Here are our picks for the most anticipated upcoming Xbox Series X|S games of 2024 [Update]

It has not exactly been a good 2024 this year for people who call themselves Xbox fans. Microsoft has had two huge layoffs in the gaming division, including one in early May that shut down three studios and merged one more into another team.

However, it's possible the rest of 2024 could turn things around for Xbox console gamers There are lots of first-party Xbox Games Studios titles due out by the end of the year, and tons of games from third-party publishers that we cannot wait to play. We have our list of the most anticipated Xbox Series X/S games from 2024, which you can read below in the order of their expected release dates.

Keep in mind that game launch dates could change. Also, there may be games in development that we know nothing about that will be released in 2024. We will update this list as release dates and games change.

Update - May 11 —We have added the relaunch of the Warner Bros Games free-to-play brawler Multiversus and the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring to the list. We have also changed the release date for Star Wars Outlaws.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II - May 21, 2024

• Developer: Ninja Theory
• Publisher: Microsoft
• What's it about: The Icelandic warrior Senua returns to fight mythical monsters while also fighting with herself
• Why we want to play it: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was an impressive game from this developer, and the trailers for this long-awaited sequel make it look like it will be a truly intense cinematic narrative experience.

Multiversus - May 28, 2024

• Developer: Player First Games
• Publisher: Warner Bros. Games
• What's it about: Warner Bros-owned characters from Bugs Bunny to Batman battle each other in various locations
• Why we want to play it: We enjoyed this free-to-play brawler when it first launched. The developer then shut down the game in 2023 and spent several months making changes and improvements. We cannot wait to see what the team has done to make Multiversus better.

Still Wakes The Deep - June 18, 2024

• Developer: The Chinese Room
• Publisher: Secret Mode
• What's it about: It's the year 1975, and you are onboard a massive oil rig in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. That's bad enough, but there also appears to be something evil on the rig.
• Why we want to play it: This game looks like it will be a very scary first-person experience in a unique historical time and setting. The Unreal Engine 5 visuals are already pretty impressive as well.

Elden Ring - Shadow of the Erdtree - June 21

• Developer: FromSoftware
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment:
• What's it about: Details about the story are few but we do know that it takes place in a new location, the Land of Shadow.
• Why we want to play it: Normally, we wouldn't put in an expansion pack for a game on this list, but this is Elden Ring we are talking about. One of the best games, period, in recent years will add a new story to play, and it will also likely be the last Elden Ring content we will play for a long time, if ever.

Star Wars Outlaws - August 30, 2024

• Developer: Massive Entertainment
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• What's it about: Space smuggler Kay Vess is just trying to make a living in the galaxy that's under Imperial control. She's smart and tough, but she might have bitten off more than she can chew with her latest missions.
• Why we want to play it: A Star Wars open-world game with both planet and space missions, made by the same team as Ubisoft's The Division game? That sounds like a winner.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - September 5, 2024

• Developer: GSC GameWorld
• Publisher: GSC GameWorld
• What's it about: The post-apocalyptic world surrounding the destroyed Chornobyl nuclear plant continues to change and evolve, and not in a better way for the people inside of it.
• Why we want to play it: This long-awaited sequel to the first-person survival horror game has some impressive-looking visuals based on the trailers, and we can't wait to see if the gameplay matches it.

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - September 9

• Developer: Saber Interactive
• Publisher: Focus Entertainment
• What's it about: Lieutenant Titus, the Imperium needs you. It's time to go out and destroy the Tyranid hordes, no matter how many there may be to kill.
• Why we want to play it: This long-awaited sequel to this third-person shooter is being made by some of the same team that made the World War Z game at Saber. You can expect to see tons of aliens on screen trying to kill you, so you need to kill them first.

Avowed - TBD 2024

• Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
• Publisher: Microsoft
• What's it about: Microsoft says, "Explore the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger. As an envoy of Aedyr, you are sent to investigate rumors of a spreading plague with a secret that threatens to destroy everything. Can you save the island and your soul from the forces threatening to tear them apart?"
• Why we want to play it: Obsidian has made some of the best RPGs ever made (Fallout New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, The Outer World), and this fantasy-themed game looks to be no exception.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - TBD 2024

• Developer: MachineGames
• Publisher: Bethesda Game Studios/Microsoft
• What's it about: Archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Junior is once again fighting Nazis in the late 1930s in a globe-trotting action game where he has to solve an ancient secret before it falls into the wrong hands
• Why we want to play it: The early gameplay glimpses of this title are very exciting, as we will get to play as Indiana from a mostly first-person perspective. MachineGames also knows how to make a well-done single-player game with Nazis as the antagonists in their previous Wolfenstein titles.

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando - TBD 2024

• Developer: Saber Interactive
• Publisher: Focus Entertainment
• What's it about: An attempt to get energy directly from the Earth's core has generated the bad side effect of releasing a creature called the Sludge God. It starts infecting the land and turning humans into the undead horde. You and a team of Toxic Commandos have to stop this supernatural blight.
• Why we want to play it: This just looks like a lot of fun, judging from the early gameplay footage. The first-person shooter lets you kill hundreds of zombie-like creatures, and some big bosses as well. Plus, we hope legendary horror movie maker John Carpenter can be a good influence on this game's design and story.

Towerborne - TBD 2024

• Developer: Stoic Games
• Publisher: Microsoft
• What's it about: In this fantasy world, a post-apocalyptic event has caused this land to be taken over by monsters. The last human survive in the tower structure called Belfry. Now, you and a group of warriors are charged with reclaiming this land.
• Why we want to play it: Stoic Games has created a side-scrolling action-adventure game with an animated movie art style that looks great in the gameplay footage we have seen. We hope the gameplay matches the graphical looks when it is released.

That's the list of our most anticipated Xbox Series X/S games of 2024. Again, we will be updating this list every so often as more games are announced and other games get release dates.

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