Earlier this week, Xbox announced that a Partner Preview would be set for today. They announced that we would be seeing new looks at Alan Wake II: The Lake House DLC, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, but these wouldn’t be the only things that would be revealed. Here’s everything that was revealed during this iteration of the Xbox Partner Preview.
Alan Wake II: The Lake House is the second expansion of Alan Wake II. Wheras Night Springs, the first expansion, leaned more into the wacky and weird side of the Remedy Connected Universe, The Lake House will venture back into Alan Wake II’s horror side of things.
The Lake House will star FBC agent Estevez, a character that we met in Alan Wake II. The Lake House follows Estevez’s visit to the titular Lake House, a research station located in the wider game’s Cauldron Lake. The story takes place in parallel with the early part of Saga’s story in Alan Wake II. When the two characters meet, the story of The Lake House has already occurred.
Cronos: The New Dawn is Bloober Team’s first original survival horror game. Players take on the role of a Traveler who is tasked with scouring the wastelands of the future in search time rifts that will transport you back to 1980s era Poland. The mission is to locate people from the past who perished in the ensuing apocalypse.
Blindfire is a new arena shooter where players are trapped in darkness and will have to rely on their instincts to survive. The game is available in Early Access through the Xbox Game Preview program today.
The new trailer for Like Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii gives us the first look at the game’s brand-new naval battles. The end of the trailer also reveals a new release date of February 21, 2025.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire blends old-school FPS gameplay along with the classic old-school cartoon look. Players will be investigating crimes in a world full of cartoon animals and will be taking down criminals with a variety of adorable-but-deadly weaponry, all set amid a noir-inspired, jazz-infused world.
Subnautica 2 will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC via the Xbox Game Preview next year. Players will traverse beyond Planet 4546B where lush new environments, fascinating creatures around every corner, and secrets waiting to be uncovered. This time, players can choose to adventure alone or with friends with the much-requested co-operative multiplayer for up to four players.
Animal Well, the mystery platformer that blends pixel-perfect traversal with a gorgeous, inscrutable world packed with secrets. The game takes elements from classic Metroidvanias and blows them up into a world packed with unique puzzles. The game is now available on Xbox.
Edens Zero is a third third-person action game set in the unique sci-fi universe of the manga. Players will take on the role of hero Shiki Granbell as he travels across the universe in search of the cosmic entity, Mother – gathering new characters, each with their own abilities, on the way.
Eternal Strands, the systemic action-RPG from a team of developers who’ve worked on Dragon Age, Assassin’s Creed, and more features a unique magic system that allows players to combine spells, in-depth crafting systems, and titanic, climable bosses. The new trailer revealed today showcased more of that and revealed that the game will be available on Game Pass on Day One when it launches early 2025.
Mistfall Hunter is a third-person action PvPvE extraction RPG set in a dark, mysterious Nordic-inspired continent filled with creatures, loot, and those seeking glory. Players can tailor their own combat style by exploring diverse classes and swapping between weapons with classes like Mercenary, Sorcerer, Blackarrow, and Shadowstrix, each offering unique abilities. Players can even team up with friends to execute surprising combos.
Wheel World, previously known as Ghost Bike, is a beautiful, relaxing, bike-loving exploration-racing game. Players will retrieve and fix the last of the Ghost Bikes, which can travel between the worlds of the living and the dead. Wheel World mixes open world exploration as players repair and upgrade bikes with the treasures that are found, and races set across the map.
Phasmophobia is making its way to Xbox on October 29. Players will group up and set off to haunted locations to investigate, draw out, and survive ghostly encounters. The game features a variety of tools that players can use alongside the use of comms, where your teammates can hear you as well as the ghosts.
The Legend of Baboo is an action-adventure set across a magical island, sending child hero, Sepehr into the fray with only their wits, weapons, and an absolutely gorgeous dog called Baboo to protect them.
The first look at official gameplay for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has been revealed. The new trailer reveals a new look at the game’s dark fantasy storyline set in the late Ming Dynasty and a lot of action against multiple bosses – from a horrifying, centipede-like monster, to a woman who can transform into what appears to be a living scarf made from the skin of an arctic fox.
FBC: Firebreak is Remedy’s first-ever multiplayer game. It’s a three-player cooperative FPS where players take on the role of first responders in the Federal Bureau of Control sent to fend off paranormal threats in the dark heart of The Oldest House, the shifting eldritch headquarters of the FBC. Like Control, players will wield paranatural augments, Altered Items engineered into toll attachments, acting like Ultimates in other games. FBC: Firebreak is set to release in 2025.