Every upcoming Xbox exclusive game for 2025 and beyond Following all the Xbox events we've had this year, here's our refreshed and updated list of all the upcoming Xbox exclusives for 2025 and beyond!Heidi Nicholas Published 15 Dec 2024 FollowtopicsXbox StudiosXbox Series X|SXbox Game PassArticleHeidi Nicholas These are all of the upcoming Xbox exclusives for 2025 and beyond, though there are already plenty of the best Xbox exclusives to catch up on already!A good many of our most anticipated games are likely still a painfully long way off, but we've had a fair few updates after all the Xbox events we've had so far this year. Stalker 2 and Indiana Jones and The Great Circle have launched since we last updated this list (you can read more on what Tom loved about those in his Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review and Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review), but release dates for some other upcoming exclusives would be welcome news, especially since some of the games on here have been a long time coming. Where possible, we've listed release windows, but this is a full round-up containing every upcoming Xbox console exclusive that's been confirmed, even if it's still a long way away in the misty vagueness of a far-off future (looking at you, Elder Scrolls 6). These games are listed as console exclusive to Xbox at the time of writing, or the last update to this article. Most of them will be available on PC too, and some of them may only be timed-exclusives. Read on to check out the full list...Upcoming Xbox exclusives2025AvowedFragPunkSouth of MidnightWinter BurrowDead Static DriveFableReplaced33 ImmortalsThe Outer Worlds 2 UnknownArk 2SopaTowerborneGears of War: E-DayPerfect DarkProject: MaraEverwildState of Decay 3ContrabandClockwork RevolutionODProject: MaverickThe Elder Scrolls VIHarmonium The MusicalCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorRoutine2025AvowedDeveloper: Obsidian EntertainmentPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosAvowed, the new first-person fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment set in the world of Eora, has officially been delayed from fall 2024 to February 18, 2025, with Xbox reasoning that this will give it some more room to breathe as so many games are coming out soon.Avowed has you play as an envoy from the kingdom of Aedyr who heads to the Living Lands to investigate a plague, wielding everything from swords and guns to spells as you go. You can check out our round-up of everything we know about Avowed in the meantime!FragPunkDeveloper: Bad Guitar StudioPublisher: Bad Guitar Studio5v5 hero shooter FragPunk was announced during 2024’s Xbox Games Showcase with a vibrantly colorful trailer and a release window of 2025, which has since been narrowed down to March 6, 2025. From what we know so far about FragPunk, its rounds last for about two and a half minutes, it includes ten heroes, 15 guns, and an interesting twist where you can power up with Shard Cards, which do everything from helping you to jump higher, to resurrecting your team.South of MidnightDeveloper: Compulsion GamesPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosSet in the American Deep South, Compulsion Games' third-person action-adventure game South of Midnight incorporates aspects of magical realism, folklore, and southern Gothic elements. It sees its main character Hazel becoming a Weaver, which Compulsion Games says means she is “a magical mender of broken bonds and spirits.” South of Midnight is now down to launch on April 8, 2025.Winter BurrowDeveloper: Pine Creek GamesPublisher: NoodlecakeOne surprise 2024 Xbox Games Showcase announcement was Winter Burrow, a woodland survival game about a small mouse working to restore their childhood home. The interesting thing about this one is that it combines “survival” and “cozy” elements, which at first glance sounds like a pretty tricky mix. On the one hand, you’re gathering resources, decorating, knitting, crafting, baking, and making friends; on the other, you’re surviving the winter, wilderness, and wildlife, all while looking into what happened to your missing Aunt. Winter Burrow has a release window of early 2025, so hopefully we can hear more soon.Dead Static DriveDeveloper: Reuben GamesPublisher: Reuben GamesDead Static Drive has been a long time coming. It started development in 2014, and was confirmed for Game Pass in 2019. The indie survival horror game is set in the 1980s and blends nightmares, Eldritch themes, exploration, fighting and all sorts of mysteries. It was set to launch in Q3 2024, but has since been delayed again to Q1 2025.FableDeveloper: Playground GamesPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlayground Games’ Fable is another one we’ve been anxiously looking forward to since its announcement back in 2020. It’s an interesting concept, being both the next instalment in the Fable franchise and a reboot. The fantasy action-RPG has given us a few gorgeous trailers over the years, and now we have a release window of 2025 — for now, we’ve condensed all the info we’ve seen into our round-up of everything we know about Fable.ReplacedDeveloper: Sad CatPublisher: CoatsinkRetro sci-fi 2D adventure game Replaced was announced back in 2021, and after a few delays and new trailers (Sad Cat Studios also suffered as a result of the war in Ukraine), has now confirmed another delay from 2024 to 2025. It has you play as an AI, R.E.A.C.H, which has been trapped inside a human body.33 ImmortalsDeveloper: Thunder Lotus GamesPublisher: Thunder Lotus GamesThunder Lotus Games, the developer behind the excellent Spiritfarer, announced co-op action-roguelike game 33 Immortals last year, and gave it an Early Access release window of 2024, which has since been pushed back to 2025. 33 Immortals sees you play as a damned soul fighting against monsters, bosses, and the judgement of God.The Outer Worlds 2 Developer: Obsidian EntertainmentPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosObsidian Entertainment announced The Outer Worlds 2 several years ago, with the trailer’s narrator being completely honest in that the team "haven't finished the design, or finished the story, or finished any gameplay that's ready to show." It was a while before we saw anything more of the sci-fi RPG sequel, but The Game Awards brought us a gameplay trailer and a narrowed-down release window of 2025.UnknownArk 2Developer: Studio WildcardPublisher: Studio Wildcard Ark 2 was announced in 2020 with a reveal trailer starring Vin Diesel. The survival game was delayed out of 2023 to the end of 2024, with the team also announcing Ark: Survival Ascended at the same time. However, we've heard nothing of an Ark 2 release date since, so this one's moving to "unknown."SopaDeveloper: StudioBandoPublisher: StudioBandoStudioBando’s Sopa is an intriguing narrative adventure game about Miho, who heads to the pantry on a simple errand to grab a potato for his grandma’s soup. This soon unravels into a journey into a strange land, where every time he returns to his Nana’s kitchen, things have changed. Sopa was delayed from its August 2024 window, but we don't yet have a new release date.TowerborneDeveloper: Stoic StudioPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosBanner Saga studio Stoic announced Towerborne last year as an action-adventure game which sees you ready to protect the people of the Belfry by taking on the monsters outside the tower. Towerborne was initially down for a 2024 release window, but we've moved it to "unknown" as the devs recently announced a "phased" release plan, with Towerborne now set to launch in full as a free-to-play game in 2025. It will come to Steam Early Access on September 10, and then to Xbox Game Preview, but there's no Xbox Game Preview release date yet.Gears of War: E-DayDeveloper: The CoalitionPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosWe don't yet have a release date or window for Gears of War: E-Day, which was a surprise announcement earlier this year. It'll be a prequel set 14 years before Gears of War with Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago battling the Locust Horde.Perfect DarkDeveloper: Crystal Dynamics, The Initiative Publisher: Xbox Game StudiosThis one’s been on the way for a while. The Perfect Dark reboot was announced by The Initiative back in 2020 at The Game Awards, which since then hasn’t announced much beyond the fact that it’s co-developed by Marvel’s Avengers dev Crystal Dynamics. Recent reports didn't sound entirely promising — 2022 brought a report that Perfect Dark development was "painfully" slow as senior staff left The Initiative. Embracer Group’s restructuring program, meanwhile, prompted Crystal Dynamics to assure fans that “there will be no impact to our continuing efforts with our partners at The Initiative on Perfect Dark.” More recently, another report emerged which suggests the Perfect Dark reboot is in a "very rough state". For a while, all we had is what Xbox told us; that Perfect Dark is “A secret agent thriller set in a near-future world.” However, 2024's Xbox Games Showcase brought us a gameplay reveal (although no release date) and hopefully we'll hear more news on this long-awaited game this year.Project: MaraDeveloper: Ninja TheoryPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosSeveral games on this list are shrouded in mystery, but few to the same extent as Project: Mara. Announced back in 2020, Ninja Theory described Project Mara as a "a real-world and grounded representation of mental terror.” We know from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice that Ninja Theory is more than adept at conjuring up incredible atmosphere, but it’s still not clear what to expect from Project: Mara. Ninja Theory co-founder Tameen Antoniades says it’s an experimental project with just one character and one location. We got a look at that incredibly realistic setting in 2021, when Ninja Theory showed the unbelievable level of detail put into recreating this real-life apartment. It’s not clear when we might hear more about this one, but we’ll keep an eye out. EverwildDeveloper: RarePublisher: Xbox Game StudiosOh, Everwild… we’ve been hoping for this one to crop up at every Xbox event that’s happened since the game was announced in 2019. It’s a brand-new IP from Rare, and sure, we’ve had a few trailers, but not really any concrete info on what the game is actually like. We do know it’s set in a magical world, and we play as one of the Eternals who share a connection with all of nature. One report a few years back suggested Everwild was targeting a 2024 release (good news!) after being “restarted from scratch” (worrying!). On the plus side, a Rare job listing reiterated that Everwild is the studio’s next title. More news this year, hopefully…State of Decay 3Developer: Undead LabsPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosAnnounced in 2020, Undead Labs’ State of Decay 3 doesn’t yet have a release date. Nor does it yet have any details available at all. That trailer we had in 2020 gave us just over a minute and a half of a glimpse at the game, but that was enough time to unsettle us all with a zombie deer feeding on a wolf. It was also enough for Tom to put it down in his list of 15 upcoming Xbox horror games to scratch that post-Resident Evil itch. 2024's Xbox Games Showcase brought us a new trailer, but no release date. There’s no telling when we might hear more of this one, but we’ll keep a hopeful — and wary — eye out. ContrabandDeveloper: Avalanche StudiosPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosAnother more recent, if mysterious, announcement was Contraband, the “co-op smuggler’s paradise set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan.” Announced in 2021 from Avalanche Studios (the Just Cause developers), we’re yet to hear anything more about Contraband. The CGI reveal trailer was short and similar to the announcement of the new Indiana Jones game, in that it mostly focused on cluttered desks to hint at what the game might be about. Now we’re in 2024, perhaps we can at last hope to hear more of Avalanche Studios’ latest venture.Clockwork RevolutionDeveloper: inXile EntertainmentPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosClockwork Revolution gave off some serious Bioshock vibes in its reveal trailer last year. It’s a steampunk action-RPG from inXile Entertainment, and sees you exploring key moments of the past of the city of Avalon. InXile emphasised that Clockwork Revolution is “early in development,” so we might have a wait for this one too.ODDeveloper: Kojima Productions Publisher: Xbox Game Studios After the confusion of Death Stranding, which somehow managed to drop endless trailers without telling us anything about the game, we all know better than to expect to hear much about Kojima Productions’ OD until Kojima himself is good and ready. For now, all we know is that OD is a horror game, that Kojima Productions is creating it in partnership with film director Jordan Peele, and that it’ll star Sophia Lillis from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Hunter Schaffer from Euphoria, and Udo Kier from Flesh for Frankenstein. OD was announced late last year, too, so who knows when we could learn more about this one.Project: MaverickDeveloper: People Can FlyPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosIf some of the games on this list are a little shy with details, Project: Maverick is utterly mysterious. Absolutely nothing has been said about this one beyond the fact that People Can Fly has partnered with Microsoft to develop it. People Can Fly's last projects include Outriders and Bulletstorm, so it'll be interesting to see what they come up with for Project: Maverick.The Elder Scrolls VI Developer: Bethesda Game StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksLet’s face it, we’ve all been waiting for The Elder Scrolls 6 long before it was announced in 2018, and we’ll probably be waiting a long time still. Bethesda's Pete Hines only confirmed the game was in early development last year, and Bethesda had made it clear that Starfield was the priority at the time. More recently, Bethesda again confirmed that Elder Scrolls 6 is still in development with devs playing “early builds.” Given how excellent Skyrim was, The Elder Scrolls 6 will likely be worth the (very long) wait.Harmonium The MusicalDeveloper: The Odd GentlemanPublisher: NetflixHarmonium The Musical was announced just before the end of 2023 as a narrative adventure, interactive musical game, and sign language musical. It focuses on ten-year-old Melody Macato, a Filipina-American musician who became deaf when she was younger and is now working on an accessible debut show for all her friends. That’s not all: her music takes her to a strange land called Harmonium, and she can’t get home until she uses her music to defeat Cacophony.Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorDeveloper: Jump Over The AgePublisher: Fellow TravellerAction-adventure RPG Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector was announced last year and doesn’t yet have a release date. We play as an android, a Sleeper, fleeing our corporate owners after stealing a ship to escape. We need to upgrade a ship, find a crew, take on contracts, and attempt to survive a war between two corporations. RoutineDeveloper: Lunar SoftwarePublisher: Raw FuryThis is an interesting one. Lunar Software announced Routine back in 2012, if you can believe it, and then went pretty silent. The sci-fi horror game was then re-revealed in 2022, and will have us exploring an abandoned lunar base and facing all the dangers within. No release date yet, but we’re just happy to see this one back in the daylight.Xbox’s lineup has solidified a little since the last update of this list, but we're still quite short on specific release dates for those which are still far away. In the meantime, we have a list of all the upcoming Game Pass games for more on what’s on the way.Xbox Game PassXbox Series X|SXbox StudiosXbox One Written by Heidi NicholasHeidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.