Everything announced during the Xbox Partner Preview showcase November 2025

Today, Xbox hosted a partner preview that lasted about 30 minutes and featured 16 games, both shadow drops and brand-new game announcements. This presentation did not focus on first-party Xbox Studios games, instead highlighting third-party games that, while they will be available on Xbox and Xbox Play Anywhere, many of them are also available on other consoles as well. Notably, Tides of Annihilation, which had only appeared at PlayStation State of Plays until now, showed up with an epic gameplay trailer.

Everything announced at the Xbox Partner Preview, from Tides of Annihilation to Zoopunk

There were several shadow drops for Xbox owners, such as Dave the Diver and CloverPit, updates for existing games like Hitman: World of Assassination, and a few brand-new games announced at today’s partner showcase. Overall, Xbox has been changing its strategy away from exclusive games, so partner showcases like this become more and more important in convincing players to buy into the Xbox ecosystem. The last announcement in the showcase had nothing to do with any specific games, instead highlighting that the new Xbox Fullscreen Experience, originally introduced on the Xbox ROG Ally X handheld devices, will be available on PC as well.

There were three games shadow dropped on Xbox during today’s presentation. Two of them, Dave the Diver and CloverPit were already known releases, but the first-person psychological horror game, Total Chaos, from developer Trigger Happy Interactive is a new game that’s out today.

Some highlights from the showcase included the unexpected anthropomorphic rabbit-led action game Zoopunk, a release date for one of Steam Next Fest’s most popular demos, Reanimal, and a new take on Vampire Survivors in Vampire Crawlers, a roguelike deckbuilder version of the popular indie hit. Here are all 16 games featured during today’s Xbox Partner Preview.

• Armatus – 2026
• The Mound: Omen of Cthulu – Summer 2026
• Dave the Diver – Available Today! – In the Jungle DLC – Early 2026
• Crowsworn – TBD
• Echo Generation 2 – TBD
• Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors – 2026
• 007 First Light – March 27th, 2026
• Roadside Research – Early 2026
• Total Chaos – Available Today!
• Reanimal – February 13th, 2026
• Erosion – 2026
• Zoopunk - TBD
• CloverPit – Available Today! – Unholy Fusion DLC – Coming Soon
• Hitman: World of Assassination – Eminem vs Slim Shady – December 1st, 2025
• Tides of Annihilation – TBD
• Raji: Kaliyuga – TBD

Today’s partner preview had some exciting announcements, even if you aren’t an Xbox fan. Most of these games are arriving on other platforms as well, from PS5 to Switch 2. With every passing day, Xbox showcases become less of a console exclusive preview and more of a publisher showcase, sharing a wider look at upcoming games that everyone can appreciate rather than a specific console audience.

Dave the Diver

June 28, 2023

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