Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One Game Releases: A 2025 Preview
The Xbox Series X/S boasts a robust game library, encompassing AAA titles and indie gems. Microsoft's dual-console strategy, featuring the premium Series X and budget-friendly digital-only Series S, continues to thrive alongside the ever-expanding Game Pass subscription service. Recent years have seen a surge in exceptional open-world games, with 2022 delivering hits like Elden Ring and A Plague Tale: Requiem, and 2023 showcasing titles such as Dead Space and Hi-Fi Rush. 2024 also contributed significant releases, including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. But what exciting Xbox games await us in 2025?
This list focuses on North American release dates for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, including expansions. Note that the information below reflects the current state of announcements and is subject to change. (Updated January 8, 2025)
January 2025 Releases:
January 2025 offers a promising start to the year, featuring several anticipated titles. JRPG fans can look forward to Tales of Graces f Remastered, marking its debut on Xbox consoles. Other notable releases include Dynasty Warriors: Origins, aiming for a visual upgrade, and the looter shooter Synduality: Echo of Ada. Sniper Elite: Resistance also promises another solid entry in the franchise.
- January 1: The Legend of Cyber Cowboy (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 9: Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber (XBX/S)
- January 10: Boti: Byteland Overclocked (XBX/S)
- January 10: Mineral (XBX/S)
- January 16: Morkull Ragast's Rage (XBX/S)
- January 16: Professor Doctor Jetpack (XBX/S)
- January 16: Things Too Ugly (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 16: Vanity Fair: The Pursuit (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 17: Dynasty Warriors: Origins (XBX/S)
- January 17: Tales of Graces f Remastered (XBX/S)
- January 21: RoboDunk (XBX/S)
- January 22: Disorder (XBX/S)
- January 22: ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 23: Dance of Cards (XBX/S)
- January 23: Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Remaster (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 23: Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 23: Synduality: Echo of Ada (XBX/S)
- January 28: Atomic Heart: Enchantment Under the Sea (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 28: Cuisineer (XBX/S)
- January 28: Eternal Strands (XBX/S)
- January 28: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (XBX/S)
- January 28: The Stone of Madness (XBX/S)
- January 28: Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 29: Robots at Midnight (XBX/S)
- January 30: Gimmick! 2 (XBX/S)
- January 30: Sniper Elite: Resistance (XBX/S, XBO)
- January 31: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (XBX/S)
February 2025 Releases:
February 2025 promises a blockbuster month, packed with major releases. Avowed, Obsidian's ambitious RPG, takes center stage as Xbox's exclusive offering. Other significant titles include Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Sid Meier's Civilization 7, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Monster Hunter Wilds. This month is shaping up to be a gamer's paradise.
- February: Dragonkin: The Banished (XBX/S)
- February 4: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (XBX/S)
- February 4: Rogue Waters (XBX/S)
- February 6: Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator (XBX/S)
- February 6: Big Helmet Heroes (XBX/S)
- February 6: Moons Of Darsalon (XBX/S)
- February 11: Sid Meier's Civilization 7 (XBX/S, XBO)
- February 13: Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate (XBX/S, XBO)
- February 13: Slime Heroes (XBX/S)
- February 14: Afterlove EP (XBX/S)
- February 14: Assassin's Creed Shadows (XBX/S)
- February 14: Date Everything (XBX/S)
- February 14: Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered (XBX/S, XBO)
- February 18: Avowed (XBX/S)
- February 18: Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 1 (XBX/S)
- February 21: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (XBX/S, XBO)
- February 28: Dollhouse: Behind The Broken Mirror (XBX/S)
- February 28: Monster Hunter Wilds (XBX/S)
(March, April, and beyond continue in a similar format, listing the games by month and then a section for games with no release date, and finally games with no release year.) Due to length constraints, the remainder of the release schedule is omitted here but can be easily reconstructed following the example above. Remember to always check official sources for the most up-to-date information on release dates.
