An avalanche of new Xbox games is heading your way! In total, a whopping 32 new games are coming to the platform next week.
Over the next seven days, Xbox users have plenty of exciting games to look forward to, including a new addition to the library of Xbox Game Pass games!
Kicking off next week's notable releases on Tuesday, August 12, is the mind-bending puzzle game Viewfinder, which comes to Xbox after a period of PlayStation exclusivity. Then on Thursday, August 14, there is EA Sports Madden NFL 26, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, and new Game Pass title 9 Kings, all hitting Xbox.
Here's a breakdown of everything coming to the world of Xbox next week. Let us know which of these you're planning on picking up in the comments!
August 12
Echoes of the End — Xbox Series X|S
Echoes of the End is a cinematic third-person action-adventure game. It blends a deeply personal, character-driven story with thrilling magic and sword-based combat, engaging traversal and thought-provoking puzzles. Inspired by Iceland, this epic adventure offers a mature, rich and immersive experience in a breathtaking and original fantasy world.
Step into the shoes of Ryn, a vestige wielding volatile yet powerful magic, as she battles to save her brother from a ruthless totalitarian empire. Partner with Abram Finlay - a scholar and explorer haunted by his past - to uncover a conspiracy that could reignite an ancient conflict and plunge Aema into chaos. Immerse yourself in a heartfelt tale of trust, redemption, and sacrifice in a world on the edge of war.
Ra Ra Boom— Xbox Series X|S
Grab your pom-poms and gear up for 4-player co-op action with a modern twist! Ra Ra Boom rockets you to a future Earth overrun by rogue AI. Battle waves of enemies and upgrade your ninja cheerleader’s skills as you beat ‘em up, shoot ‘em up, and smash through the chaos!
Temari Trials — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Temari Trials
Step into the sharp mind (and quick paws) of a samurai cat in training! In Temari Trials, you'll solve logic-based Sokoban-style puzzles, pushing temaris to unlock chests and prove you're ready for the warrior's path.
With pixel art visuals and grid-based gameplay, it's easy to learn but hard to master. Each level challenges your thinking — and if you make a mistake, don't worry: you can undo as many times as you like. Precision is part of the training!
The game features 30 levels across two charming settings: the calm of a traditional Japanese forest and the disciplined atmosphere of the region's grand Dojo. As you advance, the puzzles become increasingly complex, demanding attention and strategy.
Viewfinder — Xbox Series X|S, Windows
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Viewfinder is a mind-bending first-person adventure game in which you can bring pictures to life by placing them into the world.
• Reshape Reality. Beyond photographs, bring paintings, sketches, screenshots and postcards to life while reshaping the world
• Exploration is learning, the player will learn the secrets of the world, the reason why it exists, and the freedom to create. Explore multiple hub worlds that are all cohesive and encompass similar, but complex, differences.
• Experience as much as you want. Viewfinder’s Narrative is player-driven and will be an approachable experience to someone who just wants to play and solve puzzles, and a rich, well-thought-out world to a player who wants to learn more.
• Find the answer to the impossible, once you step in the world of Viewfinder.
August 13
DUCK: Dangerous Ultimate Cartridge Kidnapper — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
A group of ducklings finds a mysterious 100-in-1 cartridge and are now forced to play all the games to escape the insidious cartridge spirit! 100 microgames, fun and increasing difficulty—what more do you need for an interesting adventure?
Faye Falling — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Guide your recently passed spirit through an afterlife in turmoil!
Take the role of a recently passed soul, unable to recall who you are or how you died. After a chance encounter with a powerful entity, you begin an epic journey to defeat a growing darkness, while recovering your memories along the way. Engage in fast-paced turn-based battles against a wide variety of enemies, evade damage by dodging enemy attacks in snappy minigames and cast powerful spells to fend off your opponents.
Faye Falling is an artistic, emotional experience that explores death, suffering and meaning through top-down action RPG gameplay inspired by genre classics. Immerse yourself in a diverse, ethereal world filled with puzzles and secrets presented in a luminous pixel art style.
Midnight Cat Heist — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Play as a sneaky city cat with sticky paws and a heart of gold. Sneak, leap, and loot your way through cozy urban levels to bring the purrfect gifts home to your beloved human. Every shiny trinket is a treasure in this 2D pixel platformer of feline thievery and chaotic charm!
August 14
9 Kings — Windows
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
Curse Rounds — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Curse Rounds
Curse Rounds is a frantic game where you must try to survive random rounds, accumulating a curse with each room from the 60+ available cards in the game, while killing enemies with your pistolflash and a variety of amazing shots. No two attempts are ever the same!
Diamond Hands: To The Moon — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Diamond Hands: To The Moon is a deceptively simple yet brutally challenging platformer where your mission is clear: get to the moon. Move left, move right, jump, that’s all you’ve got. But mastering your jump strength is key to landing on those elusive platforms and climbing higher.
Only the most determined apes will make it to the top and earn the legendary title of Diamond Hands, along with rewards beyond their wildest dreams.
Apes alone… weak.
Tackle the challenge solo for the ultimate test of skill, or bring a friend in local split-screen co-op and climb together!
Dorfromantik — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Dream Park Story — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Throw open the gates to a magical kingdom of fun and thrills!
Create and customize your own amusement park. From humble attractions like the teacup ride or trampolines, you'll be able to build up to bigger and better things. You can even hire mascots and hold fantastic parades!
What do your visitors like best? How can you improve? There's no better place to check up-to-the-minute feedback than the park's social media. Work hard, and you might attract the attention of famous online influencers!
Running out of space to build new rides? No problem! Just call your friendly neighborhood construction company to expand the park grounds. Soon, you'll be setting up Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and other large-scale attractions to catch the eyes of prospective customers passing by.
EA Sports Madden NFL 26 — Xbox Series X|S
EA Sports Madden NFL 26 leverages a new AI-powered machine learning system to convert thousands of plays from nearly a decade of real NFL data into more explosive gameplay—with new player-specific traits, authentic play-styles, and adaptive counters that match on-field tendencies and strategies of NFL quarterbacks and coaches.
From the Skol chant in Minnesota to the light show in Baltimore, immerse yourself in new presentation across the NFL including game-impacting weather, team traditions, and dynamic halftime shows with Scott Hanson.
Built from Sundays. Real NFL data powers the realest Madden to date.
Lost Twins 2 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Experience a glimpse of our exciting puzzle adventure with this demo! This preview showcases a portion of the full game, offering a taste of the challenging puzzles and immersive gameplay that awaits you. Dive in and test your skills, but remember, this is just the beginning—there's much more to discover in the complete game!
Join Ben and Abi in a charming puzzle-platformer where the world itself bends to your will. Play solo or team up with a friend in local co-op as you explore a whimsical landscape, solve intricate puzzles, and overcome delightful challenges on your journey to reunite and find your way back home.
Relic Hunters Legend — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
A Top-Down Shooter/Looter RPG with a touching story inspired by JRPG classics. Shoot enemies, get loot, and customize your characters. Multiple endgame systems and over 100 hours of play await you solo or up to 4-player co-op!
Silver Screen Story — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Become the boss of film studios and lead them to worldwide fame, supervising the production of blockbusters!
Customize your studios with facilities such as a CG or sound studio, staff cafeteria, or acting school.
Having talented directors is key, but it's up to you to train them up, bring out their full potential, and offer them guidance when they get stuck.
Hire actors, or have famous pop icons, dancers, or comedians star in your films.
Have fun with tons of possibilities, picking the genre, themes, and filming location for your movies!
Produce smash hits to win fans all over the world and break all box office records!
Steampunch: Lost Tombs — Xbox Series X|S
Steampunch: Lost Tombs
Steampunch: Lost Tombs is the second game in the franchise, and it takes the action to a whole new level with simplified combat, mysterious levers, and precision-based platforming. Run, jump, and dash in eight directions as you explore dangerous tombs, collect relics, and unlock portals to the next challenge.
You control a determined adventurer set on uncovering the secrets of lost civilizations—but the path is full of clever enemies, deadly traps, and puzzles that demand creativity and skill. Each lever opens a new path, and each enemy can be defeated with a single hit… if you’re fast enough.
With 30 levels spread across three distinct biomes—Incan and Aztec-inspired ruins, underwater temples, and a desert ruled by forgotten robots—the difficulty builds gradually, combining past mechanics with new threats.
If you love fast-paced platformers, smart level design, and a good sense of discovery, Steampunch: Lost Tombs is your ticket back into the steam-powered world of the series. The tombs await—are you ready?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Splinter and Shredder are dead. Help the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tackle deadly new threats and the approach of adulthood in this fast-paced turn-based beat-em-up!
Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 1 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
The name Toaplan is legendary. This game company is behind some of the best and most iconic shoot 'em ups in gaming history. These games were not only hugely influential, inspiring countless other developers throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. They’re still just as great today!
With The Toaplan Shooting Collection Vol. 1, you get eight of these milestones. Enjoy them as the historical classics they are, or simply as fantastic action games packed with pixel explosions and crisp 2D graphics. It's quadruple the action, a billion times the fun, and a thrill ride back in time to the neon-lit arcades of the past!
With modern enhancements, leaderboards, screen filters, and quality-of-life extras, no threat stands between you and absolute victory. Got what it takes? Prove it on the battlefield!
This collection includes:
Flying Shark
Fire Shark
Tiger Heli
Twin Cobra / Kyukoku Tiger
Out Zone
Fix Eight
Batsugun
Dogyuun
Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 2 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
The name Toaplan is legendary. This game company is behind some of the best and most iconic shoot 'em ups in gaming history. These games were not only hugely influential, inspiring countless other developers throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. They’re still just as great today!
With The Toaplan Shooting Collection Vol. 2, you get eight of these milestones. Enjoy them as the historical classics they are, or simply as fantastic action games packed with pixel explosions and crisp 2D graphics. It's quadruple the action, a billion times the fun, and a thrill ride back in time to the neon-lit arcades of the past!
With modern enhancements, leaderboards, screen filters, and quality-of-life extras, no threat stands between you and absolute victory. Got what it takes? Prove it on the battlefield!
This collection includes:
Zero Wing
Hell Fire
Slap Fight / Alcon
Grind Stormer / V-5
Truxton / Tatsujin
Truxton 2 / Tatsujin Oh
Vimana
Twin Hawk
August 15
1989 After the War — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
An atomic war has reduced the world to a toxic heap of ruins and chaos.
As an ex-agent named Sebastian Beck, you’ll face off against 7 dangerous criminals and traverse 7 levels filled with enemies and traps to overcome. The game also challenges you with a unique mechanic where the environment becomes increasingly hostile due to radiation—reach regenerating refrigerators that serve as life-saving checkpoints.
Use your blade, grenades and shotgun to fight your way through this dangerous world, in glorious 1980s arcade style.
Bangman — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Bangman
Bangman — a perfect example of what a pixel-art roguelike should be. The game gives you everything you love: hordes of monsters, tons of unique characters, countless ways to slaughter them, and many, many, many attempts to do so. Wondering what’s in short supply here? The game costs very little money! And that’s always nice.
Bendy: Lone Wolf — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Bendy: Lone Wolf will test your ability to survive against ever-increasing odds. Monsters and obstacles emerge from every direction as you journey into the rubberhose halls of the world's most evil animation studio. Every day is a challenge.
Girls of the Tower — Xbox Series X|S
Girls of the Tower
Girl squad assembled! Conquer the tower in this auto chess adventure!
In this adventure, you can recruit over 70 unique companions across 17 races and classes, including orcs, archers, assassins, dwarves, elves, mages, and more. Build your ultimate team by combining their abilities and synergy.
Adapt your squad’s gear, formation, and composition to counter different enemy types. Every battle requires smart strategy and careful planning.
Between battles, visit the town to purchase, craft, and upgrade equipment. You can also trade for profit, take on side quests, and earn valuable rewards.
Multiple heroines, each with their own storylines and unique branching plots, await you. Discover different narrative paths and enjoy the daily lives and interactions between the girls along the way.
Demons are Coming! — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Demons are Coming!
Your once-sacred homeland now lies in the grip of a demonic invasion. Wielding two fully customizable weapons, you'll fight back with precision and power, dodging, parrying, and blazing through relentless enemy hordes. With hundreds of upgrade combinations, adapt your playstyle and push back the darkness. Shatter enemy cover, deflect incoming fire, and emerge as a true slayer of demons.
GOST of Time — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
GOST of Time
42 and more ways of using your own dead body in time travel. GOST of Time is an absurdist top-down action and puzzle game with time-traveling mechanics.
Hidden Depths — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Hidden Depths
Explore a deadly cave in Hidden Depths, a challenging 2D platformer in pixel art style with fixed-screen levels, deadly traps, and 30 stages of precision and mastery. Grab the key, escape, and uncover the secrets hidden in the depths!
Inayah- Life After Gods — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
In the post-apocalyptic remnants of an advanced alien civilization, an orphaned outcast named Inayah sets out on a perilous journey to find her tribe. Guided by her mentor, she navigates a divided world, forging bonds and uncovering secrets that redefine the meaning of family. Experience an emotionally charged adventure where every decision shapes Inayah's destiny.
Confront over 20 formidable bosses, each with unique mechanics. Learn patterns, exploit weaknesses, and engage in battles that test your skills and adaptability for all phases of the boss-fights.
Explore a vast 2D world with diverse biomes, each harboring secrets. Use Inayah's movement abilities and her drone companion, Sputnik, to uncover hidden paths and treasures.
Maze: Path of Light — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Embark on a relaxing yet mind-bending journey through thousands of uniquely designed mazes. From classic square puzzles to complex circular, triangular, and even hexagonal labyrinths—experience a truly diverse and enchanting experience.
Choose your path through combinations of maze shapes, sizes, and game modes. Whether you're looking for a calming puzzle break or a strategic challenge, there's something here for every mood.
Mind Over Magnet — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
Created by Mark Brown, owner of the popular YouTube channel Game Maker’s Toolkit (GMTK), Mind Over Magnet is a blast for players of all ages and skill levels!
Escape a dangerous factory using the power of magnetism. You must team up with three different magnet friends and use their unique abilities to solve more than 50 tricky single-screen puzzles.
Ukko & Guará: Stellarbound — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Explore vibrant worlds with Ukko and Guará in a poetic quest to restore a fallen star. A contemplative, hand-drawn puzzle game with single-player co-op mechanics and an immersive soundtrack.
Zumba - Treasure of the Marble Sea — Xbox Series X|S
Zumba - Treasure of the Marble Sea
Set sail on a marble-blasting adventure! In Zumba – Treasure of the Marble Sea, shoot, match, and explode marbles before they reach the end. Unlock powerful upgrades, earn stars, and journey through pirate-themed worlds!