By “An energetic and eventful strategy-driven adventure”
One of the titles that has garnered considerable interest following today’s Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 event is Project Evilbane, a four-player PvE cooperative game slated for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2027.
While that certainly feels like quite a long wait, the PC version is set to launch in the latter half of 2026, and Xbox has been conducting playtests for PC Insider participants lately—one of them is still operational in select countries at this moment!
Here’s the latest update regarding those PC playtests:
UPDATE: September 19, 2025 2:00 PM PT (5:00 PM ET) The Project EVILBANE Pre-Alpha Playtest has broadened its regions and is now accessible to Xbox Insiders in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.
UPDATE: August 31, 2025 7:00 PM PT (10:00 PM ET) – The Project EVILBANE Pre-Alpha Playtest is being prolonged and will remain open until further notice. Openings are still available, so feel free to join the preview today!
If you’re anticipating the Xbox release, it is noticeably going to take some time, but hopefully, we will receive an invite for the playtest on console eventually. The game itself is characterized as an “energetic and eventful strategy-driven adventure” that can be experienced solo or cooperatively, and we will provide more information about it below.
You can also take a look at some images that we’ve captured from the Steam page. Let’s take a glance!
Project Evilbane is an energetic and eventful strategy-driven adventure that you can approach solo or with companions. Switch effortlessly between ranged and melee arms, and tailor your skills for various circumstances to forge your own distinctive warrior. From demanding boss encounters that necessitate precise coordination to an array of strategic missions, your decisions and collaboration will dictate your triumph!
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Fraser serves as the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he dedicates his time to covering the major headlines in the realm of Xbox and beyond.