IGN kicked off its annual Fan Fest occasion at this time with an thrilling new ID@Xbox Showcase, bringing world premieres, Sport Go bulletins, launch dates, new gameplay and way more from the unbelievable slate of indie builders engaged on video games for Xbox platforms proper now.
From action-roguelikes, to card video games, to cozy adventures, to recreation genres that don’t actually have a identify but, this Showcase revealed how wild and great the indie house might be – it’s a celebration of what’s subsequent for gaming.
Learn on for each single bit of stories you might need missed.
33 Immortals – Launching March 18
We first noticed 33 Immortals throughout 2023’s Xbox Sport Showcase, and this long-awaited co-op motion roguelike will arrive on March 18. Pitting as much as 33 gamers towards hordes of monsters and gigantic bosses, 33 Immortals captures the enjoyment of MMO raids in a extra ‘choose up and play’ context. The discharge date trailer confirmed us a few of its darkish cartoon seems to be, frenetic gameplay, and big social gathering sizes.
Balatro – Out Immediately on Sport Go!
This award-winning roguelike poker sensation will get a shock Sport Go launch at this time, however that was removed from the one announcement we received. Balatro can be headed to Home windows PC, and we received the fourth Associates of Jimbo collaboration replace, bringing themed playing cards based mostly on (deep breath) Fallout, Murderer’s Creed, Civilization VII, Rust, Slay the Princess, Bugsnax, Lifeless By Daylight, and YouTube channel Essential Function.
Blue Prince – Launching With Sport Go on April 10
A really distinctive expertise, Blue Prince combines exploration, puzzles, mapmaking, and card recreation techniques to create a recreation we’ve really by no means seen earlier than. Resolve the mysteries of Mount Holly manor by actually piecing its rooms collectively, and fixing mysteries hidden all through the home you construct in consequence. Uncover its secrets and techniques when the sport launches on April 10, coming to Xbox Collection X|S, Home windows PC, and launching day one with Sport Go.
Buckshot Roulette – Coming to Xbox and Sport Go
This haunting expertise makes “playing along with your life” a really literal idea, and has already captivated and horrified PC gamers. Remodeling the (already disagreeable) recreation of Russian Roulette by introducing a shotgun and some dastardly additional guidelines, it is a true tabletop technique recreation with a grim twist. In at this time’s present, we discovered that Buckshot Roulette is on its technique to Xbox and Sport Go – put together your self.
Descenders Subsequent – Launching April 9
This sequel to the downhill biking Sport Go sensation, Descenders Subsequent broadens its scope to incorporate a number of methods to go actually, actually quick down a mountain. Promising to be the last word excessive sports activities recreation, sort out a number of biomes on snowboards and mountainboards when it arrives on April 9 with Sport Go.
Echo Weaver – Coming to Xbox and Sport Go
This fantastically rendered “Metroidbrainia” attracts from traditional journey platformers and the likes of Outer Wilds to create a time looping world the place information is your best weapon. The trailer provided clues as to how, throughout a number of loops, you’ll piece collectively the story and form of a collapsed utopia and escape the temporal jail you’re trapped inside. Echo Weaver is coming to Xbox, with Sport Go.
Herdling – Coming to Xbox and Home windows PC
Developer Okomotive created two of essentially the most thrilling, mechanic-packed adventures of current years within the type of Far: Lone Sails and Far: Altering Tides, so you may depend us very excited for his or her first totally 3D outing, Herdling. In a brand new trailer, we noticed way more of the way you’ll information a herd of curious cattle throughout a ruined world (and the risks you’ll face alongside the way in which) – and discovered that it’ll be coming to Xbox Collection X|S and Home windows PC when it launches this summer season.
Lodge Barcelona – Launching 2025
This lengthy awaited collaboration between legendary designers Suda51 and Swery is sort of upon us. This 2.5D action-platformer pits you towards the horror-inspired denizens of the titular lodge, and the brand new trailer dives deeper into the Slasher Phantom, a brutal recreation mechanic that summons echoes of the participant’s previous runs to help them in battle. We additionally noticed a few of the recreation’s arsenal of lethal weapons and skills, every designed to show the tide of battle in essentially the most ugly methods doable.
Bounce Ship – Coming to Xbox Sport Preview
Developed by Hazelight (It Takes Two) and Mojang (Minecraft) alumni, this 1-4 participant FPS places you in command of a spaceship and asks you to tackle on-foot fight sections, seamlessly transitioning between the 2. The brand new trailer provides us a style of the way you’ll should work collectively to outlive, to not point out its tongue-in-cheek strategy to bombastic motion – plus we discovered that it’ll be out there in early entry via Xbox Sport Preview this summer season.
Lies of P: Overture – New Story Trailer
We received a more in-depth have a look at the newly introduced DLC for acclaimed Soulslike, Lies of P. The Overture growth will see Geppetto’s Puppet encounter a mysterious artifact that transports him again in time to the world of Krat in its remaining days of grandeur. The trailer provides us a melancholy have a look at Lea, the Legendary Stalker, on her relentless path of vengeance.
The Lonesome Guild – World Premiere
We received a world-first have a look at the brand new recreation from Don’t Nod (Life Is Unusual, Jusant), a whimsical action-RPG stuffed with coronary heart, battles, and bonds that change all the things. Embark on a heroic journey as Ghost, a spirit who wakes to search out they maintain no recollections. Construct your dream staff, swap seamlessly between them to unravel puzzles and struggle your approach via the collapsing world of Etere. The Lonesome Guild arrives for Xbox Collection X|S this fall.
Moonlighter 2: The Limitless Vault – Coming to Sport Go
The sequel to the beloved action-RPG that solutions the query, “the place do RPG retailers get their inventory”, Moonlighter 2 takes on a model new full-3D, isometric look – providing new challenges and rewards in consequence. The brand new trailer reveals each your new hometown and store, and the adventures in retailer as you journey to maintain your inventory flowing. Moonlighter 2: The Limitless Vault is coming to Xbox Collection X|S, Home windows PC and Sport Go in 2025.
Outbound – Coming to Xbox in 2026
This attractive open-world exploration recreation units you off with an empty camper van and sees you flip it into the house of your desires – alone or along with your mates. Construct and discover at your individual tempo. Scavenge supplies, craft, and construct in and on high of your car with modular elements. Advance in expertise and effectively use vitality to energy your house, whereas adjusting your playstyle to adapt to new landscapes and altering environmental situations. Outbound is coming to Xbox Collection X|S in 2026.
Ratatan – Coming to Xbox
A brand new recreation from the creators of the beloved Patapon, Ratatan is a rhythm technique roguelike that sees you taking more and more big teams of minions via a world wherein it’s essential to actually conduct your assaults – hit the rhythm and you’ll keep alive. Combine in as much as four-player co-op, and you may have over 100 characters onscreen in a single struggle. Ratatan involves Xbox this yr.
Revenge of the Savage Planet – Coming to Sport Go on Could 8
We received a brand new have a look at this co-op exploration journey by means of an in-universe business for the Kindred Catalog – Revenge of the Savage Planet options dozens of recent and humorous upgrades such because the goo cannon, which permits gamers to create slippery, sticky or flammable surfaces on this planet! Or a whip to maintain creatures from consuming your face! Or a grapple to swing from level to level! Or a lasso to seize creatures and ship them again to your Habitat for analysis. So many instruments, so many choices, so some ways to play. We don’t have lengthy to attend to attempt all of this out – Revenge of the Savage Planet arrives for Xbox on Could 8, and can be out there day one with Sport Go.
Rockbeasts – World Premiere
We received one other world-first have a look at Rockbeasts, a “rock and roll band supervisor” recreation wherein you playthe supervisor of a legendary ‘90s band (who simply occur to be animals). Lead a band of misfits on a roller-coaster experience to stardom within the age of MTV, rock anthems, and dangerous haircuts. Rockbeasts is a story-driven, role-playing administration recreation that places you within the sneakers of a supervisor of an up-and-coming rock band. Your job – take them to the highest. It arrives for Xbox Collection X|S this yr.
Tanuki: Pon’s Summer season – Coming to Sport Go
We received one other have a look at this cute courier life sim after its debut at Tokyo Sport Present. The brand new trailer confirmed us how we’ll be performing stunt-filled supply missions alongside enjoyable in its bucolic city – from baseball, to sumo apply, to drumming. Tanuki: Pon’s Summer season arrives in late 2025, and it’s coming to Sport Go.
Tempopo – Coming to Sport Go on April 17
The most recent title from the award-winning staff behind Unpacking, Tempopo is a puzzle journey bursting with music. Enjoying as Hana, you enter a fantasy world wherein it’s essential to conduct the titular Tempopo creatures to unravel puzzles scattered internationally’s sky islands – earlier than heading again house and cultivating her backyard. The brand new trailer confirmed off new gameplay, and revealed that the sport will come to Xbox Collection X|S and Xbox One on April 17, and will launch into Sport Go day one.
Tron: Catalyst – Launching June 17
From Disney, writer BigFan, and the event staff at Bithell Video games, the brand new trailer for Tron: Catalyst gave us a more in-depth have a look at our recreation’s protagonist, Exo, who’s combating for her survival within the enviornment. An explosive occasion has gifted Exo the power to understand the glitch tearing aside her house, the Arq Grid, and given her the distinctive capacity to loop time itself. This thrilling isometric motion our recreation presents fight, dialog, and Mild Cycle exploration within the metropolis of Vertical Slice. Tron: Catalyst involves Xbox Collection X|S on June 17.
Final Sheep Racoon – Coming to Sport Go
This chaotic side-scrolling, bike driving social gathering recreation received a brand new trailer saying that it’ll come to Sport Go upon launch – and then we noticed the IGN staff enjoying the sport’s 8-player mode. They confirmed off quite a lot of totally different blocks that may hinder your motion or launch you forward of the competitors, two totally different ranges with various issue, and confirmed how the totally different power-ups can actually make a distinction within the race.
Wax Heads – Launching Summer season 2026
We received a brand new have a look at this slice-of-life narrative recreation set round working a struggling file retailer. Exhibiting off its attractive hand-drawn seems to be, the trailer reveals extra of the way you’ll chat to quirky prospects with distinctive tastes, discover a handcrafted file assortment, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or simply slack off along with your colleagues – no matter will get everybody’s groove again! Wax Heads will come to Xbox Collection X|S in summer season 2026.
Woodo – Coming to Xbox
This cozy, story-driven recreation confirmed off extra of its stunning artwork model and pieced-together 3D puzzles. The trailer revealed the way you’ll construct the story by actually constructing the world, pulling 3D objects out of your menus to fill a scene, revealing extra of the story of fundamental characters Cunning and Ben as you go. Woodo is on its technique to Xbox Collection X|S.