Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 11-15! We’ve two particularly big releases over the next few days in the form of Directive 8020 and the early access (Premium Edition) of Forza Horizon 6, while the new Xbox Game Pass releases include Call of the Elder Gods and the long-awaited Subnautica 2!
Here’s what’s coming to Xbox next week:
New Xbox Releases (May 11-15)
- Outbound (May 11): “Explore a colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels. Craft workstations, and source energy from the sun, wind, or water. Upgrade and customize your vehicle, grow crops, and live sustainably off-grid with up to 4 players.”
- Black Jacket (May 12): “Play Blackjack against the restless souls wandering the hellish afterlife. You play for their coin, and you’ll need lots of them to bribe the ferryman and escape.”
- Call of the Elder Gods (May 12): “All is not well at Miskatonic University. Professor Harry Everhart tries to ignore the shadows flitting at the corners of his vision, while student Evangeline Drayton is haunted with impossible dreams of an artifact uncovered a decade ago.”
- Directive 8020 (May 12): “From the creators of UNTIL DAWN and THE QUARRY, an all-new cinematic sci-fi horror adventure that blends intense survival gameplay with meaningful choices and a branching storyline.”
- NITRO GEN OMEGA (May 12): “Fly across a massive open world filled with settlements, machine lairs, quests, and unexpected events. Take on contracts, recruit new pilots, and shape your crew’s legend one battle at a time.”
- Snack and Quack: Duckling Steps (May 12): “In peaceful, water-inspired environments, every move matters as you guide the little ones toward delicious pieces of bread scattered across the path.”
- Habitat Shapes: The Tropical Journey (May 13): “Arrange adorable creatures and complete unique environments as you transform each board into a vibrant, living habitat.”
- Milky Way TD Survivors Autobattler (May 13): “Milky Way is a blend of real-time strategy, tower defense, autobattler, and survivors. Visit planets in the Milky Way galaxy and defend them from hordes of enemies.”
- Yomi 2 (May 13): “Yomi 2 is a fighting game in card form. Learn your character, practice combos, and read the opponent’s tendencies. Yomi captures the feel of fighting games such as Street Fighter and Fantasy Strike and was created by a lead designer of both.”
- Backrooms (May 14): “Backrooms is a horror adventure game where you explore the liminal space of the Backrooms while you interact with strange and creepy characters.”
- Blockon (May 14): “Blockon is a minimalist puzzle game focused on strategy, planning, and precision. Your objective is simple: eliminate specific blocks and complete each level using the most efficient moves possible.”
- Gallipoli (May 14): “What began on mainland Europe, was never likely to end there… Prepare for relentless WW1 beach landings and desert warfare across the Middle Eastern Front in Gallipoli!”
- Journey of Johann: To The Sky (May 14): “Journey of Johann is an action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements. Make your way through levels and a boss with different challenges and obstacles.”
- Menace from the Deep: Complete Edition (May 14): “Explore the grim world inspired by Cthulhu Mythos and collect memory fragments to uncover the secret society.”
- RoadOut (May 14): “RoadOut is a story-driven action RPG that combines twin stick action with rubber-burning driving mechanics.”
- Slime Jumper (May 14): “A casual yet challenging 2D precision platformer that puts your skills to the test.”
- Subnautica 2 (May 14): “Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op.”
- Tiny Lands 2 (May 14): “Tiny Lands 2 brings finding the differences to the next level! Dioramas mix photorealistic daily objects in 3D, explore from any angle stunning visual scenes with a real sense of handcrafting, and enjoy beautiful experiences with a refreshing visual aesthetic to relax and chill.”
- Underling Uprising (May 14): “Underling Uprising is a new take on classic “brawlers”. Enjoy Beat ‘Em Up gameplay mixed with inspirations from those vibrant ’90s cartoons.”
- Aery – Calm Horizon (May 15): “This game is an interactive game experience that is designed to relax your mind and soul. You jump into the role of a little bird, explore beautiful landscapes and collect magical crystals that mark certain landscapes.”
- Bandits on West (M”ay 15): “After a group of bandits breaks out of prison, the sheriff must chase them down, restore order, and bring justice to the Wild West in this pixel-art platformer.”
- Countryside Farm Clues (May 15): “Countryside Farm Clues is a cozy spot the difference game that turns peaceful farm life into a satisfying test of observation.”
- Dentist Bling (May 15): “Treat your patients with different dental issues, from cavities to plaque buildup, and watch as their smiles transform under your expert care!”
- Forza Horizon 6 Premium Edition (May 15): “Play 4 days early starting 15th May, and VIP Membership, Welcome Pack, Time Attack Car Pack, and Car Pass (30 cars delivered to your game, one per week), as well as the Italian Passion Car Pack and two Premium Expansions coming post-launch.”
- Hidden Memory – Neko’s Life (May 15): “Hidden Memory – Neko’s Life is an invitation to unwind. More than just a logic puzzle, it is an emotional journey where you reconstruct the memories of a small stray kitten searching for a place to belong.”
- Middle Evil: The Priest (May 15): “A righteous young priest arrives at a remote village in the Middle Ages to cleanse the local church from evil infestation. Take up your holy weapons to battle with skeletons, ghosts, vampires, and other invading demonic creatures.”
- Pawbay (May 15): “Slip into the paws of a mischievous little cat and turn a cozy seaside town upside down. In Pawbay, every alley, rooftop, shop, and secret corner is full of playful ways to stir up trouble.”
- Saccharine Echo (May 15): “Scotland, 2020. Alice is a young woman struggling through a painful breakup. Hoping to distract herself with online shopping, she buys a vintage mirror; then whispers begin to echo through her flat.”
- Slots & Daggers (May 15): “Slots & Daggers is a strange little blend of slot machine and fantasy RPG. To make this game I combined a lot of things I deeply love – weird fantasy worlds, crude drawings of strange little guys, old school crunchy hiphop drum machines and addictive arcade games that go “pling pling pling” as they spit out little coins – with classic roguelike mechanics.”
- Solomon Snow: First Contact (May 15): “Save your colleagues, planet and workplace! You are the first line of defense. If you try your best, you might not be the last.”
- Summerhouse (May 15): “Summerhouse is a small-scale building game and a love letter to the feeling of long lost summer afternoons. Craft a neighbourhood of tiny, beautiful lived-in homes in a variety of settings: the sea, the city, or the mountains.”
- Zumba World – The Marble Monster Adventure (May 15): “Zumba World – The Monster Marble Adventure fuses classic marble-shooter action with an explorable hub world! You play as a fearless dinosaur hero carrying colorful marbles in your snout.”
Xbox Game Pass Titles
- Outbound (May 11)
- Black Jacket (May 12)
- Call of the Elder Gods (May 12)
- Elite Dangerous (May 12)
- DOOM: The Dark Ages for XGP Premium (May 14)
- Subnautica 2 (May 14)
Will you be playing any of these Xbox games next week? Let us know down in the comments below.
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