The Xbox Partner Preview Event is here, and with it comes a vast selection of new reveals from all the third party games coming to the Xbox Series X/S and PC here in a tight 30-minute show. Trailers, gameplay, reveals, and more. What more could one ask for?
This show kicked off with a lot of interesting looking indies like Armatus and Crowsworn, before mixing in some bigger AAA releases like 007 First Light and Tides of Annihilation. All in all it was a diverse show in terms of scope, and a good showing for fans of all manner of genre.
Armatus
First up, a third person shooter / action game with a hellish aesthetic that looks awfully interesting. We even see a cool mix of ranged and melee combat here which is begging for more exploration. Armatus is coming to Xbox, PC, PS5, and the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
Next we have a first person Lovecraftian horror game, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu! This slams you right in the olden days of flintlock rifles, but with a darker twist as claws and twisting tentacles aim to tear you apart. It’s coming in Summer, 2026 to Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5.
Dave The Diver: In The Jungle
Dave the Diver is getting a lovely handheld update for the ASUS ROG Ally X and other platforms, as well as a new update in 2026 called Dave The Diver: In The Jungle. It’s coming to Xbox Series X/S, PC, PS5, and the Nintendo Switch.
Crowsworn
Here’s a cool sidescrolling platformer in Crowsworn, featuring a dapper chap in a tophat and wonderful coat. He’s got a scythe, a big pistol, and lots of magic too. The game looks frankly fantastic, and is coming to the Xbox Series X/S, PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.
Echo Generation 2
Wow, here’s something gory and a little spooky. A card-based sci-fi RPG that appears to send you reality hopping to all manner of worlds. Echo Generation 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S and Steam. Looks cool!
Vampire Crawlers
This looks radical. Vampire Crawlers is a first person dungeon-crawler spin on the excellent Vampire Survivors, with a whole new approach to the pixel art wonder that took the world by storm. It’s coming in 2026 when the developers think it’s ready to Xbox Series X/S, PC, PlayStation, and the Nintendo Switch.
007 First Light Aston Martin trailer
James Bond gameplay! We see a cool new spy car in extravagant detail, it’s an Aston Martin of course. That’s it, that’s all you get. The game is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PC, PS5, and Switch 2 on the 27th March 2026.
Roadside Research
Aliens running a petrol station is a new one, a four-player co-op game in which you need to keep things running smoothly without being found by the men in black. Sounds cool! Roadside Research is coming in early 2026 to Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Total Chaos
Oh this is some gnarly looking horror, from Infrogrames and co no less! A first person shooter with some grim looking monsters and interesting locals. Nightmare fuel, count me in. Total Chaos is available today on the Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5.
Reanimal
From the creators of the Little Nightmare series comes another truly gross looking adventure game in Reanimal. A two-player co-op game, escape from terrific looking ghouls and ghastly things. It’s coming out on the 13th February, 2026 on the Xbox Series X/S, PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Erosion
A sci-fi wild west pixel twin stick shooter with loads of weapons and a neato looking time mechanic in which every death passes things on by a decade. Erosion is coming to the Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5 in 2026.
Zoopunk
We’ve got a rabbit in a trench coat folks, he’s called Ray too. A sci-fi action game in which furry folks clash in high-flying combos is certainly something fresh! Zoopunk is coming to the Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5.
Clover Pit on Xbox
Clover Pit, a fantastic indie slot machine game without all the pesky actual gambling, is available today on Xbox platforms. That includes the Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox on PC.
Eminem is coming to Hitman
Eminem is the next celebrity elusive target in Hitman World of Assassination, or rather Slim Shady. It’s the rapper asking you to kill his old self, perhaps a look into the inner frustrations of the artist. Or maybe it’s a fun who-cares bit of DLC, who knows. Either way, it’s out for free on Xbox Series X/S, PC, PlayStation, and the Switch.
Tides of Annihilation gameplay trailer
A fairly lovely looking third person action game, we’ve finally got a look at Tides of Annihilation gameplay through a boss fight and it looks darn good! The game is set to release on the Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
Raji: Kaliyuga
Here’s an interesting one. We’ve got a brand-new trailer for Raji: Kaliyuga. No glimpses at what the gameplay will actually look like, but we know it is a sequel to Raji: An Ancient Epic. In terms of a tone-setter, it’s a pretty intriguing one! The game is coming to the Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5.
That’s it! We’re all done. That was the Xbox Partner Preview event! It was a pretty cool show, let us know what your favourite trailer was in the comments. Mine, for what it’s worth, was Erosion.
