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Outbound Delivers Relaxed Road Trip Vibes On Game Pass
Outbound, a cozy road trip simulation game, has launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC as a Day One release on Xbox Game Pass. Developed by Square Glade Games, the title allows players to build and customize a sustainable camper van while exploring open-world biomes. The game features relaxed survival mechanics, crafting, resource management, and online co-op for up to four players.
How Co-Op Multiplayer Works In Subnautica 2
Subnautica 2 features co-op multiplayer for up to four players with full cross-play support between PC and Xbox. Players can host their own sessions or join friends, with shared inventories and crafting recipes for a collaborative survival experience. While some multiplayer functionality is still planned for early access, the core co-op experience allows players to complete the story together.
Game Pass Goes Big Again – Outbound, Subnautica 2 And More Headline A Huge Week
Xbox Game Pass is adding several new titles including Outbound, Subnautica 2 (Game Preview), DOOM: The Dark Ages, Black Jacket, and Call of the Elder Gods, with many launching as Day One releases. Elite Dangerous is also joining the service. However, several games will be leaving Game Pass on May 15th.
Scraptory – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Scraptory is a base-building real-time strategy game where players pilot a walking castle factory salvaged from a crashed asteroid mining ship. Set on a galactic scrap heap planet, players must extract resources, defend against alien swarms, and relocate their mobile base as needed. The game features diplomacy, trade with corporations, and multiple narrative paths, allowing players to escape, exploit, or attempt to save the planet.
WILL: Follow the Light All Achievements Guide
This guide details how to unlock all 35 achievements in the narrative-driven adventure game WILL: Follow the Light. Players take on the role of a lighthouse keeper searching for his missing son, engaging in survival, exploration, and puzzle-solving. The guide lists each achievement and its specific requirements, including secret achievements that involve specific actions or collectibles.
Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 11 to 15
Xbox announces a lineup of new games arriving on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC between May 11 and May 15, with many titles also available on Game Pass. The releases span various genres including survival, puzzle, horror, and action RPGs, with developers like Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Supermassive Games, and BlackMill Games featured.
Vehicle-building survivor-like TerraTech Legion adds a Steam Deck graphics profile and lots more tweaks
TerraTech Legion has received an update adding a dedicated graphics profile for the Steam Deck, alongside multiple graphics profiles for all platforms and a controller cursor sensitivity slider. The developer is also implementing further feedback, with future updates planned to include features for banning and scrapping unwanted blocks.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 has been revealed, and it is coming this summer
Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak have officially revealed Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, set to launch this summer for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The sequel will feature four-player squads battling hordes of Xenomorphs on planet LV-558, introducing new classes and a challenging Horde mode.
Froggy Hates Snow Combines Cozy Vibes With Frozen Panic
Froggy Hates Snow, a "snowguelike frogventure" combining roguelike progression and survival mechanics, has been released on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Developed by Crying Brick and published by Digital Bandidos, the game features destructible snow environments, unique frog characters, and various survival tools, with an option for a Peaceful Mode.
The ‘Snowguelike Frogventure’ Is Born: Froggy Hates Snow Out Now on PC & Consoles
Froggy Hates Snow, a cozy-weird survival roguelike with a unique snow-digging mechanic, has launched on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Developed by Crying Brick and published by Digital Bandidos, the game features 10 playable frogs, over 60 upgrades, and an optional Peaceful Mode.
WILL: Follow The Light Sets Sail On Xbox, PlayStation And PC
The cinematic adventure game WILL: Follow The Light has launched on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. Developed and published by TomorrowHead Studio, the game features stunning Unreal Engine 5 visuals and an emotionally driven story about a lighthouse keeper searching for his missing son. The gameplay involves sailing, survival, and exploration across harsh northern landscapes.
Free Play Days – Catan and Deadside
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential members can play Catan Console Edition and Deadside for free from May 7 to May 10. Both games are available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, with discounts offered for continued play after the Free Play Days event. Deadside's inclusion features its recent 1.8 update with new content and an overhauled crafting system.
Dark Light: Survivors Preview: Adding New Wrinkles to a Classic Formula
Dark Light: Survivors puts players in the role of a multiverse-traveling human tasked with surviving endless hordes of enemies and fighting towards Elysium. An exclusive hands-on preview suggests the game successfully blends slicing, shooting, and elemental attacks into a compelling survival experience.
MicroProse Announces The Fertile Crescent 2: Collapse of the Bronze Age
MicroProse has announced The Fertile Crescent 2: Collapse of the Bronze Age, a story-driven real-time strategy sequel set during the Late Bronze Age Collapse. Developed by Wield Interactive, the game focuses on survival, resource management, and tactical combat as players lead a group of survivors through a crumbling world. It features a narrative campaign, skirmish modes, and multiplayer.
'I'm bleeding to death:' In 2009, Wurm Online was still the wild frontier of online gaming
This article recounts a harsh player-driven experience in the MMORPG Wurm Online from 2009, highlighting the game's realistic survival mechanics and the unpredictable nature of player interactions. The narrative details a player's struggle after being robbed and attacked, emphasizing the game's 'wild frontier' atmosphere where survival depends on player actions and alliances, or lack thereof.
Indie Selects for May 2026: Big Moments, Bold Games
Xbox highlights a curated selection of indie games available in May 2026, featuring titles across various genres. The featured games include the cartoon-style first-person shooter Mouse: P.I. for Hire, the narrative RPG Dosa Divas, the co-op horror game Content Warning, the musical RPG People of Note, the stock market sim Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, and the survival game Icarus: Console Edition.
Windrose balances brutal survival with cheat-style forgiveness in a way that keeps bringing me back
The pirate survival game Windrose, which has sold over 1.5 million copies in early access, offers a forgiving approach to death mechanics that distinguishes it from other games in the genre. Despite its challenging elements, the game provides players with resources and inventory retention after death, making progression more accessible. This balance of difficulty and forgiveness allows players to pursue their pirate fantasies, explore islands, and uncover treasure.
Storm Horse Simulator gets a free demo
A free demo for Storm Horse Simulator, a cozy adventure and simulator game with light survival elements, is now available on PC via Steam. The full game, developed by INDIE FORGE STUDIOS S.R.L. and published by Ultimate Games S.A., is set to release on PC in 2026, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions to follow. The demo allows players to explore parts of the open world and test core gameplay mechanics.
Build a colony, survive and defend against an attack of Giant Creatures.
Birchwood Games announced the release of Giantfall on Steam for PC on May 5th, 2026. Giantfall is a colony simulation, survival, and tower defense game with real-time strategy elements where players build and defend their kingdom against giant creatures.
Fanatical's Legendary Bundle makes Frostpunk 2, The Alters, and Chernobylite 2 cheaper than ever
Fanatical is offering a "Build Your Own Legendary Bundle" deal, significantly reducing the prices of games like Frostpunk 2, The Alters, and Chernobylite. Individual games can be purchased for as low as $11.50 when buying multiple titles, with other notable games like Killing Floor 3, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, and Remnant 2 also available.
