Best Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (April 10-12 2026)
Sell books or shoot spaceships, your selection
April is a jam-packed month full of new games to check outjust like the lately launched People of Note and the upcoming Pragmata. But typically the easiest way to spend a weekend gaming is by revisiting an outdated favourite, and you will find loads of these on Xbox Game Pass. This week’s suggestions embrace your subsequent cozy escape, an underappreciated twin-stick shooter, and among the finest (and cutest) Zelda likes round.
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Tiny Bookshop
As a former bookseller, I was smitten with Tiny Bookshop when it launched for Nintendo Switch and Windows PC final summer time. It provided a comfortable different to a real-life headache I knew all too properly. Item lands on Xbox Game Pass (and PlayStation 5) on April 10, and is primed to be a sleeper hit on the service. in Tiny Bookshopyou progress to a quaint city on the coast to arrange store. Befriend the locals, promote ’em books, purchase new decorations, and embrace the quiet life. And adopted a canine! That alone makes it a ten/10. —Austin Manchester
2
Minishoot’ Adventures
Sometimes, it takes a number of years for a sport to discover the popularity it deserves. That’s the case for Minishoot’ Adventures. The twin-stick shooter meets top-down Zelda sport launched on PC in 2024, the place it earned some buzz from gamers within the know. I performed it on the time and was completely charmed by this splendidly constructed area shooter that seamlessly blended bullet-hell motion with open-ended exploration and tons of secrets and techniques to uncover. With its console launch final month, I’ve seen much more individuals uncover this indie gem that is onerous not to love. That might be you, for those who give it a strive this weekend. —Giovanni Colantonio
3
Tunic
Why cease at one Zeldalike for the weekend? Tunic proudly wears its Zelda inspirations on its sleeve. You discover dungeons as an lovable orange fox whereas solving puzzles and dodge-rolling your method via fight. Part of the enjoyable (and frustration) of Tunic is how old-school it’s. You accumulate handbook pages all through, explaining simply how to play the sport. The catch? They’re in a made-up language, and it is up to you to decipher what they’re attempting to talk. If you get caught, although, there are all the time guides to reference. No disgrace! —A.M
