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Xbox Series X|S and PC cross-play coverage. Everything we’ve covered that’s playable on Xbox Series X|S.
Morrow Keep’s dark-fantasy action RPG is finished. Preloads open October 25, and patch 1.0.1 adds a photo mode and a harsher Penitent difficulty on day one.
Redline Assembly’s arena mode opens to everyone October 30 through November 2, with three maps, two modes, and cross-play on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Saltmarsh Games’ first post-launch patch cuts Barbed Volley stacking, adds a Calm Seas assist toggle, and stops saves from corrupting when you quit during a tide change.
Good · Velocity Unbound
Apex Torque’s arcade racer has a terrific drift-and-slipstream core and a city that looks stunning at speed, but a thin career mode and aggressive rubber-banding take some of the shine off.
Release dates for Sunken Crown and Skyhook, a first proper look at Abyssal Choir, a surprise Wildgrass demo, and the rest of the news from three days on the show floor.
Apex Torque’s arcade racer now compiles shaders before your first race on PC. A separate console hotfix fixes missing Night Shift rewards and a livery editor crash.
Gilded Cartridge’s flooded-city metroidvania arrives on all four platforms in spring, with a physical Switch 2 edition and a $24.99 digital price.
Mixed · Brickhold
Forgeworks Collective’s co-op base builder has clever load and power rules and great moments with friends, but thin content, a grindy early game, and launch bugs leave it feeling unfinished.
Lanternfall’s game director explains the decision to cut the Verge down to a single band of land, where the stance system came from, and why every map you draw is also a weapon.
Cloudwright’s airship sandbox will hold a cross-platform closed alpha in December, focused on six-player crews and the new hull stress system.
Hints first, solutions second. How to solve Hollowmere’s three toughest puzzles without wasting lantern oil, updated for patch 1.0.3’s changes to the Pump House chase.
Six unbroken minutes inside Thalassa Deep show how oxygen, sound, and an echolocating enemy shape Bracken & Bone’s second horror game.