New Indie Games on Xbox Game Pass 2025

Published On: October 30, 2025

12 new indie games coming day-one to Xbox Game Pass in 2025 – Darkwood 2, Planet of Lana 2, Egging On, Routine and more.

Xbox Game Pass continues to be an excellent platform for indie games. As of October 30, 2025, its library includes more than 400 titles, with around 40% of them being indie games. Xbox Game Pass is especially great for indie game lovers, as it lets you play new games from day one without purchasing them.

Over 15 new indie games, featuring new stories and unique gameplay, were showcased at the recent ID@Xbox event. This article gives detailed info on 12 top Game Pass games, including gameplay, playtime, and trailers.

New Indie Games from ID@Xbox Fall 2025.

1. Darkwood 2

Darkwood 2 is a top-down survival horror game focused on a tense atmosphere, serious storytelling, and difficult choices. This game is best for players who like horror, darkness, hard challenges, and a serious, intellectual game.

Estimated playtime: 15-20 hours (main story + side quests).
Rating: 4.5/5
Why Play: Masterclass in psychological immersion

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2. Planet of Lana 2

Planet of Lana 2 (Children of the Leaf) is a beautiful, cinematic puzzle-adventure game set to release in 2026. Families, children, and players of all ages who enjoy calm stories, stunning art, and puzzles, especially those who prefer less violence, will love it.

Estimated playtime: 10-14 hours.
Rating: 4.7/5
Why Play: Elegant fusion of emotion and intellect.

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3. Egging On

Egging On is an extremely difficult, physics-based climbing platformer game set to release on November 6, 2025. Game is “Foddian” style, similar to Getting Over It and Jump King, and has you control a weak egg. Designed for hardcore gamers looking for extreme challenges.

Estimated playtime: 8-12 hours.
Rating: 4.2/5
Why Play: Delightful absurdity meets tight controls.

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4. Awaysis

This is perfect for gamers seeking cooperative fun, exact control, unique physics, and shared gaming experiences.

Estimated playtime: 20+ hours (co-op campaigns).
Rating: 4.4/5
Why Play: Collaborative mayhem with mechanical finesse.

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5. Routine

Routine is a prestigious sci-fi horror exploration game set to release on December 4, 2025. In a 1980s retrofuturistic-themed abandoned lunar base, homicidal robots are also trying to kill you.

This is particularly for players who love immersive horror, story, mysteries, and tension like Alien: Isolation.

Estimated playtime: 12-16 hours.
Rating: 4.6/5
Why Play: Atmospheric mastery in isolation horror.

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6. Aphelion

Aphelion is a cinematic sci-fi action-adventure set to release in 2026. Made by Don’t Nod with the European Space Agency, this game takes place on the frozen planet Persephone.

With a dual-protagonist structure, emotional storytelling, exploration, traversal, and survival stealth mechanics, it is perfect for players who enjoy Uncharted/The Last of Us-style cinematic adventures, grounded sci-fi narratives, and character-driven stories.

Estimated playtime: 25+ hours.
Rating: 4.3/5
Why Play: Strategic depth in cosmic narratives.

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7. Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road

Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road is an innovative tower-defense and bullet-hell survivor hybrid game set to release on November 20, 2025. Defend a moving city, collect resources, build defenses, and fight off endless monster waves in this unique concept.

Players who enjoy Vampire Survivors, tower defense, city-building, roguelike progression, and strategic city placement will love it.

Estimated playtime: 10 hours.
Rating: 4.1/5
Why Play: Genre-mashing adrenaline.

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8. Dome Keeper

Dome Keeper is an innovative mining roguelike and tower defense hybrid that was released on September 27, 2022. You defend a dome from aliens and then mine for resources underground.

This is perfect for gamers who like SteamWorld Dig, tower defense, and roguelike elements, time management, risk-reward, and a mix of calm and frenzy.

Estimated playtime: 15 hours (post-update).
Rating: 4.5/5
Why Play: Evolving defensive mastery.

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9. Superball

Superball is a multiplayer 3v3 sports-action game that was shadow-dropped on October 28, 2025, and is available right now. This is a football (soccer) game with a cyberpunk theme, teams, and unique hero abilities.

This game is perfect for those who like Rocket League and hero skills, arcade football, team battles, skillful play, and cyberpunk looks.

Estimated playtime: 8-10 hours.
Rating: 4.0/5
Why Play: Cerebral athleticism.

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10. TCG Card Shop Simulator

TCG Card Shop Simulator is a trading card game shop management simulator that was released on Steam Early Access on September 15, 2024. As a business tycoon and collection game, you can open your own virtual TCG card shop, trade booster packs, collect cards, serve customers, and grow your store into a huge empire.

This game is ideal for fans of shop management sims, card games, idle games, and trading card game culture.

Estimated playtime: 20+ hours.
Rating: 4.4/5
Why Play: Economic simulation nuance.

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11. Ungodly

UnGodly is a dark fantasy action RPG being developed by Azra Games. In Q1 2026, it will launch on iOS and Android, followed by the PS5, Xbox Series, Steam, and Epic Games Store releases later in 2026. This is a character-collecting RPG with real-time action, a moving story, and a new “Affinity System.”

Fans of Diablo-style combat, hero collecting, complex characters, and dark fantasy will love this.

Estimated playtime: 18 hours.
Rating: 4.6/5
Why Play: Precision in mythic combat.

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12. Task Time

Task Time is a chaotic multiplayer party game coming in 2026.Developed by ReadGraves. Up to 8 players compete in randomized tasks in this game, which is based on a gameshow format. Every round involves unpredictable challenges, physics-based chaos, sabotage, and humorous occurrences.

It is best suited for fans of Fall Guys, Gang Beasts, and Jackbox, along with local/online party gaming, friendship chaos, and no microtransactions.

Estimated playtime: 6-8 hours.
Rating: 4.2/5
Why Play: Witty procedural satire.

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Comparison Table

Game	Genre	Confirmed Release	Day-One on GP	Rating	Playtime
Darkwood 2	Survival-horror	7 Nov 2025	✅	4.5/5	15–20 h
Planet of Lana 2	Puzzle-adventure	Q1 2026	❌	4.7/5	10–14 h
Egging On	Physics-platformer	6 Nov 2025	✅	4.2/5	8–12 h
Awaysis	Co-op adventure	12 Nov 2025	✅	4.4/5	20 h+
Routine	Sci-fi horror	4 Dec 2025	✅	4.6/5	12–16 h
Aphelion	Cinematic action	2026	❌	4.3/5	25 h+
Monsters Are Coming!	Tower-defence	20 Nov 2025	✅	4.1/5	10 h
Dome Keeper	Mining roguelike	Already out	❌	4.5/5	15 h
Superball	3v3 cyber-football	28 Oct 2025	✅	4.0/5	8–10 h
TCG Card Shop Sim	Shop tycoon	Out now (EA)	❌	4.4/5	20 h+
Ungodly	Dark-fantasy ARPG	Q1 2026	❌	4.6/5	18 h
Task Time	Party chaos	2026	❌	4.2/5	6–8 h

To track completion rates, experts should integrate analytics tools such as Xbox’s play metrics, which informs personalized queues. Consider Game Pass Ultimate for EA Play integration.

Source- xbox