Xbox Partner Preview October 2024: All reveals and Game Pass announcements

Xbox Partner Preview October 2024: All reveals and Game Pass announcements

Did you miss yesterday's big Xbox third-party showcase? Here's every game and announcement from the Xbox Partner Preview October 2024.

Tom West

Published 18 Oct 2024

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Microsoft gave us another glimpse at Xbox's future games lineup this week with the Xbox Partner Preview show, which saw puzzle platforming Metroidvania Animal Well shadow drop on Xbox, announcements for upcoming Game Pass games, and more. In case you missed anything, we've put together an Xbox Partner Preview October 2024 round-up so you can catch up with the excitement.

Xbox Partner Preview October 2024 round-up

• Animal Well shadow-dropped on Xbox Series X|S with a weird achievement list.
• Dimly-lit first-person shooter Blindfire launched into Xbox Game Preview for console and PC.
• Third-person action game Edens Zero was announced for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
• Kinetic Games dropped Phasmophobia's release date, and we'll be able to play the popular horror game this month.
• Bloober Team's next survival horror game, Cronos: The New Dawn was announced for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
• Fantasy action-adventure game Eternal Strands was announced for Xbox Game Pass.
• We got another look at Wuchang: Fallen Feathers via a fresh gameplay trailer.
• Control co-op shooter spin-off games, FBC: Firebreak was announced for Xbox Game Pass.
• Midwest Games announced The Legend of Baboo, and action-adventure game coming to Xbox Series X|S in 2025.
• Remedy Entertainment announced Alan Wake 2's The Lake House DLC release date.
• Sega announced that Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will launch sooner than expected.
• Third-person PvPvE extraction RPG Mistfall Hunter was announced for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
• Unknown Worlds announced Subnautica 2 for Xbox Game Pass.
• Ghost Bike was delayed into 2025 and renamed to Wheel World.
• Cartoon, old-school FPS Mouse: P.I. For Hire was announced for Xbox Series X|S.

While not shown during the show, turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been given a spring 2025 release window.
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Written by Tom West
Tom has been playing video games since he was old enough to hold a controller, experimenting with a number of systems until he eventually fell in love with Xbox. With a passion for the platform, he decided to make a career out of it, and now happily spends his days writing about that which he loves. If he’s not hunting for Xbox achievements, you’ll likely find him somewhere in The Elder Scrolls Online or fighting for survival in Battlefield.