With Gamescom 2023 drawing closer, Microsoft has revealed full details on what fans can expect from Xbox at the event. The company says Gamescom 2023 is set have Xbox’s largest ever presence in the event’s history, with the company’s lineup including over 30 games (39, to be precise) and featuring a number of upcoming first party, third party, and indie releases. Many of these details were, of course, recently accurately leaked as well.
On the first party front, Microsoft will have a number of upcoming titles playable at its Gamescom booth, including Towerborne and Ara: History Untold, as well as ongoing games with new content in the pipeline, like Sea of Thieves, The Elder Scrolls Online, and Microsoft Flight Simulator. The company is also bringing Starfield, Forza Motorsport, and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 to its booth, but instead of having playable booths, their presence will be limited to photo opportunities, meet and greets, and theater experiences.
A numbr of major third party titles will also be present and playable, with one of the highlights being S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Other notable titles that will be present include Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, Jusant, Under the Waves, Payday 3, Persona 5 Tactica, Sonic Superstars, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Mortal Kombat 1, and Ghostrunner 2, among others.
Meanwhile, a number of indie titles are also included in the lineup, including Lightyear Frontier, SteamWorld Build, The Lamplighters League, COCOON, Mineko’s Night Market, and more. You can check out the full lineup below.
Gamescom is set to kick off on August 22 with Gamescom Opening Night Live. Whether or not the show will also feature new looks at any of the titles in Xbox’s lineup remains to be seen.
Xbox Gamescom 2023 Lineup:
- Starfield*
- Towerborne
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
- Jusant
- Infinity Strash: DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai
- Dungeons 4
- Under the Waves
- Ara: History Untold
- Sea of Thieves*
- Forza Motorsport*
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2*
- Payday 3
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- Sonic Superstars
- Persona 5 Tactica
- Party Animals
- Immortals of Aveum
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Ghostrunner 2
- Overwatch 2
- Diablo 4*
- Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Another Crab’s Treasure
- Headbangers
- The Lamplighters League
- SteamWorld Build
- Worldless
- Lightyear Frontier
- Little Kitty, Big City
- COCOON
- Dead Pets
- Mineko’s Night Market
- Naiad
- Botany Manor
- Island of Winds
- Stumble Guys
- Antstream Arcade
*won’t have playable game stations
