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ID@Xbox Showcase Dropped 10 New Game Pass Titles

Yesterday's ID@Xbox showcase packed over 20 indie reveals into 50 minutes, but the real headline is 10 brand-new Game Pass confirmations spanning extraction RPGs, co-op roguelikes, and a Souls-like platformer.

Nathan Lees
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Ten new Game Pass titles in a single indie showcase. That's the number that jumped out of yesterday's ID@Xbox Spring Showcase, which ran for roughly 50 minutes and packed in over 20 game reveals, release dates, and fresh trailers. As reported by Pure Xbox, all 10 were confirmed for Game Pass for the first time during the event.

The lineup spans a wide range of genres. Mistfall Hunter, a dark fantasy extraction RPG for up to four players, is arriving in July 2026 and will be on Game Pass at launch. Vapor World: Over The Mind, a narrative-driven Souls-like platformer, is getting a demo in June 2026 and will also land on Game Pass. Echo Generation 2, a sci-fi deckbuilding RPG, locked in a May 27, 2026 release date. Crashout Crew, a physics-based co-op game, follows a day later on May 28. Other new Game Pass confirmations include There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, a Lovecraftian musical game from Friday Sundae; Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, a co-op sci-fi adventure set in the Astroneer universe; Aphelion, a sci-fi survival game set on a frozen planet; and Tears of Metal, a medieval hack-and-slash co-op roguelike.

Beyond Game Pass, the showcase also featured reveals for Lofsöng, an exploration game built around sound-driven mechanics, and the official announcement of Golf With Your Friends 2. Albion Online and Vampire Crawlers both got launch showcases, with Vampire Crawlers already available across Xbox, PlayStation 5, Switch, and Steam. Solo Leveling Arise Overdrive showed off a new story update, and SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed revealed a new release window.

For an indie-focused show, dropping 10 Game Pass day-one titles is a strong statement. I've sat through plenty of these showcases where the Game Pass confirmations trickle in one or two at a time, so having nearly half the lineup arrive on the service at launch gives Xbox subscribers a reason to pay attention. Mistfall Hunter and Vapor World are the two I'm watching closest; extraction RPGs and Souls-likes live or die on feel, and both looked promising in their trailers. Pure Xbox ran a community poll after the show, and early results from 72 voters had 46% grading it a B or higher, with 18% giving it an F.

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