20 new Xbox games arrive next week, including major launches like Immortals of Aveum we've got the exclusive reveal of the Immortals of Aveum Xbox achievements along with the arrival of the slightly delayed WrestleQuest and more, although the next arrival on our list of games coming to Game Pass isn't on here, having just missed the window of this article with a release date of August 29. Here's a breakdown of everything coming to the world of Xbox next week. Let us know which of these you're planning on picking up in the comments! <\/p>\n
August 22nd <\/p>\n
Summon your power, stop the Everwar, save the realms. Pre-order* Immortals of Aveum and get the Purified Arclight, a unique blue sigil that will unleash more power for Jak's blue Strike spells and Shatter Fury spell! <\/p>\n
No Place Like Home is a cute and relaxing sim. <\/p>\n
You play as Ellen Newland, a girl who decides to visit her grandfather, on Earth, for the very last time before she moves to Mars. However, she soon discovers that her grandpa is missing and that his farm was recently destroyed. <\/p>\n
Key Features: <\/p>\n
CLEANING Clean the world, destroy mountains of trash, vacuum all the rubbish, and recycle resources to build your very own dream farm! Everything you need can be found and recycled from trash, and if you befriend local neighbours, they may prove very helpful during your farming and adventuring endeavours. <\/p>\n
FARMING Find seeds, become a farmer, and use your produce to cook delicious dishes that can be traded for useful items! There are tons of plants, fruits, vegetables, flowers and trees to find and grow. You can also make honey, jams, mayo, and lots of other preserves to spice up the farming fantasy. <\/p>\n
EXPLORATION Explore and go on adventures through many diversified zones. Trek through the wonderous Lonely Hills region and restore the damage done by its poisonous gasses. Save animals from icy weather in Frozen Peaks and fix the leak from an old factory that has turned the local flora into giant mushrooms. Break the giant dam and release the river to bring nature back to the desert. <\/p>\n
PARTIES Find, rescue and befriend farm animals that have gotten lost throughout the valley. If you gain their trust and take good care of them, you can be sure that they will return the favour. Once you are ready, you can show off your fun side by giving them funky hats and throwing them awesome parties! <\/p>\n
RENOVATIONS Rebuild, refurbish and decorate your house into a cosy place of perfection. Find awesome decorations and items across the world and use them to personalize your abode. After all, there is No Place Like Home! <\/p>\n
The whole family can choose one Smurf, its kart and special power, then youre ready to go on wild races! Make the best start, find shortcuts, and use the right items at the right time to pass your opponents! <\/p>\n
- Play solo or with friends and family, should you be a beginner or the most trained driver you can get 1st place and show others who the fastest Smurf of all time is! - 12 tracks taken from the Smurfs universe: the village, the forest, the dam, the swamps even Gargamels house! - 12 playable Smurfs: chose the Smurf you want to drive with. - Each Smurf has its own kart and a very handy special item to help you breeze past your opponents. - Reach 1st place by using the environment around you: bonus items, boosts, ramps, destructible boxes, shortcuts and more! - Play solo or with family and friends, up to 4 players in split-screen local multiplayer game mode. - Try to beat every Smurf at their own racetrack in the Time Challenge mode and reach the top of the online rankings with your best time! - Unlock original bonuses race after race, win after win, and try to Smurf them all in your personal album! - Take a smurfy start to take the lead as soon as the race begins! - Use your unique special power to get rid of a too smurfy opponent on-track! <\/p>\n
TAG TEAM WITH DESTINY! Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in the ultimate pixel powered adventure. Macho Man Randy Savage and tons of other icons offer guidance as you powerbomb your way to glory beyond the ring. This heros journey aint just an epic quest, its WRESTLEQUEST! <\/p>\n
August 23rd <\/p>\n
Main Features: - A powerful chess AI to challenge; - Local multiplayer - so you can also challenge others; - A massive set of chess puzzles to solve and learn chess logic from; - Daily puzzles, for those who can't get enough of them! <\/p>\n
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. Discover beautifully illustrated scenarios that compliments the duality of both characters and develop your cognitive skills and spatial vision as you cross portals to bring them together. <\/p>\n
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 Virgos twisted and unforgiving cosmic quest to bring back the Golden Age, a period of peace, symmetry and balance, or so she thinks. <\/p>\n
In this galaxy where every action means a reaction, youll play as Virgo, the Holy Queen, often called Dreadful Queen by heretics, bringing mayhem to the Zodiac Realms and leaving a trail of stardust on the way, all to fit her excessively righteous worldview. <\/p>\n
August 24th <\/p>\n
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle one and for all. <\/p>\n
A 2D party platformer where you fight with a hat! Throw your hat to attack, defend and bait opponents. But watch out! If someone jumps on your hat... you die! <\/p>\n
Rev up your engine and get ready to hit the track with RIDE 5. An adrenaline-filled gaming experience that is so authentic it will make you feel like you're truly racing at break-neck speed. <\/p>\n
Find your favorite bikes and check out new ones in the ultimate motorcycle game! Race on over 35 tracks and collect more than 200 motorcycles from world-renowned manufacturers, each element is designed to feel like you're riding a real bike. <\/p>\n
IT'S A LONG ROAD It's not just speed that wins races - Endurance mode rewards perseverance and strategy. Time is no longer the issue, ride to your heart's content with the option of saving, exiting and jumping back in later. Just make sure you keep an eye on fuel and pit-stops - these helplines can quickly become your worst nightmare! <\/p>\n
FROM ZERO TO HERO Start out in your garage, climb the ranks and become the best world racer in the new Career mode. Race against increasingly skilled Rivals, true obstacles who will stand between you and the finish line. Learn to master different bikes and handle every situation. It won't be easy though... The road to victory is laden with challenges and it's up to you to decide which one you want to take - the harder the challenge, the greater the reward! <\/p>\n
WIN UNDER ANY CONDITION It doesn't matter how good you are, there is always one factor you can't control: the weather. Clear blue skies can turn into heavy downpours and then back to sunshine, rolling clouds will follow you as you dash through the bends, giving you ever-changing views and landscapes. You will have to deal with unexpected situations and use your skill to tackle both wet and dry conditions - the improved physics makes for an even more life-like experience! <\/p>\n
TEST. LEARN. RIDE. Not sure which line to follow or when to slam on the brakes? Use the new riding aids and get customized support when needed the most. Learn to better handle the bike and the tricks of the trade to become the best rider you can be. <\/p>\n
TAKE CONTROL You can tell a true motorcycle aficionado not just from the bike but also from their garage - collect your favorite models and customize them to your liking. Share your designs with other players and showcase your style! Don't get caught up on cosmetics only. With Race Creator you can build an endless number of scenarios, from single races to complete championships, choose your bikes and tracks, and act as a Race Director to set your own rules. <\/p>\n
FEEL THE COMPETITION Split screen is back! Now you can challenge a friend and win live! And if you want to show the world what you're worth, Endurance races will really put you to the test, now even more thrilling thanks to the Crossplay function. <\/p>\n
It's time to teach those white pieces to fear the Shotgun King. <\/p>\n
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a unique turn-based strategy roguelike. <\/p>\n
Key Features: - Choose wisely: Every turn, you may either move your king or shoot at enemy pieces, after what you'll need to move again to reload your shotgun. - Avoid Checkmate: Kill the White King to complete the floor and move on to the next level! - Strengthen both Kings: After completing each floor, you will upgrade your king... but also your opponent! - A whole kingdom: 15 difficulty ranks, an endless mode, a chase mode, and over 100 upgrades are waiting for you! <\/p>\n
5 cars are available to get you to the final fort, each capable of holding progressively more loot. Ranging from the simple Redneck pick-up and the classy Hunter and to the tough Sledge and frankly-silly Harvester, youll enjoy throwing these bodged-up jalopies at the lines of the undead. Each is highly customisable, with 15 upgrades including spiked bumpers, improved tyres, buffed engines, and more ammo, fuel and nitros. With 8 locations to traverse, handsome 3D graphics and gory shambling bodies, Zombie Derby is a killer game. <\/p>\n
August 25th <\/p>\n
Combining FromSoftwares longstanding expertise in mech games with their signature action gameplay, ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON brings a brand-new action experience to the series. <\/p>\n
Dynamic, Omni-directional Battles Players will pilot their mech in fast-paced, omni-directional battles, taking advantage of massive stages and their mechs mobility on land and in the air to ensure victory. <\/p>\n
Customized Parts for Individual Battle Styles Customize Armored Core parts to suit a large variety of playstyles. Selecting different parts not only changes the mechs attacks, but also directly affects its movement and battle style, so each mission can be approached with a unique mech strategy. <\/p>\n
Thrilling Boss Battles Deploy a wide variety of offensive and defensive tactics at close and long range to take down powerful enemy bosses. <\/p>\n
An idle card game where you kill monsters. From monsters, you get money to open chests. Each chest has its own deck of cards. Collect cards, upgrade cards, defeat monsters, join guilds and hire heroes. Raise your DPS! <\/p>\n
Overdriven Evolution takes you on a challenging journey through the Kruuthian empire with an ever-changing, expertly crafted universe full of action. <\/p>\n
The game proposes 7 Game Modes: <\/p>\n
- STORY: 4 Difficulties: EASY NORMAL HARD NIGHTMARE - ARCADE: Can you beat the game with only a few continues? - MANIC: Test your true arcade skills with no health bar. - THE LINE: Use all your knowledge and mastery to keep enemies away from the red line. - 10 CHALLENGES: Replay each stage with a specific goal. - COLOR-REFLEX: Involving 56 new and improved Puzzle-Maps mixing match3 and shmup! - BOSS-RUSH: Use everything you have as an expert pilot to beat all the bosses at once. <\/p>\n
When cultists target Los Angeles for destruction, only the High-Risk United Nations Task-Force (codenamed H.U.N.T.) can end their reign of terror. Gear up and load out as one of five elite operatives, each with their own attributes, and infiltrate the cult monastery to stop their nefarious plans. <\/p>\n
Dive deep into ROTT lore with 4 full campaign modes and expansion packs, and explore never-before-seen content from previously-lost beta builds. Run and gun through labyrinthine levels and splatter LUDICROUS GIBS across the island with over-the-top weapons. Double the fun with the gaming worlds first-ever dual-wield pistol setup, or blast the iconic Drunk Missile and watch rockets trail off with a mind of their own. Mix things up with magical weapons like the legendary Excalibat, and delete foes in the blink of an eye with the Hand of God. <\/p>\n
Experience a perfect mix of past and present with 60+ frames-per-second gameplay, classic pixelated artwork upscaled to HD resolutions, increased field-of-view, cloud saves, achievements, and more. Recreate any Rise of the Triad experience with multiple iterations of the classic original soundscape, or rock out to the heavy metal 2013 reboot soundtrack. Get the upper hand on enemies with the inclusion of ROTTs original cheat codes - if you can remember them! <\/p>\n
Its fast. Its fun. Its addicting. Deafest the enemy tanks while dodging their deadly bullets. Improve your aim and maneuver skill while war itself is trying to end your adventure. Level by level the enemy's tanks get faster, smarter, and deadlier. Can you make it to the end and defeat their leader? <\/p>\n
Play alone. Play with your friends. Play against your friends. - Play the single-player campaign to practice your skills and beat the game by yourself. - Finish the campaign with 2 players in the co-op mode. <\/p>\n
A full motion video game from the makers of Vegas Tales. Judge a new reality show in which over-the-top contestants are hooked up to lie detectors and must answer any question you ask honestly. Vote one off every round, based on their answers, until only the winner remains. <\/p>\n
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