The month of May 2022 offers a number of game releases Xbox, including some exciting indie titles as well as productions of great game studios. Fun tactical card games mixed with noble samurai quests and high-stakes snipers, so there should be something for every type of gamer. Release dates are spread out over the month, but the gaps between them are short, so there is plenty to keep busy with.
Among the games coming out in May, Trek to YomI, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Evil Dead: The Game, Floppy Knightsand Sniper Elite 5 stand out. Everything but Trek to Yomi is not yet released and each one looks fun with their own unique charm. More games are also coming to Xbox’s Game Pass in May 2022, including some well-known titles such as Danganronpa 2. Evil death and Sniper Elite are quite popular, and Trek to Yomi was in the March 2022s State of Play presentation, so they may already have plenty of players looking forward to them, but as an indie game without a big announcement, Floppy Knights may not be very well known. Other notables that some players might want to keep an eye on include Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong and Dyssen.
May may not be the biggest month for releases, with titles like Starfield and Pokémon Scarlet & Violet will be released later this year, but it still has plenty to offer. Fantastic worlds, fun gameplay and gripping story lines come with its titles, each of which is an adventure in its own right. Eiyuden Chronicle is actually a prequel to another game, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroesso those who enjoy Increasing may want to check it out when it’s released in 2023. Xbox and Bethesda’s June 2022 Showcase will hopefully also provide details on expected games so gamers who do not find something that interests them in May do not have to wait long for anything second to look forward to.
Trek to Yomi released May 5th
Trek to Yomi is a title from Flying Wild Hog, released in early May. It tells the story of Hiroki, a sword fighter during Japan’s Edo period, who was brought up with the sole purpose of defending his village against threats both worldly and supernatural. After an attack by the warlord Kagerou, Hiroki finds himself in Yomi, the Shinto’s afterlife. Players can direct the story and make choices that will affect how the plot unfolds, and although the battle is simple, it serves its purpose of making players feel like a real samurai. The black-and-white aesthetic and obvious Japanese themes call back to the samurai movies of the 1950s and 60s, and in fact Trek to YomI seems a lot like a movie; the smooth transitions between sequences and gameplay make it almost feel more like a movie than a game.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising will be published on 10 May
Eiyuden Chronicle: Risingprequel to Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, will be released on May 10. The game mixes 2D and 3D visuals for a stunning effect and tells the story of New Nevaeh, a city struggling to rebuild after a devastating earthquake. Explorers drawn in by the promise of riches flock to it after the earthquake revealed an ancient ruin that hides some of the world’s mysterious rune lenses. The game is mostly based on building the city and exploring the ruins, but it also promises a twisted story that involves them and that intertwines with the main character.
Increasing will contain grades from Suikoden follow up Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which gets even bigger than the first and has over 100 playable characters. The series is released by 505 games and created by the Japanese developer Rabbit & Bear Studios. That was the last stretch goal for One hundred heroes on Kickstarter, where it was the third most successful gaming project in the history of the website. Although similar Increasing will mostly serve to build lore for the next game, it should still be a fun and exciting adventure alone.
Evil Dead: The Game will be released on May 13th
Evil death is the story of Ash Williams, a man who finds an old book called Necronomicon in a hut in the woods and repeatedly unleashes the armies of evil from it by accident. Evil Dead: The Game is a 1v4 survival horror game based on its movies and spin-off series, Ash vs Evil Dead. It features a wealth of available weapons and characters from the series, including Ash himself and his iconic shotgun and chainsaw. Players can also control a Deadite and attack the survivors, a bit like Death by daylightthough Evil Dead: The Game‘s previews show that it has a much greater focus on combat.
The goal for each round of Evil Dead: The Game is to seal the Necronomicon by performing a series of rituals while averting the enemy’s Deadites. Along the way, they will collect prey to better fight the armies of darkness, as well as upgrade their stats. They will also need to control their fear level, which will increase when they experience the jumpscares that the Deadite player may leave around on the map. The dead can also possess various objects, and potentially even the survivors. A skill tree system allows players to customize their characters to their playing style, and the Easter eggs from the series can even beat the most devoted of its fans.
Floppy Knights will be released on May 24th
Floppy Knights may not be 2022’s biggest indie game release, but it looks like it could be one of its best. The game is a combination of tactical RPG and digital card game where players summon physical projections of monsters known as Floppy Knights from old-school computer desks. It features the adventures of Pheobe and her robot arm, Carlton, as they navigate a world filled with typical video game enemies like slimes and goblins. The two will battle against them and other disk users in the Gadget Cup tournament by using the various creatures, items, and effects that they unlock in the form of disk-like cards. The game’s sweet and fun aesthetic sets it apart from most of this month’s releases, with unique gameplay and evolving card features that promise to keep it fresh through Pheobe and Carlton’s journey.
Sniper Elite 5 will be released on May 26th
Sniper Elite 5 is the latest rate in Sniper Elite series that promises refined gameplay and improved features. It takes place in World War II France in 1944, with Karl Fairburne, an elite US Ranger on a mission to contact the French resistance movement, and in the process he discovers a secret Nazi project known as Operation Kraken. The game’s kill cams seem to be the most graphic yet, and since the bones of enemies will affect the trajectory of the players’ bullets, they will also be unpredictable. Players can customize every single piece of their weapon, but will have to keep the environment in mind as the game’s physics engine turns their weapon parts, wind direction, gravity and even Karl’s heartbeat factor into each shot.
The game also features co-op, which allows players to work as a team to fight their way through hordes of enemy soldiers and eliminate their targets. Invasion drop-ins let players get into other people’s campaigns unexpectedly, which seems to either help or hurt Sniper Elite 5‘s immersion, and should add an interesting twist to the game’s main story missions. New game modes include 16-player competitive PVP battles, which promise a chaotic death battle where players can earn medals and XP, and a three-player survival mode that will test players’ skills against endless waves of enemies. That may be the biggest thing Xbox release of May 2022, standing over even Evil Dead: The Game.
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