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We’re finally here! Many years of hard work have brought all of us here to finally share what you, the amazing Creators, have to offer the millions of Xbox LIVE gamers through Xbox LIVE Community Games on The New Xbox Experience!

Is there a game you dream of creating? You can start learning what it takes to turn your own ideas into profitable games with our Getting Started guides after downloading XNA Game Studio 3.0!

Our brilliant and enthusiastic community of Creators is ready to welcome you and to answer your questions about making games in the Creators Club forums. 

If you've played a Community Game and just want to talk about it with other gamers check out the Xbox.com Community Games forum! Every Community Game has its own thread to discuss your opinions, strategies, and insights.

This is just the beginning! Listed below are the first batch of Community Games which were approved in time for launch. Many more games are currently being playtested and passing through Peer Review even now.

Keep your eyes on the Xbox LIVE Community Games channel for new titles every day!
 

 

Abstacked

"A new puzzle game where the object of the game is to clear star pieces from the board by surrounding them." 

Alien Ambush

"Classic 90's Space Action! Alien Ambush features 9 different aliens each with their own combat style spread out over 20 screens. In each sector destroy two rounds of aliens then navigate an asteroid field en route to the mother ship for refueling. Intense space combat coupled with a limit of fuel creates a nerve-wracking environment. Single Player, Standard and High Definitions supported." 

Artoon

"Artoon chronicles the adventures of Art as he bounces his way through a variety of visual artworks. Can you earn those elusive top rankings in this score-attack psychedelic platformer?" 

Bad Atom Episode 1

"Bad Atom is a 3D Sci-Fi shooter where David Malcolm, a well respected pilot, takes on the responsibility to help create an experimental intergalactic weapon." 

Beat it!

“Beat IT! is the ultimate multiplayer pad-passing party game! 1-8 Players compete, performing actions in time with the beat. The winner is left holding the pad! Think you can keep up? (Only 1 Xbox Control Pad Required)” 

Being

"Can you help this little red guy save the princess, save the world, or whatever else it is that he's doing? I'm sure it's important work." 

Bloc

"Bloc is a new twist on the top-down shooter. Destroy blocks by firing like-colored orbs while dodging a swarm of enemies." 

Blow

"Use wind to guide your bubbles safely to the exit. Journey though the magical canopy of the ‘Great Tree’ collecting ‘Flames’ with help from the Faeries. Experience 70 handcrafted levels and infinite procedurally generated levels for endless variety."

Colosseum

“Fight your way to the glorious Grand Master title! Colosseum features a 6-level singleplayer-campaign and five different 1-4 player local multiplayer game modes, four of which can be enjoyed in teams. Take your time to master each of the four different fighting styles and their combos, picking up some new threads for your characters along the way. This is Colosseum. Enjoy!” 

Cubage

"Rotate sections of a cube to make each side a single color in the fastest time possible" 

Drift

"Drift features gently drifting generative visuals and music. It is not so much a game as a collection of customizable ambient art works."

DUOtrix

"DUOtrix is a colour matching puzzle game with double the action! Play two boards simultaneously in this fast paced, psychedelic game." 

Endless Swarm

"Endless Swarm is a game where you build and control towers to defend two factories from waves of enemy onslaughts. It features 8 unique towers, 7 different enemy types, 2 player cooperative multiplayer, 3 powerful superpowers, and endless challenge. See how long you can survive the Endless Swarm and beat your high scores!" 

Fruit Attack

"Match falling pieces of fruit to make combinations in this arcade puzzle game. Four 1-player game modes are available, including Quest Mode, which presents a series of interesting gameplay challenges. Battle Mode allows you to play against a computer opponent. Two split-screen 2-player game modes are also available." 

Fuel Depot 360

"Fuel Depot 360 is a space combat game. Your mission is to protect the 10 fuel pods from the invading pirate ships. To help you succeed your ship is equipped with a variety of weapons. As you advance to higher levels the game difficulty increases." 

Galax-e-mail

"Galax-e-mail has you delivering e-mails by controlling a squad of spaceships battling its way through galaxies of increasing difficulty. You have powerups, multiple weapons and multiple ship types at your disposal. There will be explosions. There will be fast-paced battles between flocks of fighters. Join the fray and deliver some e-mail!" 

In the Pit

"An "audio-only" stealth action game. Control a horrible monster who lives at the bottom of a dark pit and eats the people who fall in!" 

Lines

"Experience a fresh new puzzle game, easy to pick up but fiendishly difficult at high level play. Participate in the Internet Rankings at edngames.com and prove you are the best!" 

Loot, Steal 'n Destroy

"This frantic party game pits 2-4 pirates against eachother in a mad race for gold! Use all your cunning and prowess to become top dog!" 

Organon

"Organon is a 3D flight and shooting game." 

Poker Ball

"Poker Ball combines elements of classic games with 5 card draw Poker. The player is presented with a board of poker cards and a ball that must be kept in bounds while building hands. Points are awarded for hitting cards but for big scores the player must use the limited ability to halt the action to discard cards from the player’s hand and try to build high-value poker hands."

SMASHELL

"Smashell is a score game with platform-like gameplay. Reach the highest score by taking advantage of several bonuses and upgrades, collecting coins and eating fruits, making combos and more!" 

Space Combat

"First person space combat game featuring six degrees of freedom." 

Tail Gun Charlie

"Tail Gun Charlie - Charles “Charlie” Chatsworth is the pride of the Great British Galactic Diplomatic Corp. No other individual has done more for race relations and intergalactic war. Using his trusty weapons of peace, it can only be a matter of time before Charlie manages one of his legendary diplomatic incident recoveries following a recent misunderstanding with the Dax." 

Totem

"Intense matching Totem destruction! Two game modes...survival and adventure complete with 28 levels and 4 elemental bosses." 

UAV Wars

"UAV Wars is a 3D action arcade game where you remotely pilot your Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and destroy the competing UAVs to win a military defense contract."

Weapon of Choice

"INSANE ACTION and HUMONGOUS ALIENS tied together by a TWISTED STORY. Branching levels, 4 unique endings, 7 characters each with a Weapon of Choice. Reap revenge with the Vengeance Missile. Cheat death with Deathbrushing! Scale walls with the Spiderpack. Rock out to original, blistering metal guitar tracks. Enough gameplay to rot your teeth! Third Place Winner of Microsoft’s Dream Build Play 2008." 

Word Soup

"This word game is easy to play and maddeningly addictive. Join the blocks to make words of three or more letters. Blocks can be joined horizontally, vertically and diagonally. When a word is made, the blocks used disappear and the blocks above collapse. Every move creates new combinations."