Xbox is kicking off the second week of April with a surprisingly diverse lineup of new titles hitting Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC from April 6 through April 10. This latest “Next Week on Xbox” roundup spans almost every niche, including musical RPGs, atmospheric horror adventures, classic-style JRPGs, co-op puzzlers, flight sims, and some extremely cozy indies for players who just want to unwind.
Xbox players are getting a packed slate of indie darlings and niche curios spanning musical RPGs, narrative horror, classic JRPG throwbacks, cozy management games, and smart puzzle experiences. Most titles target Xbox Series X|S, with several also coming to Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Play Anywhere, plus a handful of pre-order discounts.
Hacked: The Streamer (April 6)
Hacked: The Streamer drops you into an interactive thriller centered on PinkyPie, a popular streamer whose “normal” night unravels after an unsettling message appears during a live broadcast. Your job is to collect clues, connect the dots, and make choices that determine whether her career ends in disaster or comes back stronger than ever.
People of Note (April 7)
People of Note is a turn-based RPG musical from Annapurna Interactive where every battle plays out as a musical performance. You play as Cadence, recruiting an ensemble of musicians while you build genre-bending mashup attacks and adapt to evolving combat conditions tied to the soundtrack.
ChainStaff (April 7 – Pre-order)
In ChainStaff, Earth is under siege from Star Spores that twist life into ferocious “uber-bugs,” and an alien literally attached to your head becomes both your curse and your power source. You wield the titular ChainStaff while choosing whether to rescue fellow soldiers or harvest them for upgrades as you push through surreal, bug-infested battlefields.
Dragon Snack: From Ice to Ember (Xbox Series, April 7)
Dragon Snack: From Ice to Ember is an adorable tile-based puzzler where you guide a hungry dragon back to its nest using a hexagonal grid. You rotate and swap tiles to build safe paths while collecting coins, power stones, and breaking through obstacles that keep the puzzle solving fresh.
Jaden & Jasmine II: Lost Memories (April 7 – Pre-order)
Jaden & Jasmine II: Lost Memories picks up exactly one month after Jaden Black was shot and betrayed by Jasmine Miles. As fragments of the past resurface, Jaden digs into what really happened and why Harmony erased everything in the first place, setting up a personal, character-driven mystery.
Solid Void – Topsy Turvy World (April 7 – Pre-order)
Solid Void – Topsy Turvy World blends nonogram logic puzzles with jigsaw-style reconstruction as you restore a legendary painting piece by piece. It’s designed as a cozy, two-step puzzle flow that’s equally suited to short sessions and “one more level” marathons.
Airplane Flight Simulator: Evo (April 8)
Airplane Flight Simulator: Evo is all about piloting realistic jet airliners across a global open-world map with 31 different aircraft. You get full day-night cycles, challenging weather scenarios, detailed interiors, and more sim-leaning controls as you hop between airports inspired by real-world cities.
Incantation (April 8)
Incantation adapts the live-action horror film of the same name into a first-person horror adventure set in a village gripped by madness and superstition. You perform rituals, solve environmental puzzles, collect documents, and search for key items while trying to find your missing daughter and survive a malignant deity.
The Occultist (April 8 – Pre-order)
The Occultist follows paranormal investigator Alan Rebels to the fog-choked island of Godstone after his father suddenly disappears. Armed with a mystical pendulum that has helped him crack past cases, he explores twisted streets and maddening interiors in what is pitched as his most dangerous investigation.
Beyond Words (April 9)
From devs who worked on GoldenEye and TimeSplitters, Beyond Words is a roguelike strategy game built around word-crafting. You build letter-based combos, unlock game-changing upgrades, and navigate branching encounters where every letter placement and word choice can swing the outcome.
Bytebond: Deluxe Edition (April 9)
Bytebond: Deluxe Edition is a co-op puzzle game described as “Split Fiction meets Portal,” sending you and a friend inside an infected CPU. You play as elite Antivirus Special Forces, and the Deluxe Edition includes the Makeover Kit, adding more than 30 cosmetic textures and models to customize your units.
Arcadia Fallen II (April 9)
Arcadia Fallen II casts you as a mage student at Seven Winds Academy in a story accessible to both newcomers and fans of the first game. You pick from three magical disciplines, use tone-labeled dialogue to steer your character’s personality, and make highlighted key decisions without fear of “wrong” choices or hard dead ends.
Little Helper Cafe: Sugar Cubes (Xbox Series, April 9)
Little Helper Cafe: Sugar Cubes is a charming Sokoban-style puzzle game starring a hedgehog tasked with pushing sugar cubes into coffee cups on a dessert-covered table. You’ll also use macarons to plug holes and re-route paths, turning each level into a small, relaxed logic challenge.
One Card One Shot – Mafia (April 9 – Pre-order)
One Card One Shot – Mafia brands itself as the first “Sniper Card Game,” combining card tactics, sharpshooting, and snap decision-making. Each mission drops you deeper into the mafia underworld with new cards, enemy types, and mechanics to adapt to.
Skautfold: Moonless Knight (April 9 – Pre-order)
Skautfold: Moonless Knight returns to the Lovecraftian world of the Angelic Empire of Britannia as you step into the role of Gray, the 2nd Knight. Sent on a diplomatic mission to Japan’s Dawn Empire, you’re quickly caught in a coup by Lunatic cultists and must navigate the Oda Imperial Palace, with story ties to Shrouded in Sanity, Usurper, and Into the Fray.
Tears Revolude (April 9 – Pre-order)
Tears Revolude is a classic command-based JRPG featuring a 3D isometric map and fluid battle animations. You explore dungeons, upgrade weapons, unlock up to five skills per character that grow stronger with use, and build SP in fights to unleash flashy special and combo attacks.
Viscerafest (April 9)
Viscerafest is a frenetic single-player sci‑fi fantasy arena FPS starring Caroline, a psychopathic mercenary who just wants to buy an engagement ring. To afford it, she goes after a hefty bounty on warlock Cromune, cutting through hordes of enemies in gory, high-speed gunfights.
Tiny Bookshop (April 10)
Tiny Bookshop is a cozy narrative management sim where you abandon your old life to run a traveling second-hand bookshop by the sea. You stock different books and items, pick scenic parking spots, and decorate your shop with plants, candles, and curios that change both the vibe and gameplay mechanics.
Ninjora Echoes (April 10)
Ninjora Echoes is a 2D platformer where young ninja Hiko must recover the stolen Stone of Life from the evil monk Doku to save his village. Its standout mechanic is the use of shadow clones that can press switches, hold levers, distract enemies, and open up layered puzzle solutions.
Nocturne Routes (April 10)
Nocturne Routes casts you as a vampire plotting routes through dark, puzzle-like stages where every move is planned in advance. Skeletons and obstacles force you to think about move order and positioning, and you decide whether optional coins are worth the risk of getting trapped.
To the Basement: Before (April 10)
To the Basement: Before puts you in control of one of the last virus-free flying drones infiltrating a contaminated bunker. Corridors grow more dangerous with traps, security systems, and hidden blocks, but your drone’s special vision lets you see normally invisible threats and occasional lifesaving protections.
Zumba – Treasures of Marble Island (April 10 – Pre-order)
Zumba – Treasures of Marble Island is a marble-matching action puzzler set on a lush tiki island ruled by an enigmatic masked god. You aim and fire colored marbles to match three or more before the chain breaches sacred ruins, chaining big reactions and aiming for three stars on each level.
With everything from the horror-driven investigations of Incantation and The Occultist to the laid-back vibes of Tiny Bookshop and smart puzzlers like Beyond Words and Nocturne Routes, next week’s Xbox lineup feels like a snapshot of how varied the platform’s release schedule has become in 2026. Fans of fast-paced action have options in Viscerafest and One Card One Shot – Mafia, while RPG players and narrative fans can zero in on titles such as People of Note, Arcadia Fallen II, and Tears Revolude.
If you plan to pick up any of these games, it is worth keeping an eye on the official Xbox Store pages linked above in case release dates or pre-order offers shift. You can also bookmark our latest Xbox news hub and Game Pass coverage on msftnewsnow.com to stay up to date on future “Next Week on Xbox” lineups, Game Pass additions, and any surprise drops Microsoft squeezes into the rest of April.
Check out our previous Next Week on Xbox posts
- Next Week on Xbox Brings Legacy of Kain: Ascendance, Super Meat Boy 3D, and More (March 30–April 4)
- 30+ New Games Coming Next Week on Xbox March 23 to 27, Including Life Is Strange: Reunion, Absolum, and Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
- Next Week on Xbox (March 16–20): MLB The Show 26, Crimson Desert, and 20+ New Games Hit Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass Wave 1 Is Super Stacked This Month (April 2026) With Hades II, Kiln, Vampire Crawlers, And More
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