Kepler Interactive
Flintlock: The Siege of Daybreak is a fantasy open-world action-RPG from A44 Video games the place you employ weapons, axes, and magic towards the useless and the gods themselves. It’s been delayed a number of instances, however is predicted to launch this 12 months.
Sopa
- Developer: StudioBando
- Writer: StudioBando
StudioBando’s Sopa is an intriguing narrative journey sport about Miho, who heads to the pantry on a easy errand to seize a potato for his grandma’s soup. This quickly unravels right into a journey into a wierd land, the place each time he returns to his Nana’s kitchen, issues have modified. Sopa shall be out in 2024.
Dungeons of Hinterberg
- Developer: Microbird Video games
- Writer: Curve Video games
One other 2023 announcement was Microbird Video games’ action-adventure RPG Dungeons of Hinterberg, which mixes puzzles, magic, relationship constructing, and monsters. It sees Luisa, a regulation trainee, heading to a vacationer city within the Austrian Alps to tackle the Dungeons of Hinterberg. It’s set to launch this 12 months.
Magical Delicacy
- Developer: Skaule
- Writer: Whitethorn Video games
Pixel platforming and cooking sport Magical Delicacy was introduced in 2023, and was really the primary confirmed Sport Cross addition we had for 2024. In Magical Delicacy, a younger witch named Flora heads to a far-off city to turn into a fully-fledged witch. She’ll be cooking and delivering issues to the townsfolk, exploring the city itself, uncovering secrets and techniques, getting caught between covens, and extra.
Useless Static Drive
- Developer: Reuben Video games
- Writer: Reuben Video games
Useless Static Drive has been a very long time coming. It began growth in 2014, and was confirmed for Sport Cross in 2019. The indie survival horror sport is ready within the Nineteen Eighties and blends nightmares, Eldritch themes, exploration, combating and all types of mysteries. It’s set to launch in Q3 2024.
Ark 2
- Developer: Studio Wildcard
- Writer: Studio Wildcard
Ark 2 was introduced in 2020 with a reveal trailer starring Vin Diesel. The survival sport was delayed out of 2023 to the tip of 2024, with the crew additionally saying Ark: Survival Ascended on the similar time.
Ark: Survival Ascended is now out, and as soon as the crew offers with its launch points, we hopefully gained’t have lengthy to attend for Ark 2.
Good Darkish
- Developer: Crystal Dynamics, The Initiative
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
This one’s been on the way in which for some time. The Good Darkish reboot was introduced by The Initiative again in 2020 at The Sport Awards, which since then hasn’t introduced a lot past the truth that it’s co-developed by Marvel’s Avengers dev Crystal Dynamics.
Current stories don’t all sound totally promising — 2022 introduced a report that Good Darkish growth was “painfully” sluggish as senior workers left The Initiative. Embracer Group’s restructuring program, in the meantime, prompted Crystal Dynamics to guarantee followers that “there shall be no affect to our persevering with efforts with our companions at The Initiative on Good Darkish.”
All Xbox tells us is that Good Darkish is “A undercover agent thriller set in a near-future world.” Hopefully 2024 will carry us extra information on this long-awaited sport.
Indiana Jones
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- Developer: MachineGames
- Writer: Bethesda Softworks
The brand new Indiana Jones sport was introduced in 2021 as an unique story from MachineGames, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Video games, and government produced by Todd Howard. The teaser didn’t give us a lot to go on — in any case, Bethesda did say it could be “a while earlier than now we have extra to disclose” — however we acquired a glimpse of all the mandatory exploration gear earlier than the clip ended on a shot of Indy’s well-known hat and whip.
That’s all set to alter this 12 months, although, as we’ll see extra of Indiana Jones on the Xbox Developer Direct later this month.
Undertaking: Mara
- Developer: Ninja Idea
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
A number of video games on this record are shrouded in thriller, however few to the identical extent as Undertaking: Mara. Introduced again in 2020, Ninja Idea described Undertaking Mara as a “a real-world and grounded illustration of psychological terror.” We all know from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice that Ninja Idea is greater than adept at conjuring up unbelievable environment, however it’s nonetheless not clear what to anticipate from Undertaking: Mara.
Ninja Idea co-founder Tameen Antoniades says it’s an experimental challenge with only one character and one location. We acquired a take a look at that extremely lifelike setting in 2021, when Ninja Idea confirmed the unbelievable degree of element put into recreating this real-life house. It’s not clear after we would possibly hear extra about this one, however we’ll hold an eye fixed out.
The Outer Worlds 2
- Developer: Obsidian Leisure
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
Obsidian Leisure introduced The Outer Worlds 2 in 2021, with the trailer’s narrator being fully trustworthy in that the crew “have not completed the design, or completed the story, or completed any gameplay that is prepared to point out.”
It’s not a lot of a shock that we haven’t seen a lot of the sci-fi RPG sequel since, however maybe that may change this 12 months.
Fable
- Developer: Playground Video games
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
Playground Video games’ Fable is one other one we’ve been anxiously wanting ahead to since its announcement again in 2020. It’s an attention-grabbing idea, being each the following instalment within the Fable franchise and a reboot.
The fantasy action-RPG has given us a number of attractive trailers through the years however no trace of a launch date — for now, we’ve condensed all the information we’ve seen into our round-up of the whole lot we find out about Fable.
Everwild
- Developer: Uncommon
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
Oh, Everwild… we’ve been hoping for this one to crop up at each Xbox occasion that’s occurred for the reason that sport was introduced in 2019. It’s a brand-new IP from Uncommon, and positive, we’ve had a number of trailers, however probably not any concrete information on what the sport is definitely like. We do realize it’s set in a magical world, and we play as one of many Eternals who share a reference to all of nature.
One report a number of years again advised Everwild was concentrating on a 2024 launch (excellent news!) after being “restarted from scratch” (worrying!). On the plus facet, a Uncommon job itemizing reiterated that Everwild is the studio’s subsequent title. Extra information in 2024, hopefully…
State of Decay 3
- Developer: Undead Labs
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
Introduced in 2020, Undead Labs’ State of Decay 3 doesn’t but have a launch date. Nor does it but have any particulars out there in any respect. That trailer we had in 2020 gave us simply over a minute and a half of a glimpse on the sport, however that was sufficient time to unsettle us all with a zombie deer feeding on a wolf.
It was additionally sufficient for Tom to place it down in his record of 15 upcoming Xbox horror video games to scratch that post-Resident Evil itch. There’s no telling after we would possibly hear extra of this one, however we’ll hold a hopeful — and cautious — eye out.
Age of Mythology Retold
- Developer: World’s Edge
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
In typical trend, I waited years for this announcement after which missed the few seconds the place it occurred. However, that is one to stay up for: it is going to be the Definitive Version of 2002’s much-loved sport. In comparison with a number of the different video games on this record, Age of Mythology Retold was a latest announcement (it was revealed in direction of the tip of 2022) and so it’s most likely not a lot of a shock that we’re but to listen to extra.
Contraband
- Developer: Avalanche Studios
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
One other more moderen, if mysterious, announcement was Contraband, the “co-op smuggler’s paradise set within the fictional world of Seventies Bayan.” Introduced in 2021 from Avalanche Studios (the Simply Trigger builders), we’re but to listen to something extra about Contraband.
The CGI reveal trailer was quick and just like the announcement of the brand new Indiana Jones sport, in that it largely centered on cluttered desks to trace at what the sport is perhaps about. Now we’re in 2024, maybe we are able to ultimately hope to listen to extra of Avalanche Studios’ newest enterprise.
South of Midnight
- Developer: Compulsion Video games
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
What an atmospheric trailer Compulsion Video games had when saying this third-person action-adventure sport in 2023. Set within the American Deep South, South of Midnight incorporates features of magical realism, folklore, and southern Gothic components.
It sees its principal character Hazel changing into a Weaver, which Compulsion Games says means she is “a magical mender of damaged bonds and spirits.” This was a really latest announcement, however hopefully we’ll see extra of the intriguing South of Midnight quickly.
Clockwork Revolution
- Developer: inXile Leisure
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
Clockwork Revolution gave off some severe Bioshock vibes in its reveal trailer final 12 months. It’s a steampunk action-RPG from inXile Leisure, and sees you exploring key moments of the previous of the town of Avalon.
InXile emphasised that Clockwork Revolution is “early in growth,” so we would have a look forward to this one too.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Developer: Asobo Studio
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
After the vastly formidable Microsoft Flight Simulator, Asobo Studio unveiled Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 final 12 months. It seems, in some way, much more formidable, providing gamers the prospect to check out aviation careers similar to aerial firefighting and search and rescue.
OD
- Developer: Kojima Productions
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
After the confusion of Dying Stranding, which in some way managed to drop infinite trailers with out telling us something in regards to the sport, everyone knows higher than to anticipate to listen to a lot about Kojima Productions’ OD till Kojima himself is sweet and prepared.
For now, all we all know is that OD is a horror sport, that Kojima Productions is creating it in partnership with movie director Jordan Peele, and that it’ll star Sophia Lillis from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves, Hunter Schaffer from Euphoria, and Udo Kier from Flesh for Frankenstein. OD was introduced late final 12 months, too, so who is aware of after we might be taught extra about this one.
Undertaking: Maverick
- Developer: Individuals Can Fly
- Writer: Xbox Sport Studios
If a number of the video games on this record are slightly shy with particulars, Undertaking: Maverick is totally mysterious. Completely nothing has been stated about this one past the truth that Individuals Can Fly has partnered with Microsoft to develop it. Individuals Can Fly’s final tasks embody Outriders and Bulletstorm, so it will be attention-grabbing to see what they give you for Undertaking: Maverick.
The Elder Scrolls VI
- Developer: Bethesda Sport Studios
- Writer: Bethesda Softworks
Let’s face it, we’ve all been ready for The Elder Scrolls 6 lengthy earlier than it was introduced in 2018, and we’ll most likely be ready a very long time nonetheless. Bethesda’s Pete Hines solely confirmed the sport was in early growth final 12 months, and Bethesda had made it clear that Starfield was the precedence on the time. Given how wonderful Skyrim was, The Elder Scrolls 6 will possible be definitely worth the (very lengthy) wait.
Harmonium The Musical
- Developer: The Odd Gentleman
- Writer: Netflix
Harmonium The Musical was introduced simply earlier than the tip of 2023 as a story journey, interactive musical sport, and signal language musical. It focuses on ten-year-old Melody Macato, a Filipina-American musician who grew to become deaf when she was youthful and is now engaged on an accessible debut present for all her associates. That’s not all: her music takes her to a wierd land referred to as Harmonium, and she will be able to’t get dwelling till she makes use of her music to defeat Cacophony.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Developer: Bounce Over The Age
- Writer: Fellow Traveller
Motion-adventure RPG Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector was introduced final 12 months and doesn’t but have a launch date. We play as an android, a Sleeper, fleeing our company homeowners after stealing a ship to flee. We have to improve a ship, discover a crew, tackle contracts, and try and survive a battle between two firms.
Routine
- Developer: Lunar Software program
- Writer: Uncooked Fury
That is an attention-grabbing one. Lunar Software program introduced Routine again in 2012, in the event you can consider it, after which went fairly silent. The sci-fi horror sport was then re-revealed in 2022, and could have us exploring an deserted lunar base and dealing with all the risks inside. No launch date but, however we’re simply blissful to see this one again within the daylight.