We hope you have room in your backlog as another 14 new games are coming to Xbox next week, including Ghostwire: Tokyo and Sherlock Holmes The Awakened.
As for notable releases next week, we're starting the week off strong next with Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, which launches for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on April 11th. A day later on April 12th, we have the supernatural action-adventure game Ghostwire: Tokyo, which is finally making its way to Xbox and will join Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on day one.
April 11th
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
The Preorder Standard Edition Includes:
- Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
- Exclusive Pre-Launch DLC — The Sleuth's Attire (3 costumes).
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
A Lovecraft meets Sherlock Holmes crossover, The Awakened puts you up against the legendary Cthulhu Mythos. Investigate a series of mysterious disappearances, apparently linked to a dark cult that worships an Ancient God. Whatever their plan is, you must put a stop to it… or face unspeakable consequences.
For the first time in his life, Sherlock is truly afraid. A man of rationale and reason, he faces an otherworldly entity that defies all logic, and this discovery is as enlightening as it is shattering. The pursuit of the truth pushes Sherlock to the verge of madness, and it’s the only story that Watson will never publish.
Taking place in 1882, The Awakened lifts the curtain on how Sherlock and John, mere roommates at the time, became the world-famous crime-solving duo.
Key pillars
- Investigate the Cthulhu Mythos as imagined by H.P. Lovecraft and face Eldritch horrors beyond human comprehension
- Fight encroaching insanity as you pursue answers to questions that have no rational explanation whatsoever
- Find clues that will lead you through the famous Baker Street in London, a haunting psych ward in Switzerland, the perilous Louisiana wetlands and more
- A reimagining of the 2008 title: Rebuilt from the ground up in Unreal Engine, The Awakened boasts modern graphics and animations, an expanded storyline, numerous side quests and new mechanics including unique insanity gameplay.
Guardian of Lore — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Play as Prince Sayri, and save the memory of ancient civilizations from wicked magic that aims to destroy the stories that contain it. Become part of beautifully crafted 2.5D worlds from Native-American folktales, and battle against an evil invader army threatening their disappearance. How much of each story will you be able to preserve for future generations to come? Become a Guardian of Lore and find out!
Game Features:
CLASSIC 2.5D EPIC ADVENTURE: As Sayri, jump, run, fight, and make your way through the magnificently crafted world of each folktale you enter. Guardian of Lore is a callback to platforming classics, plus unique artistic, story and gameplay features that make for a refreshing experience.
A BOOKWORM BATTLE MAGE: Make the most out of Sayri´s unique spell casting and combat systems! Use them to traverse each story level however you want, with the weapons and magic you want, and customize prince Sayri´s gameplay to your liking.
YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: Use knowledge as a currency to enhance Sayri´s abilities. Collect knowledge hidden inside each level to unlock more powerful magic and items.
A GAME OF MIGHT AND MYSTERY: Test your skills against the wicked monsters, magical dangers, and unforgiving bosses that lurk within each folktale. Defeat them to uncover the pieces that make up the story of each level you're immersed in.
EXOTIC MYTHOLOGIES TO DISCOVER: Become part of whimsical settings with a distinct native Latin American flavor. Through each story, experience art, characters and mythologies that expand upon the fantasy genre in unexplored directions.
STORY BRANCHING THAT CHANGES EACH LEVEL: The amount of story details you have recovered inside every level changes it on your play-through. Replay each story to see your impact on its ending and the world it paints on your screen.
Venture into the Mystical Library, where the knowledge of conquered civilizations lost to time was recorded in books of folktales and myths. With the power of the Amulet of Yebichai, bring the world of each book to life, meet unforgettable stories and characters, and fight to keep the Lore of old alive!
April 12th
Ghostwire: Tokyo — Xbox Series X|S, Windows
Tokyo's population has vanished, and deadly supernatural forces prowl the streets. Use an arsenal of elemental abilities to unravel the truth behind the disappearance and save Tokyo.
Hyper-5 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Respond to the distress beacon and confront an unknown enemy in cinematic shoot’em up action!
Deep space scount ship Hyper-5 has received a distress signal and heads into battle against an unknown threat. As a pilot on your own and facing nearly impossible odds, you’ll need to survive more than forty enemy types and massive boss encounters across the varied land, air and underwater stages of planet 4GDT.
Hyper-5 draws inspiration from shoot’em up genre classics of the ‘90s while offering modern advancements in cinematic style! Traditional side-scrolling action is presented in 3D with screen-filling visual effects and thrilling cutscenes. Complete in-game challenges to unlock over twenty weapon systems, ship upgrades and gallery extras!
King of the Arcade — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Featuring over 40 Playable games, King of the Arcade lets you play as former Champ Mac McCormick, fighting to save Castle's Arcade from a hostile takeover. With epic boss battles and an open-world arcade, reclaim your title as King in this ultimate Arcade experience.
Murderous Muses — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
It’s been a year since controversial artist Mordechai Grey was murdered.
Now, a new exhibition is opening on the anniversary of his death, featuring six of his most famous portraits - each one a potential suspect in his murder.
You play as a security guard, exploring the gallery in the echoing hours to uncover clues about the crime. Solve puzzles and use the Eyes of Mordechai to bring the portraits to life, restoring the past to find his killer...
From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, The Shapeshifting Detective and Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, Murderous Muses is an infinitely replayable supernatural whodunit where choosing how to investigate is an art form...
April 13th
Cannon Dancer - Osman — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Set in the near future of the 21st century, the world is controlled by a single corrupt government and under the threat of a evil sorceress, Abdullah the Slaver. Luckily, a lone assassin and top class agent named Kirin offers his skills as weapons for hire.
Kirin must infiltrate the city to defeat several enemies, panic and terror. But once inside the cult’s main temple, he gets attacked from the police force and left to die... Only thanks to his inner strength he can break free from his chained imprisonment and starts moving with a single goal in mind: getting revenge against Jack Layzon, the Judicial Affairs Director that hired him initially. But this is far from enough: Three other members of the Teki wants him dead for personal reasons…
Dogfight - A Sausage Bomber Story — Xbox Series X|S
Arcade shoot-’em-up action is back! Team up with the entire family for explosive action, signature humor and thrilling adventure. Join the Sausage Bomber Corps for daring missions to defend the nations of Relishtonia and more against the world-conquering ambitions from the mysterious Vega Nation.
Sokolor — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Sokolor is a puzzle game with innovative mechanics. Push the colored cubes into their correct positions, but first you need to paint yourself the same color to be able to push them!
April 14th
Basketball Pinball — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Enjoy Basketball Pinball, jump on the board and prepare to make points to win this match, score slam dunks and three point shots.
Discover all the secrets, complete all the missions and prove that you're the number 1 in the world or the best among your Friends, posting your high score on the online leaderboard.
- Arcade design.
- Multiball, Extraball, Skillshot, Jackpots...
- Reproduction with all the details, lights and sounds.
- 4 different cameras to choose from.
- Online Leaderboard.
DE-EXIT - Eternal Matters — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Embark on a surrealistic afterlife journey to discover the secrets of the broken and mysterious Plane of Memory in this atmospheric, light adventure with a hint of stealth. Dive into a wonderful voxel world with an intense cinematic approach and save the day!
Farm Slider — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
With colorful and minimalistic sliding puzzles, Farm Slider is easy to play, challenging to finish and impossible to put down! Challenge your brain and enjoy several hours of puzzling fun, suited for all ages.
Featuring lots of levels with different farm towns pictures but there's an issue: they are all out of place! Slide your way through and rearrange the pictures until they match the original in order to complete the level.
Some levels may seem impossible at first, but we promise: they can all be done! Try different combinations until you get the perfect combination — the challenge will be worth it!
Split - manipulate time — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Split is a first-person puzzle game with the unique mechanics of creating copies of yourself and manipulating time. The gameplay combines many different types of puzzles from more and less famous puzzle games and takes them to a whole new perspective.
After the recent war, engineers from Epsilon Energy created the Split indestructible shield system. It was to protect individual giant cities covering almost the entire planet from armed conflicts. Different cities have different policies for their citizens. In West Ulrage, every citizen gets a guardian robot at birth. In Hal'Tor, pairs of robots raise several children each. Whereas in Dievez, people are raised in large centers. Most jobs have been taken over by machines. People work mainly as mechanics, programmers, or operators.
The Split control panel is riddled with numerous traps that will require both good reflexes and composure. You can try to destroy enemies or escape from them by using time manipulation and your own clones to distract them.
The game's design refers to Brutalism, an architectural style popular around the 1970s. It was promoted, among others, by the game "Control". We mixed this style with the digital environment from "Tron: Legacy". The levels are full of nooks and crannies, which may seem empty at first glance, but lead to interesting places.
We were inspired by games such as:
Q.U.B.E.2”, “The Talos Principle”, “The Turing Test”, “Portal”, “The Witness” and “Antichamber”
Ultra Pixel Survive — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Command heroes with unique abilities, harvest natural resources to collect materials, then build and develop your military defenses.
Each night the enemy hordes will attack the village, and challenge your strategic and tactical prowess to survive. Explore dark underground dungeons, and wage battle against gigantic bosses!
Evolve your weapons by gathering new materials, and survive the epic onslaught for as long as possible.
Features
* Build and upgrade your resources and heroes
* Build defenses, farm, hunt, cook food and more
* Unlock new characters
* Action RPG and survival gameplay
* Cute epic fantasy pixel art