Just as we’ve established what’s in the pipeline this year for PlayStation and Nintendo in terms of console-exclusive releases, both first and third party, we now arrive at Xbox’s green machine which, at times, has put out a software line-up most would describe as lean.
I feel like a broken record in saying that, after Bethesda shouldered a bulk of last year, the dominoes finally seem to be set up for Microsoft themselves to deliver a pretty robust line-up of games this year and deliver on the quarterly releases they were aiming for. Which is obviously great, it’s nice to see the fruits of some of their acquisitions from way back.
The wonderful thing is that subscribers of Xbox Game Pass, which is still arguably the best deal in video games, are expected to get every single one of these releases as part of their patronage.
Of course, so many questions remain about Xbox’s slate. We’re still relatively fresh from the closure of Activision Blizzard’s takeover and don’t know the full extent of how that’ll play into things, and of course there’s the recent move to push some of its first-party titles across to PlayStation and Switch. There’s also still a host of games we know exist without knowing when to expect them, like Clockwork Revolution, South of Midnight, and Fable.
With all that said, here’s a list of the games coming exclusively (as far as we know it) to Xbox’s ecosystem in 2024.
Towerborne
Release Date: TBA 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
The Belfry stands as a beacon of hope and safety amongst the ruins of humanity and the City of Numbers, with monsters lurking right outside the tower’s walls. You are an Ace, born anew from the spirit realm with the skills, the grit, and the determination to protect the people of the Belfry.
Avowed
Release Date: Q3/Q4 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger.
Set in the fictional world of Eora that was first introduced to players in the Pillars of Eternity franchise, Avowed is a first-person fantasy action RPG from the award-winning team at Obsidian Entertainment.
You are the envoy of Aedyr, a distant land, sent to investigate rumours of a spreading plague throughout the Living Lands, an island full of mysteries and secrets, danger and adventure, and choices and consequences, and untamed wilderness. You discover a personal connection to the Living Lands and an ancient secret that threatens to destroy everything.
Ara: History Untold
Release Date: TBA 2024
Platforms: PC
Build a nation and lead your people throughout history to the pinnacles of human achievement as you explore new lands, develop arts and culture, conduct diplomacy, and go head-to-head with your rivals to prove you are the greatest ruler ever known. It’s your world now.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Release Date: May 21, 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Sink deep into the next chapter of Senua’s story, a crafted experience told through cinematic immersion, beautifully realised visuals and encapsulating sound.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Release Date: TBA 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them.
Indiana Jones.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Release Date: TBA 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Join the aviation adventure in a groundbreaking simulator developed for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
STALKER 2
Release Date: September 6, 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artefacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl.
Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
33 Immortals
Release Date: TBA 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
33 Immortals is a co-op action-roguelike for 33 players. Play a damned soul, and rebel against God’s final judgement. Pick-up and raid, cooperate to survive hordes of monsters, defeat massive bosses, and face the wrath of God in a fight for your eternal life.
Dungeons of Hinterburg
Release Date: TBA 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Armed with a sword and a tourist guide, explore the beautiful alpine village of Hinterberg and uncover the magic hidden within its dungeons! Master magic, solve puzzles, slay monsters.
All this and more await you in Hinterberg.
Replaced
Release Date: TBA 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Replaced is a 2.5D sci-fi retro-futuristic action platformer set in an alternate 1980s America, with free-flow action combat and a deep, dystopian story.
You play as R.E.A.C.H. – an artificial intelligence trapped in a human body against its own will, striving to adjust to human life, in and around Phoenix-City.
Dead Static Drive
Release Date: Q3 2024
Platforms: Xbox One, PC
Grand Theft Cthulhu.
Dead Static Drive is a horror survival adventure. You’re on the road. The world begins to fall apart in front of you. Your friendships will make every bit of difference as order collapses and the people you meet fight for their own survival.
Ark 2
Release Date: Q3/Q4 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Survive the past. Tame the future.
Suddenly awakened on a primal world filled with dinosaurs and humans struggling for dominance, you must team-up with legendary heroes to confront powerful dark forces. Saddle up, and join the definitive next-gen survival experience with Ark 2.
Routine
Release Date: TBA 2024
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, Mac
Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward.
