Make room in your backlogs as 17 new Xbox games launch across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC next week. This is on top of several new games coming to Game Pass. Next week starts off strong with the relaunch of the Super Smash Bros-like fighting game MultiVersus on May 28. This is followed by new Game Pass addition Humanity on May 30, Horizon Chase 2, also on May 30, and F1 24 and Hypercharge: Unboxed on May 31. Here’s a breakdown of everything coming to the world of Xbox next week. Let us know which of these you’re planning on picking up in the comments!May 28MultiVersus — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneCHARACTERSChoose from Bugs Bunny, Batman, Arya Stark, Rick Sanchez, and many more. In MultiVersus, every star brings their unique moves, worlds and attitudes to fight. And as the roster expands, so does the spectacle — with new personalities and play styles turning up the heat in every battle. MAPSOur maps turn legendary realms like the Batman’s Bat Cave, Jake and Finn’s Treefort, Game of Thrones’ Throne Room into epic battle grounds. And the best part? We’re adding new maps regularly, so the party never stops!MODESWhether you’re seeking the intensity of 1v1, the frenzy of a 4-player mayhem, or team up for strategic 2v2 battles, we’ve got you covered. Plus, introducing an all new PvE mode, a thrilling realm of limitless combat possibilities designed for solo or co-op play.CROSS-PLATFORMMultiVersus has full cross-play and cross-progression support across all platforms. THAT’S NOT ALL FOLKS!Our brawlin’ Multiverse does not hit snooze — and neither should you! There’s always something new brewing in our evolving MultiVerse with regular content drops and on-going quality improvements. May 29Capes — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneTwenty years ago, the supervillains won.Since then, they’ve created a dystopian city where developing super powers is a crime. Nobody has managed to slow them down, until now. Capes is a turn based superhero strategy game where you build a team of heroes and fight to take back the city. Played across a series of campaign and patrol missions, choose to push forward with the story or take the time to explore the side missions and unlock more heroes, earn skill points and complete challenges, and learn more about your heroes lives.BUILD YOUR TEAMRecruit new heroes with a range of unique powers and abilities. Every hero plays differently, and requires a fresh approach to their powers and abilities. Learning and exploiting each hero’s unique play style will build their power in combat allowing them to unleash their personal tide turning Ultimates.TURN BASED TACTICSExciting, heroic, turn based combat to test your strategic skills. Team ups and positioning matter, unlocking new ways to approach every enemy type and supervillain you encounter. Capes combat isn’t based around random numbers or lurking behind cover. Power doesn’t make you invulnerable, far from it. Your choices will make the difference between victory and defeat.TEAM UP!Take up to 4 heroes to work together in each mission. Each hero gains a unique team up ability from each of their allies, allowing them to work together to take advantage of their unique powers.UPGRADE YOUR POWERSLevel up your heroes to gain access to new abilities and powerful upgrades. Use Skill Points acquired from completing objectives and challenges to unlock their powers.CHALLENGE YOUR HEROESComplete collections of hero specific challenges during missions to earn bonus Skill Points and unlock optional missions that give a deeper insight into each of the heroes.Lesson Learned — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneHelp Frank travel through history in this unique approach to the tower defense genre. Enter a bizarre daydream world in co-op or solo mode. Gather resources, build defense towers, and manage your minions. Take up the challenge and defeat the incoming enemies!Help Frank on his journey through history and enter the bizarre world of dreams!Gather resources, gain allies, build towers and fend off waves of unique enemies. Face a horde of cavemen, a legion of French soldiers, or medieval knights. Free your classmates to expand your minions and use their help to get out of this fluttering sleep.CLASSIC TOWER DEFENSE Where there are towers there must be waves of enemies! Travel through six different historical periods. On your way, you will encounter great warriors and leaders who have written themselves on the pages of history, of course in a slightly changed form. This world is full of strange and demonic creatures.TOWERS, UPGRADES, AND MINIONS Collect resources such as wood and stone to build and upgrade defensive towers. In addition to the slingshot, they will be your main defense against opponents. Use your helpers in battle, assign them simple tasks and defend your base!CO-OP AND SINGLE-PLAYER GAME MODES Embark on this amazing adventure in this crazy world either solo or with a bunch of your best friends in split-screen co-op mode.Terminal 81 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, WindowsMystery and psychological horror game with retro visual aestheticsTerminal 81 is an indie job simulation, mystery, and psychological horror game with retro visual aesthetics. The game takes place in 2008, in a fictitious neighborhood in the city of São Paulo, in Brazil.As a result of the global financial crisis of 2008, Lorena made the decision to emigrate to the large and wealthy city of São Paulo in order to find work to help her family. Lorena easily managed to get a job in a supermarket, what she did not know is that the neighborhood where she would work was Terminal 81, an old industrial neighborhood plagued by poverty, crime, and filth.May 30Astor: Blade of the Monolith — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneExplore the vibrant planet of Gliese, once inhabited by an ancient race, and now home to their sentient creations – the Diokek. After the ancients’ disappearance, the Diokek lived in peace until malevolent creatures, the Hiltsik, started wreaking havoc among their settlements. With threats of a more sinister force at play, Astor – a young Diokek warrior, must journey across Gliese to solve the mysterious disappearance of his creators thousands of years ago, believing that they may have left behind the key to their salvation.Learn new attacks, abilities and combos, unlock magical powers, and collect legendary weapons as you crush hordes of enemies. Find your way towards the Monolith, an ancient structure holding immense power, and confront the source of the planet’s haunting evil. Will you join Astor on his journey to become the planet’s savior?FEATURES· Engage in intense battles against 16 different enemies and 10 formidable bosses across over 20 hours of main story and side quests.· Arm yourself with 4 unique weapons, master dynamic skills and combos, summon powerful constructs, and craft your own combat style.· Traverse Gliese’s diverse landscapes, complete various side quests and uncover remnants left by your creators.· Test your skills in combat challenges and conquer New Game+ mode for an even greater challenge.EXPLORE A VIBRANT WORLDExplore the mystical planet of Gliese and search for a lost history hidden throughout the planet’s majestic landscapes, ancient ruins, and old temples left by past civilizations. Using your newfound runic power, shift into the spirit realm to solve puzzles, reveal secret passages, and uncover the answers to save the future.DEFINE YOUR COMBAT STYLEArm yourself with 4 types of powerful weapons and special abilities as you engage in intense, fast-paced battles. Pummel your enemies with a combination of melee strikes, ranged attacks, and air combos. Switch between equipped weapons at any time–even mid-combo to deliver unyielding critical hits. The choice is yours!WIELD RUNIC POWERS IN COMBATHarness the power of the Runic Swarm, an ancient energy used to materialize runic power as weapons or tools in combat. Unleash charged attacks to create devastating finishers, such as the Wall Crush and Runic Cannon, or summon powerful companions, shields, and decoys to gain the upper hand in combat.THE TRUTH OF YOUR FATE UNFOLDSYour journey will lead you down a path of discovery toward your destiny. Uncover answers to solve the mysterious disappearance of the ancients thousands of years ago, for they created the Diokek, but what deeper purpose lies behind the existence of your kind? Are you, Astor, truly the chosen one destined to bring salvation or destruction? The ancient Monolith holds the key to your answers, awaiting your arrival with the secrets of the past.Horizon Chase 2 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneHorizon Chase 2 is a classic fast-paced and accessible arcade racing game with onlinemultiplayer for all game modes, unique art style and thrilling soundtrack.Humanity — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, WindowsYou are a Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to jump, turn, push, float, shoot, and climb their way to salvation. Guide the masses through 90-plus stages filled with obstacles, enemies, puzzles, unlockable skills, and wild boss fights in the narrative campaign, or browse a wide array of user-made levels (or build your own!) crafted via the super easy-to-use in-game Stage Creator.Phantom Fury — Xbox Series X|SShelly “Bombshell” Harrison is back in this highly interactive mix of first person action and road movie adventure. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey around the USA. Use an enormous arsenal of weapons and skills to battle treacherous soldiers and vile mutants, all while trying to save mankind.Umbraclaw — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneMay 31F1 24 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OnePre-Order* the F1® 24 Standard Edition and receive:● F1® World Starter Pack● 5,000 PitCoin virtual currency to spend in-game● Dual Entitlement: F1® 24 Standard Edition includes both F1® 24 Xbox Series X|S and F1® 24 Xbox OneBe One of the 20 with EA SPORTS™ F1® 24, the official videogame of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™. Unleash Your Champion in pursuit of a legacy-defining F1® Career, the mode’s first major update since 2016. Drive like the greatest and feel at one with the car through the all-new EA SPORTS Dynamic Handling System, and Ignite your Passion by connecting to your favourite teams and drivers while proving that you have what it takes across new modes and experiences.● Unleash Your Champion: Discover the newly innovated Driver Career mode with new gameplay rooted in the sport or team up with a friend in two-player career.● EA SPORTS™ Dynamic Handling: Get to grips with more authentic handling. The latest physics gives you more control over how your personal driving style impacts your car’s performance and race strategy.● Challenge Career is a new, interactive feature in the F1® season that offers episodic competitive play with unique events and challenges, allows community members to compete for high scores, and invites them to influence future content by voting on social media.● Ignite Your Passion with Fanzones these allow you to support your favorite team and driver, collaborate with other fans to achieve goals, raise your profile in the standings, and unlock unique rewards and items.Hypercharge: Unboxed — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneHypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you’ve always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!O-VOID: Console Edition — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneJump into the spinning circle of O-VOID, a one-button arcade game. In this super minimal action runner, you’ll be jumping over obstacles with one button. But this is not a regular platformer! The entire level can change direction or flip upside down to throw you off. Are you skilled enough to survive every challenge?Pool Party — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneSkeler Boy — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneSkeler Boy is an adventure game with an atmosphere inspired by your favorite iconic films from the 1970s and 1980s. Enter a dark and suspenseful world and embark on a journey of psychological horror. You’ll encounter hundreds of conversations, manipulate objects, solve puzzles, discover clues, and find many surprises.Features* Adventure puzzle gameplay* Dark horror narrative themes* 1970s and 1980s cultural nostalgiaTo The Sky — Xbox Series X|SAn exciting action and adventure video game that catapults you into a breathtaking fantasy world. Your main objective is to reach the sky by overcoming obstacles, climbing imposing walls, and running through incredible scenarios.New Lands — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneRestore your new lands and become a successful landowner in this time management game! Take on the role of a novice landowner, growing wheat and building mills and mines to restore your very own mansion. The deeper you delve into your new land, the more exciting your jobs will be.Project 13 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox OneWelcome to Project 13, a unique Simulator that challenges your perception and instincts in a repeating Psych Ward Corridor. In this immersive experience, you step into the shoes of a disposable Probant, devoid of rights and a future, tasked with navigating a mysterious, repeating Psych Ward Corridor.Your objective is clear: report any anomalies encountered during your walks. The catch? A single mistake means starting anew. Only by consistently reporting accurately can you progress through the enigmatic corridors.Embark on this surreal journey where reality blurs, and your decisions shape your destiny. Are you ready to unravel the mysteries of Project 13 and defy the odds stacked against you? The corridors await – enter if you dare.
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