Looking for the best new Xbox Series X games for 2021? We’re here to help. There are many fantastic new Xbox Series X games on the way this year that will make the most of your new games console, whether you have an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S – if you don’t have either, this list might convince you to pick one up.
The first half of 2021 was a little light on new releases – for a few different reasons, but mostly the pandemic. However, the tail end of the year looks set to be packed with all kinds of new Xbox Series X games, with the likes of Halo Infinite and Battlefield 2042 confirmed for the Xbox Series X/S in 2021.
But with lots of new games heading our way this year – coupled with lots of delays – it can be a challenge to keep track of what’s being released and when we can expect it. That’s why we’ve selected the biggest new Xbox Series X game release dates in 2021 and beyond below, so you know exactly when you can get your hands on this year’s new Xbox Series X games.
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New Xbox Series X games 2021: most-anticipated upcoming games
- Battlefield 2042 – November 19 – (XSX, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One)
- Halo Infinite– December 8 (PC, Xbox One, XSX)
New Xbox Series X games coming out in November 2021
- Battlefield 2042 – November 19 – (XSX, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One)
- Beyond a Steel Sky – November 30 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
New Xbox Series X games coming out in December 2021
- Halo Infinite – December 8 (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Shredders – December TBC (Xbox Series X/S)
New Xbox Series X games 2021: TBC 2021 and beyond
- eFootball – Fall 2021 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Fall 2021 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
- Anacrusis – Fall 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Xbox One)
- Adios – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Scorn – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X)
- Call of Duty: Warzone – TBC 2021 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Demon Turf – TBC 2021 (Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach – TBC 2021 (PS5, PS4, PC)
- Chorus – TBC 2021 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Stadia)
- CrossfireX – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Dead Static Drive – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Echo Generation – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Exo One – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC)
- She Dreams Elsewhere – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Warhammer 40K: Darktide – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S)
- Song of Iron – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- RPG Time – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S)
- Art of Rally – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Tunic – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Way to the Woods – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Hello Neighbor 2 – TBC 2021 ( Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC)
- The Gunk – TBC 2021 (Xbox Series X/S)
- Rainbow Six Extraction– January 2022 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5, XSX)
- Dying Light 2– February 4, 2022 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
- The King of Fighters XV – February 17, 2022 (PS4, PS5, XSX/S, PC)
- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – February 22, 2022 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X PS4, Xbox One, Stadia)
- Elden Ring– February 25, 2022 (PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Saints Row– February 25, 2022 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One)
- WWE 2K22 – March 2022
- GTA 5– March 2022 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- GTA Online – March 2022 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns – March 2022 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One Switch)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl – April 28 2022 (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
- Starfield– November 11, 2022 (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga– Spring 2022 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X and Switch)
- Redfall– Summer 2022 (PC, Xbox Series X)
- Little Witch in the Woods – TBC 2022 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One)
- Hogwarts Legacy – TBC 2022 (PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC)
- Life is Strange Remastered Collection – TBC 2022 (Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, PC, Stadia, Switch)
- Gotham Knights – TBC 2022 (PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC)
- Two Point Campus – TBC 2022 (PC, Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- DokeV – TBC 2022 (PC confirmed, consoles to be confirmed)
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum– TBC 2022 (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
- Lost Eidolons – TBC 2022 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC)
- Blood Bowl 3 – TBC 2022 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice – TBC 2022 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC)
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – TBC 2022 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Stadia and Amazon Luna)
- The Outer Worlds 2 – TBC 2022 (PC, Xbox Series X)
- Payday 3 – TBC 2023 (PC confirmed, consoles TBC)
- Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga – TBC (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
- Skull & Bones – TBC
- Everwild – TBC (Xbox Series X, PC)
- State of Decay 3 – TBC (Xbox Series X, PC)
- Forza Motorsport 8– TBC (PC, Xbox Series X/S)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake – TBC (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
- The Elder Scrolls 6– TBC
- Loot River – TBC (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
- Dragon Age 4 – TBC
- Indiana Jones – TBC
- Overwatch 2 – TBC
- Nobody Saves the World – TBC (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
- Fable – TBC (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
- BioShock 4 – TBC
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 – TBC
- Avowed – TBC (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
- The Sims 5 – TBC
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