The Xbox Partner Preview event, held on November 20, 2025, delivered a packed 30-minute showcase highlighting 16 third-party games, all supporting Xbox Play Anywhere across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. True to form, Microsoft emphasized accessibility with nine titles launching day one on Xbox Game Pass (across PC, Ultimate, and Premium tiers where applicable), three shadow drops available immediately, and exciting reveals spanning genres from roguelites and horror to action-adventures and Bond espionage.

Here's a complete breakdown of every announcement, ordered roughly by release date:

Shadow Drops: Play Now

These titles landed right after the stream ended:

  • Total Chaos (Phosphor Studios): A narrative-driven first-person survival horror where you craft weapons to battle grotesque creatures and unravel mysteries. Available today on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud, and day one on Game Pass Ultimate.
  • CloverPit (Demagog Studio): A tense roguelite trapped in a demonic slot machine room—gamble to survive and escape debt via an ATM trapdoor. Out now on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud, and Game Pass Ultimate/Premium.
  • Dave the Diver (Mintrocket): The beloved deep-sea diving/sushi restaurant sim ports to Xbox today (optimized for handhelds), with the In the Jungle DLC arriving early 2026 for jungle adventures and wildlife battles. Not on Game Pass.

Day One on Xbox Game Pass

Nine fresh additions to the service:

  • Armatus (Counterplay Games/Fictions): Third-person roguelite shooter in demon-ravaged Paris post-apocalypse; masked warrior slays horrors. 2026 launch.
  • Crowsworn (Mongoose): Metroidvania action-platformer with stylish combat and traversal in a cursed world. Launching day one (date TBA).
  • Echo Generation 2 (Cococucumber): Voxel turn-based adventure sequel battling cosmic horrors with '80s/'90s movie vibes and a Gremlins-like sidekick. Coming soon.
  • Erosion (Gain Ground Studio): Isometric voxel action where death fast-forwards the world by 10 years, aging everything around you. PC Game Preview spring 2026; full Xbox later.
  • Raji: Kaliyuga (Nodding Heads Games): Third-person action sequel to Raji: An Ancient Epic, with siblings fighting gods in a mythic tale six years later. Day one launch (TBA).
  • Roadside Research (Wrong Angle): Co-op sim as aliens running a gas station to spy on humans without alerting the government. Q1 2026, Game Preview.
  • Vampire Crawlers (Poncle): First-person deckbuilding roguelike from the Vampire Survivors team, with chaotic crawls and familiar items like whips and garlic. 2026.

Upcoming Highlights

  • 007 First Light (IO Interactive): James Bond origin story with gadgets, fast cars (including souped-up Aston Martin Valhalla), and high-stakes action. March 27, 2026.
  • Hitman World of Assassination (IO Interactive): New Elusive Target—eliminate Slim Shady (Eminem's alter ego) on the rapper's behalf. Arrives next week (Dec. 1).
  • The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu (Counterplay Games): 4-player co-op Lovecraftian horror in shifting jungle realities. Summer 2026.
  • Reanimal (Tarsier Studios): Co-op horror (Little Nightmares creators) as siblings rescue friends from a nightmarish home. February 13, 2026; demo out now.
  • Tides of Annihilation (Crossing Wild): Arthurian action-adventure with reality-shifting combat against epic bosses in overrun London. Date TBA.
  • Zoopunk (TiGames): Sci-fi third-person action with anthropomorphic animals, intense combat, and F.I.S.T. universe ties. 2027.