Chadley Kemp (preferably just "Chad") has nearly a decade of editorial experience spanning esports, gaming, crypto, and betting content, covering everything from Counter-Strike and VALORANT to League of Legends and Dota 2. Outside of esports, Chadley holds a Ph.D. in Physiology and has published research in several peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Xbox game calendar 2026: all upcoming releases
By Chadley Kemp
The Xbox game release calendar is absolutely jammed with new games, so you might want to start clearing some storage space.
From massive releases like Gears of War: E-Day and Minecraft Dungeons II to long-awaited games like Grand Theft Auto 6, The Blood of Dawnwalker, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, there’s plenty to keep you busy throughout the rest of the year.
To make keeping track of things a little easier for you, I’ve rounded up the biggest upcoming Xbox game releases in 2026, organized by month alongside their publisher, genre, and our very scientific Anticipation Rating — not really. I’ve also included games without firm release dates, so you can see what else Xbox has cooking.
August
August drops quite a few pretty awesome titles, headlined by Madden NFL 27, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, The Sinking City 2, and Mortal Shell II.
The final week is especially packed, with Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and Star Wars Zero Company all arriving right before the month wraps up.
| Game Title | Release Date | Publisher | Genre | Anticipation Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No More Room in Hell 2 | Aug 11th | Torn Banner Studios | Co-op survival horror | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Duskfade | Aug 13th | Fireshine Games | 3D action-platformer | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Hell Let Loose: Vietnam | Aug 13th | Team17 | Tactical FPS / war | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Madden NFL 27 | Aug 13th | EA Sports | Sports (American football) | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Wild Blue Skies | Aug 13th | Balor Games | On-rails arcade flight combat | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| Starsand Island | Aug 18th | Seed Sparkle Lab | Life simulation / farming | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| The Sinking City 2 | Aug 18th | Frogwares | Action-adventure / Lovecraftian investigation | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Mexican Ninja | Aug 20th | Amber Studio | Roguelike beat ’em up | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Mortal Shell II | Aug 20th | Playstack | Action RPG (Soulslike) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 | Aug 25th | Focus Entertainment | Co-op third-person shooter | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Blood Dungeon | Aug 25th | Messhof | 2D platforming survival roguelike | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Once Human | Aug 25th | NetEase Games | Survival / open-world shooter | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Brigandine: Abyss | Aug 26th | Happinet | Tactical RPG | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Kalanoro | Aug 27th | New Tales | Action-adventure / platformer | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Lou’s Lagoon | Aug 27th | Megabit Publishing / rokaplay | Adventure / life-sim (exploration-crafting) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 | Aug 27th | Konami | Action-stealth (compilation) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | Aug 27th | Focus Entertainment | Action-adventure | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Star Wars Zero Company | Aug 27th | Lucasfilm Games / EA | Turn-based tactics | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| The Immortal John Triptych | Aug 27th | Akupara Games | Point-and-click adventure (compilation) | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| Captain Tsubasa II: World Fighters | Aug 28th | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Sports (soccer / anime action) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Serious Sam: Shatterverse | Aug 31st | Devolver Digital | FPS | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
September
September is when things really begin to pick up. You can look forward to The Blood of Dawnwalker, NBA 2K27, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, followed by Dune: Awakening, Control Resonant, and Minecraft Dungeons II later on. As you can tell, the month has plenty of great new games on offer!
| Game Title | Release Date | Publisher | Genre | Anticipation Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Moon | Sep 1st | ProbablyMonsters | Action-adventure RPG (Soulslike) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault | Sep 2nd | 11 bit studios | Action RPG / shopkeeper sim | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game | Sep 3rd | PM Studios / Paramount Games Studio | Fighting | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| BioEden | Sep 3rd | Focus Entertainment | Management / simulation (cozy eco-restoration) | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| Marsupilami 2 – Salsa Palombia | Sep 3rd | Microids | Platformer | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed | Sep 3rd | tinyBuild | Competitive platformer / racing | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| The Blood of Dawnwalker | Sep 3rd | Rebel Wolves | Action RPG (vampire) | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| NBA 2K27 | Sep 4th | 2K | Sports (basketball) | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Onimusha: Way of the Sword | Sep 4th | Capcom | Action-adventure / hack-and-slash | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Halloween | Sep 8th | IllFonic Publishing / Gun Interactive | Survival horror (asymmetric multiplayer) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Valheim | Sep 9th | Coffee Stain Publishing | Survival / sandbox | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| BrokenLore: Don’t Lie | Sep 10th | Wired Productions | Psychological horror | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| Hot Wheels Infinite Rush | Sep 10th | Milestone S.r.l. / Mattel | Racing (arcade, open-world) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Screenbound | Sep 10th | Digital Pajamas | Dual-world action-adventure / puzzle-platformer | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| NHL 27 | Sep 11th | EA Sports | Sports (ice hockey) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| RuneScape: Dragonwilds | Sep 15th | Jagex | Survival crafting | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Fallout 76: The Slasher | Sep 15th | Bethesda Softworks | Action RPG / survival MMO | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Roman Sands RE:Build | Sep 16th | Serenity Forge | Adventure / visual novel / horror-sim hybrid | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Endless Legend 2 | Sep 17th | SEGA | 4X strategy | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Trine 6: Together in Time | Sep 17th | Frozenbyte | Puzzle-platformer | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| NASCAR 26 | Sep 18th | iRacing Studios | Racing simulation | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival | Sep 18th | Trailmark Games | Beat ’em up (side-scrolling arcade) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Dune: Awakening | Sep 22nd | Funcom | Survival MMO / open-world | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Control Resonant | Sep 24th | Remedy Entertainment | Action RPG | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Garfield – Escape from Monday | Sep 24th | Microids | 3D platformer | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| EA Sports FC 27 | Sep 25th | EA Sports | Sports (soccer / football) | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Gothic II Complete Classic | Sep 29th | THQ Nordic | Action RPG | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Minecraft Dungeons II | Sep 29th | Xbox Game Studios | Dungeon-crawler action RPG | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Way of the Hunter 2 | Sep 29th | THQ Nordic | Hunting simulation | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
October
October keeps up the momentum with another lineup of fantastic new Xbox games. Gears of War: E-Day finally arrives alongside Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, while Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse and Final Fantasy Resonance follow later in the month. Oh, and there’s the small matter of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 dropping on October 23rd.
| Game Title | Release Date | Publisher | Genre | Anticipation Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don’t Fret | Oct 1st | Digital Pajamas | Psychological horror / stealth-puzzle | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered | Oct 1st | Koei Tecmo | Hack and slash | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| End of Abyss | Oct 1st | Epic Games Publishing | Sci-fi action-adventure / survival horror | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Rayman Legends Retold | Oct 1st | Ubisoft | Platformer | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition | Oct 1st | Ubisoft | Platformer | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve | Oct 2nd | Bandai Namco | Arcade flight combat | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Gears of War: E-Day | Oct 6th | Xbox Game Studios | Third-person shooter | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Star Wars: Galactic Racer | Oct 6th | Secret Mode / Lucasfilm Games | Racing (arcade/adventure) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] | Oct 6th | Square Enix | Action RPG (compilation) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Calx | Oct 8th | Dear Villagers | Action-adventure (atmospheric 3D) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival | Oct 8th | Saber Interactive | Survival horror / action | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Echo Weaver | Oct 8th | Akupara Games | Metroidvania (time-loop) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Forever Ago | Oct 8th | Annapurna Interactive | Adventure (road-trip / puzzle) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | Oct 8th | Square Enix | Action RPG (compilation) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix | Oct 8th | Square Enix | Action RPG (compilation) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind | Oct 8th | Square Enix | Action RPG | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Silver Pines | Oct 8th | Team17 | Survival horror Metroidvania | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen | Oct 9th | Capcom | Action RPG | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Planet Zoo 2 | Oct 13th | Frontier Developments | Management / simulation | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Valor Mortis | Oct 13th | Lyrical Games | Action RPG (Soulslike, first-person) | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| The Witch’s Bakery | Oct 14th | Silver Lining Interactive | Adventure RPG (cozy) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse | Oct 15th | Konami | Action (side-scrolling) | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Ratatan | Oct 15th | UNties | Rhythm-action | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Toy Story 3 Complete Edition | Oct 15th | Atari | Action-adventure (remaster compilation) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Toy Story: Retro Roundup! | Oct 15th | Atari | Compilation (retro re-releases) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Tales of Eternia Remastered | Oct 16th | Bandai Namco | JRPG | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Final Fantasy Resonance | Oct 22nd | Square Enix | JRPG (HD-2D, turn-based) | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Oct 23rd | Activision | FPS | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
November
November might not have many new Xbox games scheduled for release, but there’s really only one everybody cares about: Grand Theft Auto 6. Rockstar’s long-awaited blockbuster drops this month and is expected to be one of the biggest game releases of the decade (yep, you read right).
If participating in heists or wreaking havoc on the streets of Leonida is not your cup of tea, you can still look forward to Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, Barbie Rewind, and Gothic 3 Classic rounding out the month’s Xbox lineup.
| Game Title | Release Date | Publisher | Genre | Anticipation Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered | Nov 3rd | Atari | Fighting | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Barbie Rewind | Nov 12th | Atari | Compilation / decoration sim | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | Nov 19th | Rockstar Games / Take-Two Interactive | Action-adventure | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Gothic 3 Classic | Nov 24th | THQ Nordic | Action RPG | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
December
December is looking pretty quiet for Xbox so far, but there are still a couple of notable releases on the books. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World arrives early in the month, followed by Attack on Titan 3 on December 10th.
| Game Title | Release Date | Publisher | Genre | Anticipation Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World | Dec 3rd | Square Enix | Monster-collecting RPG | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Attack on Titan 3 | Dec 10th | Koei Tecmo | Action | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
All upcoming Xbox games without an exact release date
Don’t see enough games to fill up your wishlist just yet? Don’t panic. There are still loads more Xbox games coming that don’t have exact release dates. We’ve also included titles currently targeting release in 2027, so you can get an early look at what’s coming beyond the end of this year.
| Game Title | Release Window | Publisher | Genre | Anticipation Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | TBC | TBC | TBC | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| ArcheAge Chronicles | TBC | TBC | TBC | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| Turok: Origins | Q3/Q4 2026 | Saber Interactive | FPS | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Chrono Odyssey | Q2 2027 | Kakao Games | MMORPG | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Enshrouded | Spring 2027 | Keen Games | Survival / open-world action RPG | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Aniimo | TBA 2026 | TBC | TBC | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Armatus | TBA 2026 | TBC | TBC | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Awaysis | TBA 2026 | TBC | TBC | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement | TBA 2026 | 505 Games | Metroidvania | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| BPM Bitcrushed | TBA 2026 | TBC | TBC | ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) |
| Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone | TBC | The Farm 51 | Survival horror / FPS | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Deus Ex Remastered | TBA 2026 | Square Enix | Action RPG / cyberpunk | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
| Lords of the Fallen II | Q1 2027 | CI Games | Action RPG (Soulslike) | ★★★☆☆ (3/5) |
| Witchbrook | TBA 2026 | Chucklefish | Life sim / witch-school RPG | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
FAQs
How often is the Xbox game release calendar updated?
We update the Xbox game release calendar roughly every 3 months – or whenever publishers or developers announce significant changes, including new release dates, delays, cancellations, or changes to supported platforms, whichever is sooner.
What is the Anticipation Rating?
The Anticipation Rating is just our five-star system to help give you an idea about how noteworthy an Xbox game will be at launch. The higher the score, the more anticipated that title is. It’s purely subjective and shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
What does TBA 2026 mean?
TBA 2026 means the game has been announced for Xbox in 2026, but the developer or publisher hasn’t provided an exact release date yet.
Does this Xbox calendar include Xbox One games?
Yes. Our Xbox game release calendar includes titles launching on both Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
Are all these Xbox games releasing in 2026?
No. While most games in our Xbox release calendar are scheduled for 2026, we’ve also included a handful of major titles currently targeting 2027. Games without an exact release date are listed separately with their latest confirmed release window.
Do you have a PC game calendar?
Yes. You can check out all the new PC games releasing in 2026 in our dedicated calendar.
