Those with an excess of free time and patient resolve might very well have delighted at Microsoft's latest, typically languid Xbox indie showcase, but for everyone with somewhat busier diaries, please enjoy this convenient summary of everything shown, bringing the likes of co-op escape room shenanigans, movie-themed mystery, and rogue-like golfing in purgatory.
Lost Eidolons, which kicked off today's livestream, is a tactical RPG from developer Ocean Drive Studio that casts players as Eden, a mercenary captain, sending them on an adventure across an empire riven by civil war. Expect turn-based battling and a «gripping cinematic narrative» when this one comes to PC and Xbox Series X/S in Q3 this year.
Lost Eidolons — Trailer.
Next, Crusader Kings 3 popped up to remind everyone that the stunning medieval grand strategy game is coming to Xbox Series X/S (and also PS5) on 29th March.
Crusader Kings 3 — Diplomacy Gone Wrong.
As you probably know by this point, developer Andrew Shouldice's Zelda-inspired isometric action-adventure Tunic is more than a little bit fab. It's also out today on Xbox and PC — but Microsoft's indie showcase also brought the news that it's a launch day addition to Game Pass.
Tunic — Launch Trailer.
We've known bits and pieces about Telling Lies and her Story creator Sam Barlow's Immortality: An Interactive Movie Trilogy for some time now. But thanks to today's livestream, we now have a first proper trailer, plus a better understanding of how the cinema-inspired «investigative horror» will play out when it arrives this summer on Xbox and PC.
Immortality — Reveal Trailer.
Chinatown Detective Agency has been an intriguing proposition since its initial reveal, combining classic point-and-click adventuring
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