New Xbox Games — July 1 to 7
Next week kicks off with a bang, with free-to-play co-op action RPG looter shooter The First Descendant launching for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on July 2. Other notable releases include an Xbox Series X|S version of Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders on July 4 and the survival horror action-RPG Bleak Faith: Forsaken on July 5.
Here’s everything coming to the world of Xbox next week. Let us know which of these you’re planning on picking up in the comments!
July 2
The First Descendant — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Players become a Descendant whose mission is to combat alien invaders – The Vulgus who crossed dimensions over 100 years ago and brought with them the devastating Colossi and destruction – for the survival of humanity and to protect Albion and the continent of Ingris. Players will encounter spectacular stories of forces fighting over the Iron Heart as they grow stronger through various missions and raids.
Encounter features that make The First Descendant’s gameplay unique: a variety of characters with unique concepts and combat styles, massive boss battles with up to four player co-op, free movement and coordinated action with grappling hooks, a variety of weapons and compelling customization options.
July 3
Parkitect: Deluxe Edition — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Welcome to Parkitect: Deluxe Edition, a modern take on the classic park tycoons where you build and manage the theme parks of your dreams. Construct your own coasters, design an efficiently operating park that fully immerses your guests in its theming and play through the campaign.
Fit My Cat — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Fit My Cat presents you with many cute kitties that all wish to sit where they deem fit. That being said, we’re running out of space and we are seriously looking for a cat organizer. If you could spare a moment or two to make that happen we would be grateful.
Every single one of them is trained and well-equipped for some spatial management – pick them up and rotate them as you see fit.
Just so you’re aware, some boxes might come with yarn balls or entire cathouses – but that will not prevent those spunky kitties from trying to get inside.
Test your skills and show the world that herding cats is where fun begins!
Shy Cats Hidden Orchestra — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
– Explore ten levels in cartoon hand-drawn style.
– Build ten new songs composed exclusively for the game.
– Find over 200 hidden shy cats and special hints.
– Solve a enigma in each level to enable the secret kitten.
Make your own music!
July 4
Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders — Xbox Series X|S
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. The player embodies the famous Hercule Poirot in a 3rd person perspective adventure game packed with mysteries. Once again, the private detective will find himself up against a mysterious opponent who goes by the name of “ABC”.
Your intelligence will never have been so challenged!
You will have to explore many crime scenes in various cities set in beautiful surroundings across the United Kingdom. Leave no stone unturned when it comes to cross examinations and deadly puzzles!
Observe, question and explore everything possible in order to make the smartest deductions and understand the murderer’s plans!
Examinations
The player can collect information by examining suspects and paying attention to what they say, how they say it and how they feel.
Puzzles
The player will have to solve puzzles in order to obtain more clues.
Brain Deductions
Depending on the clues collected, the player will be able to make deductions and find out more about the murderer.
Timeline
As the player draws conclusions and progresses through the story, he can use Poirot’s Timeline. This means that Hercule Poirot can build a timeline with all the relevant events revealed during the investigation.
Epic Astro Story — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Ready to test your mettle against the final frontier?
Pioneer an untamed planet, building roads and houses for your fellow denizens of the future. Cultivate your quaint colony into a stellar space citadel, and you’ll pull alien tourists from everywhere this side of Alpha Centauri!
Careful though, not all intelligent life seeks souvenirs. Prepare to engage in heated battle with all manner of cosmic creatures! Win–and you just might be rewarded…
Strap into your spacecraft, all systems are go for an epic astro adventure that’ll warp you to light speed and beyond!
Home Run High — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Can you lead your high school baseball team to ultimate victory? It might be a small after-school club now, but with the right training, even the sky isn’t the limit for this team!
Train players by assigning them practice drills. You choose what they need to focus on, such as batting or pitching.
Install batting cages, showers, or other facilities to make life better for the team. A good environment makes for more effective training! School life is not all about sports, though. Studying is just as important, so make sure to construct educational facilities to upgrade the school.
House students in a dorm and they’ll have more time for both studying and baseball practice! Pick your best players for the team and test their skill at tournaments.
Scholar’s Mate — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
You must escape from this macabre place by solving mysteries while avoiding capture by Eddie, your sinister hunter.
July 5
Bleak Faith: Forsaken — Xbox Series X|S
Open World and Exploration:
Explore the Omnistructure for the first time ever. Rich in atmosphere and rife with danger, be prepared to be immersed in a new world unlike any you’ve experienced before. Not every path is paved and catered to you, so be prepared to run, climb, leap, to ascend in Bleak Faith.
Hardcore Combat Experience:
Combat is dangerous and will push you to your limits. Positioning, timing, and resource-management are all things you must keep in mind at all times. Expect to be challenged.
Epic Boss Fights:
Be prepared for memorable boss fights with unique soundtracks. Bosses ramp the danger levels even higher and ensure a thrilling ride through the manifold sectors of the Omnistructure.
RPG Progression and Playstyle Versatility:
Choose a class and progress into your perfect playstyle. But remember, not every choice is reversible, so decide wisely what direction you take your character in.
Neckbreak — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
If you want to feel an adrenaline rush, you can explore the city on foot but watch your back and don’t ask too many questions.
Overdrive Blaster— Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
In this retro-style arcade game, you have to shoot the monsters to gather colored spheres! Get three of the same color in a row to get a weapon upgrade! Upgrade all three colors to win!
Bouncy Chicken — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
It’s time for some fun on the farm in whimsical action puzzler Bouncy Chicken! Master single-screen challenges in top-down 3D style as you take aim at fire your feathered projectile around the chicken pen to gather cobs of corn. In each of the 90 unique levels of Bouncy Chicken, you’ll have only a few shots available to shoot a chicken in any direction, ricocheting off the fence, brick walls and springy obstacles or even through warp points. The objective is to collect every cob of corn on screen before your shot chances run out.
Can you clear every stage, or will this game run… a fowl?
Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Join bionic heroes Raita and Azuki as they face all kinds of dangerous enemies to save humanity.
Is this heroic task too much for you? Then join forces with a friend for some classic-style action!
Features:
* Platform beat ‘em up gameplay
* 2 characters with their unique skills
* Co-op 2-player mode
* Image gallery from hand-made scans
* Rewind/Forward function
* Brand new English translation plus original Japanese text
* Save states
* CRT Filter
Paper io 2 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Compete in a fierce battle and become a champion!
Glide over the white space or your friends territory and create connection back to your own color to claim that area. Watch out! When you move outside of your color, your tail is exposed to attack and you can be eliminated by others.
Use your strategic skills and powerups to attack and claim all of the white space that was previously owned by other players!
Features:
– as many maps as there are countries in the world
– 14 skins which also change the look of your terrain
– multiplayer mode up to 4 players on one screen!
– custom game with 45 various shaped maps
– powerups spawning during the game
– catchy music
– easy controls so anyone can play
– simple rules and lots of fun!