The Xbox Games Showcase 2025 focused on putting players at the center of everything, featuring brand-new games from first-party developers, fresh ideas from incredible partners across the globe, and even brand-new Xbox hardware to play them on. Every new game in the show is Xbox Play Anywhere, meaning with a single purchase, you can play across Xbox console, and PC at no additional cost.
New Hardware: ROG Xbox Ally is Official
The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X combine the power of Xbox with the freedom of Windows, launching holiday 2025. Developed with ASUS, these handhelds provide access to games from Xbox, Battle.net, and other leading PC storefronts from a single device.
First-party Titles Announced
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 brings the most mind-bending action to date, set in 2035 where the world faces chaos and psychological warfare. This installment features innovative co-op campaign, multiplayer with new maps, and the return of zombies in the Dark Aether.
Clockwork Revolution is a steampunk RPG from inXile that takes us to Avalon, where we’ll discover Lady Ironwood has manipulated history. With time travel mechanics, players can alter the past to change the present in this ambitious project.
Gears of War: Reloaded offers the definitive remaster of the classic that changed gaming forever, featuring 4K textures and 60 FPS in campaign. This August 26 release includes cross-platform compatibility and a multiplayer beta starting June 13.
Grounded 2 steps out of the backyard into the suburban wilderness of Brookhollow Park, featuring rideable bug vehicles and the all-in-one Omni-Tool. Developed with Eidos-Montréal, it launches into Game Preview on July 29.
Keeper is a beautiful, otherworldly adventure from Double Fine where you play as a walking lighthouse that awakens after eons of slumber. Explore a mysterious island while illuminating the world with your beam of light, arriving October 17.
Ninja Gaiden 4 emerges from the shadows as a fusion between Team Ninja’s signature combat and PlatinumGames’ dynamic flair. Follow young ninja prodigy Yakumo fighting through a near-future Tokyo, launching October 21.
The Outer Worlds 2 pulls you into Arcadia, a colony on the brink of collapse, with factions fighting for power and rifts forming in space. This bigger, bolder sequel offers deeper RPG systems and wildly reactive storytelling, launching October 29.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 brings the return of gaming’s skateboarding legend with iconic parks, legendary skaters, and revamped career mode. The July 11 release includes a Foundry demo available today, with the Deluxe edition featuring The Doom Slayer.
All Games Announced by Xbox Partners
Aniimo is a ground-breaking open-world ARPG where players explore a living, dynamic world inhabited by magical creatures. The innovative Twining system allows becoming an Aniimo to experience the game in a completely new way.
Aphelion is a third-person sci-fi adventure from Don’t Nod where astronaut Ariane must navigate brutal terrain to rescue her partner Thomas. This emotionally charged journey is grounded in real-world science, developed with the European Space Agency.
At Fate’s End is the captivating new game from the Spiritfarer team, where Shan wields the legendary God Sword Aesus to face her siblings. This action-adventure explores complicated family bonds through intense, emotional duels.
Beast of Reincarnation is Game Freak’s new action-RPG set in post-apocalyptic Japan consumed by corruption and formidable beasts. Play as Emma, a cursed outcast, and her dog Koo navigating a dangerous world that demands precision combat.
The Blood of Dawnwalker reveals its first gameplay trailer for this dark fantasy RPG from Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco. Play as Coen, turned into a half-man, half-vampire Dawnwalker, choosing between humanity and cursed powers.
Cronos: The New Dawn is Bloober Team’s gripping survival horror arriving this fall, where the Traveler investigates a time-warped future. Face grotesque Orphan monsters that can fuse together to create even deadlier foes.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade brings the beloved, expanded remake of the genre-defining classic to Xbox this winter. Experience Cloud Strife’s legendary journey through Midgar, including Yuffie’s Intermission episode.
Final Fantasy XVI comes to Xbox today as a surprise announcement, bringing the iconic action-RPG’s enormous medieval fantasy world to the platform. This means every mainline single-player Final Fantasy game is now playable on Xbox.
High on Life 2 returns with you and your alien misfits shooting and skating through weird worlds to take down big pharma. Explore a galactic convention, alien zoo for humans, and luxury cruise liner this winter.
Invincible VS is Quarter Up’s brutal 3v3 tag fighting game set in the award-winning Invincible Universe. Features fan-favorite superheroes like Mark, Thula, and Atom Eve in authentic bloody superhero battles.
Mudang: Two Hearts is a cinematic tactical action-adventure set on the Korean Peninsula after reunification. Experience two perspectives: Ji Jeongtae, a North Korean operative, and GAVI, a K-pop idol with dangerous secrets.
Persona 4 Revival officially announced as Atlus’s remake of the modern classic JRPG with gorgeous updated visuals. Experience an unforgettable year in rural Inaba investigating mysterious murders and awakening Persona abilities.
Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf doubles the size and scope of the original cinematic puzzle adventure. Lana and Mui navigate a changed world after the robot invasion with new mechanics and deeper story.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy expands the universe with Asobo Studio’s original story set 15 years before Requiem. Follow Sophia’s journey to the Minotaur’s Island to confront ancient secrets and a devastating curse.
Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive transforms the hit webtoon into an action-RPG where you experience overwhelming power and thrilling combat. Master dynamic action systems and team up in multiplayer to conquer powerful stages.
Super Meat Boy 3D takes gaming’s most iconic chunk of meat into the third dimension while maintaining the series’ challenging platforming. Guide Meat Boy through buzzsaws and collapsing caves to rescue his bandage girlfriend.
There Are No Ghosts at The Grand lets you inherit a crumbling English hotel, restoring it by day and battling ghosts by night. This cozy, spooky musical mystery features a sardonic cat and talking power tools.
DLC and Updates
Age of Mythology: Retold – Heavenly Spear brings the Japanese pantheon with 12 new gods and unique powers this fall. Follow farmer’s daughter Yasuko in a 12-mission campaign as she discovers a magical spear and enters mythic war.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Seasons of the Worm Cult shows the return of the Worm Cult in a continuation of ESO’s main storyline. Part 1 includes character subclassing and the Hero’s Return system for returning players.
Fallout 76: Gone Fission shows off its fin-tastic fishing update, introducing a cozier side of Appalachia. Experiment with bait, weather, and locations to catch monthly Axolotls and Local Legends.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of the Giants DLC launches September 4, taking Indy beneath Rome’s streets. Investigate the dark mystery of the Nephilim Order and uncover the legend of a colossal beast.
Sea of Thieves: Season 17 – Smugglers’ Tide sets sail with The Smuggler’s League recruiting pirates for dangerous cargo missions. Handle powerful weapons and explosives in new Smuggler’s Voyages where one false move spells disaster.
Looking ahead
Phil Spencer closed the show speaking about Xbox’s upcoming 25th anniversary, proclaiming that in 2026, Xbox players will celebrate with a new Fable, the next Forza, Gears of War E-Day, and “the return of a classic that’s been with us since the beginning.”
The Xbox Games Showcase 2025 was followed immediately by The Outer Worlds 2 & Grounded 2 Direct, offering brand-new information and gameplay for both Obsidian Entertainment titles.
Adrià is a freelance graphic designer who enjoys playing video games and writing about them. A Nintendo fan at heart that enjoys the benefits of cloud gaming and loves its amazing community. As an Editor, Adrià covers news and more at Cloud Dosage.
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