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New Xbox Series X games 2025 - the most anticipated Xbox release dates

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The new Xbox Series X games coming in 2025 and beyond

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What's the next big game on Xbox?

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4

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Xbox players can look forward to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake in July. Beyond that there's Borderlands 4, expected to be a next-gen sequel to 2019's third entry. Then, we'll hopefully get some news as to when we can expect Gears of War: E-Day, which serves as a prequel to the very first game.

New Xbox Series X games will start arriving thick and fast once over the next few months, with new exclusives launching on Microsoft's most powerful consoles. There's certainly a lot to look forward to for Xbox fans.

From Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 +4 remake to Borderlands 4, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S players will have plenty of new Xbox games to keep them busy for the rest of the year, and beyond – and we're here to tell you exactly when you'll get your hands on them.

Below, we've rounded up all the release dates and windows for the biggest confirmed Xbox Series X games of 2025 and beyond. So, it's time to get your calendar out and start taking down some dates. As always, these release dates are subject to delays. If any games are pushed back, this page will be updated.

New Xbox games 2025: this year’s most anticipated releases

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Below, you'll find a brief list of the biggest video game releases on the horizon, all for Xbox Series X|S.

  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - July 11 (PC, PlayStation, Xbox,(Switch)
  • Gears of War: Reloaded - August 26 (XSX|S, PS5, PC)
  • Metal Solid Delta: Snake Eater - August 28 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Borderlands 4 - September 23 (XSX|S, PS5, PC)
  • The Outer Worlds 2 - October 29, 2025 (XSX|S, PC, PS5)

June

MindsEye

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  • MindsEye - June 10, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Wizards of Legend 2 - June 12, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Wuchang Fallen Feathers - July 24, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • I Am Your Beast - June 25, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S)

July

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 promo image featuring the Doom Slayer glaring at Tony

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  • Mecha Break - July 1, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - July 11 (PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch)
  • Ninja Gaiden Ragebound - July 31, 2025 (PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

August

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  • Mafia: The Old Country - August 8 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Dying Light The Beast - August 22, 2025
  • Gears of War Reloaded - August 26, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Metal Solid Delta: Snake Eater - August 28 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Shinobi: Art of Vengeance - August 29 (PS5, PS4, XSX|S, XBO, Switch, PC)

September

Hell is Us.

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  • Hell Is Us - September 4, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle DLC - September 4, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Everybody's Golf Hot Shots - September 5, 2025 (PS5, Switch 2, PC)
  • Borderlands 4 - September 23, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Marathon - September 23, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Silent Hill f - September 25, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Sonic Racing Crossworlds - September 25, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - September 30, 2025 (PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

October

The Outer Worlds 2

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  • Directive 8020 - October 2, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Digimon Story Time Stranger - October 3, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Ninja Gaiden 4 - October 21, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Jurassic World Evolution 3 - October 21 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • The Outer Worlds 2 - October 29, 2025 (XSX|S, PC, PS5)

2025 and TBC

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Finally, here's a list of Xbox games that have been announced, but either don't have more than a release year attached to them yet, or are much further out. For now, they're simply TBC, but once each game does receive a release date, this page will be updated.

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