10 Exciting Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In August 2024

We've already highlighted some of the biggest new releases of August 2024 here at Pure Xbox, but what about the indie games? As usual, we've got plenty to pick out, including some upcoming day one releases for Xbox Game Pass.

Although the ten titles below caught our attention the most, there are plenty of other indie games heading to Xbox throughout August, so it's well worth checking out the full selection for a potential gem in the mix!

So, here are 10 exciting Xbox indie games to look out for in August 2024:

Closer The Distance - July 2

Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long-kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on. Closer the Distance is available now on XBOX Series X|S.

Pepper Grinder - August 6

Shipwrecked and robbed of her treasure, Pepper must spin up her trusty sidearm to reclaim what the mischievous Narlings stole. Armed with Grinder, Pepper burrows through terrain & water, controls machines, and pulverizes all enemies blocking the way towards recovering her missing fortune - with interest!

Volgarr The Viking 2 - August 6

Volgarr the Viking II is a hardcore, 2D action-platformer where precision is everything and one false move can spell a brutal death. Players of the original game will feel right at home on this relentless voyage, even with the addition of new power-ups, new forms of magic, new enemy types, and a chest-thumping new soundtrack.

Creatures Of Ava - August 7 (Xbox Game Pass)

Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.

Cat Quest 3 - August 8

Become a swashbuckling purrivateer and sail through the dangerous Purribean in search of the Northern Star. Craft your own story in this furr-ocious open world action RPG, playable solo or in local co-op.

Deathbound - August 8

Deathbound - on-of-a-kind party-based soulslike, will be launching on Xbox Series X|S later this year. Refuse Death, embrace the fallen, and conquer a brutal reality where Life and Death were never more conflicted.

Dustborn - August 20

Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.

Core Keeper - August 27 (Xbox Game Pass)

Discover the secrets of a mysterious underground world, harvest resources to build your base, and explore a dynamically evolving environment waiting to be unearthed. Find biomes and play your own way in a 1-8 player mining sandbox adventure. Craft new tools, grow your garden, fish in mysterious waters, master recipes, hatch pets, drive vehicles, encounter the Cavelings, level up your skills, and defeat legendary Titans to unveil the power of the Core.

Gori: Cuddly Carnage - August 29

Master explosive weaponry and devastating combos in an epic battle to prevent the Adorable Army from conquering the galaxy, and rescue Professor Y, their missing creator and only human who showed Gori and his friends love. Push your combat and platforming skills to the limits as you fight your way through twisted landscapes filled with environmental hazards, razor-sharp adult humour and a bone-crunching, pulse-pounding soundtrack.

The Mortuary Assistant - August TBD (Slightly Delayed)

The Mortuary Assistant: Definitive Edition is finally here! New bodies, new haunt events, embalming only mode, and more along with bug and stability fixes is here on all consoles and Steam!

Which Xbox indie games are you most looking forward to in August 2024? Tell us down below.