Game Pass price rises and Halo leaving home got my 200+ physical Xbox games boxed up. Exclusives and disc-to-digital are getting them back out. Part one of my Xbox collection series.
The End of the Sun is a slow, seasonal folklore adventure on Xbox with bags of atmosphere, light puzzles and plenty of walking.
The End of the SunBloodRayne: Definitive Collection is coming digitally to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. A new 25th anniversary comic Kickstarter launches in Q1 2027.
BloodRayne: Definitive CollectionOblivion's 2006 Horse Armour pack is still talked about. Here's the history of Oblivion and Oblivion Remastered on Xbox, and how to play both.
ARK: Survival Ascended adds Enigmasaur on Xbox, alongside a free Giganotosaurus overhaul, Unreal Engine 5.8 and Xbox-specific fixes.
ARK: Survival AscendedQueen’s Domain is a demanding, secret-packed first-person RPG on Xbox that rewards curiosity, if you can live with stingy saves.
Queen’s DomainUndead Labs owns State of Decay and plans long-term support for State of Decay 3. Philip Holt says its new publisher will be revealed soon.
State of Decay 3Rare's Perfect Dark prequel launched with the Xbox 360 in 2005. It's now in Game Pass and enhanced. Here's its history and how to play it.
Perfect Dark ZeroPhasmophobia's Ghost Hunts for Hearts raised more than $230,000 for the American Heart Association, doubling last year and unlocking an animated badge for all players.
PhasmophobiaAnno 117: Pax Romana's biggest Year 1 expansion, Dawn of the Delta, is out now on Xbox Series X|S, adding Aegyptus. A free weekend runs until 9 November.
Anno 117: Pax RomanaLast checked: 4 November 2026 With Assassin's Creed turning 20 in 2027, it is a good time to work out which games you can play on…
Dumb Ways to Build now supports Xbox Play Anywhere, syncing saves, certifications and cosmetics between Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC at no extra cost.
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