Xbox has once again shone the spotlight on its upcoming third-party games at its Partner Preview showcase, with a barrage of titles shown off in a quick-fire 30-minute livestream.
Featuring a good mix of trailers for both highly anticipated triple-A releases like IO Interactive’s 007 First Light and Eclipse Glow Games’ Tides of Annihilation, as well as surprising indie follow-ups like Vampire Crawlers, here’s a handy breakdown of everything announced at the show:
Tides of Annihilation
Hailing from Chinese studio Eclipse Glow Games, Tides of Annihilation made waves upon the release of its reveal trailer back in February for its beautiful fantasy aesthetic and its equally gorgeous main protagonist, Gwendolyn. Its latest combat trailer gives a better look at the game’s combat, which looks to be an interesting mix of Bayonetta and Devil May Cry, with a unique system where players can control both Gwendolyn and her summoned ally, Lamorak, simultaneously during battle.
007 First Light
This might not be the next big gameplay trailer fans were hoping for, but hey, any news is good news for such a highly-awaited game like 007 First Light. Taking on the role of Bond, players will no doubt need some fancy cars while on their missions, such as the Aston Martin Valhalla showcased in the trailer, featuring a hybrid twin-turbo V8 engine alongside a Q-Type 7.62mm machine gun turret. Now that’s something you don’t see every day.
Zoopunk
If this upcoming hack-and-slasher’s anthropomorphic bunny main hero looks familiar, that’s because Zoopunk is by the same team behind the 2021 metroidvania, F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch. This time, the game seems to play out more like a traditional third-person action title, with its trench coat-clad rabbit hero using dual blades to slice up nasty beasties. The game will also allow players to swap between characters, such as a raccoon or a rhino.
Raji: Kaliyuga
Now this is a sequel no one saw coming, as the 2020 action-adventure Raji: An Ancient Epic is getting a follow-up in Raji: Kaliyuga, and while its reveal trailer only features a bunch of cinematics, it does offer a look at the game’s new secondary character, Raji’s brother Darsh, who joins her journey this time around. According to the game’s description, Raji will once again wield acrobatic martial arts and her Trishul, while her brother will use Siddhi powers that control gravity, time, and energy, as the duo journey to the Eternal Summit to save or destroy the universe.
Reanimal
Tarsier Studios, the original team behind the Little Nightmares franchise before Supermassive Games took over for Little Nightmares III, has revealed the next gameplay trailer for its upcoming survival horror platformer Reanimal, which offers a first look at its myriad of gameplay systems apart from running and hiding. Players will be able to traverse over water via a boat, alongside what appears to be melee combat, wielding a pipe. The co-op adventure has also released a demo and opened pre-orders ahead of its launch on 13 February 2026.
Vampire Crawlers
As a spin-off of the worldwide sensation Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers takes the concept and transforms it into a casual first-person turn-based dungeon-crawler with roguelite elements. This title is planned for release sometime in 2026 and will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass.
Hitman World of Assassination – Eminem vs. Slim Shady
Much like Thanos gathering the infinity stones, IO Interactive’s Hitman World of Assassination has been steadily adding more outrageous celebrity cameos, from Conor McGregor to Jean-Claude Van Damme and now Eminem, and it’s a double-whammy too, as the DLC will see Agent 47 teaming up with Eminem to face off against his younger alias, Slim Shady. Talk about Eminem-ception!
Armatus
One look at the main character design of Armatus and some gamers might instantly recognise its development team, Counterplay Games, better known as the guys who made the ambitious but ultimately failed live-service slasher Godfall. Now, they’re taking another stab at glory, this time with a third-person shooter set in the demon-infested ruins of Paris. And since it’s 2025, the game will also be a roguelite, because of course it is.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
Based on Lovecraftian horror, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is a first-person survival shooter that’s set to feature co-op, psychological horror, and Indiana Jones-esque exploration, as players use old-timey weapons like flintlocks, bows and blades to fend off supernatural entities and possessed humans alike, with what seems to be a trust system that can turn a player’s allies against them.
Total Chaos
Here’s one to add to the growing list of survival/psychological horror titles to check out, as Total Chaos seems to be a blend of Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Doom, featuring intense first-person melee and ranged combat with tight, eerie corridors and no shortage of grotesque foes. Best of all, the game is out right now on PC, Xbox and Game Pass.
Dave The Diver on Xbox + In The Jungle DLC
The iconic pixel-art deep-sea diving adventure is back, as Mintrocket’s Dave The Diver heads to Xbox consoles ahead of the release of its upcoming DLC, In The Jungle, which is set to launch in 2026, bringing a new forested setting alongside additional underwater beasts to face like a giant crocodile.
Crowsworn
Hoping to reach the same heights of success as Hollow Knight: Silksong, Crowsworn is yet another side-scrolling 2D platformer which features a plague doctor-like character in a tophat wielding a giant scythe.
Echo Generation 2
As a sequel to the 2024 turn-based adventure, Echo Generation 2 is set to shake up the formula by turning the series into a deckbuilding RPG, and follows Jack, an ordinary Dad on a mission to escape a mysterious dimension.
Roadside Research
Here’s a goofy one, as in Roadside Research, four players will take on the roles of aliens trying to blend in and prepare for an invasion by running a petrol station, which will no doubt lead to plenty of co-op shenanigans.
Erosion
As yet another upcoming roguelike, Erosion combines pixel graphics with sci-fi and wild west themes in a twin stick shooter package, taking cues from 2021’s Sifu with a time-based mechanic where every death leads to the world advancing by a decade.
Clover Pit on Xbox
The nightmarish slot-machine-based roguelike Clover Pit heads to Xbox consoles, letting a whole new system of players live out the thrill of gambling – without any actual gambling – with a supernatural twist that lets them manipulate the machine to turn the odds in their favour.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise “duds” like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3. He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying.
