2026’s Xbox video game calendar is slowly taking shape, and it will almost certainly be a pretty great year for the console. Microsoft’s brand garnered quite a bit of criticism throughout 2025, but the Xbox Series X/S has never stopped receiving fantastic games, even if none of them are exclusive to the system.
2026 will not be an exception, with each month bringing forth dozens of new releases across a spectrum of genres. As keeping up with everything can be tiring, let’s simplify the process and go through the big upcoming Xbox games that should define 2026. Hopefully, it will be a memorable year for all the right reasons.
New 2026 Xbox Series X games added to the article on February 6: Crisol: Theater of Idols, Clue: Murder By Death, Under The Island, Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, KLETKA, Icarus, Towerborne, Scott Pilgrim EX, 1348 Ex Voto, Bubblegum Galaxy, Project Songbird, MLB The Show 26, Gear.Club Unlimited 3, Before I Go, FZ: Formation Z, Relooted, Centipede Gun, Zumba World – The Crazy Marble Dimension, HeadHunters, Borderlands 4 – Bounty Pack 2: Legend of the Stone Demon, Docked, Mirage 7, ChainStaff, Dosa Divas: One Last Meal.
February 2026 Upcoming Xbox Series Games
Resident Evil, Yakuza, Dragon Quest, & More
- February: NORSE: Oath of Blood
- February 5: Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
- February 5: Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
- February 5: Lovish
- February 6: Bandit Trap
- February 6: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift
- February 6: My Hero Academia: All’s Justice
- February 10: Crisol: Theater of Idols
- February 10: Relooted
- February 11: Romeo Is a Dead Man
- February 12: BlazBlue Entropy Effect X
- February 12: Cash Cleaner Simulator
- February 12: Centipede Gun
- February 12: ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard
- February 12: Disciples: Domination
- February 12: Lil Gator Game: In the Dark
- February 12: RIDE 6
- February 12: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
- February 13: Clue: Murder By Death
- February 13: High On Life 2
- February 13: Reanimal
- February 13: Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
- February 13: Zumba World – The Crazy Marble Dimension
- February 17: Aerial_Knight’s DropShot
- February 17: Under The Island
- February 18: HeadHunters
- February 18: Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown
- February 19: Death Howl
- February 19: Death Match Love Comedy!
- February 19: KLETKA
- February 19: Love Eternal
- February 19: Showgunners
- February 19: Soulslinger – Envoy of Death
- February 19: Styx: Blades of Greed
- February 19: WiZmans World Re;Try
- February 20: Horror Tale 2: 4k Remaster
- February 25: Pogul
- February 26: City Hunter
- February 26: Borderlands 4 – Bounty Pack 2: Legend of the Stone Demon
- February 26: Icarus
- February 26: No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files
- February 26: Towerborne
- February 27: DUSK INDEX: GION
- February 27: Resident Evil Requiem
- February 27: Tales of Berseria Remastered
On paper, February 2026 is almost frustratingly packed with games. How can we possibly keep up with all the major releases? Xbox Series users won’t have to wait long for things to get started, as Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined launches on the fifth of the month. Roughly a week later, Romeo Is a Dead Man will arrive to hopefully satisfy people’s cravings for hack and slash goodness, and it will be quickly followed by Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, Reanimal, and High on Life 2. All these games look fantastic.
The second half of the month has Resident Evil Requiem, which is (obviously) February 2026’s biggest new Xbox game. It has been years since the last completely new chapter in Capcom’s series, and Requiem cannot come soon enough.
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March 2026 Upcoming Xbox Series Games
Fatal Frame, Monster Hunter Stories, Crimson Desert, & More
- March 3: Scott Pilgrim EX
- March 5: Docked
- March 5: Marathon
- March 5: Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
- March 5: Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf
- March 6: Mirage 7
- March 6: Sumerian Six
- March 12: 1348 Ex Voto
- March 12: Bubblegum Galaxy
- March 12: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake
- March 12: GreedFall 2: The Dying World
- March 12: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
- March 12: Replaced
- March 12: RoadOut
- March 13: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
- March 13: WWE 2K26
- March 17: MLB The Show 26
- March 19: Crimson Desert
- March 19: Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
- March 19: Gear.Club Unlimited 3
- March 19: Mouse: PI For Hire
- March 19: Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers
- March 20: Ghost Master: Resurrection
- March 26: Copa City
- March 26: Life is Strange: Reunion
- March 26: Project Songbird
- March 26: Screamer
- March 27: Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
Continuing the momentum from its predecessor, March 2026 has all the Xbox games. You can get Fatal Frame 2 if you are still yearning for more nightmares, although you can also pick up John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando if you just want to shoot hordes of zombies. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection should be a rock-solid creature collection JRPG, and Crimson Desert could be the month’s most ambitious title. Finally, Mouse: PI For Hire looks incredible.
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April 2026 Upcoming Xbox Series Games
Pragmata, Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, & More
- April 8: ChainStaff
- April 13: Before I Go
- April 14: Dosa Divas: One Last Meal
- April 16: Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
- April 22: Tides of Tomorrow
- April 23: Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster
- April 24: Pragmata
- April 28: Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred
- April 30: Invincible VS
Currently, April 2026 does not have too many confirmed games, but it already has a couple of juggernauts. Pragmata looks primed and ready to be one of Capcom’s weirdest projects, and that is certainly a compliment. The unorthodox combat should rock, just because Capcom knows what it is doing. Invincible VS should be a bloody superhero fighting game, while Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred is the RPG’s next expansion.
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May 2026 Upcoming Xbox Series Games
Forza Horizon, 007, And Lego Batman
May 2026 will be a big month for Xbox owners, as there are so many big new games that could be among the year’s best efforts. Forza Horizon 6 is almost here, and the open-world racing franchise is heading to Japan. PlayGround has yet to miss the mark with the series, and there is nothing to suggest that the upcoming release will be anything but marvelous.
Racing games might be an acquired taste, but fortunately, May 2026 has a couple of games that are arguably as huge as Forza Horizon 6. 007 First Light will mark James Bond’s long-awaited return to the gaming scene, and this could very well prove to be the spy’s best game since Nightfire. Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight should be an awesome love letter to the Caped Crusader.
Other New Xbox Games Coming In 2026 Or Beyond
GTA 6, Elder Scrolls, Gears of War, & More
- September 8: Halloween
- November 19: Grand Theft Auto 6
- December 17: Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
- Aniimo
- Aphelion
- Archeage Chronicles
- Ark 2
- Assassin’s Creed Infinity (Platforms TBA)
- At Fate’s End
- Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game
- Beast of Reincarnation
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Platforms TBA)
- New BioShock Game (Platforms TBA)
- Black Myth: Zhong Kui
- Blizzard’s Survival Game (Consoles & PC)
- Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
- Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen
- Buramato
- Bus Simulator 27
- Cities: Skylines 2
- ClockWork Revolution
- Codename: Final Form (Platforms TBA)
- Contraband
- Control Resonant
- Danganronpa 2×2
- Darwin’s Paradox!
- Denshattack
- Disaster Report 5
- Dragon Quest 12: Flames of Fate
- Dreamhouse: The Game
- Dumb Ways to Party
- EA’s Iron Man Game (Platforms TBA)
- The Elder Scrolls 6 (Platforms TBA)
- The Eternal Life of Goldman
- Exoborne (PC, Consoles TBA)
- Exodus
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
- Fable
- Fallen Tear: The Ascension
- Gears of War: E-Day
- Gothic
- Halo: Campaign Evolved
- Harmonium: The Musical
- Haunted Chocolatier (Platforms TBA)
- Hellreaper
- Hela
- He-Man and Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
- Holdfast: Nations At War
- Hunting Simulator 3
- Instinction
- Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse
- Judas
- Jurassic Park Survival
- Kage: Shadow of The Ninja
- Kemuri
- Kingdom Hearts 4
- Kitsune Tails
- Lab Rat
- Last Sentinel
- Lords of the Fallen 2
- Maseylia: Echoes of the Past
- Marathon
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
- Marvel’s Blade
- Mecha Break
- Mega Man: Dual Override
- Mistfall Hunter
- Montezuma’s Revenge – 40th Anniversary Edition
- Mudang: Two Hearts
- My Hero Academia: All’s Justice
- My Time at Evershine
- New Crazy Taxi Game (Platforms TBA)
- Darksiders 4
- New Golden Axe Game (Platforms TBA)
- New Jet Set Radio Game (Platforms TBA)
- New Just Cause Game (Platforms TBA)
- New Mass Effect Game (Platforms TBA)
- New Metro Game (Platforms TBA)
- New Streets Of Rage Game (Platforms TBA)
- No Rest for the Wicked
- OD (Overdose)
- Okami Sequel (Platforms TBA)
- Once Human
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Orphan of the Machine
- Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei: Remake
- Paraside: Duality Unbound
- Persona 4 Revival
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake
- Prison Architect 2
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
- Road Kings
- R-Type Dimensions III
- SacriFire
- Shadow of Conspiracy: Section 2
- The Signal
- Silent Hill: Townfall
- Simon The Sorcerer Origins
- Six Days in Fallujah
- Spine
- Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions
- Star Wars: Eclipse
- Star Wars: Zero Company
- State of Decay 3
- Subnautica 2
- Super Meat Boy 3D
- Swords of Legends
- There Are No Ghosts at The Grand
- Thick as Thieves
- Tides of Annihilation
- Tomb Raider: Catalyst
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
- Towerborne (XBX/S, PC)
- New TimeSplitters Game (Platforms TBA)
- Turok: Origins
- Valor Mortis
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2
- The Witcher 4 (Platforms TBA)
- The Witcher Remake (TBA)
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (XBX/S, XBO)
- Wreckfest 2
- Wyrdsong (Platforms TBA)
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