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ID@Xbox Spring Showcase 2026

April 23, 2026 · organised by Microsoft · 22 games, 3 premieres

Xbox and IGN's indie showcase: 22 games, most of them day one in Game Pass, with first looks at Kalanoro, Lofsöng and Vapor World, new looks at Escape Academy 2, Echo Generation 2, SpeedRunners 2 and Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, and Vampire Crawlers out the same day.

22games
4release dates
9reveals

Since the show

delays and releases after April 23, 2026

Release dates announced

Out May 27, 2026
The sequel turns into a sci-fi deckbuilding RPG; May 27, Game Pass.
Out May 28, 2026
Four-player physics chaos in a warehouse shipping anything from anvils to primates; May 28, Game Pass.
Out Jun 11, 2026
Cozy life sim meets deck builder: cook dishes that power your heroes' cards in puppet-theatre fights. Game Pass.
Out Sep 3, 2026
Eight-player single-screen racing platformer sequel; July 2026, Game Pass.

Premieres and announcements

3 games
Kalanoro - Reveal Trailer Reveal Trailer
World premiere Out now

Kalanoro

Action platformer from Malagasy folklore about forming a band of lemur musicians; summer 2026.

Out Sep 24, 2026 · 100% positive on Steam · Steam Deck Playable

Also shown

19 games
Albion Online - trailer
Out now

Albion Online

The classless sandbox MMORPG is out now on Xbox and in Game Pass.

Out Jul 17, 2017 · 78% positive on Steam · Steam Deck Playable
Aphelion - trailer
Out now

Aphelion

Third-person survival on the frozen planet Persephone after a crash splits two crewmates; 2026, Game Pass.

Out Apr 28, 2026 · 64% positive on Steam
Crashout Crew - Release Date Trailer Release Date Trailer
Release date Out now

Crashout Crew

Four-player physics chaos in a warehouse shipping anything from anvils to primates; May 28, Game Pass.

Out May 28, 2026 · 93% positive on Steam · Steam Deck Verified
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School - Announcement Trailer Announcement Trailer

Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School

Escape rooms across an open-world campus, solo or in co-op; 2026, Game Pass.

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions - trailer

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions

Co-op expeditions from a space station in the Astroneer universe; Game Pass.

Meet the studios

16 studios