Xbox releases June 22–26: Age of Empires, DOA 6, Ashwood Valley

Xbox platforms will get a series of new game releases between June 22 and June 26 across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows PC. The week includes strategy, fighting, adventure, horror and simulation titles with a mixture of major and independent publishers.

Age of Empires Mobile: PC Edition arrives on June 23 as a PC-optimized version of the mobile entry in the Age of Empires franchise. The release includes mouse and keyboard support, full keyboard navigation, a refined user interface and enhanced 4K visuals. The edition is targeted at faster-paced multiplayer matches and the precision controls expected by PC strategy players.

DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round is scheduled for June 24 on Xbox Series X|S. The package features the original DOA6 roster plus five additional DLC characters from the initial release, new costumes and a Photo Mode. The title is listed at $39.99.

Ashwood Valley, due June 23, is a narrative-focused adventure in which players control one of two magical siblings after a spell transforms one sibling into a cat. Players work to restore a ruined cottage, befriend characters in the valley and lift the curse.

Other releases on June 23 include Chico’s Delivery and Damways, both optimized for Xbox Series X|S. Chico’s Delivery uses sliding-puzzle mechanics around a pizza-delivery bird, while Damways centers on dam-building and navigation as a beaver. Deer & Boy offers a silent, cinematic adventure experience and Rally Car Mechanic Simulator targets players interested in vehicle repair and rally team management.

June 24 brings EMPULSE to Game Preview as a 6v6 movement shooter with Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere support. GHOST at DAWN is a survival horror detective game set in 1947. Mousebusters, priced at $12.99 with a temporary $11.69 offer, follows a player transformed into a mouse who must clear a haunted apartment building. The Necromancer’s Tale is a gothic RPG about raising an undead army, and Rat Protocol is a puzzle platformer about a lab rat escaping experimental chambers.

From June 25–26, The Backrooms: Forsaken offers a first-person walking simulator. Doki Monsters: Quest, Kitsune Kaeru and Murder on the Disorient Express (priced $2.99) also release, followed by Acorn Avengers ($9.99), Alchemist: Journey of the Soul with up to four-player co-op, Axel Quest, Death Run – Round 1 ($4.99) and several smaller titles including Punch Monkey Revenge, Shoot The Wall, Wild West Supermarket Simulator and Word Quest: Nature ($1.99).

Many entries list optimizations for Xbox Series X|S and features such as Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere, indicating cross-platform availability for consoles and PC. Release dates and system requirements are provided by publishers and may change.