Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 11-15! We’ve got some very interesting new indie releases on the way over the next few days including the likes of Echoes of the End and Bendy: Lone Wolf, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to three games – highlighted by the “Enhanced” version of Hellblade 2!
Here’s what’s coming to Xbox next week:
New Xbox Releases (August 11-15)
Echoes of the End (August 12): “A cinematic third-person action-adventure game. It blends a deeply personal, character-driven story with thrilling magic and sword-based combat, engaging traversal and thought-provoking puzzles.”
Fresh Tracks (August 12): “Jump, dodge, and fight to the rhythm of the gods in this thrilling music action game on skis.”
Ra Ra Boom (August 12): “Gear up for 4-player co-op action with a modern twist! Ra Ra Boom rockets you to a future Earth overrun by rogue AI.”
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced (August 12): “Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced arrives August 12th with new features, including Performance Mode, Dark Rot Challenge Mode and more.”
Temari Trials (August 12): “In Temari Trials, you’ll solve logic-based Sokoban-style puzzles, pushing temaris to unlock chests and prove you’re ready for the warrior’s path.”
Viewfinder (August 12): “Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.”
DUCK: Dangerous Ultimate Cartridge Kidnapper (August 13): “A group of ducklings finds a mysterious 100-in-1 cartridge and are now forced to play all the games to escape the insidious cartridge spirit!”
Faye Falling (August 13): “Engage in fast-paced turn-based battles against a wide variety of enemies, evade damage by dodging enemy attacks in snappy minigames and cast powerful spells to fend off your opponents.”
Midnight Cat Heist (August 13): “Play as a sneaky city cat with sticky paws and a heart of gold. Sneak, leap, and loot your way through cozy urban levels to bring the purrfect gifts home to your beloved human.”
Curse Rounds (August 14): “A frantic game where you must try to survive random rounds, accumulating a curse with each room from the 60+ available cards in the game, while killing enemies with your pistol flash and a variety of amazing shots.”
Diamond Hands: To the Moon (August 14): “A deceptively simple yet brutally challenging platformer where your mission is clear: get to the moon.”
Dorfromantik (August 14): “In Dorfromantik you start with a stack of procedurally generated tiles. One after the other, you draw the top tile of the stack, place it on one available slot and rotate for the best fit.”
EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 Standard Edition (August 14): “EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 leverages a new AI-powered machine learning system to convert thousands of plays from nearly a decade of real NFL data into more explosive gameplay.”
Lost Twins 2 (August 14): “In Lost Twins 2, you’ll shift entire pieces of the world to guide them through a beautifully handcrafted puzzle adventure full of cozy charm and clever surprises.”
Relic Hunters Legend (August 14): “Relic Hunters Legend is a fast-paced looter-shooter RPG where you collect powerful weapons, upgrade skills, and battle enemies in intense combat.”
Steampunch: Lost Tombs (August 14): “Steampunch: Lost Tombs is the second game in the franchise, and it takes the action to a whole new level with simplified combat, mysterious levers, and precision-based platforming.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown (August 14): “Help the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tackle deadly new threats and the approach of adulthood in this fast-paced turn-based beat-em-up!”
Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol.1 & 2 (August 14): “Enjoy them as the historical classics they are, or simply as fantastic action games packed with pixel explosions and crisp 2D graphics.”
1989 After the War (August 15): “As an ex-agent named Sebastian Beck, you’ll face off against 7 dangerous criminals and traverse 7 levels filled with enemies and traps to overcome.”
Bangman (August 15): “Bangman gives you everything you love: hordes of monsters, tons of unique characters, countless ways to slaughter them, and many, many, many attempts to do so.”
Bendy: Lone Wolf (August 15): “Step into the inky nightmare of Bendy: Lone Wolf®, a thrilling survival adventure set in the twisted, rubberhose world of Joey Drew Studios.”
Demons are coming! (August 15): “With hundreds of upgrade combinations, adapt your playstyle and push back the darkness. Shatter enemy cover, deflect incoming fire, and emerge as a true slayer of demons.”
Girls of the Tower (August 15): “In this adventure, you can recruit over 70 unique companions across 17 races and classes, including orcs, archers, assassins, dwarves, elves, mages, and more.”
GOST of Time (August 15): “42 and more ways of using your own dead body in time travel. GOST of Time is an absurdist top-down action and puzzle game with time-traveling mechanics.”
Hidden Depths (August 15): “A challenging 2D platformer in pixel art style with fixed-screen levels, where each stage is a deadly puzzle on its own.”
INAYAH – Life after Gods (August 15): “In the post-apocalyptic remnants of an advanced alien civilization, an orphaned outcast named Inayah sets out on a perilous journey to find her tribe.”
Maze: Path of Light (August 15): “Embark on a relaxing yet mind-bending journey through thousands of uniquely designed mazes.”
Mind Over Magnet (August 15): “An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.”
Ukko & Guará: Stellarbound (August 15): “Ukko & Guará: Stellarbound is a single-player cooperative puzzle adventure game that blends hand-drawn art with clever challenges and a contemplative atmosphere.”
Zumba – Treasure of the Marble Sea (August 15): “Help your cheeky pirate survive the marble madness by shooting, matching, and destroying endless waves of rolling marbles.”
Xbox Game Pass Titles
Aliens: Fireteam Elite (August 12)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced (August 12)
9 Kings for PC (August 14)
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