IGN is excited to have partnered with ID@Xbox for this latest ID@Xbox Showcase, which featured some big announcements from the brightest indie games out now and on our way in the future. From Balatro being available on Xbox Game Pass RIGHT NOW to new looks at Lies of P: Overture and Tron: Catalyst and so much more, there was a lot to celebrate today.
To ensure you don’t miss a thing, we’ve gathered all the biggest announcements and reveals from this latest ID@Xbox Showcase below, and we’d love to hear what your favorite was in the comments!
Balatro Is Now on Xbox Game Pass and Has Card Customizations From Fallout, Assassin’s Creed, and More
Balatro had some big announcements for this ID@Xbox Showcase, including that it is now available on Xbox Game Pass. Additionally, Balatro is getting another “Friends of Jimbo” update that will bring with it card customizations from Fallout, Assassin’s Creed, Bugsnax, Civilization, Slay the Princess, and Friday the 13th.
Tron: Catalyst Brings Players to the Grid to Take Down Overlords and Master Mysterious Abilities
Tron: Catalyst is set to welcome players to the Grid on June 17, 2025, and a new gameplay trailer introduced fans to more of its world. In this new adventure, players will take on the role of Exo, a “highly resilient and resourceful program with an incredible ability to initiate time loops.” With the power, Exo will take on “overlords of a crumbling grid” and evade a malevolent agent of CORE named Conn.
Lies of P: Overture Takes Us Back to the Beginning For an Exciting New Adventure
The ‘One More Thing’ of the ID@Xbox Showcase was a new look at Lies of P: Overture, the DLC for the beloved soulslike from 2024. This DLC will once again follow Geppetto’s Puppet as he travels back in time to see how events led to the start of the original game. This trailer also gave us a good like at the Legendary Stalker named Lea.
33 Immortals Is All Set For an Early Access Launch This March
The upcoming co-op action-roguelike called 33 Immortals is set to be released in Early Access on March 18, 2025. To celebrate this announcement, 33 Immortals also got a new gameplay trailer that shows the chaotic action in real time.
Revenge of the Savage Planet Brings the Creative and Wacky Fun This May
Alongside confirming that Revenge of the Savage Planet will be released on May 8, 2025, a new trailer showcased a few of the many wild and creative weapons players will get to use on their adventure. This includes a Goo Canon, and electric lasso, Conductive Fero Goo that will shock or slow down enemies as well as open doors, and so much more.
Jump Ship Brings Co-Op Fun to Space This Summer
The ID@Xbox Showcase gave us a preview of the much-anticipated Jump Ship, which is headed to Early Access this summer. If you’d like to learn more about Jump Ship, be sure to check out our recent preview of the game we said is a mix of Sea of Thieves, Left 4 Dead, and FTL.
Patapon Spirtual Successor Ratatan Gets a New Gameplay Video and Release Window
Ratatan, the spiritual successor to Patapon, recieved a brand-new gameplay trailer and a release window of 2025. The gameplay trailer showed off its rhythm and side-scrolling action, a giant crab boss, and much more.
Echo Weaver Is a Metroidvania That Wants You to ‘Perfect the Loop’
Echo Weaver is an upcoming Metroidvania that wants players to “perfect the loop.” Players become the last Weaver, a character who just so happens to be from a ruined society and stuck in a “fatal time loop.” They will need to uncover all the secrets this world holds to break out of this madness.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Will Arrive on Game Pass on Day 1
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault will arrive later this year and it will be part of Game Pass the moment it is out in the world. To help with the wait, 11 Bit has revealed a new gameplay trailer that shows fans how this sequel is turning out.
Blue Prince Is a Strategy Puzzle Adventure Game That Want You to Unveil the Mystery of Room 46
Blue Prince is a new strategy puzzle adventure game that takes place in Mt. Holly, a place where “every dawn unveils a new mystery.” Everything around you continues to shift and change, but that can’t stop you from uncovering the mystery of the rumored Room 46.
Blue Prince will be released on April 10, 2025.
Herdling Is All About Herding Mystical and Fantastic Creatures
Herdling is a game headed to PC and Xbox in Summer 2025 that is all about herding mystical and fantastic creatures through an equally mysterious world. This won’t be an easy journey, but your herd is counting on you to help them through to the end.
Outbound Wants You to Go on a Relaxing Trip into Nature With Your Camper Van
There are many stressful and challenging games out there, but Outbound hopes to slow things down with a relaxing open-world adventure in the wilderness. In Outbound, players will have their trusty camper van with them and they will need to build upon it and live on the land. This means collecting resources, making the space your own, and much more.
Outbound will be released in 2026.
Hotel Barcelona’s Star Has an Insane Serial Killer Living Inside of Her
The ID@Xbox Showcase gave us a new look at Suda51 and Swery65’s Hotel Barcelona, a game starring a novice federal marshal named Justine who just so happens to have an insane serial killer named Dr. Carnival living inside of her. This mystery horror action game will task players with helping out Justine by killing all the other evil serial killers and escaping from a cursed hotel.
Hotel Barcelona will be released in 2025.
Tanuki Pon’s Summer Follows an Adorable Raccoon Who Is a Part-Time Mailman and Has a BMX Bike
Tanuki Pon’s Summer stars an adorable raccoon and his BMX bike and follows the pair as they work as a part-time mailman in a beautiful Japanese town. Deliver packagers, pull off incredible tricks, help locals, and so much more when Tanuki Pon’s Summer is released later in 2025.
Wax Heads Is a ‘Cozy-Punk Slice-of-Life Narrative Sim’ All About Managing a Record Store in Need of Some Help
Wax Heads is self-described as a ‘cozy-punk slice-of-life narrative sim about managing a struggling record store.” This means dealing with quirky customers, exploring and preserving your extensive record collection, supporting bands, and so much more.
Wax Heads will be released in Summer 2026.
RockBeasts Lets You Live Out Your Dream of Being in a 90s Rock Band in a World of Human-Like Animals
One of the big ID@Xbox Showcase’s world premieres was RockBeasts, which lets players live out their dream of being in a 90s rock band in a world filled with human-like animals. This mature game will go through all the highs and lows of the rockstar lifestyle when it is reelased in 2025.
Descenders Next Welcomes Players to the Snowy Slopes This April
Descenders wants players to live out their snowboarding and mountainboarding dreams and is set to welcome players to its extreme world on April 9, 2025.
Tempopo Brings a Music Puzzle Game to the Sky
Tempopo is an upcoming music puzzle game that is billed as a “psychedelic soundscape in the sky.” Players will experience different seasons as they rescue musical flowers, design and populate their garden, and much more.
Tempopo will be released on April 17, 2025.
Woodo Is a Striking Game About Bringing Gorgeous Dioramas to Life
Woodo is a striking game all about solving diorama-style puzzles and bringing scenes to life with color and character and so much more. This game looks so unique and looks like a cozy, good time.
The Lonesome Guild Is All About Adventuring as a Ghost and Being Nice to Your Adorable Animal Friends
The Lonesome Guild is an upcoming game from DON’T NOD and Tiny Bull Studios that stars Ghost and some very cute animal friends that are all setting off on a grand and dangerous adventure. Being a good friend is a big part of the game, and players will be able to see why when The Lonesome Guild is released in Fall 2025.
Horror Game Buckshot Roulette Will Soon Bring High Stress to PC and Xbox Game Pass
Horror game Buckshot Rouletter, which has players playing a VERY tense game of Russian Rouletter with a 12-gauge shotgun, will soon be making its way to PC and Xbox Game Pass.
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