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Hauntii review: an adventure as beautiful as it looks

Hauntii sets the scene with a rather magical opening sequence. A beam of light shoots out of a mysterious planet and a zoom in reveals the beam to be an asteroid, but not just any asteroid: a crystal shaped like a teardrop, with a little ghost nestled inside. You awaken as this little ghost, who it turns out, has crash landed in Eternity (and who, it turns out, is called Hauntii). Soon you bump into a ghostly girl, who guides you to a tower that thrusts you both up to a higher plane - but though she ascends, you're dragged back to the bottom at the last moment by some netherworldly chains. And so, as Hauntii you travel through Eternity to discover who that girl was and, ultimately, how to ascend to those heavenly skies yourself.

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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 21 to 24

Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 21 to 24

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Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters

Idea Factory International

Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters – May 21
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Neptune has been missing since her mission to the PC Continent, and in the absence of its Goddess and Candidate, Planeptune was ravaged by a strange new phenomenon, the Trendi Outbreaks. Suddenly finding herself robbed of home and family, Nepgear falls into a deep depression. This is a story about finding hope in the midst of despair, and the rebirth of a Goddess in the wake of destruction.


Xbox Live

Paper Trail Demo

Newfangled Games

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Paper Trail – May 21
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world. You play as Paige, a budding academic, leaving home for the first time to pursue her studies. On the journey, you learn to fold the world, merging two sides to solve puzzles, explore new areas and uncover long-lost secrets. Try the free Demo today.


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Xbox Games Studios

$49.99

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – May 21
Game Pass / Xbox Play Anywhere

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.


Xbox Live

System Shock

Prime Matter

System Shock – May 21
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

The fully fledged remake of the groundbreaking original from 1994, combining cult gameplay with all-new HD visuals, updated controls, an overhauled interface, and all-new sounds & music; it even has the original voice actor of SHODAN, one of gaming’s most iconic villains. Witness the rebirth of one of the greatest and most influential games ever created.


Xbox Live

XDefiant

UBISOFT

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XDefiant – May 21
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

A free-to-play, first-person online arena shooter where you compete in fast-paced clashes. With cross-play available at launch, you will be able to play with friends on a variety of platforms. Choose from a large arsenal of weapons, attachments, and devices to optimize the way you play. Combine any weapon with any Faction and unlock new options as you play to perfect your playstyle.


Xbox Live

Doug's Nightmare

Eastasiasoft Limited

Doug’s Nightmare – May 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A cartoony, hand-drawn bullet hell where your job is to help Doug the banana overcome his worst fears by pounding them into oblivion! Part top-down twin-stick shooter and part beat ’em up, Doug’s Nightmare pits you against swarms of bugs, mushrooms, floating brains and more!


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

Survive on Raft

Megame Studio

$19.99 $15.99

Survive on Raft – May 22
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

A terrible plane crash took the lives of all the passengers and crew… except for one. You survive in the middle of the endless ocean and now you must challenge fate and fight for your life. The burning sun, terrible thunderstorms, and a hungry shark are ready to challenge you and your raft.


Xbox Live

Ultra Foodmess 2

Silesia Games

Ultra Foodmess 2 – May 22

Grab your controller, and if you want, bring up to three of your friends — you’re going on a tasty, chaotic, and fun trip around the world! Everyone’s favorite foods are back in an even more epic competition – now with an extra spicy dash ability to shake things up!


Xbox Live

Cat Pipes

Afil Games

Cat Pipes – May 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A game that will challenge your mental skills as you help adorable cats find their way through soothing and captivating puzzles. Rotate the pieces and create the perfect path for the cats so they can reach their destination.


Xbox Live

Crown Wars: The Black Prince Pre-order

Nacon

$49.99

Crown Wars: The Black Prince – May 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. But an even greater evil is lurking and plotting in the shadows. At the helm of your domain, lead the fight against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.


Xbox Live

Eternal Threads

Secret Mode

Eternal Threads – May 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice, and consequence. As an operative tasked with fixing corruption in the timestream, you have been sent to the North of England in May 2015, where six people died in a house fire. Prohibited from simply stopping the fire, you must instead manipulate the choices made by the housemates in the week leading up to it so that they all survive the event.


Xbox Live

Galacticare

CULT Games

Galacticare – May 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

You are the Director of Galacticare! Manage your own interstellar healthcare company, and (try to) save the Galaxy. Galacticare takes you on a colorful and bizarre journey, from humble beginnings orbiting 23rd-century Earth to the internal world of an extra-dimensional deity. It’s time to save the galaxy – one patient at a time!


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

Hauntii

Firestoke

Hauntii – May 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Play as Hauntii, a naive but brave ghost on a relentless quest for answers. A mysterious race of glowing creatures, known as Eternians, guides lost souls to an ominous central tower where they appear to ascend to a higher plane. Unleash ghostly powers to possess both inhabitants and environment, unveiling various solutions to combat and puzzle challenges.


Xbox Live

Rocket Rumble

PixelNAUTS Games

Rocket Rumble – May 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Rocket Rumble is a 1-4 player party racing brawler. Pick your favorite animal, blast off in a jetpack, and compete across 7 ever-changing obstacle courses. Compete for points by racing, brawling, and using items all on one screen. Earn coins and collect customization items and make your character look fabulous. Play online or on the couch in the ultimate party game.


Xbox Live

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Digital Eclipse

$39.99 $35.99

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord – May 23
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

The first party-based RPG video game ever released, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was a direct inspiration to series like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Digital Eclipse’s revival preserves the appeal of the classic, with many upgrades for modern role-playing game fans.


Xbox Live

Delusion

Silver Line Games

Delusion – May 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

An unusual puzzle game that tells a story about a beautiful world, full of life and colors, which changed beyond recognition after a series of unexplainable events had taken place. Uncover the truth, help restore the world, and save its inhabitants across five chapters and 100 carefully crafted puzzles waiting to be solved.


Xbox Live

The Glass Staircase

Puppet Combo

$9.99

The Glass Staircase – May 24
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

The Glass Staircase is a homage to retro-console survival horror and Italian zombie movies. Uncover the horrible secrets of the manor as your friends disappear one by one.


Xbox Live

Paper Dash – City Hustle

EpiXR Games

$9.99
Xbox One X Enhanced

Paper Dash – City Hustle – May 24
Xbox One X Enhanced

Start an adventure as a courageous paper plane that hunts evil ghosts across vibrant worlds. Soar through mystical forests and scary mansions, utilizing your flying skills and reflexes to shoot evil entities.


Xbox Live

TP Bullet

Ratalaika Games S.L.

TP Bullet – May 24

As a secret agent marksman, you are the only hope against the evil Skeleton King and his minions who attack the city in this puzzle platformer where you need to shoot your one shot to solve each puzzle and clear the level.


The post Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 21 to 24 appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Flintlocks and chainsaw bayonets

Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter's #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by the slow (yet speedy!) reload of a flintlock, feathered dinosaurs, parrying bullets, snowboard stunting, an underslung chainsaw, and heaps more. Check out these attractive and interesting indie games!

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