Xbox has 26 games scheduled to arrive between August 10 and August 14. The Xbox Wire weekly roundup covers everything from a cozy scrapbook game and colorful platformers to zombie survival, tank combat, and a new Madden season.
Release dates can change, but this is the current schedule. EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27 is the week’s early arrival for some players, with three-day Deluxe Edition access beginning August 10 before the standard August 13 release.
August 10
- Pieced Together — Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Play Anywhere. This cozy scrapbooking game follows a story about friendship and growing older. Players will sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate a scrapbook as the story comes together.
August 11
- Akatori — Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery, and Xbox Play Anywhere. Mako, a teenager raised in the Firebird Temple, must cross different worlds affected by the Amber Storms. A mysterious red bird sealed inside her staff can turn into both a weapon and a tool.
- Bunny Pit Berry — Xbox Series X|S. Players control an adorable hamster and push fruit into a picnic basket while working through puzzle stages that introduce new ideas as they progress.
- Iridio — Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Play Anywhere. Yatziri joins the Wazhari tribe to free hostages from criminals, uncover island secrets, craft items and weapons, and use fire and water to handle puzzles and dangerous fights.
- No More Room in Hell 2 — Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Play Anywhere. Emergency Responders will enter zombie-infested locations to complete missions, with every encounter carrying the risk of infection or permanent death for the character.
- Trash Raccoon — Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery, and Xbox Play Anywhere. This arcade rogue-lite turns fruit collection into a race against explosive produce. Fruit Dash can smash through obstacles, while Can Lids buy upgrades between attempts.
August 12
- Duskfade — Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Play Anywhere. Zirian and his mechanical Cuckoo will cross a world trapped in eternal night while trying to save his sister from a mysterious Clock Tower. Movement includes jumping, dashing, grappling, and gliding alongside fast platforming combat.
- Pets Survivors — Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery, and Xbox Play Anywhere. Fourteen playable pets, including dogs, cats, and chickens, will face waves of fantasy monsters in top-down pixel-art arena battles. Each pet has its own skills and stats.
- Pool Cleaning Simulator — Xbox Series X|S. Players will scrub and maintain dirty pools with a range of cleaning tools, working across locations that include private backyards and community swimming complexes.
August 13 is the busiest release day
- EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27 — Xbox Series X|S. The game’s standard release is scheduled for August 13, while Deluxe Edition pre-orders receive three-day early access from August 10. An EA Play 10-hour early access trial and Welcome Pack are also included in the listing, and progress will carry over for players who purchase the full game. The game is playable through xCloud, PC Game Pass, or Game Pass Ultimate with EA Play.
- Sandustry (Game Preview) — Game Pass. Every pixel in this factory automation game can become a resource to mine, mix, process, or destroy. Its destructible open world also contains artifacts left behind by an ancient civilization.
- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam — Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Play Anywhere. The tactical shooter moves into the Vietnam War, with battles across mountain gorges and dense jungle. Squads can build tunnels, fly helicopters, drive patrol boats, use historically accurate weapons, and coordinate on the battlefield.
- Pro Jank Footy — Xbox Series X|S. This arcade comedy-sports game combines goal scoring with power-ups and a deck of absurd abilities. Matches can be played alone or with friends, and the season keeps changing the rules.
- Wild Blue Skies — Xbox Series X|S. The on-rails flight game sends players over oceans, desert ridges, and caves while they fight waves of enemies serving Grimclaw. A squad will help in the effort to restore peace.
- Barkside Roads — Xbox Series X|S. A friendly dog from Rio de Janeiro drives a dune buggy through Brazilian locations, with each road presenting another puzzle to solve.
- Emergency Room Simulator — Xbox Series X|S. Players take the role of a doctor in a busy hospital, moving from first response in the trauma bay to bedside patient care while using detailed medical equipment.
- Idle Immortal — Xbox Series X|S. Players will build a Chinese fantasy sect, recruit disciples, and create a group that continues to battle and grow even when they are away from the game.
- Kaboomania — Xbox Series X|S. This retro maze bomber brings colorful pixel art and explosive arcade action to modern platforms after its original design for the Amiga 1200.
- Panzer Knights: Commander’s Edition — Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery, and Xbox Play Anywhere. Players command a German panzer platoon during World War II, choosing ammunition, targeting weak points, and calling tactical support during third-person tank battles.
- Plungeez — Xbox Series X|S and Smart Delivery. This puzzle adventure takes place in an underground labyrinth beneath Salvador, Brazil. There is no combat, with progress built around solving room-based challenges and uncovering new routes.
- Skatesterre — Xbox Series X|S. Players will link skateboarding combos and tricks as Sterre Meijer, also known as Surfsterre, across streets, parks, and urban areas filled with rails and ramps.
August 14
- Hidden Legends 2. This fantasy search adventure hides items inside houses and other environmental objects. Handcrafted stages mix familiar locations with new areas, colorful art, a magical soundtrack, and touch controls.
- Hunahpu Quest. Mechanoid — Xbox Series X|S. Hunahpu will fight enemies, make friends, solve puzzles, and search for his brother after a mechanical monster takes him.
- Lootbound — Xbox Series X|S. Each run begins alone, then players choose routes, weigh risks and rewards, and meet companions who can change the party’s playstyle and build.
- No More Slimes!! — Xbox Play Anywhere. Bouncing slimes fill the screen as players build skill trees from battle loot. Cards and relics can add abilities such as lightning strikes and a wall-bouncing boomerang.
- Tower Dominion — Xbox Series X|S and Smart Delivery. Players will combine buildings, weapons, perks, and doctrines to withstand enemy waves, then unlock more options and higher difficulty levels through Extended Mode.
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