Next Week on Xbox: New Games for August 14 to August 18

Madden NFL 24 Deluxe Edition – August 14
S Ultimate – Free trial|S / Early Access / EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – free trial

Madden NFL 24S, gives you super-control in the areas of throwing, catching and tackling.|S so you can Call Your Number on every play with increased control in throwing, catching, tackling, and blocking. SAPIEN Technology, a new technology that transforms how players move and look with redesigned realistic player models. Get 3-days early access to the Deluxe Edition. EA Play members and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers also get a 10 hour trial.

Astro Flame Starfighter – August 15

Astro Flame StarfighterThis classic 3D scrolling shooter features modern graphics. Upgrade your spaceship’s systems, your weapons and your enemies to sweep them away.

Black Skylands – August 15
All Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Black Skylands The first Steampunk adventure that incorporates open-world, sandboxes, top down shooters, and adventures. You’ll play as Eva, a proud, brave young woman, who wants revenge on the cold-blooded outlaws who destroyed everything she held dear. Explore the sky as the captain of a flying ship.

Everspace 2, S) – August 15|S) – August 15
Xbox Series X|S / Game Pass

This fast-paced, single-player shooter will put you in the driver’s seat and give you incredible loot. Join a sci fi adventure that is filled with puzzles and dangers. To survive in space, you’ll need to level up, create better equipment, and find more loot.

Moving Out 2 – August 15
S / Intelligent Delivery|S / Smart Delivery

Moving Out 2The sequel is a wacky version of the physics-based simulator. Slip into the Smooth Moves uniform as an individual F.A.R.T or up to 3 friends and assist Packmore residents and those beyond to move out.

Cats in a Castle – August 16

A Castle Full of Cats is a hidden object game with a bit of a metroidvania structure: it features alternate paths, keys to be found, mysterious NPC’s, and more! Fofiño hasn’t been himself since he found himself cursed by an evil force; he transformed every cat in the castle into a dark, yet cute, creature! Lily is the only calico feline who can rescue her soulmate, and the castle.

Boxville – August 16

BoxvilleThe game is about a bunch of cans that are unable to speak and live in a box city. They draw pictures on the cardboard for the story. BoxvilleIt’s great for solo play to immerse yourself in the environment and test your mind with complex logic puzzles. You can also enjoy it with friends or family members to experience unique audiovisual experiences while solving the puzzles.

Creepy Tale: Ingrid Penance – August 16
Xbox One X Enhanced

Macabre interactive game filled with puzzles and bizarre events. Ingrid, an impulsive and spoilt girl is the protagonist of this story. To avoid having her shoes get dirty, she steps on some bread. This leads to her falling all the down into hell. Underworld is full of creepy monsters. Others want her to suffer endless nightmares and others would like to make her into an attractive statue.

Gnomes Garden 8: Return of the Queen – August 16

What do harpies and gnomes have in common with each other? It might seem that there’s nothing, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Harpy queen and Gnome queen are good friends. When a gnome vessel was wrecked on Sloping Shores, they first met. The Harpy Queen helped the Gnome Queen and the whole crew reach their land and they’ve been the best of friends since then.

Iron Danger – August 16
Xbox Series X|S / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Iron Danger is a tactical combat game with a unique time manipulation mechanic – a never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games. Use your team of two characters to take on difficult battles, utilizing a wide range of abilities and highly interactive settings.

Die After Sunset – August 17
Xbox Series X|S / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Enter an exciting adventure where Earth is being attacked by aliens. Lead the resistance against the ‘Murkors’ in Die After SunsetIt’s a vibrant, fast-paced roguelite. Try out different items and upgrade your skills as you take on giant bosses in a race against time! If they take you down, then don’t worry – death is only the beginning!

Dust & Neon – August 17
Xbox Series X|S / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

The beginning of death is only the beginning Dust & NeonThe action-packed twin stick roguelite is set in the post-apocalyptic Wild West, overrun with villains. As the mysterious gunslinger, you will embark on an epic journey filled with precision shooting, menacing robot armies, and amazing boss battles.

Gord – August 17
Xbox Series X|S / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

GordIt is an adventure game with a fantasy setting, set in a forsaken, hostile world inspired by Slavic legends. Assailated by foul creatures, you will need to build in order to survive. To win, you’ll need to conquer the darkness that lies beyond the gate. On the orders of the King, you are charged with striking out to make your mark on an untamed world – building and growing settlements in the face of resistance from raiders, monsters and more.

Hello Engineer – August 17
S is optimized for Series X|S

Hello Engineer is a multiplayer machinery-construction game set in the Hello NeighborUniverse for 4 or more players. Explore, craft and conquer challenges within the mysterious world of a bizarre amusements park. Build incredible machines out of scraps and take on your evil neighbor and his bots. Any machine that does the job, no matter if it rolls, flies, bounces, is successful!

Hidden Shapes: Cat Realm + Trick or Cats – August 17

Hidden Shapes: Cat Realm + Trick or CatsTwo enchanting minimalist puzzles will capture your attention as you take a trip of transformations, leading you to stunning artistic discoveries.

The Marble Up Game Ultra – August 17
Smart Delivery / Optimized Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Marbling It Up UltraThe pinnacle in marble platforming is from the minds behind Marbling It UpYou can also find out more about the following: Marble Blast. World-class level design, buttery-smooth controls, gorgeous visuals, and exhilarating multiplayer – welcome to the ultimate marble experience!

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew – August 17
Xbox Series X|S / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

It is not a good idea to use this. The Cursed Crew: Shadow GambitA brand new stealth-based strategy game, set in an alternate version of history during the Golden Age of Piracy. The Curse of Lost Souls is a mysterious curse that haunts the Lost Caribbean island chain, controlled by the Inquisition. These people hate all that’s supernatural and hunt you with soul-dissolving fire!

Warstone TD Gold Edition – August 17

WarstoneTower Defense is an RPG game that combines strategy, RPG and city-building elements. The dreaded Chieftain has assembled an army to take over the Kingdom. Villagers cry out for a hero – help them to rise up against the forces of this feared villain.

Aery – Flow of Time – August 18

In this game you play as a little bird and search for a cure that can save your village. On your journey you will discover unknown, giant, and beautiful environments and you will be able to enjoy the feeling of flying while exploring a whole world filled with beauty and little secrets.

Blasphemous 2 – August 18
Xbox Series X|S / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

The second scripture in the Blasphemous series portends the return of The Penitent One, with a story that continues from the free Wounds of Eventide DLC for the original game. Awakened in a strange new land, and displaced from his final resting place, The Penitent One is thrust back into the endless cycle of life, death, and resurrection, with no other option than to explore this perilous new world and uncover its long-forgotten secrets.

Chess Royal – August 18
Xbox Play Anywhere

If you’re looking for a chess game to play with your friends, you’re a player looking for a decent and adjustable challenge, or you’re in need of a fun, stress-free way to learn how to play chess – you’ve come to the right place!

Chrome Wolf – August 18
Optimized for Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Blow your enemies away in tank battles! Jump in a tank to defeat enemies in turn-based battles and enjoy fierce cannon fights, customizing them with parts to reinforce attack capabilities and performance. You can also select the class of your characters which affect the weapons they equip, skills to learn, stats, and passive abilities. Change classes to create a party that suits your style.

Embraced By Autumn – August 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Marcel is bullied relentlessly by the boys at his fancy Parisian school, who all seem determined to make his life miserable. Fearful for her son’s welfare, Marcel’s mother sends him to a school in Myennes, which is deep in the French countryside. The catch, however, is that this is an all-girls’ boarding school! Now, Marcel must act and dress like a girl to avoid rousing his new classmates’ suspicions.

Madden NFL 24 – August 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Madden NFL 24 gives you superstar control with FieldSENSE on Xbox Series X|S so you can Call Your Number on every play with increased control in throwing, catching, tackling, and blocking. Plus, new SAPIEN Technology transforms the way players look and move with realistic redesigned player models.

Mirrored Souls – August 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Mirrored Souls is a puzzle platformer that tells the story of Ravi and Daru, two completely different celestial beings connected to each other but separated in a mirrored universe. Following a thoughtful narrative, you will control both characters simultaneously, and solve puzzles that explore the possibilities of the mirrored mechanics in fun and challenging ways.

Pirate Bloopers – August 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Pirate Bloopers is an isometric action game in the style of “time survival” where you take a control of a ship in the dangerous waters of the Pirate Bay. Your goal is to survive as many waves as possible. Choose a flag to your taste and the color under which you will surf the sea. Use your crossbow to fight with pesky pirates and survive infinite number of waves. Collect gold and upgrade your ship.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 18
Optimized for Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Available on day one with Game Pass: Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film.

Virgo Versus The Zodiac – August 18

Virgo Versus The Zodiac is a sci-fi/fantasy JRPG with a focus on memorable characters and unique combat mechanics in which you play as an obsessed villain. The game features traditional turn-based combat with real-time execution of moves: blocking, countering, and timing your attacks carefully as well as predicting your foes’ moves is essential to succeed in Virgo’s twisted and unforgiving cosmic quest to bring back the Golden Age, a period of peace, symmetry and balance, or so she thinks.

Zombie Derby – August 18
Optimized for Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Do you have the drive to survive? Real men have two favorite things: cars and guns. And no stinking zombie apocalypse is going to change that. Take control of your car to see how far you can get and how many zombies you can kill – and if you can escape with your brains intact.