Darlings, Xbox just dropped the ultimate furry fantasy double feature at Gamescom, and Curve Games' Dumpster Gang is serving peak raccoon energy. Play as up to four mischievous trash pandas in a chaotic co-op sandbox, breaking into houses, knocking over cans, stealing shiny junk, and customizing your hideout with all that ill-gotten loot while dodging a relentless exterminator. Coyote House Games' debut, hitting Xbox PC, Steam, and PC Game Pass day one in December 2026, promises full raccoon immersion complete with hats that grant abilities and the kind of betrayals and hilarious accidents that make squad nights legendary.

Not to be outdone, Octopus Panic's Gravhounds is strapping bio-engineered space dogs into the same Game Pass pipeline for Early Access on November 2. This 1-4 player action builder drops loyal, obedient, expendable canine workers onto hostile alien planets to build pipelines, deploy defenses, bend gravity with the Grav Beam, and extract resources before the swarm turns them into chew toys. Founded by Halo and Battlefield vets, the seven-person studio leans hard into systemic co-op chaos where one player's enthusiasm can spiral into a full rescue op, and every shift gets deadlier as upgrades stack against escalating threats.

These aren't your average indie announcements—they're pure player-first absurdity wrapped in cute animal packaging, the kind of Day One Game Pass drops that let crews dive straight into the mess without a second thought. Community buzz is already lighting up with memes about 'Jimothy' raccoons and good boys in space, proving the hype is real for these breakout co-op bangers.

Curve Games publishing Dumpster Gang after wacky hits like Human Fall Flat shows they're doubling down on physics-driven friend chaos, while Octopus Panic's debut proves small teams with big pedigrees can still deliver fresh spins on extraction survival. Both dropping on Xbox PC Game Pass means the squad is covered—grab your crew and prepare for the kind of unhinged nights that make you question your life choices in the best way.