Category: Next Week on XboxApril 17, 2026Next Week on Xbox: New Games for April 20 to 24Will Fulton, Xbox Wire EditorWelcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!KilnXbox Game Studios☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$19.99$17.99Pre-orderKiln – April 23Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|SDouble Fine Productions presents Kiln, a pottery power-fantasy that celebrates both Creativity and Destruction: the pleasure that comes from both making beautiful things, and then smashing those things to smithereens. Create your pot, grab your friends, and join a team of colorful spirits who face off against one another in online arenas, where the ceramic creations you sculpt on a pottery wheel become the bodies you bring into battle. Pre-order Kiln now to get access to the Warrior-Artist Decoration Pack, including two new glazes, two new stickers, and a new pot lid attachment, perfect for the artist-turned-warrior in all of us.Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire SurvivorsPoncle Limited☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowVampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors – April 21Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play AnywhereIn a dark world, a new adventure begins. Explore maps, level up powers, kill monsters. Find treasures. From the somehow triple-BAFTA‑winning creators of Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors turns the snowballing thrill of Survivors into a hyper turn‑based, card‑driven BLOBBER with rogue-lite elements. Build busted decks, explore familiar dungeons from a new perspective, and unleash world‑ending combos. Either take your time and be tactical, or play turns as fast as you humanly can: The outcome is always accurate, we call it hyper for a reason!Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt PunchAtari, Digital Eclipse, The MIX GAMES☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$19.99$17.99Pre-orderJay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch – April 20Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play AnywhereBrawl your way through the streets and mall in the View Askewniverse as Jay and Silent Bob where you unleash a dizzying array of irreverent combos, special moves, collect and summon assists, in this over-the-top beat ‘em up. You’ll need to harness every ounce of smoke-fueled creativity to get past the throngs of hockey-stick wielding teenage thugs, dookie demons, hipsters with babies, old grumpy danglers and massive, movie-inspired boss battles. Tides of Tomorrow – Pre-OrderTHQ Nordic GmbH☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$29.99Pre-orderTides of Tomorrow – April 22Optimized for Xbox Series X|SThe Delta civilization mastered technology beyond imagination. Delta Agents were elite operatives—deployed only when missions were too perilous for anyone else to complete. Carry the Delta legacy across the ocean—and shape the fate of this world before the tide turns. In a flooded world struggling to survive, you embark on a singleplayer-mission – yet you’ll never be alone. You’ll constantly feel the presence of other Tidewalkers through the echoes of those that came before you.Saint Slayer: Spear of SacrilegeLillymo Games☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$9.99Pre-orderSaint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege – April 20Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart DeliveryThe year is 1698. A mysterious figure named Father Pacer has shattered the peace negotiated after the War of the Grand Alliance, obsessively and violently stealing Catholic relics throughout the Holy Roman Empire. Can the ex-soldier-turned-farmer Rudiger protect his people from a power-mad priest and his horde of monsters and minions? Can he become Saint Slayer?Collie Call: The Future is Calling (Xbox Series)Afil Games☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowCollie Call: The Future is Calling – April 21Optimized for Xbox Series X|SGet ready for intergalactic barking and clever strategy in Collie Call: The Future Is Calling. Here, you control a robotic dog in outer space on a very unusual mission: organise floating sheep into air-bubble pastures before chaos takes over the galaxy. Each stage is a smart puzzle where every push matters. Teleporters flash, buttons activate futuristic gates, and every move can mean the difference between a perfect solution or a sheep stuck in the wrong corner of the universe. Plan carefully, test routes, use undo without fear, and refine your strategy until everything clicks into place.GluMe – Xbox EditionEastasiasoft Limited☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowGluMe – April 22Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play AnywhereStick together to solve brainteasing stages in retro sliding puzzle style! Get ready for GluMe, a sliding puzzle game where you control a slime, and any friends you pick up along the way. Move through top-down grid stages, collecting gems across 80 unique puzzles of growing size and complexity.One Button Games 5-in-1 vol. 6Xitilon☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowOne Button Games 5-in-1 vol. 6 – April 22Optimized for Xbox Series X|SAll 5 games are fast-paced and controlled with a single button. Froog: You are a frog trying to cross the road. Snake 1: Play Snake with just one button. Screen: Your screen is split into halves with enemies falling down on each side. Only one side of the screen is visible at a time. Your goal is to shoot the enemies to prevent them from going down. Ball Tour: Your goal is to fly forward and avoid the spikes in the air. SpeaRain: You are constantly running from side to side. Your goal is to avoid getting hit by the spears falling from the top.Shy Cats Hidden Orchestra 2Lucky Raccoon Games☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowShy Cats Hidden Orchestra 2 – April 22Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play AnywhereShy Cats Hidden Orchestra 2 is the sequel to the cozy hidden object game Shy Cats Hidden Orchestra. This time, you must find not only the cats, but also their instruments. Each level hides a key that opens a treasure chest, granting a hidden instrument and revealing the shyest cat of them all. Explore 10 charming levels filled with cute details and carefully hidden surprises.Star Fire: Eternal CycleE-Home Entertainment Development Company Ltd☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$16.99$13.59Pre-orderStar Fire: Eternal Cycle – April 22Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play AnywhereStar Fire is a quick-to-pick-up, action-packed roguelite built for fast, satisfying gameplay — no steep learning curves, no overcomplicated systems. It combines the precision of side-scrolling action with the unpredictable buildcraft of roguelites, offering tight feedback, responsive movement, and random skill progression.Urban JungleAssemble Entertainment☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$11.99Pre-orderUrban Jungle – April 22Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play AnywhereUrban Jungle is a charming and relaxing simulation game that invites you to transform ordinary apartments into a lush, green haven by placing delightful plants with savvy. But no worries, you won’t have to deal with watering or pest control – the plants just need a good spot, and that’s enough to create to comfiest and coziest home of them all. Oh, and don’t forget to pet your cat!Wild Seas (Windows)Afil Games☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowWild Seas – April 22In Wild Seas, a 2D tower defense game, you play as a friendly crocodile who possesses a jewel that has been passed down through generations, protecting the nearby islands. Now, you need all the help you can get to combat the pirates who want to conquer everything in their path and steal the great jewel.Causal LoopHeadup☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowCausal Loop – April 23Optimized for Xbox Series X|SExo-archaeologist Bale arrives on Tor Ulsat with his colleague Jen, an exo-linguist, to study the ruins of the lost Tor civilisation. But when he unwittingly activates the Chronolith – an ancient alien device – reality shatters. Jen vanishes, and Bale is trapped in a fractured world where time loops and echoes of the past and future bleed together. With no way to contact mission control, Bale must navigate countless obstacles, unravel the fate of the Tor, and outwit the cryptic and mysterious forces that oppose him. As reality unravels and truth remains buried in the ruins, Bale’s only hope is to solve the mystery of the Tor – before he’s lost to the loop forever.Combat KartHappy Player☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$14.99Pre-orderCombat Kart – April 23Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play AnywhereDrift, Nitro, Speed! Casual fun meets competitive racing. Experience a physics-driven drifting system that delivers smooth controls and an exhilarating sense of speed. Build up nitro by drifting and unleash powerful boosts that perfectly match your kart and track. Sharpen your drifting and boosting skills, fine-tune your cornering strategy, and chase your best lap times!A Difficult Game About LettersAbelix Games LLC☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$4.99Pre-orderA Difficult Game About Letters – April 23When your best friend falls into trouble, it’s up to you to embark on a daring journey through the Land of Letters. In A Difficult Game About Letters, you take control of a character who can transform into any letter of the alphabet. Each letter’s shape provides unique abilities, which you’ll need to solve puzzles, navigate obstacles, and complete challenging platforming levels.Dragon Is DeadPM-Studios, Inc.☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowDragon is Dead – April 23Dragon is Dead delivers 2D platformer action requiring precise dodging and pattern-breaking. Each area is a vertically and horizontally intertwined, multi-layered structure that regenerates in a rogue-lite fashion with different terrain, monster placement, and loot composition on each run. When you die, you lose your gold and temporary buffs, but your gear and runes are permanently preserved and become the basis for the next cycle. Defeating bosses yields rune stones that can be used to craft or awaken legendary gear, and artifacts found during exploration can bring both powerful blessings and dangerous curses depending on the combination, providing new tactical tension each time.Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient MonsterINTI CREATES☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowKingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster – April 23Rebuild your kingdom with action and strategy! Kingdom’s Return is an action RPG where you’ll adventure to restore your fallen kingdom. Collect materials in 2D side-scrolling adventure stages, then use them in the strategy part to rebuild your kingdom and power up your characters!KristalaAstral Clocktower Studios, Inc.☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowKristala – April 23Optimized for Xbox Series X|SKristala is a dark fantasy Action RPG that invites you into the role of a magically gifted feline warrior on a quest to master the ancient magics of the Sacred Kristals. Simultaneously, you must battle to cleanse a cursed world teeming with mutated, monstrous creatures and the grim remnants of a devastating war. Blending challenging, fast-paced combat with agile parkour, feline stealth, and deep worldbuilding, Kristala offers a rich and atmospheric journey across Ailur…where every battle is brutal, every choice holds weight, and every path hides mysterious secrets waiting to be unraveled.Our Metal BowlIntrugli Games☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowOur Metal Bowl – April 23Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play AnywhereExplore a vast network of abandoned industrial structures alongside your loyal robotic companion XIU. Your goal: extract life-giving nutrients to revitalize a decaying world and restore life to ancient, forgotten greenhouses. Face intense, high-speed combat in narrow corridors. Use quick reflexes to survive, but remember: you can’t just blast through every situation. Study enemy movements and master their patterns: every encounter is a tactical challenge to overcome.Piggy’s Farm (Xbox Series)Afil Games☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowPiggy’s Farm – April 23Optimized for Xbox Series X|SGet ready for a relaxing and charming puzzle where every move matters and every solution brings that satisfying sense of accomplishment. You take control of a dedicated farmer pig on a mission to organize carrots and radishes into their correct planting spots. Inspired by classic logic games, it transforms simplicity into a clever challenge. Push, test paths, undo mistakes when needed, and discover the best way to organize each scenario without pressure or time limits.RumbralPdpartid@games☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$17.99$16.19Pre-orderRumbral – April 23Optimized for Xbox Series X|SYou wake up in a dark, mysterious forest with no memory of who you are or why you’re there. Move through a world filled with abandoned structures and puzzles, perhaps left behind by others. Survivors? Explorers? Discover strange magenta liquids that reveal secrets of the past… and maybe of yourself. But be careful: you might not be alone in this desolate place.Sudden Strike 5Kalypso Media☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$49.99$44.99Pre-orderSudden Strike 5 – April 23Optimized for Xbox Series X|SCommand massive battles: Sudden Strike 5 delivers a truly immersive strategy experience, with 25 missions across huge, diverse maps and the highest unit counts ever seen in the series, setting the stage for large-scale tactical warfare. Command over 300 authentic WW2 units – including more than 190 vehicles and 110 infantry units – such as the Sherman tank for the Western Allies, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 for the German troops, and the T-34 for the Soviet troops.Until ThenMaximum Entertainment☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowUntil Then – April 23Optimized for Xbox Series X|SIn a world still recovering from catastrophe, Mark Borja and his friends navigate the joys and woes of another year of high school. Wake up in a typical teenage bedroom, practice piano, race to meet homework deadlines, and build (and burn) relationships, as you reminisce about the daily insecurities of high school life. That is, until a fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark’s life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it’s too late.DIMENSIONS 2Villano Wild Studio☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowDimensions 2 – April 24Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play AnywhereDimensions 2 is the culmination of years of development by a single creator: the definitive conclusion of a story that has evolved across multiple dimensions. As a direct sequel, it continues the narrative… and also brings together Dimensions and Dimensions: The Catalyst, now fully integrated and remastered into a single experience. The entire journey has been rebuilt and elevated: new mechanics, visual improvements, and a redesigned progression system that redefines how each dimension is experienced.Emoji Battlefield – Summer VacationEpiXR Games☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$4.99Pre-orderEmoji Battlefield – Summer Vacation – April 24Optimized for Xbox Series X|SYou came for a relaxing getaway — but the emojis had other plans. In this rogue-like first-person shooter, paradise has fallen into chaos as waves of emojis invade beaches, pools, and sunny resorts across the coast. Before each run, choose your favorite modifiers: crank up the challenge with Hard Mode, make every emoji wear ridiculous summer hats, or turn on Bouncy Mode to watch them hop around like beach balls gone rogue.Farm Manager WorldUltimate Games S.A.☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowFarm Manager World – April 24Optimized for Xbox Series X|SImmerse yourself in the farming world of Farm Manager World! Build your agricultural empire in exciting new locations around the world, cultivate exotic plants, breed animals, utilize crop rotation and fertilizers to care for the soil, and trade resources with friends. Strategically design your farm layout and unlock advanced farming tools to streamline your operations. Always pay attention to the shelf life of harvested crops. A new logistics and storage system will help control the flow of goods and facilitate their sales management.Guts 'n Grunts Sr.Cascadia Games LLC☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowGuts ‘n Grunts Sr. – April 24Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play AnywhereMarch 30, 2052, the Technate remains intact. After 17 years of speedily fighting Slaughterhouse AI, Gunnar Harsvin has one last run in him. Can he send one final message to the evil technocrats? Or will time stop him in his tracks? A twin game to Guts ‘n Grunts Jr, “Sr.” offers new challenges and enemies. Roll, shoot, survive!Indoor BaseballSnow Day Software☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★$14.99Pre-orderIndoor Baseball – April 24Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play AnywherePlay a fast-paced game of 1v1 baseball where your parents wouldn’t let you. Break windows for home runs, smash toys and other house hold items, and avoid all the destruction while playing an arcade style baseball game.OBLITACRATERStrangely Named☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowOblitacrater – April 24Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play AnywhereObliticrater is a twin stick shooter where you fight endless alien monsters in increasingly difficult waves on a cute little planet! There is only one goal: increase your score. Each drop to the planet adds to a single running score. You can end the drop at any time by pressing the big red button at the top of the planet which also locks in your score and adds it to your total. There is no end to the number of waves in Obliticrater. You last as long as you dare and then get out!Party ClubLucid11 Interactive☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Get it nowParty Club – April 24Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play AnywhereSeat customers, serve drinks, and manage chaos with up to 4 players! Keep the peace by considering customer types while seating them. Survive disasters, handle quirky customers, and design the perfect venue to keep the party going!.post-template-default .xwsrc-block-content-block .wp-block-column.flex-basis-50.push--25.column--content {flex: 100%;margin-left: 0;}Related Stories for “Next Week on Xbox: New Games for April 20 to 24”Category: Next Week on XboxNext Week on Xbox: New Games for April 13 to 17Category: Next Week on XboxNext Week on Xbox: New Games for April 6 to 10Category: Next Week on XboxNext Week on Xbox: New Games for March 30 to April 4The post Next Week on Xbox: New Games for April 20 to 24 appeared first on Xbox Wire.