ID@Xbox summer showcase series highlights 34 games

Microsoft is turning the spotlight to a ton of Xbox Series X and Xbox One indie games with an extensive new video showcase.

After showing off a set of eight titles at the Guerrilla Collective showcase earlier this month, ID@Xbox revealed that was just the beginning of its summer celebration. The independent games label at Microsoft just revealed five more spotlight videos, each one showing off at least 5 more games each that you'll be able to play on Xbox.

Here's the full list of showcases and their planned contents, starting with the first one that already aired.

SkateBIRD
Spellbreak
The Falconeer
The Forgotten City
Trash Sailors
Call of the Sea
Dead Static Drive
Welcome to Elk

Summer Spotlight 2

Carrion
Ary and the Secret of Seasons
Atrio: The Dark Wild
Black Book
No Straight Roads

Summer Spotlight 3

EVERSPACE 2
Foregone
Going Under
Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
Paradise Lost

Summer Spotlight 4

ScourgeBringer
PHOGS!
Psikodelya
Sail Forth
Super Meat Boy Forever

Summer Spotlight 5

The Ascent
Cake Bash
The Riftbreaker
The Universim
Cyber Shadow

Summer Spotlight 6

Knight Squad 2
Boomerang Fu
VoidTrain
Wintermoor Tactics Club
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
Backbone

Xbox Series X backwards compatibility means if you pick up any of those games on Xbox One first you'll be able to start playing them on Microsoft's next-gen system with no extra hassle. Hopefully we'll see even more before the new console arrives in time for the holidays.

Find more to look forward to in our list of the best upcoming games of 2020 and beyond.

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