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

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

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!

April 2026

Content Warning (April 1)
Juufuutei Raden's Guide for Pixel Museum (April 1)
NubiaPhobia (April 1)
Zoo Orbs (April 1)
Clean Up Earth (April 2)
Darwin's Paradox! (April 2)
Go! Go! Mister Chickums (April 2)
Logiart Grimoire (April 2)
Morkull Ascend To The Gods (April 2)
Sunset Motel (April 2)
Grab 50 Coins (April 3)
Inkling Cats: Beneath The Dreams (April 3)
Manafinder (April 3)
Mini Trains (April 3)
Owlen and the Whispering Woods (April 3)
PULMO (April 3)
To Farm Lands: Sewing Fields (April 3)
Peppered: An Existential Platformer (April 7)
People of Note (April 7)
ChainStaff (April 8)
Incantation (April 8)
Jaden & Jasmine II: Lost Memories (April 8)
Solid Void - Topsy Turvy World (April 8)
The Occultist (April 8)
Arcadia Fallen 2 (April 9)
Beyond Words (April 9)
Tamashika (April 10)
Tears Revolude (April 10)
Before I Go (April 13)
Gunboat God (April 13)
Dosa Divas: One Last Meal (April 14)
Hades 2 (April 14)
Replaced (April 14)
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss (April 16)
Ereban: Shadow Legacy (April 16)
Fortnite: Save The World (April 16)
Mouse: PI For Hire (April 16)
Under Par Golf Architect (April 16)
ZPF (April 16)
Decollate Decoration (April 17)
Pragmata (April 17)
Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch (April 20)
Albion Online (April 21)
Vampire Crawlers (April 21)
Tides of Tomorrow (April 22)
Dragon is Dead (April 23)
Kiln (April 23)
Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster (April 23)
Outbound (April 23)
Sudden Strike 5 (April 23)
Aphelion (April 28)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe™: Dragon Pearl of Destruction (April 28)
WILL: Follow The Light (April 28)
Rival Stars Horse Racing (April 28)
Magin: The Rat Project Stories (April 29)
MotoGP 26 (April 29)
Bandit Trap (April 30)
inKONBINI: One Store, Many Stories (April 30)
Invincible Vs (April 30)

May 2026

Wax Heads (May 5)
The Tag-Along Obsession (May 6)
Mixtape (May 7)
Decline's Drops (May 8)
Hydroneer (May 8)
Directive 8020 (May 12)
RoadOut (May 14)
Forza Horizon 6 (May 19)
Atomic Owl (May 20)
Coffee Talk Tokyo (May 21)
King of Tokyo (May 21)
Psyvariar 3 (May 21)
STARBITES (May 21)
Bubsy 4D (May 22)
Realm of Ink (May 26)
007 First Light (May 27)
Bluey's Quest for The Gold Pen (May 28)
Blueberry (May 28)
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (May 28)
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (May 29)

June 2026

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (June 3)
Gothic 1 Remake (June 5)
FZ: Formation Z (June 9)
Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains (June 11)
Denshattack! (June 17)
DRIVE Rally (June 18)
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (June 18)
DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round (June 25)

July 2026

Backyard Baseball (July 9)
Echoes of Aincrad (July 10)
70s Style Robot Anime Geppy X (July 16)

August 2026

Beast of Reincarnation (August 4)
Grave Seasons (August 14)
METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 (August 27)

September 2026

Halloween (September 8)

November 2026

Grand Theft Auto 6 (November 19)

Major Releases With "TBD" Dates For 2026

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

9
ILuvGames
Fri 2nd Jan 2026

Should hopefully be getting the Developer Direct date announcement soon so we can get some solid dates on Xbox games.

10
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...