The Xbox Series X and Series S have now been out for over two years, bringing better resolution, higher frame rates, and ray tracing to gamers around the world. The upcoming Xbox Series X games on this list promise to continue to show off all those bells and whistles in fun, new experiences. Contents 2023 Games with no release window If you’re eager to find out what Microsoft has in store for the years ahead, we’ve rounded up every game confirmed so far, including new offerings, franchise installments, and ports of existing titles. We’re looking beyond the first-party projects here to encompass all the great games coming to this powerful piece of gaming hardware. 2023 The Sims 4: Growing Together — March 16, 2023 Trailer T Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Role-playing (RPG), Simulator Developer Maxis Publisher Electronic Arts Release March 16, 2023 Growing Together is the newest expansion for The Sims 4 . Based in a small fishing village turned bustling town called San Sequoia, this expansion will focus on family bonding, self-discovery and chemistry in the Sims universe. Read less Read more The Sims 4 Growing Together Expansion Pack: Official Reveal Trailer WWE 2K23 - March 17, 2023 Trailer T Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Simulator, Sport Developer Visual Concepts Publisher 2K Release March 17, 2023 Queue up My Time is Now because John Cena himself is gracing the cover of WWE 2K23 . The franchise has been a bit rocky overall, but we enjoyed WWE 2K22 and hope things keep moving in the right direction. Expect all of your favorite WWE wrestlers present and past to be included in this game full of all your favorite game modes and ringside antics. Read less Read more MLB The Show 23 Trailer E Platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Simulator, Sport Release March 28, 2023 The next installment in the industry’s leading baseball series is almost here. An exciting new feature is the inclusion of the Negro Leagues in a historic partnership with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Read less Read more Minecraft: Legends - April 18, 2023 Trailer Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Strategy, Arcade Developer Mojang Studios, Blackbird Interactive Publisher Xbox Game Studios Release April 18, 2023 Hold on to your blocks, folks, there’s a new Minecraft game coming! We already had a great spinoff with Minecraft Dungeons , but now Mojang will let us become legends with this new action and story-focused experience in the familiar world of blocks, Creepers, and Pigmen. Minecraft Legends looks to be the most ambitious side project for the series yet, appearing to be mainly third-person and have a slightly more stylized art style, plus a story that promises to be far more important than anything else we’ve seen in that universe. Read less Read more Minecraft Legends – Announce Trailer Dead Island 2 - April 21, 2023 Trailer M Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Developer Deep Silver Dambuster Studios Publisher Deep Silver Release April 21, 2023 Originally revealed in 2014, Dead Island 2 has died and been resurrected no less than twice, with a new development team taking up the project each time. In Dead Island 2 , you will play as one of six characters surviving in Los Angeles, where the same zombie virus from the first game has ravaged most of the population. Read less Read more Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - April 28, 2023 Trailer RP Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Adventure Developer Respawn Entertainment Publisher Electronic Arts Release April 28, 2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is set five years after the original, following Cal on his continued quest for survival as one of the last Jedi in the galaxy being hunted down by the Empire. We can expect new force powers, better combat, and a darker story when this sci-fi adventure finally arrives. Read less Read more Redfall - May 2, 2023 Trailer RP Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S Genre Shooter Developer Arkane Austin Publisher Bethesda Softworks Release May 02, 2023 The newest game from Arkane Austin is a brand new and very exciting concept. Set in an open world called Redfall, this will be a co-op-focused shooter where players are let loose on an island infested with vampires . The sun has been blocked out, making you, a human, constantly in danger in a sort of 30 Days of Night- style scenario. Using a suite of guns, magic, and anti-vampire tech, you and your squad need to survive against the bloodthirsty hunters. Read less Read more Redfall - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 - Official Announce Trailer Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - May 26, 2023 Trailer RP Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Shooter, Adventure Developer Rocksteady Studios Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Release May 26, 2023 Rocksteady isn’t making Gotham Knights because it’s busy working on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League . It’s one of a few confirmed next-generation exclusives, launching on Series X sometime in early 2023 after numerous delays. We don’t know much about the game yet, but it takes place in the Batman: Arkham universe and is set in an open-world Metropolis. We also know the four playable characters in the game: Harley Quinn, King Shark, Deadshot, and Captain Boomerang. Read less Read more Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Official Reveal Trailer -- "Alpha Target" Street Fighter 6 - June 2, 2023 Trailer T Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Fighting, Arcade Developer Capcom Publisher Capcom Release June 02, 2023 For the first time Xbox players will finally be able to join in on the biggest fighting game franchise ever with Street Fighter 6 . Taking lessons learned from the bare-bones launch of Street Fighter 5 , this sequel promises to hit the ground running with plenty of modes, including a new World Tour mode that lets you run around and explore Metro City in a new type of single-player adventure. The core, as always, will be in the fighting, though. Featuring rollback netcode, this will be the best feeling the series has been since going online. Read less Read more Street Fighter 6 - Announce Trailer Diablo IV - June 6, 2023 Trailer M Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Developer Blizzard Entertainment Publisher Blizzard Entertainment Release June 06, 2023 Diablo IV is a return to the first two games’ darker form — it’s significantly grimmer than Diablo III or Diablo Immortal . We don’t know too muhc about the plot just yet, but expect advanced character customization, lots of dungeon combat, and quite a few evil adversaries. Read less Read more Diablo IV Official Gameplay Trailer The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - Early 2023 Trailer Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Adventure Developer Daedalic Entertainment Publisher Nacon, Daedalic Entertainment Release September 01, 2022 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a narrative-focused adventure game that focuses on the events that occur between Gollum finding the One Ring and the start of the Lord of the Rings story we all know and love. Deadalic Entertainment inked a deal with Middle-earth Enterprises to develop this project, meaning the game will be more akin to the books, not the movies. This title has been delayed a few times and is now set to come out sometime in early 2023. Read less Read more The Lord of the Rings™: Gollum™ | A Split Personality Cinematic Trailer Starfield - Q2 2023 Trailer RP Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure Developer Bethesda Game Studios Publisher Bethesda Softworks Release June 30, 2023 Starfield is Bethesda’s first original RPG in 25 years. Originally aiming to hit the coveted November 11, 2022, release date, the studio was forced to delay the game. Bethesda has not revealed much outside of a teaser shown at E3 2018 and a second one at E3 2021. We don’t have many of the important details yet, but we do know that the game will be a single-player experience and come exclusively to Xbox in the first half of 2023. Read less Read more Starfield – Official Announcement Teaser Forza Motorsport - 2023 Trailer RP Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S Genre Racing, Simulator Developer Turn 10 Studios Publisher Xbox Game Studios Release December 31, 2023 The Forza games really hit it off starting with Forza Horizon in 2021, and while it is unfortunate we won’t get another racer in 2022, we can at least look forward to the stunning Forza Motorsport returning for current-gen systems sometime in 2023. Technically this is the eighth game in the Motorsport sub-series under Forza, but instead, the team decided just to simplify things and reboot the title back to Forza Motorsport . Expect to see the highest level of detail in vehicles, racetracks, and weather effects your screen can display when this racer drops on your system. Read less Read more S. T. A. L. K. E. R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - 2023 Trailer M Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure Developer GSC Game World Publisher GSC Game World Release December 08, 2022 Microsoft didn’t show much of S. T. A. L. K. E. R. 2 in its initial showcase, but at E3 2021, we got a new name, the first look at some gameplay, and the release date of April 28 for the Series X, which was first delayed to December 8, only to be put on indefinite hold due to the conflict in Ukraine impacting the developers. Despite the ongoing conflict, the team now predicts a 2023 release. A PC-exclusive series for many years, this survival horror shooter will likely stretch the limits of the Series X when it launches. If you need more horsepower , it’s coming to PC, too. Read less Read more S. T. A. L. K. E. R. 2 – Official Trailer #1 [4K] Skull and Bones - 2023 Trailer RP Platforms PlayStation 5 Genre Adventure Developer Ubisoft Singapore Release November 08, 2022 Skull and Bones has been delayed for a sixth time by Ubisoft after the company missed financial targets in 2022 . The title now just has a vague release window of “early 2023 to 2024. ” But hey, at least it hasn’t been outright canceled yet? The final version of Skull and Bones is a mix of Ubisoft’s open-world titles, survival games, and a more detailed version of the Assassin’s Creed series’ naval combat. Are players still interested after the title has seen so many delays? And will it stack up against the success of Sea of Thieves? Only time will tell. Read less Read more Skull and Bones: E3 2017 What You Need to Know | Ubisoft [NA] Games with no release window Perfect Dark Trailer Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S Genre Shooter Developer The Initiative Publisher Xbox Game Studios The first game from a brand new Microsoft studio called The Initiative was revealed to be a revival of the long-dormant Perfect Dark series. We haven’t seen this espionage sci-fi FPS since Perfect Dark: Zero launched with the Xbox 360, but the original N64 game is still considered one of the all-time greatest FPS games. The game has only had a teaser announcing its existence, so we know next to nothing about it, though we hope it will stay true to the stealth and gadget-based gameplay of the original. For now, we have no clue as to when it will arrive, but it likely won’t be until 2023 at the earliest. Read less Read more Perfect Dark - Official Announce Trailer - The Game Awards 2020 Dragon Age Trailer Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Role-playing (RPG) Developer BioWare Publisher Electronic Arts Release December 31, 2023 Technically, Dragon Age 4 isn’t confirmed for Xbox Series X. It’s just confirmed as a “next-gen experience. ” As a massive third-party IP, though, it’ll probably launch on Series X. We don’t have a release date, or really any information about the next Dragon Age game, but don’t expect it soon. At best, the release date won’t be until 2022 or 2023. Read less Read more Dragon Age Official Teaser Trailer - 2018 Game Awards The Elder Scrolls VI Trailer Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure Developer Bethesda Game Studios Publisher Bethesda Softworks Just like Starfield , Elder Scrolls VI was announced at E3 2018 and is still years away from release. Pete Hines of Bethesda recently revealed on Twitter that the Elder Scrolls VI wouldn’t launch until after Starfield . With the Xbox Series X, we can expect more expansive maps and faster loading times, though there is no definitive date as to when we might set foot once again on the continent of Tamriel. Read less Read more The Elder Scrolls VI – Official Announcement Teaser Alan Wake II Trailer Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Shooter, Adventure Developer Remedy Entertainment Publisher Epic Games Publishing Release December 31, 2023 The long-awaited sequel to what was originally a timed Xbox 360 exclusive, Alan Wake 2 promises to ramp up the horror like never before. It’s been over a decade since the original game, but we have hope for this writer’s return via the DLC chapter in Control that brought those two universes together. All we know is that this game won’t be coming until 2023 at the earliest, so there’s still a long wait ahead for the next chapter in this dark tale. Read less Read more Alan Wake 2 – Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2021 State of Decay 3 Trailer Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S State of Decay 3 exists, and that’s about all we know. A follow-up to Undead Labs’ open-world zombie game a few years ago, State of Decay 3 is launching exclusively on Xbox Series X and PC and will be coming to Game Pass on release day. Read less Read more Avowed Trailer RP Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure Developer Obsidian Entertainment Publisher Xbox Game Studios Release December 31, 2022 Avowed is probably still a few years off, especially with The Outer Worlds DLC shipping soon. We know, however, that it’s coming, and it’s coming exclusively to Xbox Series X and PC. It’s a presumably open-world , first-person RPG similar to Skyrim. The game takes place in Eora, the same world as Pillars of Eternity, and features melee combat and spell-casting, at least based on the teaser. Read less Read more The Outer Worlds 2 Trailer Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S Genre Role-playing (RPG) Developer Obsidian Entertainment Publisher Xbox Game Studios Revealed at E3 2021, The Outer Worlds 2 is the next installment to the small, well-received sci-fi RPG from Obsidian entertainment. We only got the smallest of announcement trailers, but based o