This one's for all the Nintendo Life fans out there! Today's Nintendo Indie World event for April 2023 treated us to a whole bunch of announcements, including multiple games that have since been announced for Xbox as well.
Some of these are complete surprises, like today's launch of Teslagrad Remastered and Teslagrad 2 (!), while others have been mentioned before, but received brand-new release dates for Xbox and/or Nintendo Switch at the event.
The big game that's missing from this roundup is Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals, which sadly was announced for pretty much every platform aside from Xbox. Here's hoping we might get to play that one on our consoles eventually...
So, without further ado, here are all the Xbox-related announcements from April 2023's Nintendo event:
My Time At Sandrock - Date TBD (Nintendo Switch Version Launches Summer 2023)
"Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!"
PlateUp! - October 2023 (Xbox Game Pass)
"Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!"
Cult Of The Lamb: Relics Of The Old Faith - April 24, 2023
"The Lamb must keep their Cult flourishing, their Followers faithful, and their power unchallenged as they crusade in this free content expansion, Relics of the Old Faith. It adds brand new ways to spread the gospel of the Cult of the Lamb with powerful new abilities, exciting new characters, and thrilling new challenges."
Teslagrad 2 & Teslagrad Remastered - April 19, 2023 (Today!)
"Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family. Defend yourself against Viking raiders, face gruesome beasts inspired by Nordic mythology, and triumph against epic bosses! As your journey progresses, you’ll discover new skills and equipment needed to uncover the secrets of the land and delve into the dark past of the Teslamancers."
Blasphemous 2 - Summer 2023
"Blasphemous 2 follows The Penitent One as he awakens in an unfamiliar land, displaced from his final resting place, and thrust back into the endless cycle of life, death, and resurrection."
Chants Of Sennaar - September 5, 2023
"Focus Entertainment and Rundisc are thrilled to announce that their upcoming title Chants of Sennaar, an enchanting indie puzzle adventure game where you decipher glyphs to unravel the mysteries of forgotten languages, will release on September 5 on Xbox One! Wishlist Chants of Sennaar now and watch the captivating Release Date Reveal Trailer to start immersing yourself in a stunning world driven by a soul-stirring soundtrack."
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - "Later Date" For Xbox (Nintendo Switch Version Launches August 18, 2023)
"Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is 1 second per second of advanced funkstyle. Battle rival crews and dispatch military police to conquer the five boroughs of New Amsterdam. Become All City."
"Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is coming out on Steam & Nintendo Switch at 18 August, 2023. The game will be available at other platforms at a later date."
Mineko's Night Market - October 26, 2023
"Mineko’s Night Market is a game that celebrates Japanese culture while introducing a heartwarming story about friendship, tradition, and many, many cats. Play as Mineko, a curious girl who has just arrived at her new home on a struggling Japanese-inspired island at the base of Mount Fugu. The superstitious locals on the island worship the Sun Cat, Nikko. What was always thought to be a long-told myth has the town puzzled, as sightings of Nikko have begun to surface among the residents of the island in recent days."
It's always possible that we may learn of more games from April 2023's Nintendo Direct that are coming to Xbox over the next few weeks or months, so we'll update this roundup again if we get any further details.