2DUpcoming XSX Video Games

RPG June 2024

Roots of Pacha is an RPG with strategy and life sim elements. As a caveman, the player must make sure their tribe and village grows and develops. This is done by searching for crops, domesticating animals and developing technology.

RPG August 2024

Action RPG with roguelike elements. In Core Keeper we play as an adventurer who explores the underground labyrinth, faces numerous opponents and acquires resources used to create useful items.

RPG 2025

One Lonely Outpost is a sandbox RPG in which, as the founder of a colony, we discover the secrets of a barren planet and establish relationships with the incoming settlers. The title was developed by independent studio Aurorian Studios and published by Freedom Games.

Arcade 2024

A remastered compliation of three first GEX Games: GEX, GEX: Enter the Gecko and GEX 3: Deep Cover Gecko; it was created by Limited Run Games and Square Enix.

Arcade 14 May 2024

A re-mastered version of the extraordinary platform and logic game Braid, in which we manipulate time. The Braid Anniversary Edition was created by the authors of the original from 2008 - independent studio Thekla, which prepared the game for modern hardware platforms.

Adventure 16 May 2024

Read Only Memories: Neurodiver is a point-and-click adventure game with several endings to unveil, set in a cyberpunk Neo-San Francisco. The MidBoss studio is responsible for its creation and release.

Action August 2024

An action platformer metroidvania. RIN: The Last Child stars the titular hero, traversing a fantasy world, facing down beasts and wielding powerful spells.

Action TBA

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a 2D platformer from Team Cherry, a continuation of the hit of 2017. The game offers a great world with a partially open structure, a crafting system and an extensive dexterity combat system, based on acrobatic maneuvers.

Action 18 July 2024

A crowdfunded indie game inspired by Japanese folklore. Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is an action adventure game with metroidvania elements, in which we play as a mythical fox-like tentaihana.

Adventure May 2024

Clock Tower is a remastered version of the first game in an iconic Japanese horror series. It's an adventure game with survival horror elements, tasking us with solving puzzles while avoiding a murderous stalker.

Puzzle 21 May 2024

Paper Trail is a puzzle game with a world made of double-sided pieces of paper. The protagonist, freshman Paige, has the power to fold them in such a way as to create a path for herself to places inaccessible to others.

Action 2024

A two-dimensional metroidvania platformer. Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a sequel to Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. It features Lilac as the new protagonist and it offers various new gameplay features, including voice overs and difficulty levels changes.

RPG 2024

Super Zoo Story is an RPG with economic strategy elements, in which we play the owner of a zoo. We build facilities, take care of the animals we own, acquire new ones and develop relationships with local residents.

Action 2025

A dark 2D metroidvania from Lucid Dreams Studio (authors of Legends of Ethernal). Biomorph offers an anthropomorphic cat as th main protagonist. The hero can copy the shapes and abilites of fallen enemies. It allows for them to be used both for combat and solving puzzles.

Adventure 2025

A detective adventure game and a sequel to the critically acclaimed Genesis Noir. Nirvana Noir stars No Man, dealing with the consequences of his actions and opposing the threat of the mysterious Bigger Bang.

Action 2024

A sequel of a well-received title, combining elements of action adventure, RPGs and soulslikes. Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter has us play as Arlo who is the Warden of the Wastes. We explore cold northern regions, trying to deal with a new threat of the Dark Wings.

RPG 2025

Space Prison is an RPG featuring turn-based combat, in which we play as a prisoner of the titular space prison. The player must establish relationships with other criminals and gangs, complete quests and develop the character to find a way out.

Strategy 2025

A rhythm game and the spiritual successor to the iconic Patapon series. It was co-created by Ratata Arts and TVT, some of its developers including Hiroyuki Kotani (the creator of Patapon) and the composer Kenmei Adachi.

Strategy 2024

The second installment in a series of strategy game by Brave at Night. Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall has us playing as the ruler of a fantasy kingdom, making difficult choices and leading his army to battle.

Adventure 2024

Neva is a 2D adventure platformer about a woman traversing a magical land wrecked by darkness alongside a wolf pup. The gameplay revolves around the co-operation between the protagonist and her animal companion.

Adventure 2024

A narrative indie adventure game inspired by Slavic folklore and Studio Ghibli films. Scarlet Deer Inn is especially distinctive thanks to its animations, which were embroidered frame-by-frame before being moved into the game.

Action 2024 (early access since 2024)

An online action roguelike and an interpretation of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Players control damned souls rebelling against divine wrath.

Strategy 2024

The third installment in a series of strategy-simulation games. My Lovely Empress has us playing as an Emperor, who must choose between ruling a prosperous nation or sacrificing his people to resurrect his dead wife.

RPG 2024

A game on the verge of adventure games and action RPGs, in which we play the role of a young magician discovering the secrets of the city of Kumotoshi. Watching the action from the side, in Sonzai, we travel through the metropolis and its outskirts, making numerous friends and fighting fierce battles.