As the Xbox Series X/S slowly approaches its two-year anniversary, Microsoft’s platform is gradually amassing a respectable library. Consoles typically do not start to flourish until the latter half of their existence, once cross-gen stops being a priority & developers can focus exclusively on crafting projects for only the most modern systems. The Xbox Series X/S has yet to reach that point, although things are moving in that direction.

So far, 2022 has produced a number of stellar games, particularly in the open-world genre. Elden Ring, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, & Tiny Tina’s Wonderl&s are all good-to-great, & they offer wildly different experiences from each other. While Huge releases have slowed down since the end of March, that should change the longer 2022 goes on, with games like Saints Row, Gollum, Gotham Knights, &, Modern Warfare 2 set to drop by the end of the year.

What are the best Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One games scheduled for 2022 or beyond?

Please note the focus is on the North American release dates of Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One games. Expansions will also be listed.

Updated November 22, 2022: In the last week, the upcoming Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One games were added to the calendar: Dead Station, Soccer Story, Megalan 11, Sword of the Vagrant, Cassiodora, Risen, Bus Simulator 21.

November 2022 Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One Games

November 2022 has been a solid month for Xbox Series X/S owners thanks to a couple of noteworthy projects. Flying Wild Hog’s Evil West has an awesome Western aesthetic & visceral combat, & it has received decent reviews so far.

Goat Simulator 3 drops players into a s&box that is built to embrace chaos, & silliness is the name of the game here. Following in the footsteps of the original Goat Simulator, which is still a fun physics-based romp, the sequel looks primed to be bigger & better. Sonic Frontiers has made its long-awaited debut, bringing Sega’s legendary mascot to an open-world setting. The game garnered a mixed reception, although it certainly has its positives.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is Activision’s newest iteration of its battle royale, coming out just a couple of weeks following Modern Warfare 2. Smaller games like Somerville, Pentiment, & Ship of Fools should also not be ignored.

• November: Clash – Artifacts of Chaos (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 1: The Legend of Ti&ing (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 1: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – Galactic Edition (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 1: Lonesome Village (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 1: Missile Comm&: Recharged (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 2: Hatup (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 2: OlliOlli World: Finding the Flowzone (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 2: Shatter Remastered Deluxe (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 2: The Entropy Centre (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 3: The Chant (XBX/S)
• November 3: Die by the Blade (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 3: Ghost Song (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 3: Sword & Fairy: Together Forever (XBX/S)
• November 3: WRC Generations (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 3: Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition (XBX/S)
• November 4: BRATZ: Flaunt Your Fashion (XBX/S)
• November 4: CounterAttack (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 4: Silver Nornir (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 8: Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 8: Football Manager 2023 (XBX/S)
• November 8: Return to Monkey Isl& (XBX/S)
• November 8: Sonic Frontiers (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 9: Super Woden GP (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 10: Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Bloody Ties (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 10: Kaiju Wars (PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XBO, Switch)
• November 10: Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager (XBO)
• November 10: Lord of the Click 3 (XBO)
• November 10: Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 10: Vampire Survivors (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 11: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (XBX/S)
• November 11: Lord of the Click 3 (XBO)
• November 11: Paper Flight – Speed Rush (XBO)
• November 11: Saint Kotar (XBX/S)
• November 11: Yum Yum Cookstar (XBO)
• November 14: McPixel 3 (XBX/S)
• November 15: Bravery & Greed (XBO)
• November 15: Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality + The Lonely Assassins (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 15: Garfield Lasagna Party (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 15: Farming Simulator 22: Platinum Edition (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 15: Pentiment (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 15: RWBY: Arrowfell (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 15: Somerville (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 15: Syberia: The World Before (XBX/S)
• November 16: Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 16: Super Chicken Jumper (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 17: As Far As The Eye (XBO)
• November 17: Goat Simulator 3 (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 17: My Fantastic Ranch (XBX/S)
• November 17: Stars& (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 18: Babol the Walking Box (XBO)
• November 18: The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 18: Grapple Dog (XBX/S)
• November 18: Heidelberg 1693 (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 22: Bus Simulator 21 (XBX/S)
• November 22: Evil West (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 22: Gungrave G.O.R.E (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 22: Just Dance 2023 Edition (XBX/S)
• November 22: Prison Architect: Future Tech Pack (XBO)
• November 22: Saint Kotar (XBO)
• November 22: Ship of Fools (XBX/S)
• November 23: Dead Station (XBO)
• November 23: Finding the Soul Orb (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 23: Jelly Brawl (XBO)
• November 23: Super Rebellion (XBO)
• November 24: Cleopatra Fortune S-Tribute (XBO)
• November 25: Run Sausage Run! (XBO)
• November 29: The Knight Witch (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 29: Soccer Story (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 30: Gundam Evolution (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 30: Megalan 11 (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 30: Until the Last Plane (XBX/S, XBO)
• November 30: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (XBX/S)

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December 2022 Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One Games

The Holiday season launches well before the last month of the year, but December is typically an exciting period in terms of releases. At the moment, a couple of Huge games have been announced for the end of 2022, including The Callisto Protocol, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, & Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion.

These three titles are all highly anticipated & scratch wildly different itches. The Callisto Protocol looks set to be one of the more exciting Xbox games of 2022, & it should fill the horror void until the Dead Space remake launches in January 2023. Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a tactical RPG by the developer behind the XCOM games, which should, at the bare minimum, translate to strong gameplay fundamentals. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion is a remaster of Square Enix’s PSP classic, making the story more widely available to modern audiences.

Hello Neighbor 2 will be making its full release by the end of the year, & the same can be said about Need for Speed Unbound.

• December 1: Sword of the Vagrant (XBO)
• December 1: Warp Drive (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 2: The Callisto Protocol (XBX/S)
• December 2: Marvel’s Midnight Suns (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 2: Need for Speed Unbound (XBX/S)
• December 5: Swordship (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 6: Firefighting Simulator – The Squad (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 6: Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr (XBX/S)
• December 7: Bot Gaiden (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 7: Terror of Hemasaurus (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 7: Togges (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 8: Chained Echoes (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 8: The Rumble Fish 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 9: Afterglitch (XBX/S)
• December 12: Wavetale (XBX/S)
• December 13: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 13: High on Life (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 13: Infinite Guitars (XBO)
• December 14: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition (XBX/S)
• December 15: Blacktail (XBX/S)
• December 15: Cassiodora (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 16: Aery – Path of Corruption (XBO)
• December 16: Hello Neighbor 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• December 31: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach (XBX/S)
• December 31: SnowRunner (XBX/S)

Major Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One Games Announced For The Rest Of 2022

With each passing day, the likelihood of games tentatively announced for 2022 confirming a release date for this year steadily declines. Technically, Disney Speedstorm, AEW Fight Forever, & Instinction could still debut before January 2023, but it is better to assume that any project without an announced date will not be debuting until the next year.

• Berserk Boy (XBX/S, XBO)
• Dinos Reborn (XBX/S, XBO)
• Disney Speedstorm (XBX/S, XBO)
• Earthlock 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• eSports Boxing Club (XBX/S, XBO)
• Gori: Cuddly Carnage (XBX/S, XBO)
• Instinction (XBX/S, XBO)
• Little Devil Inside (XBO)
• Party Animals (XBX/S, XBO)
• Project Golden Nekker (Platforms TBA)
• Rocksmith+ (XBX/S, XBO)
• SacriFire (XBX/S, XBO)
• Six Days in Fallujah (XBX/S, XBO)
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (XBX/S, XBO)
• Turbo Kid (Platforms TBA)
• Turbo Overkill (XBX/S, XBO)
• Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• Whisker Squadron (Platforms TBA)
• Wyrdsong (Platforms TBA)

January 2023 Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One Games

January 2023’s opening two weeks lack much in the way of games; however, the month should pick up momentum as it goes along. Anime fans can look forward to Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on the Xbox Series X/S. People who own the Xbox One version will receive a free current-gen upgrade. One Piece Odyssey will also be coming out on the same day as DBZ.

Persona 4 Golden & Persona 3 Portable have been confirmed for not only Xbox hardware but also Game Pass. Persona 5 Royal was the first title in the series to make the jump to a Microsoft system, & it will not be the last. While not as visually impressive as their successor, P4G & P3P are nevertheless highly regarded turn-based JRPGs with fantastic stories.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is a 3D platformer starring Nickelodeon’s icon, & the game is developed by the same company behind Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated. The biggest release of January 2023 is undoubtedly the Dead Space remake, developed by Motive Studio. This project will be the first entry in the series in almost a decade.

February 2023 Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One Games

A number of Huge titles have been confirmed for February 2023, & the month will hit the ground running. Deliver Us the Moon‘s sequel, Deliver Us Mars, looks primed to be a fascinating sci-fi adventure, & the game was delayed from a planned September 2022 debut. Hogwarts Legacy is one of the st&out games of 2023’s early months, allowing fans of Harry Potter to step into this universe as they become wizards & witches.

Soleil’s Wanted: Dead should be on the radar for hack & slash fans, particularly ones fond of the developer’s previous titles like Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time & Valkyrie Elysium. Tales of Symphonia Remastered will be making its way to last-gen consoles, & it is generally considered to be among the strongest entries in the action JRPG franchise.

Originally released in 2014 in Japan, Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! will be making its way to Western nations in the form of a remake called Like a Dragon: Ishin! This spin-off recasts Yakuza‘s characters as samurai. February 2023 should end on a high note with Destiny 2‘s next expansion, Lightfall.

Major Xbox Games In Development With No Release Year Or A Post-January 2023 Estimation

“Coming soon” can mean anything from a few months to a couple of years. Beyond Good & Evil 2, Diablo 4, Dragon Age 4, & Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 are all in development, but players will have to wait patiently to learn when these games will be made available to play. Projects like the new Bungie IP are still a long way off from becoming a reality; however, at least the studios have confirmed they are working on them.

There are so many exciting announced projects that will eventually Approach to the Xbox Series X/S, some of which have revealed very little information about themselves. Alan Wake 2, The Elder Scrolls 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, & Star Wars Jedi: Survivor are all highly-anticipated titles that could still be a long way off from becoming a reality, & these projects are just the tip of the iceberg.

• March 1, 2023: The Day Before (XBX/S)
• March 3, 2023: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (XBX/S, XBO)
• March 9, 2023: Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (XBX/S, XBO)
• March 9, 2023: Skull And Bones (XBX/S)
• March 14, 2023: The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (XBO)
• March 24, 2023: Resident Evil 4 Remake (XBX/S)
• March 31, 2023: Daymare: 1994 S&castle (XBX/S, XBO)
• April 2023: Star Trek: Resurgence (XBX/S, XBO)
• April 20, 2023: Ad Infinitum (XBX/S, XBO)
• April 28, 2023: Dead Isl& 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• June 2023: RoboCop: Rogue City (XBX/S, XBO)
• AEW Fight Forever (XBX/S, XBO)
• A Gummy’s Life (XBX/S, XBO)
• Alan Wake 2 (XBX/S)
• Aliens: Dark Descent (XBX/S, XBO)
• All-Elite Wrestling Console Game (Platforms TBA)
• Arc Raiders (XBX/S)
• Arctic Awakening (XBX/S, XBO)
• Ark 2 (XBX/S)
• Assassin’s Creed Infinity (Platforms TBA)
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage (XBX/S, XBO)
• Atlas Fallen (XBX/S)
• Avatar: Frontiers of P&ora (XBX/S)
• Avowed (XBX/S)
• BATS (Platforms TBA)
• Beyond Good & Evil 2 (Platforms TBA)
• New BioShock Game (Platforms TBA)
• Black Myth: Wukong (Platforms TBA)
• Blasphemous 2 (Platforms TBA)
• Blizzard’s Survival Game (Consoles & PC)
• Block’em (TBA)
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Sequel (Platforms TBA)
• New Bungie Game (Platforms TBA)
• Captain America & Black Panther Game (Platforms TBA)
• Cassette Beasts (XBO)
• Catan – Console Edition (XBX/S, XBO)
• Codename: Final Form (Platforms TBA)
• Cocoon (XBX/S, XBO, Switch, PC)
• Contrab& (XBX/S)
• Control 2 (XBX/S)
• CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story (Consoles & PC)
• Crimson Desert (XBX/S)
• Crossfire: Legion (Platforms TBA)
• Crown Wars: The Black Prince (XBX/S)
• Diablo 4 (XBO)
• Disaster Report 5 (Platforms TBA)
• Disciples Liberation (XBX/S, XBO)
• Dragon Age 4 (Platforms TBA)
• Dragon Quest 12: Flames of Fate (Platforms TBA)
• Dragon Quest Treasures (Platforms TBA)
• Dreamhouse: The Game (XBX/S, XBO)
• Dune Awakening (XBX/S)
• Dungeons 4 (XBX/S)
• EA’s Iron Man Game (Platforms TBA)
• Echoes of the End (XBX/S)
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (XBX/S, XBO)
• The Elder Scrolls 6 (Platforms TBA)
• Ereban Shadow Legacy (XBX/S)
• Everspace 2 (Platforms TBA)
• Everwild (XBX/S)
• The Expanse: A Telltale Series (Consoles TBA, PC)
• Exoprimal (XBX/S, XBO)
• Fire Comm&er (XBX/S)
• The First Descendant (XBX/S, XBO)
• Flashback 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (XBX/S, XBO)
• Forspoken (XBX/S)
• Forza Motorsport (XBX/S)
• Fractured Veil (TBA)
• Gangs of Sherwood (XBX/S)
• Gargoyles Remastered (Consoles, PC)
• Ghost Recon Frontline (XBX/S, XBO)
• Ghostrunner 2 (XBX/S)
• Gothic (XBX/S)
• Gr& Theft Auto 6 (Platforms TBA)
• Harold Halibut (XBO)
• Haunted Chocolatier (Platforms TBA)
• Hell is Us (XBX/S)
• Humankind (XBX/S, XBO)
• Hunt the Night (Platforms TBA)
• Indiana Jones Game (Platforms TBA)
• The Invincible (XBX/S)
• Iron Harvest (XBO)
• New Just Cause Game (Platforms TBA)
• Kerbal Space Program 2 (XBX/S)
• Killer Klowns From Outer Space (XBX/S, XBO)
• Kingdom Hearts 4 (Platforms TBA)
• King of the Hat (Platforms TBA)
• Kona 2: Brume (XBX/S, XBO)
• Lab Rat (TBA)
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox (XBX/S, XBO)
• Layers of Fears (XBX/S)
• The Library of Babel (XBX/S, XBO)
• Lies of P (XBX/S)
• Lightyear Frontier (XBX/S)
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (XBX/S, XBO)
• Loot River (XBX/S, XBO)
• The Lord of the Rings – Gollum (XBX/S, XBO)
• Lords of the Fallen 2 (XBX/S)
• Miasma Chronicles (XBX/S)
• Minecraft Legends (XBX/S, XBO)
• Monster Boy & the Cursed Kingdom (XBX/S)
• Moving Out 2 (PS5, PS4)
• Neko Ghost, Jump! (XBO)
• New Mass Effect Game (Platforms TBA)
• New Metro Game (Platforms TBA)
• Nexomon (XBX/S, XBO)
• Norco (Platforms TBA)
• Off the Grid (XBX/S)
• Orphan of the Machine (XBX/S)
• Outcast 2 (XBX/S)
• The Outer Worlds 2 (XBX/S)
• Painkiller (Platforms TBA)
• Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei: Remake (Platforms TBA)
• ParadiZe Project (XBX/S)
• Park Beyond (XBX/S)
• Payday 3 (Platforms TBA)
• The Pedestrian (XBX/S, XBO)
• Perfect Dark (Platforms TBA)
• Planet of Lana (XBX/S, XBO)
• Pragmata (XBX/S)
• Prince of Persia: The S&s of Time Remake (XBO)
• Project 007 (Platforms TBA)
• Project Buramato (XBX/S, XBO)
• Project Q (Platforms TBA)
• Quantum Error (XBX/S)
• Ravenlock (XBX/S, XBO)
• Ravenswatch (XBX/S)
• Rawmen: Food Fighter Arena (XBX/S, XBO)
• Read Only Memories: Neurodiver (XBX/S, XBO)
• Redfall (XBX/S)
• Replaced (XBX/S)
• Robodunk (Platforms TBA)
• Routine (XBX/S, XBO)
• Scars Above (XBX/S, XBO)
• Serious Sam 4 (XBO)
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• Shadow Man Remastered (XBO)
• Shadow of Conspiracy: Section 2 (XBX/S)
• She Dreams Elsewhere (XBO)
• Silent Hill F (Platforms TBA)
• Silent Hill: Townfall (Platforms TBA)
• New Skate Game (Platforms TBA)
• Slitterhead (Platforms TBA)
• Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story (XBX/S, XBO)
• Soup Pot (TBA)
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl (XBX/S)
• Star Wars: Eclipse (Platforms TBA)
• EA’s Star Wars FPS Game (Platforms TBA)
• EA’s Star Wars Strategy Game (Platforms TBA)
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (XBX/S)
• Ubisoft‘s New Star Wars Game (Platforms TBA)
• Starfield (XBX/S, PC)
• State of Decay 3 (XBX/S)
• Stray Blade (XBX/S)
• Street Fighter 6 (Platforms TBA)
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (XBX/S)
• Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster (XBO)
• Synduality (XBX/S)
• System Shock (XBX/S, XBO)
• The Talos Principle 2 (Platforms TBA)
• Tekken 8 (XBX/S)
• Terminator Survival Project (Platforms TBA)
• Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (XBX/S, XBO)
• Thirsty Suitors (Platforms TBA)
• New Tomb Raider Game (Platforms TBA)
• Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartl& (XBX/S, XBO)
• Trackmania (XBX/S, XBO)
• Tron Identity (Consoles, PC)
• Two Worlds 3 (Platforms TBA)
• New TimeSplitters Game (Platforms TBA)
• Under The Waves (XBX/S, XBO)
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
• Venba (XBO)
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (XBX/S)
• War Hospital (XBX/S)
• Whalefall (Consoles, PC)
• What The Duck (Platforms TBA)
• Where Winds Meet (Platforms TBA)
• New The Witcher Game (Platforms TBA)
• The Witcher Remake (TBA)
• The Wolf Among Us 2 (Platforms TBA)
• Wonder Woman (Platforms TBA)
• WrestleQuest (XBX/S, XBO)
• Wronged Us (XBX/S)
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon 8 (XBX/S, XBO)

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