Xbox Release Dates In 2026: A List Of New Games Coming Out This Year

Your month-by-month guide to all Xbox releases

by Fraser Gilbert
Thu 1st Jan 2026

Looking for a list of all the games coming to Xbox in 2026? You're in the right place! Below, we've provided a month-by-month guide to all the Xbox releases that have been announced for 2026 so far - with many more to come of course!

Don't forget that we've provided separate guides for every Xbox Game Pass game announced for 2026.

New Xbox Games Release Dates in 2026

Below, you'll find a list of new Xbox games coming out in 2026. All are currently scheduled to release on Xbox One and/or Series X and Series S. Keep in mind that release dates change on a daily basis and are hard to track, so we'll do our best to keep things as accurate as possible - but please allows us the odd mistake here and there!

October 2026

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE (October 1)
Chronicles of Albian: The Magic Convention (October 1)
DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered (October 1)
End of Abyss (October 1)
Folletti (October 1)
Gears of War: E-Day - Early Access (October 1)
Heartworm (October 1)
Mirrors of Deception: The Poisoned Legacy (October 1)
MXGP 26 - The Official Game (October 1)
myPOPGOES (October 1)
PUCKOFF: RELOADED (October 1)
RetroSpace (October 1)
Storebound (October 1)
Toycrafter (October 1)
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (October 1)
Wax Museum: Hidden Objects (October 1)
Weekend Solitaire: Summer Village (October 1)
Aery - Calm Horizon 2 (October 2)
Aetherfall (October 2)
Agefield High: Rock the School (October 2)
Kawaii Push (October 2)
Mister Scary – Where Are You? (October 2)
Monster Nursery (October 2)
Stone Run (October 2)
Gears of War: E-Day (October 6)
KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I～III] (October 6)
Star Wars: Galactic Racer (October 6)
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival (October 8)
Deck of Haunts (October 8)
Echo Weaver (October 8)
Forever Ago (October 8)
Gear.Club Unlimited 3 (October 8)
Silver Pines (October 8)
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (October 9)
Horse Club: Ride West (October 9)
PAPERHEAD (October 9)
Sesame Street: Friends & Fun (October 9)
Alpha Nomos (October 12)
Colorbound (October 12)
Just Dance: Decades of Hits (October 13)
Planet Zoo 2 (October 13)
Valor Mortis (October 13)
Ratatan (October 14)
Shockwave Triggers (October 14)
Survivor Cells (October 14)
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 (October 14)
Bluey's Happy Snaps (October 15)
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (October 15)
DESOLUS (October 15)
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea (October 15)
Ratatan (October 15)
The Jackbox Party Pack 12 (October 15)
Toy Story Retro Roundup (October 15)
Wolfsschanze – Operation Götterdämmerung (October 15)
Tales of Eternia Remastered (October 16)
Tenebris Somnia (October 16)
We Were Here Tomorrow (October 20)
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE (October 22)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (October 23)
Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest (October 23)
Bloom Busters (October 27)
Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy (October 27)
The Seance of Blake Manor (October 27)
Gennady (October 28)
Hunting Simulator 3 (October 29)
Joe & Mac Retro Collection (October 29)
Planted! (October 29)
Souls of Bombarika (October 29)
The Transference (October 29)
Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares (October 30)
The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem (October 30)

November 2026

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters: Melee - Remastered (November 3)
Edge of Memories (November 5)
Kingdom of Night (November 5)
The Slormancer (November 5)
Hasbro Games Junior Collection (November 6)
Sonic Pico Park (November 11)
Fakin It XL (November 12)
Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator (November 17)
Grand Theft Auto 6 (November 19)
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ Online (November 19)
Gothic 3 (November 24)

December 2026

Hela: Of Mice & Magic (December 1)
Aeterna Lucis (December 3)
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World (December 3)
Fall Up (December 3)
Rayman Legends Retold (December 3)
SOMBRAS: Negative Frames (December 3)
A.O.T. 3 (December 10)
Stage Tour (December 10)

Which new Xbox games release dates in 2026 are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments section below, and don't forget to check our Xbox Game Pass 2026 guide for the latest XGP announcements as well.

Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.

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RiverGenie
Thu 1st Jan 2026

Nothing for me till March with Crimson Desert and even that is a maybe. Still not convinced GTA 6 is locked in so its hard for me to be excited about it and anything with TBD I just ignore for now.

Looking at the list right now I hope it will fill out with a few surprises as there isn't anything I am super excited for. Put it this way I am more excited for the dlc for Stalker 2 & The Outer Worlds 2 than anything else at the moment.

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Markatron84
Thu 1st Jan 2026

Some cool looking games there. I loved Pragmata from my time spent with the demo, while the other big one for me in the first half of the year is 007: First Light.

Although, I still have unfinished business with 2025. I'm midway through Doom: The Dark Ages and Pokémon Legends Z-A. There are also a few things from last year I'm yet to get to, the big one being Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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Fiendish-Beaver
Thu 1st Jan 2026

I love these kind of articles, they always make me look forward to the coming year! Personally, I can see a number of games that I will definitely be buying (I tend to buy everything, rather than playing via Game Pass):

Code Vein 2 (I already have this pre-ordered)
Resident Evil Requiem
Crimson Desert
Pragmata
007 First Light
Fable (I remain unconvinced that this will release in 2026)
Forza Horizon 6 (My son will buy this, and I will game share with him)
Gears of War: E-Day (I will be looking to get the Collector's Edition of this game)
Halo: Campaign Evolved
Lords of the Fallen 2
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake
Star Wars: Galactic Racer (need to see a bit more, but I am sold on what I have seen so far)
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

There's a good selection of games coming out this year. A lot to look forward too...

4
Weebleman
Thu 1st Jan 2026

Im in love with your dead grandmother has game of the year all over it, surely.

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Markatron84
Thu 1st Jan 2026

@Weebleman I wasn't going to look up that game because I dreaded what I might find. Curiosity eventually got the better of me though. I'm actually none the wiser as to exactly what the feck is going on 🤣

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Weebleman
Thu 1st Jan 2026

@Markatron84 😂 god damn you, now im going to have to Google it as well!

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JohnDoe1978
Fri 2nd Jan 2026

Definitely FH6, been waiting 5 long years for it to come out... Then of course GTA6, even though at this point i kinda lost some of the excitement... And RE Requiem where apparently some of the heroes will die. PS:Almost forgot Fable, they better not let us down! ✌️

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ElPadre666
Fri 2nd Jan 2026

Also
American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 coming to Xbox/PS5 this year

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fatpunkslim
Fri 2nd Jan 2026

After an impressive 2025 packed with major releases and numerous day‑one Game Pass titles—despite the backlash over the Game Pass price hike—Xbox still finished the year as the top video game publisher in both revenue and player engagement. The lineup included games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Indiana Jones, Doom: Dark Ages, Gears of War Reloaded, Avowed, The Outer Worlds 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, and many others across first‑party and day‑one launches.

Looking ahead, 2026—Xbox’s 25th anniversary—already appears set to be another huge year, even if some titles may slip, with Fable, Gears E‑Day, Forza Horizon 6, Halo 1 Remake, and more expected.

We’re also likely to get either a release date or a more detailed unveiling of the next Xbox. In a nod to the original console, which was heavily based on Windows, the new system is expected to run a true Windows environment with an open ecosystem, supporting not just the Xbox Store but also Steam, Epic, and others, a native backwards compatibility, support on any devices (pc, xbox console, handled, cloud, tv, ..., )etc...