Xbox Game Releases: A 2025 Preview
The Xbox Series X/S boasts a robust game library, encompassing AAA titles and indie gems. Microsoft's dual-console strategy (Series X and Series S) continues, with Game Pass remaining a key component, often featuring console exclusives at launch. 2022 and 2023 delivered diverse hits like Elden Ring, Dead Space, and Forza Motorsport, setting a high bar for 2025. This list focuses on North American release dates for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, including expansions. (Updated January 8, 2025)
Note: New game announcements remain sparse, but the following titles have recently been added: Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile, Vanity Fair: The Pursuit, Mineral, and Professor Doctor Jetpack.
January 2025: A Solid Start
January offers a promising selection, leading into February's major releases. Dynasty Warriors: Origins aims for visual improvements, while JRPG fans can enjoy Tales of Graces f Remastered on Xbox for the first time. Synduality: Echo of Ada (a looter shooter) and Sniper Elite: Resistance also debut this month.
- January 1: The Legend of Cyber Cowboy (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 9: Mexico, 1921: A Deep Slumber (XBX/S)
- January 10: Boti: Byteland Overclocked (XBX/S), Mineral (XBX/S)
- January 16: Morkull Ragast's Rage (XBX/S), Professor Doctor Jetpack (XBX/S), Things Too Ugly (XBX/S, XBO), Vanity Fair: The Pursuit (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 17: Dynasty Warriors: Origins (XBX/S), Tales of Graces f Remastered (XBX/S)
- January 21: RoboDunk (XBX/S)
- January 22: Disorder (XBX/S), ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 23: Dance of Cards (XBX/S), Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Remaster (XBX/S, XBO), Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection (XBX/S, XBO), Synduality: Echo of Ada (XBX/S)
- January 28: Atomic Heart: Enchantment Under the Sea (XBX/S, XBO), Cuisineer (XBX/S), Eternal Strands (XBX/S), Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (XBX/S), The Stone of Madness (XBX/S), Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 29: Robots at Midnight (XBX/S)
- January 30: Gimmick! 2 (XBX/S), Sniper Elite: Resistance (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 31: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (XBX/S)
February 2025: A Blockbuster Month
February promises a massive lineup. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Civilization 7 launch simultaneously, followed shortly by Assassin's Creed Shadows and the Xbox exclusive Avowed (Obsidian's largest project yet). Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Monster Hunter Wilds round out a month packed with significant releases.
- February: Dragonkin: The Banished (XBX/S)
- February 4: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (XBX/S), Rogue Waters (XBX/S)
- February 6: Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator (XBX/S), Big Helmet Heroes (XBX/S), Moons Of Darsalon (XBX/S)
- February 11: Sid Meier's Civilization 7 (XBX/S, XBO)
- February 13: Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate (XBX/S, XBO), Slime Heroes (XBX/S)
- February 14: Afterlove EP (XBX/S), Assassin's Creed Shadows (XBX/S), Date Everything (XBX/S), Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered (XBX/S, XBO)
- February 18: Avowed (XBX/S), Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 1 (XBX/S)
- February 21: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (XBX/S, XBO)
- February 28: Dollhouse: Behind The Broken Mirror (XBX/S), Monster Hunter Wilds (XBX/S)
March 2025: JRPG Focus
March features notable titles like Two Point Museum, Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster, Atelier Yumia, and Tales of the Shire.
- March 2025: Football Manager 25 (XBX/S)
- March 4: Carmen Sandiego (XBX/S, XBO), Two Point Museum (XBX/S)
- March 6: Split Fiction (XBX/S), Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster (XBX/S, XBO)
- March 10: Warside (XBX/S, XBO)
- March 13: Beyond The Ice Palace 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
- March 18: Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 2 (XBX/S)
- March 21: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land (XBX/S, XBO), Bleach: Rebirth of Souls (XBX/S)
- March 25: Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings Game (XBX/S)
- March 27: Atomfall (XBX/S, XBO), The First Berserker: Khazan (XBX/S), Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (XBX/S, XBO)
April 2025: Fighting Games and More
April's lineup is still developing, but Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is a significant addition to the fighting game genre. Mandragora (a 2D Soulslike), Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade, and Poppy Playtime Triple Pack are also confirmed.
- April 3: Poppy Playtime Triple Pack (XBX/S)
- April 17: Mandragora (XBX/S)
- April 24: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (XBX/S), Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade (XBX/S, XBO)
2025 Games Without Release Dates & Beyond
Many major titles are slated for 2025, including Grand Theft Auto 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, Borderlands 4, and Little Nightmares 3. Several other titles lack confirmed release dates or years. The list below includes those games with and without release windows.
(See original input for full list of games without release dates and years.)
This preview offers a glimpse into the exciting Xbox games expected in 2025. Keep in mind that release dates are subject to change.
