The beautiful days are coming back and so are the releases of new games. The month of May has just begun and we have already prepared the list of major releases arriving this month. Until then, the program for this week of May 2 is not the most flashy, but we will still note the arrival of Loot River, a singular roguelike that will appeal to puzzle game and dark fantasy fans.
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PictoQuest – May 3 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
Challenge your deduction skills as you help two young heroes on their quest to bring back the legendary paintings of Pictoria. Look carefully at the numbers on the edges of the grid to stop the devious wizard Moonface.
Escape From Hell – May 3 – Optimized for Xbox One X
This uniquely styled 3D first-person platformer has you traveling from the lowest circle of hell and slowly progressing to escape and return to the world of the living. With nine areas, each representing a circle of hell, each area requires the player to find a certain number of soul crystals to open the portal to the next level and advance one circle.
Loot River – May 3 – Xbox Game Pass
Available day one with Game Pass: Explore procedurally generated mazes in an action roguelike that combines tense real-time combat and block-moving through space. Slide blocks of ancient ruins, fight beastly abominations, loot, explore, level up, strategize, cast powerful spells, die and awaken. Available on cloud, console and PC.
Slap the Rocks – May 4 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
Spell medieval stones in a puzzle quest of epic pixel art proportions! Block puzzles take on a fantasy adventure twist in Slap the Rocks, a retro puzzler where you play as a medieval treasure hunter with a sword and a penchant for rocks.
Wildcat Gun Machine – May 4
Wildcat Gun Machine is a dungeon crawler game where you battle hordes of disgusting flesh beasts with a wide variety of weapons, giant robots and kitties.
X-Force Genesis – May 4
A love letter to fans of 80s/90s shmups, X-Force Genesis is a space shooter built around incredible graphics and insane boss fights. Join this epic adventure and don’t let enemies take over planet Genesis.
Best Month Ever! – May 5
Take part in a roller coaster of emotions as Louise embarks on the journey of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the modern world often cruel. Travel across the country and meet a plethora of characters who can help or deter Louise from her goals – including the most controversial groups that many thought were long gone.
Citizen Sleeper – May 5 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery – Xbox Game Pass
Available day one with Game Pass: Live the life of a runaway worker, stranded on a lawless station on the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of tabletop RPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future. Available on cloud, console and PC.
RiffTrax: The Game – May 5
A multiplayer game where players compete to make bad movies funny. Gather your friends and laugh at some of the worst cinematic abominations ever created.
Trek to Yomi – May 5 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery – Xbox Game Pass
Available Day One with Game Pass: As a vow to his dying master, young swordsman Hiroki has sworn to protect his town and the people he loves from all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound by duty, the lone samurai must travel beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path. With sleek combat, a legendary story, a thrilling soundtrack, and a cinematic presentation, Trek to Yomi is shaping up to be one of the must-watch titles of the year. Available on cloud, console and PC.
Elemental War 2 – May 6 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
Hordes of monsters suddenly pour out of the abyss of hell from a malfunctioning summoning portal. Will you be able to build a line of defense towers against the forces of evil in time? Elemental War 2 is a mixture of tower defense with innovative game mechanics offering many combinations of towers at your disposal.
Source of Madness – May 6 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
A side-scrolling action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian-inspired world, powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Play as a new Acolyte and take him on a nightmarish odyssey.
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