Welcome back to New Week, New Games, our little weekend feature that provides you with a little knowledge on next week’s games that will be releasing on Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X, Game Pass, Cloud and Windows 10 PC, between January 19th and January 23rd.
So, without further adieu, why not grab your favourite beverage and have a look at the games mentioned below. Hopefully you will find something that’s just right for you, in next week’s batch of newly released games just waiting to be grabbed and downloaded.
2XKO – January 20
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Welcome to 2XKO, the free-to-play fighting game from the makers of League of Legends and Valorant. League of Legends’ iconic champions take the stage with fresh movesets inspired by the MOBA and reimagined for fighting games. Immerse yourself in the world of Runeterra with beautifully crafted stages, cutting-edge 2D graphics, and original music tracks that bring your battles to life. Fight solo to control both champions on your team, or grab a friend to duo with.
skate. – January 20
Smart Delivery
The next evolution of the award-winning skate. franchise is here. Your new favorite hangout awaits. Drop into the dynamic, ever-evolving city of San Vansterdam — a city with a new lease on life, building its growing skate scene alongside its new residents. In San Van, no two days are alike, and fun waits around every corner in this online multiplayer world fueled by skateboarding, self-expression and community.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade – January 21
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere
The award-winning Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade retells the original story up to the escape from Midgar, with breathtaking visuals, fast-paced gameplay, and additional story elements. This RPG delivers unforgettable characters, a powerful narrative, and a hybrid battle system that blends real-time action with strategic, command-based combat. It also includes FF7R Episode Intermission, a side story starring Yuffie Kisaragi that offers a fresh perspective running in parallel to Cloud’s journey.
Pathologic 3 – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Bachelor Daniil Dankovsky is a young doctor from the capital. His search for the secret of immortality brings him to a remote town, gripped by a mysterious plague that will destroy it in 12 days. Now it’s up to him to explore the town itself, its past, present, and future — to find answers to his numerous questions and try to stop the relentless epidemic. (At least… that’s what he thinks this story is about. What it’s supposed to be about. What it’s always been about.)
Mio: Memories in Orbit – January 20
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere / Handheld Optimized
A mesmerizing, intertwined, decaying world awaits. Awaken Mio, a nimble robot with extraordinary abilities, and unravel the mysteries of the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with lush vegetation and machines gone rogue. Nobody knows why the Pearls, The Vessel’s AI caretakers, have ceased functioning. Forgotten by all, the Vessel faces imminent shutdown. Dive into its depths to revive its lost memories, as you unravel your true past and destiny, in this mesmerizing metroidvania. Will you rise to the challenge and save the Vessel from destruction? Will you dare to seek and wake its memories?
Primal Dungeon Adventure – January 20
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Explore dangerous corridors and face unique enemies across 10 challenging platforming stages. Discover hidden areas, avoid deadly traps, and search for the legendary wolf stones. Unlock powerful upgrades like Rock Attack, Fire Rock Attack, and the devastating Wolf Special. Master precision jumps, sharpen your throwing skills, and survive the rising difficulty of this mysterious dungeon.
Hextreme Void – January 21
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere / Handheld Optimized
Are you ready for a brick breaker with a twist? In Hextreme Void, you can’t lose! Instead of lives or game overs, the challenge comes from progression and optimization in order to complete all levels within a certain time limit. Each playthrough takes you through one of five distinct Voids, with 50 levels per Void. Stages are presented in high-def 2D style with hexagonal bricks arranged in increasingly complex patterns. Your ball moves automatically, but it’s up to you to decide how released powerups are used.
Prison Escape Simulator – January 21
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?
Desvelado – January 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Desvelado is the first Bed-Time-Vania game in history! Help our hero Vampy fight insomnia one last time by turning off every light in the castle before going to sleep in his cozy coffin.
Dustland Delivery – January 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Grow your trading empire in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator, featuring over 40 hours of gameplay content. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Danger lurks around every corner — but no risk, no reward!
Horror Tale 1: 4k Remaster – January 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
In this horror game, you’ll have to immerse yourself in a thrilling and exciting adventure together with the main characters! Children have been missing for a long time in Lakewitch, and you are destined to solve this creepy mystery. Who is the kidnapper, and why is he doing it? Where are the children disappearing to, and how to save them? You can solve all the puzzles and find out the answers… if you don’t get scared!
The Last Train: Baquedano – January 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Last stop of the line. All passengers must exit In The Last Train, a first-person psychological horror game, routine turns into nightmare when you fall asleep on the subway. Upon waking, you discover you’ve reached the end of the line, an abandoned station shrouded in darkness. But you’re not alone; something else waits in the shadows, watching you and following your every move.
Look Mum No Computer – January 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Brace yourself for a wild ride where music meets mayhem! Look Mum No Computer takes you to the quirky, pixel-art universe of Soldersworth, as you join Sam and his Synthesizer sidekick, Kosmo, in this twin-stick shooter action-RPG to battle rogue household items and fix them from the inside — one electrifying beat at a time!
Mavrix – January 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
The ultimate multiplayer open world designed by riders. Discover mountains and trails with limitless control and build your own career. Pull huge tricks or race through the global rankings! Nail challenges to secure sponsorship deals with real world brands. Are you ready?
Outpath – January 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
Taking Satisfactory, Forager and the gratifying gameplay loop of clicker/idle games as references, Outpath would be just that. Exploit your environment, craft, build and automate your base in this 3D first-person platformer! Gather. Craft. Build. Explore. Relax. No time limits, no pressure, play at your own pace and style.
Ebola Village – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A classic horror inspired by the original survival games of the 90s, Ebola Village is a modern take on a first-person adventure where the main character, Maria, investigates a series of mysterious events. While sitting in her apartment and watching her favorite TV series, the broadcast is suddenly interrupted by a live report about a biological threat. Concerned for her family, Maria travels to a remote village to visit her mother and her ex-husband, Ruslan… and soon, terrible things begin to happen.
Escape from Ever After – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Escape from Ever After is an adventure RPG inspired by the classic Paper Mario games, where fairytale and storybook characters must fight back against capitalism! When Flynt Buckler, a classic fairytale adventurer, storms the castle of his evil dragon arch-nemesis Tinder, he finds the once intimidating fortress has been converted into… corporate offices? It turns out that storybooks are an untapped market ripe with valuable resources, cheap labor, and profit to be had — so naturally, real-world conglomerate Ever After Inc. found a way to intervene! Flynt Buckler must team up with his former nemesis Tinder in order to climb the corporate ladder and take down Ever After Inc. from the inside!
GrassGames Hearts – January 23
Xbox Play Anywhere
GrassGames’ Hearts brings the beloved strategy card game to life with smooth gameplay, smart opponents, and plenty of ways to compete. Whether you play for fun or to climb the leaderboards, every match is designed for depth, replayability, and pure enjoyment. Face clever AI opponents, challenge your friends locally, or compete online with players around the world. Play quick casual games or intense ranked matches — it’s easy to jump in and find your perfect game style.
Guts ‘n Grunts Jr. – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
AUG 12, 2045. The Technate has ruled for 15 years. Its robotic army, Slaughterhouse AI, roams the Earth in search of all processable flesh. Pigs everywhere remain in hiding. One small boar takes matters into his own hands. He is unusually fast and armed with a blaster. His name is Gunnar Harsvin. His message: the pigs will fight for their lives. Gunnar must destroy the machines of the evil technocracy and rescue his fellow pigs. Play a missing classic from the genesis of the 16-bit era. Roll like a hedgehog! Shoot like a soldier!
Haunted House Renovator – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Set out on a path of a ghost-hunting renovator. Your task – restore haunted houses to a usable state! This is not an easy job, applying new wallpaper won’t be enough to render a house safe. You also need to deal with whatever is haunting it. Accept requests to renovate haunted houses from various eccentric owners. Scout abandoned mansions and look for signs of any paranormal activity. Make sure you’re ready for the job by preparing a set of tools to aid your work.
Ho Ho & Move – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere
Plan Santa’s route and solve 40 festive logic puzzles in this cozy holiday adventure. Before each level begins, place directional tiles to map out how Santa will move. Once the route is set, watch him follow your plan — collecting every gift on the way and delivering them to the waiting child. With limited tiles available, every decision matters, turning each stage into a fun little brain teaser.
I’m in Love With Your Dead Grandmother – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere / Handheld Optimized
Hello, I’m Noah. I’m 28 years old and still haven’t got a single date in my life, I’m looking for a life coach who can help me figure out the hard choices in my day-to-day life, you know? I’m sad and single, I have some friends online, but that’s it. I thankfully got a date with a girl named Michelle. She’s a bit too young for my liking, I prefer people that are over 70 years old. Just a preference, but I’m willing to give her a try.
The Monty Mole Collection – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Experience the story of Monty Mole, British subterranean mammal turned international criminal, in this fantastic collection of six games. All Monty wanted was a quiet life, but when faced with an unbearably cold winter found himself stealing coal to survive, and that led to a life on the run from the authorities, a journey that would take him all across Europe! The Monty Mole series of adventure platformer games for home microcomputers were the brainchild of Peter Harrap, the teenage son of a mining inspector, and inspired by the 1984 mining strikes in the UK.
Tropicalia – January 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery
You will play as Kaique, a brave Guarani warrior whose girlfriend, Kerana, is kidnapped by an evil god named Tau. Collect materials to craft new items, grind through fast-paced battles, and test your strategy against challenging bosses. Hunt, fish, swim, dive, jump, and explore the jungle! In this fantasy game you won’t find Dragons and Elves. But you will face Curupiras and Boitatas.
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