What’s launching on Xbox this week – FF7 Remake, 2XKO, and more

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This week’s Xbox lineup spans big-name returns and inventive indies – all dropping across January 20-23. 2XKO brings Riot’s champions into a tag-team fighter, skate. reopens the park in a living online city, and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade finally lands on Xbox with the Yuffie episode included. Narrative-heavy Pathologic 3 steps into a plague-ridden town with a 12-day clock, while Mio: Memories in Orbit arrives day-one on Game Pass as a lush metroidvania. Below – dates, platforms, and the core gameplay beats that matter.

Headliners and what’s new in each

2XKO – January 20 (Optimized for Xbox Series X|S)

Riot’s free-to-play fighter reimagines League of Legends champions for a tag-based 2D brawler. Expect duo play locally or online, the option to solo-control both fighters, and stages styled after Runeterra with original music. The focus is on quick swaps, assists, and stringing MOBA-inspired move kits into fighting game combos.

skate. – January 20 (Smart Delivery)

The next chapter in the skate. series lands in San Vansterdam – an online, evolving city built for hanging out and pulling lines. It centers on multiplayer sessions, community-made spots, and daily emergent moments rather than fixed single-player tours.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade – January 21 (Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere)

The award-winning remake covers the story through the escape from Midgar, built around a hybrid battle system that merges real-time action with command inputs. Intergrade on Xbox includes FF7R Episode Intermission – a self-contained Yuffie Kisaragi chapter that runs alongside Cloud’s arc and introduces new combat wrinkles.

Pathologic 3 – January 23 (Optimized for Xbox Series X|S)

You play as Daniil Dankovsky, a capital-city doctor chasing the secret of immortality who arrives in a remote town gripped by a plague set to destroy it in 12 days. The structure revolves around exploring the settlement’s past, present, and future, interrogating its residents, and wrestling with what this story is really about.

Mio: Memories in Orbit – January 20 (Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere / Handheld Optimized)

A metroidvania set inside The Vessel – a colossal ark overrun by nature and malfunctioning machines. As Mio, a nimble robot, you delve into interconnected biomes, restore the ark’s lost memories, and uncover why the Pearls (its caretaking AIs) went dark. Launches day-one on Game Pass.

Release schedule at a glance

Here’s a compact look at dates and technical notes such as Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery, Xbox Play Anywhere, and Game Pass availability. Use it to plan your week – or to spot what’s handheld-friendly on supported devices.

Table: Xbox releases, January 20-23

Quick hits by date

January 20

• Primal Dungeon Adventure – 10-stage platformer with hidden rooms, lethal traps, and collectible wolf stones. Upgrades include Rock Attack, Fire Rock Attack, and a Wolf Special.

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January 21

• Hextreme Void – A brick breaker where you cannot fail; the challenge is clearing time-limited runs across five Voids (50 stages each). The ball moves on its own – you decide how to deploy power-ups.
• Prison Escape Simulator – Dig tunnels, avoid guards, barter with inmates, and use items from glow sticks to dynamite to stage an escape.

January 22

A cluster of horror, management, and arcade riffs lands midweek.

• Desvelado – A self-styled “Bed-Time-Vania” where a vampire named Vampy must extinguish every light in the castle to sleep.
• Dustland Delivery – Post-apocalyptic survival business simulator with over 40 hours of missions, caravan building, and city growth.
• Horror Tale 1: 4k Remaster – Mystery set in Lakewitch about missing children; puzzle-solving with a remastered 4K presentation.
• The Last Train: Baquedano – First-person psychological horror on an abandoned end-of-line station where something tracks your movements.
• Look Mum No Computer – Twin-stick shooter action-RPG in pixel art, starring Sam and his synthesizer sidekick Kosmo against rogue household items.
• Mavrix – Multiplayer open-world riding – discover mountains and trails, stack tricks, race leaderboards, and chase sponsorship challenges.
• Outpath – 3D first-person gather-craft-build-automate loop reminiscent of factory and idle hybrids; no timers or pressure.

January 23

From social satire to classic survival horror throwbacks, the last drop of the week is the biggest.

• Ebola Village – 90s-inspired survival horror seen through Maria’s eyes after a broadcast warns of a biological threat in a remote village.
• Escape from Ever After – Adventure RPG modeled on classic Paper Mario, where hero Flynt Buckler teams with dragon Tinder to dismantle corporate Ever After Inc.
• GrassGames Hearts – Feature-complete Hearts with smart AI, local and online multiplayer, casual and ranked options.
• Guts ‘n Grunts Jr. – 2045 arcade throwback about boar hero Gunnar Harsvin battling Slaughterhouse AI; emphasizes retro roll-and-shoot play.
• Haunted House Renovator – Renovation meets ghost-hunting; scout mansions, prep tools, and neutralize paranormal activity to make properties habitable.
• Ho Ho & Move – 40 tile-based logic puzzles mapping Santa’s preplanned route with limited directional tiles.
• I’m in Love With Your Dead Grandmother – Narrative oddity following Noah through life-coach-style choices and awkward dating scenarios; handheld-friendly.
• The Monty Mole Collection – Six-game anthology chronicling the British anti-hero’s platforming adventures inspired by the UK’s 1984 mining strikes.
• Tropicalia – Action-RPG rooted in South American folklore: play as Kaique, craft gear, fight bosses, and face Curupiras and Boitatas while tracking the god Tau.

Bottom line – a week built on variety

Why it matters: This four-day window highlights how wide the Xbox slate has become – from a major JRPG remake and a new tag-fighter to day-one Game Pass metroidvania and a stack of horror, sim, and arcade experiments. If you’re planning your queue, start with the headliners, then sample a couple of indies that match your favorite loop – build-and-automate, puzzle-and-plan, or survive-and-investigate – and let the week shape itself.