Nearly 50 New Games Hit Xbox This Week: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Croc 2, and The Wolf Among Us Lead the Lineup
The final week of October 2026 is shaping up to be one of the busiest stretches of the autumn calendar across the Microsoft ecosystem. Right in time for Halloween, the official Next Week on Xbox schedule unveiled on Xbox Wire lines up nearly fifty new titles launching between October 26 and October 30, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC. From the revival of beloved 32-bit platforming classics and day-one supernatural mysteries on Xbox Game Pass to blockbuster role-playing adventures, this week's slate delivers remarkable variety.
Xbox Game Pass Additions and Atmospheric Thrills Kick Off October 26 and 27
The festivities begin today, Monday, October 26, with the Game Preview launch of Scramble Knights Online arriving day one on Xbox Game Pass, joined on the same day by Ayasa: Shadows of Silence, a dialogue-free atmospheric puzzle-platformer from Aya Games featuring surreal visuals and a haunting score composed by Komitas.
On Tuesday, October 27, mystery fans can dive straight into The Séance of Blake Manor as a day-one Xbox Game Pass release. Developed by Spooky Doorway and published by Raw Fury, this first-person supernatural detective investigation transports players to 1897 Ireland, where private investigator Declan Ward has just forty-eight hours to uncover the truth behind a woman's disappearance inside an isolated estate filled with mystics and mediums from around the globe.
October 27 also marks the arrival of Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy on Xbox Series X|S. Serving as the third and final chapter in Stormind Games' survival horror trilogy, the game features vocal performances by Cissy Jones and Maggie Robertson alongside an original soundtrack composed by Akira Yamaoka. For players seeking a lighter pace on Tuesday, the cooperative culinary adventure PAO PAO launches alongside the South American-inspired Farming Simulator 25: Beans & Alpacas Edition, which introduces coffee bean cultivation, alpacas, Brahman cattle, and more than twenty-five new agricultural machines.
A Massive October 29 Drop: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, The Wolf Among Us, and Mouthwashing
The biggest wave of releases lands on Thursday, October 29. Headlining the day for subscribers, Square Enix's acclaimed Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade officially joins the Xbox Game Pass library, bringing both Cloud Strife's unforgettable journey through Midgar and the Yuffie Kisaragi INTERmission episode to Xbox Series X|S players.
Story-driven thrillers also take center stage on October 29 with The Wolf Among Us Remastered. Telltale Games' celebrated neo-noir detective drama based on the Fables comic book series returns with upgraded high-resolution textures, refined lighting, and a brand-new monochrome cinema mode tailored for Bigby Wolf's gritty investigation. Sci-fi horror fans can simultaneously board the doomed freighter Tulpar in Mouthwashing, Wrong Organ's acclaimed psychological horror experience arriving on October 29 with Xbox Play Anywhere support and Xbox Game Pass availability. Rounding out Thursday's major releases, Nacon Studio Ghent launches Hunting Simulator 3, inviting outdoor enthusiasts into expansive open-world reserves across Colorado and Texas powered by the dynamic SimFauna ecosystem system.
Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos Returns in Remastered Form
Adding a welcome dose of 3D platforming nostalgia on Thursday, October 29, Argonaut Games continues the revival of its beloved scaly hero with the launch of Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos on Xbox consoles. Originally released in 1999, this sequel returns with crisp high-definition visuals, modernized camera controls, and smooth analog movement as Croc sets out to rescue the Inventor Gobbo and thwart Baron Dante's latest scheme.
For retro collectors curious about how the original 32-bit release holds up on the secondary market today, the classic North American Croc 2 on PlayStation currently trades at $9.99 for a loose disc, $24.91 complete in box (CIB), and reaches $150.00 for a factory-sealed brand-new copy.
Full Schedule of All 57 Xbox Releases This Week (October 26 to 31, 2026)
Beyond the headline acts, this final stretch of October also sneaks in native Metro Redux Next-Gen Upgrades (delivering true 4K at 60 FPS and up to 120 FPS on Xbox Series X|S), the nostalgic Joe & Mac Retro Collection, and Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted on Xbox Game Pass. Here is the complete day-by-day breakdown of all 57 games and editions hitting the Xbox Store this week:
Monday, October 26, 2026 (3 Games)
- Ayasa: Shadows of Silence (Atmospheric horror puzzle-platformer)
- PAO PAO (Cozy exploration adventure)
- Scramble Knights Online (Game Preview) , Day One on Xbox Game Pass / Xbox Play Anywhere
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (9 Games)
- Bao Bao's Cozy Cleaning Services (Relaxing 2D pixel-art pressure-washing sim)
- Bloom Busters (Isometric arcade action with local co-op)
- Cozy Radiation Cleaner (Open-world wasteland clean-up adventure)
- Dog Man: Bark in Action (Comic-book action platformer)
- Farming Simulator 25: Beans & Alpacas Edition (Base game + Beans & Alpacas Expansion)
- Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy (Survival horror trilogy finale)
- Sneaky Purr (Feline stealth puzzle game)
- The Séance of Blake Manor , Day One on Xbox Game Pass / Xbox Play Anywhere
- Treasure Tiger (Five-night survival slot thriller)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (9 Games)
- Fall Adventure (2D pixel-art platformer)
- Fallen City Brawl (Arcade pixel-art beat 'em up)
- Gennady (Sci-fi biomass survival action)
- House Builder 2 (Open-world low-poly building sim)
- Karate Survivor (1980s action-movie martial arts roguelite)
- Platypus Steps (Creative strategy adventure)
- Primal Planet (Prehistoric survival and crafting metroidvania)
- SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding (Minimalist downhill freeride skiing)
- SULFUR (Fast-paced roguelike FPS with cooking and loot mechanics)
Thursday, October 29, 2026 (23 Games)
- Beyond The Evil (Paranormal mystery thriller)
- Candy Shop Simulator (Confectionery management sim)
- Choice of Life: Floors (Branching narrative card adventure)
- Choice of Life: Samosbor (Concrete-bunker survival narrative)
- Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos (Remaster of Argonaut Games' 1999 3D platformer)
- Curse of Resthaven (Single-player investigation and town-management roguelite)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade , Joining Xbox Game Pass (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC)
- HELLBOUND INC (Precision platformer set in Satan's fulfillment center)
- Hunting Simulator 3 (Open-world hunting sim powered by SimFauna)
- HYPERVIOLENT (1990s sprite-based sci-fi horror FPS)
- Joe & Mac Retro Collection (Stone Age arcade and console retro bundle)
- Love: Fall in Death (Interactive FMV romantic comedy)
- Metro Redux Next-Gen Upgrades (True 4K at 60 FPS and upscaled 4K at 120 FPS on Xbox Series X|S)
- Mouthwashing , Available on Xbox Game Pass / Xbox Play Anywhere
- Planted! (Horticultural party brawler)
- Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted , Available on Xbox Game Pass (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Souls of Bombarika (Supernatural object-possession puzzle adventure)
- Terrible Lizards , Available on Xbox Game Pass / Xbox Play Anywhere
- The Last Case (Psychological police detective thriller)
- The Transference (First-person escape-room thriller set in 1990s Andalusia)
- The Wolf Among Us Remastered (Telltale neo-noir remaster with monochrome cinema mode)
- The Zibbo Show (12-round roguelite strategy)
- Train Yard Builder (Model railway construction sim)
Friday, October 30 & Saturday, October 31, 2026 (14 Games)
- Asylum (October 30 , First-person horror adventure inside the Hanwell Mental Institute)
- Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares (October 30 , 1999-inspired 3D platformer in the vein of Spyro and MediEvil)
- Cat Pipes: More Meow (October 30 , Hand-drawn cozy cat puzzle game)
- Corner Shop: NightShift (October 30 , First-person narrative horror store sim)
- Ex-Master, Zombie (October 30 , Undead action-adventure)
- Love Love Mystery Club (October 30 , Horror-dating sim set in a Thai high school)
- My Life: Zoo Vet (October 30 , Family zoo veterinarian simulation)
- Pinballoid Crush (October 30 , Arcade pinball with strategy elements)
- Queen's Domain (October 30 , Retro dark-fantasy action RPG)
- Space Rock Breaker (October 30 , Incremental asteroid-mining game)
- The Abjuration Stand (October 30 , Fast-paced 2D wizard tower defense)
- The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem (October 30 , Co-op family platformer)
- The Night of the Exorcism (October 30 , Survival exorcism horror)
- Horrorvale (October 31 , Spooky Halloween RPG filled with monsters and ghosts)
My Perspective
I am honestly thrilled looking at this week's Xbox calendar because it brings together so many of my favorite genres at the exact right time! As a longtime platformer fan, I am so happy to see Argonaut Games bring back Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos; I adored its cheerful world and quirky Gobbo villages back in the day, and getting to replay it with modernized controls immediately puts a huge smile on my face. At the same time, I cannot wait to curl up with a warm drink and dive into the eerie 1897 mystery of The Séance of Blake Manor and the psychological tension of Mouthwashing for Halloween week, right before revisiting Bigby Wolf in The Wolf Among Us Remastered and experiencing Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade through Game Pass. It is such a generous, exciting week to be playing on Xbox!
Based on the outskirts of New York City, Chaya 'Chayane' spent five years studying software engineering in Montreal before returning to her home state. A Full-Stack developer and Deep Learning AI architecture researcher, she explores neural networks and algorithmic optimization while engineering data pipelines for Retrocharting and Gamescharting alongside Grimtag. A gamer for over 20 years and an avid collector of Nintendo history and The Legend of Zelda, she explored World of Warcraft's Azeroth before bringing her deep technical background to video game analysis.
