Next week on Xbox: May 2-6.
Welcome to next week on Xbox! In this weekly article, we’re highlighting all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click on their profiles for more information (release dates are subject to change). Let’s jump!
PictoQuest – May 3 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S. | Smart delivery
Put your deductive skills to the test as you help two young heroes reclaim the iconic Piktoria paintings. Pay close attention to the numbers on the edges of the grid to stop the dastardly Moonface Wizard.
Hell dodging – May 3 – Improved Xbox One X
In this uniquely stylized 3D first-person platformer, you will travel from the lowest circle of hell and slowly work your way up to escape and return to the world of the living. With nine areas, each representing one circle of hell, in each area the player must find a certain number of soul crystals in order to open a portal to the next level and advance one circle.
Loot River – May 3 – Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass: Explore procedurally generated mazes in a roguelike genre that combines intense real-time combat with spatial block movement – move blocks of ancient ruins, fight beastly abominations, collect loot, explore, level up, strategize, cast powerful spells, die and wake up again. Available on Cloud, Console and PC
Slap on the rocks – May 4th – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S | Smart delivery
Dive into the Middle Ages on some rocks in a puzzling quest of epic pixel art proportions! Block shift puzzles turn into an adventurous fantasy twist Slap on the rocksretro puzzle game where you play as a medieval treasure hunter with a sword and a penchant for breaking rocks.
Machine gun machine Wildcat – May 4th
Wildcat Gun Machine is a hellish dungeon where you fight hordes of hideous flesh beasts with a variety of weapons, giant mechanical robots and cute kittens.
A love letter to shmup lovers from the 80s/90s, X-Force Genesis is a space shooter made from stunning graphics and insane boss battles. Join this epic adventure and stop the enemies from taking over the planet Genesis.
Take part in an emotional rollercoaster ride with Louise as she travels across the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often violent modern world. Travel across the country and meet a variety of characters who can help or dissuade Louise from her goals, including the most controversial groups that many thought were long gone.
Citizen Sleeper – 5 May – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S. | Smart Delivery | Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass: Live the life of a runaway worker stranded in a lawless station on the outskirts of interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of tabletop RPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and shape your future. . Available on cloud, console and PC.
A multiplayer party game where players compete to make bad movies funny. Grab your friends and make fun of some of the worst cinematic abominations ever made.
Trek to Yomi – 5 May – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S. | Smart Delivery | Game pass
Available on day one with Game Pass: As an oath to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki vowed to protect his city and the people he loves from all threats. Faced with tragedy and indebtedness, a lone samurai must travel beyond life and death to confront himself and determine his path forward. Stylish combat, legendary storytelling, an immersive soundtrack and cinematic performance. Trek to Yomi looks like one of the games of the year not to be missed. Available on cloud, console and PC.
Elemental War 2 – the 6th of May – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S. | Smart delivery | PC
Hordes of monsters suddenly break out of hellish abysses from a malfunctioning summoned portal. Will you have time to build a line of defense from the defensive towers from the forces of evil? Elemental War 2 is a mixture of tower defense with innovative game mechanics that gives you many combinations of towers at your disposal.
Fountain of Madness – the 6th of May – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S | Smart delivery
A dark side-scrolling action roguelite set in an intricate Lovecraft-inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of the new Acolyte on a nightmarish odyssey.
