Next Week on Xbox: New Games for February 3 to 7
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, the Xbox app for 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!
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
Soft Not Weak, LLC
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To – February 3
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Samar is a young witch working the spirit-swapping night shift in the eastern outskirts of Demashq. A recent spike in spirits crossing over from another dimension breaks the chill atmosphere of their night shift, so with her trusty familiarZ by her side, she sets off into the city to find out what’s happened. With a popular band scheduled to kick off their big comeback tour in Demashq, Samar needs to work quickly before the city is overrun with stans and spirits alike!
Mystery Box: The Journey
Ocean Media
Rogue Waters
Tripwire Interactive LLC
Rogue Waters – February 4
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Rogue Waters is a tactical, turn-based rogue-lite – with pirates! Lead Captain Cutter and their crew through procedurally generated encounters for revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, harness sea creatures, and engage in naval and melee combat to succeed.
Journey of Johann: Grasslands
Xitilon
Journey of Johann: Grasslands – February 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Journey of Johann is an action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements. Make your way through levels and a boss with different challenges and obstacles. Collect goblets, secrets and beat time trials. Use your weapons as tools such as climbing, blocking hits, and defeating enemies. The game was designed with speedrunning in mind.
Mechanita
Eastasiasoft Limited
Mechanita – February 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Embark on a steampunk adventure in Mechanita, a side-scrolling platformer with challenging pixel art stages! Guide a goggled heroine through 50 increasingly complex levels.
Mimi the Cat: Meow Together
Afil Games
Mimi the Cat – Meow Together – February 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A charming puzzle game that blends cuteness and strategy into a relaxing and fun experience. Play solo or in local co-op mode to help the kittens solve puzzles and find their cozy beds.
Punch Monk
Old School Vibes
Punch Monk – February 5
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Punch Monk is a challenging puzzle game with 50 phases of incremental progression. As players advance, new mechanics are introduced, increasing the game’s complexity.
Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator
Nacon
$39.99
Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator – February 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator lets you experience a paramedic’s life. Your goal is to reach accident sites quickly, care for the injured, and provide first aid. Each case is unique, requiring you to adapt and make swift, effective decisions.
Big Helmet Heroes
Dear Villagers
$24.99
$19.99
Big Helmet Heroes – February 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Explore the engaging world of Big Helmet Heroes, a 3D beat ’em up that merges combat and adventure. Discover 29 unique heroes concealed within various kingdoms, and select your preferred characters to embark on a quest to rescue the princess. You can play solo or with a companion as you strive to conquer the significant challenges ahead.
Let’s Cook Together 2
Yellow Dot
Let’s Cook Together 2 – February 6
Embark on a gripping cooperative journey to save the planet and its food from the regime of Nutri Inc. – a powerful group of zero waste maniacs seeking to turn life on Earth into a tasteless dystopia. Become an Ohmie – member of Weldon Ohm’s resistance movement seeking to liberate the world from Nutri Inc’s food and mind control.
Luck be a Landlord
TrampolineTales
Luck be a Landlord – February 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Your landlord is banging on the door. You have a single coin left to your name. You insert the coin into your slot machine and… Jackpot!! Luck be a Landlord, tonight! Collect symbols, build synergies, and defeat capitalism in this cult classic roguelike deck builder – now on consoles by popular demand.
Moons of Darsalon
Dr. Kucho! Games & Astrolabe Games
Moons of Darsalon – February 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Teams of darsanauts got lost on Darsalon’s moons during mining missions. You must lead them to the nearest base station, where they will follow your commands using their AI. Protect them from dangers and enemies with your laser gun, jet pack, and vehicles. Use the ground maker gun to destroy terrain and create new paths.
Spacepunk Survival
Nejcraft
Spacepunk Survival – February 6
A multiplayer first-person shooter where players and their teammates must survive in the dark and hostile environment of the Iapetus Station, a former laboratory now inhabited by alien creatures. Featuring retro graphics, Spacepunk references notable sci-fi and retrofuturistic works from the past.
UNDER DEFEAT
Clear River Games
Under Defeat – February 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Under Defeat is a classic game developed by G.rev, originally released in Japanese arcades nearly twenty years ago. It later came to various platforms, including the Dreamcast. The 2024 edition is the ultimate version, featuring all previous content and expertly ported by industry veterans.
Bomb Bowling X
Desert Water Games
Bomb Bowling X – February 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Bomb Bowling X is a casual retro game where you need to help a cute cat in a superhero cape win at Bomb Bowling. It has only a few bomb charges, as well as bowling balls, basketballs and your skill and ingenuity. Armed with the laws of physics and your own ingenuity, bring down the full power of your “striking” skill on the pins!
Beef Cat Ultra
Brainium Games
Beef Cat Ultra – February 7
In the vibrant world of Beeflandia, our hero Beef Cat and his friends always know how to celebrate the good times. But when a mysterious Big Guy shows up and stirs up trouble, everything changes. The peaceful vibes are over and it’s time for a new kind of adventure!
Fly Punch Boom!
Jollypunch Games
$14.99
Fly Punch Boom! – February 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Engage in intense combat with your friends where the stakes are astronomical. Collide with skyscrapers, marine giants, and asteroids to gain the upper hand, pursue them relentlessly, and execute extraordinary special moves. The focus is on the exhilaration of strategic confrontation.
HOLYHUNT
Short N Sweet
Holyhunt – February 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
A roguelike shooter game that unites the nostalgic and fun 8-bit aesthetic with modern and deep shooting mechanics. Make your way into the church hall to shoot and dash-holy-punch through different species of demons and bosses with unique mechanics that keeps challenging your abilities each run.
Idle Devils
Happy Player
$11.99
$9.59
Idle Devils – February 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Idle Devils is a strategic placement game. You can choose devils to cultivate and conquer new female demons, ultimately saving the Demon World and becoming the Demon King. The game features rich roles, skills, and equipment systems.
Loot Stack – Relics Hunter
RISING MOON GAMES
Loot Stack – Relics Hunter – February 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
In this relaxing game, your ability to optimize inventory space will be put to the test. Each relic has a unique shape and its own challenges to fit, making the gameplay experience both challenging and rewarding. Relish the sense of achievement as you uncover hidden items and refine your strategy to collect all the available treasures.
Spot Challenge Vol. 2
Lucky Raccoon Games
Spot Challenge Vol. 2 – February 7
A game series inspired by the classic “Spot the Differences,” where you need to compare two images and identify the differences between them. With over 330 differences spread across 35 levels, will you be able to find them all?
Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes
Ratalaika Games S.L.
Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes – February 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Roll the dice and fight! Sugoro Quest: The Quest of Dice Heroes comes to the West for the first time! This is a board game-style turn-based RPG where dice will decide your fate! The story begins in the kingdom of Siland, where four adventurers set out to talk to the king in search of intrepid adventures. Each adventure is different, so be sure to choose the most suitable member for each journey.