It’s a brand new week for Xbox Games and Microsoft has another heaping helping of terrific games for Xbox consoles and the Game Pass. Whether you’re a fan of hand-drawn graphics or major league baseball or motorcycle racing, there’s something for everyone. Sit back and relax and check out this week’s crop of games.
Tuesday, April 20
Bad Dream Coma
Welcome to Bad Dream: Coma. A point&click game where a unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can’t die but you can suffer greatly…
MLB The Show 21 (Xbox Game Pass, Optimized for Xbox Series X/S)
Experience faster, deeper, and more intense moment-to-moment match action on the field, with a variety of game modes for all you rookie players and returning seasoned vets.
Wednesday, April 21
Dungeon Escape
Find a way out or die trying repeatedly in this challenging 2D platformer! You’ve been trapped in a dungeon filled with deadly traps and ruthless enemies! But with enough cunning and nimble dexterity, there could still be a chance at survival, however small it may be. Navigate chambers of increasing difficulty as your search for an exit. Dodge or kill your captors, find keys to unlock doors, leap over spikes and watch out for saw blades!
MotoGP 21 (Optimized for Xbox Series X/S)
Take your place on the starting grid and get ready for the most realistic and immersive MotoGP videogame ever. Pre-order now MotoGP 21 and get the VIP Multiplier Pack: this will allow you to double your reputation points and the research data that you will collect in the Career mode.
Thursday, April 22
Buildings Have Feelings Too
Old Pete, “The Dock Yard”, is being demolished. He’s the first of his group of friends to go. It was unexpected and everyone is a bit worried. Being made of bricks and mortar doesn’t mean you don’t have your own things to worry about. This ragtag group of friends was there, right from the start, when it really became a city. With them, they brought the titans of the industry, hundreds of jobs, and hundreds of more houses. But the Linen Mill’s not been getting many textile orders to come through this year, the Warehouse lost another contract from the neighboring city, and the Old Bank’s having money troubles.
Smelter
Smelter is a strategy, action-platformer combo inspired by classics from the 16-bit era. Lead Smelter and his faithful Zirm forces by expanding Smelter’s territory across the Rumbly Lands in top-down strategy levels, then dive into thrilling side-scrolling action stages after annexing key locations. Build, attack and advance your army — unlock, upgrade and unleash elemental action skills against vicious enemies, perilous environments and dangerous bosses. Release the power of Smelter!
Friday, April 23
AntVentor (Xbox Play Anywhere)
AntVentor is the first short chapter of the AntTrilogy series about an ant and his unusual adventures in a realistic macroworld. The main character is an inventor ant. Despite his small size, he has a big dream. He lived a simple life, until you showed up, broke his mechanism, and ruined his plans.
Dead Dust
Dead Dust takes place in the Wild West. It’s full of reckless gunfights, gunpowder smell, endless prairies and hot-headed cowboys. The main character is called Shlango, and he’s a fearless bounty hunter. He receives a letter from a very important person with great influence all over the Wild West. He owns many saloons and bars. His daughter was kidnapped and so he wrote a letter to the bounty hunter asking him for help with saving her. This job appears extremely dangerous because Shalngo’s path lies through the land of Indians. Fortunately our hero Shlango has some reliable friends ready to help him on this dangerous journey and get to the horses any minute!
Dungeon and Gravestone
Awakened from deep slumber you found yourself in a city destined to be devoured by Demon King of Death. There was only one road leading outside of it, straight into the dungeon entrance. The gates were open. A terrifying place where blood is steadily sucked out of you and eventually you cannot escape death’s embrace. Is it possible that the dungeon changes shape with each dive? Can you challenge the maze with various traps and return safely?
Judgment (Optimized for Xbox Series X/S)
From the team that brought you the critically acclaimed Yakuza series comes Judgment, a gritty tale of disgraced attorney Takayuki Yagami in his quest for redemption. Haunted by his past, he takes up arms as a private detective, clawing his way through Kamurocho’s underground crime network to investigate a string of grisly murders. In this psychological thriller, the balance between justice and mercy teeters on the edge.
Moon Raider
Ava is the young daughter of the brilliant-but-aging scientist Dr. Cavor and Selene, the former queen of the moon. Selene is a selenite whose life depends on special energy only moon gems can provide. With none left and time running out, Dr. Cavor enlists Ava to raid the moon and bring back as many gems as she can find!
NieR Replicant v.1.22474487139…
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is an updated version of NieR Replicant, previously only released in Japan. Discover the one-of-a-kind prequel of the critically-acclaimed masterpiece NieR:Automata. Now with a modern upgrade, experience masterfully revived visuals, a fascinating storyline, and more! The protagonist is a kind young man living in a remote village. In order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl, he sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking tome, to search for the “Sealed verses.”
The Skylia Prophecy
The Skylia Prophecy is a sidescrolling action RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. As Mirenia, you will journey throughout the lands and towns, explore ancient dungeons, and battle hordes of the undead in this hard-as-hell adventure inspired by the ‘kill the player’ philosophy of the ‘Souls’ games. Along your way you will meet the people of these lands, who will ask you to help them, sell you powerful items and reveal secrets to aid you on your journey. By interacting with the townsfolk, you will ultimately receive rewards.
