Next Week on Xbox: New Games for April 6 to 10

People of Note – April 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

In this turn-based RPG musical, join Cadence as she recruits an ensemble of musicians on her quest for stardom. Experience turn-based combat like never before, where each battle is a musical performance with evolving combat conditions and genre-bending mashup attacks!

Beyond Words – April 9
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

From the creators of GoldenEye & TimeSplitters comes Beyond Words the genre-defining fusion of roguelike strategy and word-crafting. Build powerful combos, unlock upgrades, and master a challenge where victory is spelled one letter at a time. Build powerful word combos, unlock game-changing upgrades and journey through a living puzzle shaped by your decisions. Every choice, every letter, every placement matters.

Bytebond: Deluxe Edition – April 9

Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. Dive into the heart of a PC with your friend and become the ultimate Antivirus Special Forces duo. Bytebond Deluxe Edition contains the base game and the Makeover Kit, which unlocks a cache of cosmetic upgrades for elite Antivirus units. This allows players to customize their characters with more than 30 unique textures and models and stand out in style.

Tiny Bookshop – April 10
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your Tiny Bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals. Decorate your Tiny Bookshop with the items you collect. Are you into absolutely plastering it with plants? Maybe a spooky candle-lit atmosphere is more your style? Every item also has an effect on your customers and can introduce new mechanics.

Hacked: The Streamer – April 6
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

You shape the story of the beloved streamer PinkyPie as her world turns upside down with an unsettling message during what seemed to be a regular night. You need to collect clues and connect the dots to make the right decisions that will protect her from disaster in this interactive narrative experience. Is her streaming career over, or will she return stronger than ever? The answer is in your hands.

ChainStaff – April 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Our planet is under attack from the Star Spores, and they’ve warped life on Earth into ferocious uber-bugs. Even worse, a nasty alien has made its new home directly attached to your head. But it’s not all bad news – your new best friend has provided both the strength to fight back against the mutated horde, and control over a weapon that can tip the balance of the battle in humanity’s favor: the ChainStaff. As you traverse the surreal landscape, you’ll encounter your fellow soldiers, stranded in harsh environments. Do you rescue your comrades or listen to the alien voice in your head and harvest them for upgrades? If you can persevere and defeat the Star Spores, perhaps you can save everyone…including yourself.

Dragon Snack: From Ice to Ember – April 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Get ready for an adorably epic adventure in Dragon Snack: From Ice to Ember. Here, a hungry and lovable dragon needs your help to find the safe path back to its nest. It sounds simple, but every trail matters. On a charming hexagonal grid, you will rotate, swap and fit tiles to build the perfect route. Along the way, shiny coins, power stones and breakable obstacles make each stage even more fun and strategic.

Jaden & Jasmine II: Lost Memories – April 7
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

It’s been exactly one month since Jaden Black was shot and betrayed by Jasmine Miles. In Lost Memories, the truth doesn’t stay buried. As fragments of the past resurface, Jaden begins to uncover what really happened—and why Harmony erased everything in the first place.

Solid Void – Topsy Turvy World – April 7

Flex your puzzle skills and master nonogram and jigsaw chalenges! Welcome to a revolutionary puzzle experience where the logic of nonograms meets the artistry of Jigsaw Puzzles. Solid Void – Topsy Turvy World invites you to restore a legendary painting through a unique two-step puzzle adventure, perfect for cozy gaming sessions and mental training.

Airplane Flight Simulator: Evo – April 8
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

Ever wondered what is feels like to pilot legendary jet airliners? In Airplane Flight Simulator: Evo you have a global open world map to explore, with an amazing selection of 31 realistic airplanes. Enjoy the fully immersive experience provided by awesome flight controls, realistic interiors and sound effects, full day-night cycle, and challenging weather scenarios. In this Flight Simulator you can fly across the globe between a wide variety of cities and airports, inspired by real-world locations.

Incantation – April 8
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

Incantation is a first-person horror-themed adventure game adapted from the live-action film of the same name. Beyond the palpable madness and fear in the village, there’s a sinister force that drives one to despair. What happens when one crosses the forbidden line of this evil deity? Perform rituals, solve puzzles, collect documents and hunt for key items to access new areas of the village, all in hopes of finding your missing daughter and escaping alive!

The Occultist – April 8
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

In The Occultist, paranormal investigator Alan Rebels travels to the mysterious island of Godstone to determine the cause of the sudden disappearance of his father. Even though he mentioned the island repeatedly over the decades, all that Alan really knows is that his father was born and spent his early years there. However, Alan does not travel alone. He carries with him his mystical pendulum, an object of unknown origin that accompanied him on all his past paranormal investigations. As he explores the foggy streets and maddening buildings, apparently being the only things that remain on the mysterious island of Godstone, it becomes clear: This will be a case unlike any other.

Arcadia Fallen II – April 9
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Explore a brand new adventure as a mage student of the Seven Winds Academy and experience a story that can be enjoyed by new and returning players of the series. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change. As you uncover the story of Arcadia Fallen II, you will decide how you respond to the people around you and the events that unfold. Tone labels help you avoid unexpected consequences, and choices with significant impact on the story are highlighted. But no matter what you decide to do, there are no “wrong” choices and no dead ends. Only you can find the path that is right for you.

Little Helper Cafe: Sugar Cubes – April 9
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Get ready for the perfect dose of cuteness in Little Helper Cafe: Sugar Cubes. In this cozy Sokoban-style puzzle, a friendly hedgehog has a delicious mission: push sugar cubes into coffee cups on a dessert-filled tabletop. But not everything is so simple. Holes on the board can disrupt the delivery, and that is where macarons come in, used strategically to plug paths and open new routes. Each level is a small logic challenge wrapped in a calm and cozy atmosphere.

One Card One Shot – Mafia – April 9
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

Explore the mafia underworld in the first Sniper Card Game. Combine card strategy, pinpoint aim, and split-second choices in intense, surprise-packed missions: each one brings new enemies, cards, and mechanics to overcome — and always leaves you asking: what’s coming next?

Skautfold: Moonless Knight – April 9
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Return to the Lovecraftian nightmare of the Angelic Empire of Britannia as Gray, the 2nd Knight, sent on a diplomatic mission to the Dawn Empire of Japan. The mission immediately goes horribly wrong as Lunatic cultists instigate a religious coup, putting the Japanese Emperor and Eleanor’s envoys at risk. Your task? Explore the Oda Imperial Palace, negotiate with its factions, and secure the survival of the Empire! The story follows the events of Shrouded in Sanity, Usurper, and Into the Fray, as the Skautfold series is heading to its conclusion. Knowledge of the previous games is not required to enjoy the game, but it will most certainly make it even more enjoyable.

Tears Revolude – April 9
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

This classic command-based JRPG features a 3D isometric map interface and smooth, dynamic battle animations. Explore dungeons and engage in easy-to-learn turn-based combat inspired by old-school RPGs. Enhance weapons at the blacksmith, learn up to five skills per character, and strengthen those skills through repeated use as their power and effects evolve. Build the SP gauge during battle to unleash powerful special abilities, and expend it all at once to trigger devastating combo attacks with your allies.

Viscerafest – April 9
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Viscerafest is a sci-fi fantasy single-player arena FPS where you take the role of Caroline, a bloodthirsty, psychopathic mercenary who wants nothing more than to marry her wonderful boyfriend, Athens Fetter. The problem is money’s tight, and rings aren’t exactly cheap. But thankfully, there may yet be hope for her, as a warlock named Cromune has acquired a rather hefty bounty on his head.

Ninjora Echoes – April 10
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Take control of Hiko, a young ninja, and his shadow doubles as you solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and save your village from the sinister monk Doku. In a distant bamboo village lies the Stone of Life — a source of strength and harmony. When the evil monk Doku steals it, young ninja Hiko sets out on a perilous journey to retrieve the stolen relic and restore peace. Ninjora Echoes is a 2D platformer built around the unique mechanic of creating and controlling shadow clones. You won’t just jump and fight — you’ll need to plan every move strategically. Your clones can press switches, hold levers, and distract enemies, opening up clever new ways to overcome each challenge.

Nocturne Routes – April 10
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

In Nocturne Routes, you guide a vampire through dark, puzzle-filled levels where every move must be planned in advance. Each stage challenges you to chart an efficient route, defeat lurking skeletons, and decide whether to collect optional coins along the way — or leave them behind. Enemies aren’t avoided, they’re outplayed. Skeletons block your path, forcing you to think carefully about movement order, positioning, and strategy. A single wrong decision can leave you trapped in the darkness.

To the Basement: Before – April 10
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

You are one of the last flying drones, untouched by the virus. You are faced with a quiet but crucial mission: penetrate the depths of the infected bunker and find what remains hidden within its sections. Something that will later play a key role in the fate of the entire complex. With each level, the corridors become more dangerous: external mechanisms, security traps, closed blocks that are easy to crash into—all hidden in the darkness. But the drone has a special vision; it can see what is normally invisible, and sometimes there’s a chance that it can protect you from range.

Zumba – Treasures of Marble Island – April 10
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Zumba – Treasures of Marble Island transports you to a lush tiki paradise ruled by an enigmatic masked god. Select a level, aim your marble-shooting staff, and fire to match three or more identical orbs before they snake past the sacred ruins. Trigger spectacular chain reactions, clear waves swiftly, and earn up to three stars per stage by preventing any marble from breaching the ancient thresholds.