These 15+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (December 12-16)

Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for December 12th to 16th! The two major releases of this week are undoubtedly The Witcher 3 Next-Gen for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, as well as High on Life on Xbox Game Pass. However, we've also got the likes of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion, GRIS, River City Girls 2 and the Vampire Survivors DLC to look forward to, so it's definitely an exciting few days ahead!

Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:

New Xbox Releases (December 12-16)

Optimised For Xbox Series X|S

  • Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion (December 13): "An HD remaster version of the smash hit prequel to Final Fantasy VII. In addition to all graphics being remastered in HD, fully voiced dialogue and new soundtrack arrangements..."
  • GRIS (December 13): "Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities..."
  • High on Life (December 13): "You and a team of charismatic talking guns must answer the hero’s call and become the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen."
  • Wavetale (December 13): "Explore the open sea and the decaying archipelago of Strandville in Wavetale, a story-driven action-adventure game introducing you to fed-up fishermen, secretive hermits, and maybe a pirate or two."
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Next-Gen (December 14): "The upcoming release of CD PROJEKT RED’s award-winning role-playing game will feature dozens of visual, performance, and technical enhancements over the original."
  • Blacktail (December 15): "Become the guardian of the woods or the terror nightmares are made of. Forge the legend of Baba Yaga and live out its origins in Blacktail..."
  • River City Girls 2 (December 15): "Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki – joined by newcomers Marian and Provie – hit the streets for an all-new beat-’em-up adventure!"
  • Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell DLC (December 15): "Legacy of the Moonspell is the first DLC for Vampire Survivors, and introduces a brand new stage, new characters, new monsters, and new weapons to slaughter them with."
  • Cassiodora (December 16): "Play with your friends or solo and shoot your way through this colorful shoot ’em up. Earn new items, customize your character, challenge yourself, and face huge bosses."
  • Grime (December 16): "Destroy… absorb… grow… Grime is a methodical and unforgiving 2.5D souls-like metroidvania in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function."

Xbox One

  • Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion (December 13): "An HD remaster version of the smash hit prequel to Final Fantasy VII. In addition to all graphics being remastered in HD, fully voiced dialogue and new soundtrack arrangements..."
  • High on Life (December 13): "You and a team of charismatic talking guns must answer the hero’s call and become the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen."
  • Potion Craft (December 13): "Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions."
  • Wavetale (December 13): "Explore the open sea and the decaying archipelago of Strandville in Wavetale, a story-driven action-adventure game introducing you to fed-up fishermen, secretive hermits, and maybe a pirate or two."
  • Box Align X (December 15): "Discover the power of the Box Align puzzles! A simple yet challenging puzzle game where you put your brain to work..."
  • River City Girls 2 (December 15): "Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki – joined by newcomers Marian and Provie – hit the streets for an all-new beat-’em-up adventure!"
  • Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell DLC (December 15): "Legacy of the Moonspell is the first DLC for Vampire Survivors, and introduces a brand new stage, new characters, new monsters, and new weapons to slaughter them with."
  • Aery - Path of Corruption (December 16): "Each level of Aery – Path of Corruption represents a different path that the character could take and your task is to discover them..."
  • Alphadia Neo (December 16): "Engage in turn-based battles, increase Energi levels by raising multiple elementals unique to the Alphadia series, and learn new skills."
  • Cassiodora (December 16): "Play with your friends or solo and shoot your way through this colorful shoot ’em up. Earn new items, customize your character, challenge yourself, and face huge bosses."
  • Grime (December 16): "Destroy… absorb… grow… Grime is a methodical and unforgiving 2.5D souls-like metroidvania in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function."
  • It's Kooky (December 16): "It's Kooky is a hand drawn hidden object game. Unlike any other, you will have to find those quirky/silly characters hidden throughout the map within the time limit."

Xbox Game Pass Titles

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