Microsoft Shows Off 19 New Indie Titles Coming to Xbox

At its IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase today, Microsoft highlighted 19 new indie video game titles coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Game Pass, and Windows PC this year.

“The second edition of the IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase just ended and there was a lot to show,” ID@Xbox Team Lead Jessica Ronnell writes in the announcement post. “From bullet hell shooters to roguelites, or open world co-op games to mascot managers, we just showed off a diverse set of games coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC. A little bit of everything for everyone to love!”

You can read a recap of all 19 new games in the original post. Here, I’ll focus on a handful of titles that look particularly interesting.

33 Immortals. This co-op action-roguelike title will support 33 players and is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass. “Play a damned soul, and rebel against God’s final judgment. Dive straight into epic 33-player co-op battles with instant “pick-up and raid” matchmaking. Cooperate with your allies to survive against hordes of monsters and massive, challenging bosses. Expand your arsenal and equip powerful new relics to permanently upgrade your soul. Face the wrath of God in a fight for your eternal life.” You can learn more here.

Centum. Coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC, Centum starts off as a point-and-click adventure, but then turns into something else entirely. “Centum plays with your mind and tricks you into thinking you’re playing a different game. But through surprising interactions, surrealist storytelling, and striking, large-scale animated pixel art, this unexpected experience takes players on a mind-bending, emotionally fraught journey through the looking glass to show them a different side to their familiar reality.” You can learn more here.

Humanity. You play a dog in this visually stunning action puzzle platformer coming to Xbox One, Xbox One Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass. “Become a Shiba Inu and help reconstruct humankind in this acclaimed action-puzzle game. Drop commands to guide a mindless human horde to the goal through 90 increasingly challenging handcrafted story mode stages. Then, choose from thousands of user-made puzzles expanding on the breadth of mechanics, or design your own and share it with the community.” You can learn more here.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is “a narrative adventure game set in the fictional town of Velvet Cove in the summer of 1995. Four high school friends – Swann, Nora, Autumn, and Kat – spend the summer together hanging out, playing music, and becoming best friends… until something changes the trajectory of all of their lives. After 27 years of silence between them, they reunite to confront the dark secrets that made them promise to never speak again.” You can learn more here.

Vampire Survivors: Laboratory Update. Also coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass, this update to Vampire Survivors “will challenge your survival skills with two new characters, two new stages, two new weapons, one new evolution, and 1 new passive. Most importantly, there will be 6 new achievements.” You can learn more here.