Welcome to your August 28th to September 1st Xbox game roundup! We’ve got a slew of great games coming up in the coming days, including Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Under the Waves, Trine 5, and the day one Xbox Game Pass release of Sea of Stars, while another major highlight is the Premium Edition / Premium Upgrade launch of Starfield, which will be playable for the first time on September 1st.
New Xbox Releases (August 28 – September 1)
• Under the Waves (August 28): “Under The Waves is a narrative-driven adventure game about the engulfing power of grief. Set in the depths of the North Sea in a techno-futuristic 1970s, professional diver Stan is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss and embrace a new future.”
• Sea of Stars (August 29): “Promising the Sabotage touch in every system, Sea of Stars aims to modernize the classic RPG in terms of turn-based combat, storytelling, exploration and interactions with the environment, while still offering a hearty slice of nostalgia and good old, simple fun.”
• The Making of Karateka (August 29): “Now, in a new interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse, the story of how a teenager with an Apple II created one of the most groundbreaking, influential games of all time.”
• Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Case (August 30): “In this detective adventure game, you will take on the role of the famous detective, Hercule Poirot, as he joins forces with Lloyd’s of London to ensure the transportation, protection, and sale of a valuable painting of Mary Magdalene.”
• Call Of The Wild: The Angler (August 30): “From the creators of theHunter: Call of the Wild comes an open world fishing experience!”
• Daymare 1994: Sandcastle (August 30): “Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998.”
• Hundred Days Winemaking Simulator (August 30): “Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top.”
• Revhead (August 30): “A car racing simulation game where you must build your own racing car. Buy or sell cars and components as well as fix and tweak your car to make it the fastest around.”
• The Bridge Curse: Road To Salvation (August 30): “Escape a haunted college campus in a cinematic horror experience unlike any other!”
• Gourmet Warriors (August 31): “Gourmet Warriors is a surrealistic side-scrolling beat ’em-up originally released in 1995.”
• How 2 Escape (August 31): “How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices.”
• Sacrifice Your Friends (August 31): “Use various weapons, battle your friends, grow your cult of the Old Ones and embrace insanity as you try to survive in a chaos of dangerously dynamic environments.”
• Tenebris Pictura (August 31): “Presenting Tenebris Pictura, an ultra-corporeal action adventure brought to you by the creators of Megaton Rainfall.”
• Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy (August 31): “Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy will take Amadeus the Wizard, Zoya the Thief, and Pontius the Knight on their most action-packed journey yet!”
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (September 1): “Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is 1 second per second of advanced funkstyle. Battle rival crews and dispatch militarized police to conquer the five boroughs of New Amsterdam. Become All City.”
• Cats and the Other Lives (September 1): “As Aspen, the cat of the household, players will take a journey across the hopes, disappointments and regrets of the enigmatic Mason family, traversing through a rich narrative that spans over decades.”
• Dreamers (September 1): “Embark on an epic adventure with three unique characters in DREAMERS, the thrilling new video game! Explore a vast world filled with diverse regions, each with its own challenges and mysteries to uncover.”
• Escape First Alchemist (September 1): “A multiplayer first person escape room/adventure game, where you play as the apprentices of the reclusive sorcerer-alchemist, Trismegistus.”
• Hexapoda (September 1): “You are a young hothead, hired by a team of scientists left on earth who are looking for a solution to bring humans back to the surface.”
• Starfield Premium Edition / Premium Upgrade (September 1): “In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.”
