Xbox Gets Control Resonant, Dune: Awakening, and 12 More Games September 21-25

Xbox is releasing 14 games across its platforms next week, headlined by Control Resonant on September 24 and Dune: Awakening on September 22.

Control Resonant is the sequel to Remedy Entertainment's multi-award-winning original. Players take on the role of Dylan Faden, who emerges from confinement at the Federal Bureau of Control into a warped Manhattan facing a paranatural crisis. The game charges players with combating a mysterious cosmic entity that alters fundamental aspects of reality. Dylan must harness new-found powers to fight threats overwhelming Manhattan, including the corrupting influences of the Hiss, the invasive Mold, and other twisted paranatural threats. Control Resonant costs $59.99 and is optimized for Xbox Series X|S with Xbox Play Anywhere support.

Dune: Awakening from Funcom launches September 22 as a single- and multiplayer open world survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Players explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic story on Arrakis. The game features rolling sand dunes of the Deep Desert, hidden Fremen caves, and the bustling city streets of Arrakeen. Dune: Awakening supports full single-player, multiplayer with friends on shared servers, and public servers with hundreds of players. All features, content, and story are available regardless of play mode. The game costs $39.99 (reduced from $49.99) and is optimized for Xbox Series X|S. It joins Game Pass on launch day.

EA Sports FC 27 arrives September 25 with a free trial available now. The game introduces The Grounds, a social football playground where streets meet stadium. Players can engage in Kickabouts and 1v1s or team up with friends in Clubs while connecting with renowned football mentors. The sequel features more fluid, true-to-life gameplay with dynamic corners, enhanced attacking awareness, player-focused defending tailored for competitive play, and community-driven innovations.

Graveyard Keeper 2 launches September 22. Players become the Grand Inquisitor, restoring a town and leading an undead army into battle to save the realm from a zombie apocalypse. The sequel tasks players with building and managing a medieval graveyard, harvesting flora, fauna, and human remains to build extraordinary machinery, automate production, and expand operations for profit. The game is optimized for Xbox Series X|S.

Several smaller releases round out the week. Alien Breed 35th Anniversary arrives September 24, commemorating 35 years since the original game. Players infiltrate a station to restore power and systems while uncovering redacted documents and classified secrets. The game features first-person combat firefights and a new Horde Mode training system. It supports solo play, local co-op, and online peer-to-peer multiplayer across six core campaigns. The game costs $24.99 with Xbox Play Anywhere support.

BLACKSHARD launches September 22 as a visual and narrative experience described as a dreamlike journey into uncharted liminal spaces. Players roam strange places, endless corridors, and unreal architectures, encountering mysterious forgotten figures. The semi-open world exploration allows players to find shards of memory, accept or reject the order of things, and transform the Labyrinth with unspeakable powers or preserve its complexity.

Garfield – Escape From Monday releases September 23 at $29.99. The 3D platformer awakens Garfield from a nightmarish veggie-filled dream. After eating spinach lasagnas inspired by Chef Monday's recipe, Garfield falls into deep sleep and must explore worlds filled with enemies and eat gigantic amounts of lasagnas to wake up and reactivate his taste buds.

Additional releases include Bubble Stomp (September 22), a platformer packed with jumps, explosions, and creativity featuring temporary bubbles, ground pounds, and cannons; Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked (September 22, $29.99), a tactical cooperative digital board game set in Forgotten Realms; Gunstoppable (September 22), a high-speed action game where faster movement hits harder; VORON: Raven's Story (September 22, $7.99), a story-driven adventure based on Norse legends; and Well Dweller (September 22), a dark fairy-tale metroidvania from the creators of Crypt Custodian and Islets, available through Game Pass.