On Thursday, Xbox pulled back the curtain on the just-announced Xbox Partner Preview 2025, showcasing new details on upcoming Xbox partner-developed titles to close out 2025.
Likely the last showcase for Xbox in 2025, the Xbox Partner Preview was announced just this week and said that the show would include news and reveals on upcoming games from Xbox partners including IO Interactive, Eclipse Glow Games and THQ Nordic. That’s not all, today, Xbox also showcased brand-new reveals and day one Xbox Game Pass announcements to keep libraries stocked for the near future and beyond.
All the games featured during the Xbox Partner Preview are Xbox Play Anywhere compatible, which means players can enjoy every title across any device that could be considered an Xbox with just one copy of the game. The Xbox Partner Preview brought all of the news from Xbox partners worldwide, and everything announced at the showcase can be seen below.
ARMATUS
The first title shown at the Xbox Partner Preview throws players into a third-person dystopian world. ARMATUS is a third-person roguelite shooter set in the demon-infested ruins of Paris, and as the last supernatural warrior of an ancient order (armed to the teeth with powerful firearms and incredible celestial powers), players will scour the city in search of a lost gateway to heaven – the Sunless Gate. ARMATUS is coming in 2026.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
Next up, players embody the first-person perspective of a survivor eager to escape undead hordes while equipped with flintlock pistols and bolt-action carbines against cosmic horror incarnate. The newly revealed The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu forces players to adapt or perish. It’s coming in 2026.
Dave the Diver: In The Jungle
A new expansion for everyone’s favourite Indie Gaming diver, Dave the Diver: In The Jungle, is coming to Xbox consoles in early 2026. It’s worth mentioning that the base game of Dave The Diver is now finally available on Xbox consoles today!
Crowsworn
A new side-scrolling roguelike featuring a very agile protagonist donning a plague doctor mask, Crowsworn has been revealed as coming day one to Xbox Game Pass. Players will explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in an action-packed platformer, while they attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal. Coming Day one to Xbox Game Pass in 2026.
Echo Generation 2
A new pixelated turn-based RPG title seeped in Isekai Anime coming day one to Game Pass, and yes, the protagonist does get sent to another world. Players will embark on a sci-fi deckbuilding turn-based RPG odyssey. Deal the cards, defy the cosmos, and embrace the adventure when it launches in 2026.
Aston Martin Valhalla Supercar Coming to 007 First Light
The Valhalla supercar debuts in 007 First Light, bringing Aston Martin’s first-ever mid-engine PHEV hypercar to the game, and honouring the tradition of always including a juiced-up gadget-wielding Aston Martin vehicle to MI6. Designed for speed, precision, and style, this sleek machine delivers a driving experience engineered for the ultimate secret agent, and will be featured prominently in 007 First Light. 007 First Light releases on March 26, 2026.
Vampire Crawlers
A new title that embodies the spirit of everyone’s favourite bullet hell, Vampire Survivors, is adding a new first-person perspective-based title called Vampire Crawlers. Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a casual, turn‑based deckbuilder with roguelite elements and this more strategic Vampire Crawlers is coming when the developers think it’s ready in 2026.
Roadside Research
The next reveal at the Xbox Partner Preview is a title that asks players to pretend to be human and aid an alien invasion on Earth. Roadside Research drops in 2026.
Total Chaos
The next title in survival horror impresses horrifying visuals on the player in a congested, claustrophobic first-person experience loaded with monsters and everything wanting to kill you. Developed by Sam Prebble and published by Apogee Entertainment in partnership with Atari’s Infogrames label, Total Chaos is a next-gen survival horror experience reborn as a standalone title built for modern platforms. Players can dive into this grim descent into terror today on Xbox.
Reanimal
The next title from the makers behind Little Nightmares and Little Nightmares II at THQ Nordic, comes another horror title asking players to survive and go through hell together. Reanimal is coming on February 13, 2026, and players can jump into the demo today on Steam.
Erosion
Lyrical Games (known for Valor Mortis and Ghostrunner) and developer Plot Twist has revealed their latest venture at the Xbox Partner Preview Showcase today, and they’re bringing an open-world roguelike with a mechanic that ages the world a whole decade when you die. It’s called Erosion, and instead of the character facing his own mortality, the world around him changes significantly. It’s coming in 2026.
Zoopunk
The next title from Ti Games (the creators of F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch) comes Zoopunk, a new 3D action-adventure. Players will step into the furry legs of Rayton, a veteran rabbit swordsman, and take command of a diverse team of playable animal heroes rising against the oppressive mechanical army. Fight with a wide arsenal of melee weapons, explore a stylized dieselpunk world, and uncover the long-buried secrets of a fallen kingdom. In Zoopunk, the animals fight back, and it’s coming in 2026.
CloverPit
CloverPit boasts itself as “the demonic lovechild of Balatro and Buckshot Roulette,” from Indie studio Panik Arcade and publisher Future Friends Games (The Cabin Factory, SUMMERHOUSE, Exo One). CloverPit shadow dropped today at the Xbox Partner Preview, and it teased an upcoming Unholy Fusion DLC (that will also come to Xbox).
Hitman: World of Assassination – Eminem vs. Slim Shady
Like the Conor McGregor elusive target mission (which has since been removed from the game), Hitman: World of Assassination is opening its doors for another celebrity to target, and this time it’s the rapper Eminem and his alter ego, Slim Shady. Players must infiltrate a surreal environment where doctors, patients, and performers blur into one and take down the crazy part of Eminem. It’s coming for FREE on December 1.
Tides of Annihilation
The next title revealed new gameplay for Eclipse Glow Games’ upcoming action-adventure title, Tides of Annihilation. New gameplay was revealed at the showcase, with crisp combat animations and a larger-than-life boss that threatens to kill the player with one clench of their fist. This new trailer takes the journey from London to the Otherworld, the realm of Avalon, where Gwendolyn joins forces with her former rival Lamorak to face a powerful foe within the mirrored domain, Tyronoe. After many clashes with Tyronoe and a world-shattering event, Tides of Annihilation’s freshest look yet ends.
Raji: Kaliyuga
The last trailer revealed at the Xbox Partner Preview is a follow-up to Raji: An Ancient Epic, called Raji: Kaliyuga by Nodding Heads Games. The game stars Raji (who’s a now a seasoned warrior) and her dreamwalking brother Darsh, who must journey to the Eternal Summit to save or destroy the universe. Raji: Kaliyuga features dual protagonists: Raji, with acrobatic martial arts and the Trishul, and Darsh, with immense Siddhi powers that control gravity, time, and energy. Raji: Kaliyuga is coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC as an Xbox Play Anywhere title and with Xbox Game Pass.
That wraps everything revealed at the extensive Xbox Partner Preview 2025. Fans who want more information on any of the announcements can head to the official Xbox website.
