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\n Link copied to clipboard<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n Published<\/span> Apr 10, 2026, 3:30\u202fPM EDT\n <\/p>\n Sell books or shoot spaceships, your choice<\/p>\n Image: Neoludic Games<\/p>\n April is a jam-packed month full of new games to check out, like the recently released People of Note<\/em> and the upcoming Pragmata<\/em>. But sometimes the best way to spend a weekend gaming is by revisiting an old favorite, and you’ll find plenty those on Xbox Game Pass. This week’s recommendations include your next cozy escape, an underappreciated twin-stick shooter, and one of the best (and cutest) Zeldalikes around.<\/p>\n As a former bookseller, I was smitten with Tiny Bookshop<\/em> when it launched for Nintendo Switch and Windows PC last summer. It offered a cozy alternative to a real-life headache I knew all too well. It lands on Xbox Game Pass (and PlayStation 5) on April 10, and is primed to be a sleeper hit on the service. In Tiny Bookshop<\/em>, you move to a quaint town on the coast to set up shop. Befriend the locals, sell ’em books, acquire new decorations, and embrace the quiet life. And adopt a dog! That alone makes it a 10\/10. \u2014Austin Manchester<\/em><\/p>\n Sometimes, it takes a game a few years for a game to find the recognition it deserves. That’s the case for Minishoot’ Adventures<\/em>. The twin-stick shooter meets top-down Zelda game launched on PC in 2024, where it earned some buzz from players in the know. I played it at the time and was absolutely charmed by this wonderfully constructed space shooter that seamlessly blended bullet-hell action with open-ended exploration and tons of secrets to discover. With its console launch last month, I’ve seen a lot more people discover this indie gem that’s hard not to love. That could be you, if you give it a try this weekend. \u2014Giovanni Colantonio<\/em><\/p>\n Why stop at one Zeldalike for the weekend? Tunic<\/em> proudly wears its Zelda inspirations on its sleeve. You explore dungeons as an adorable orange fox while solving puzzles and dodge-rolling your way through combat. Part of the fun (and frustration) of Tunic<\/em> is how old-school it is. You collect manual pages throughout, explaining just how to play the game. The catch? They’re in a made-up language, and it’s up to you to decipher what they’re trying to communicate. If you get stuck, though, there are always guides to reference. No shame! \u2014AM<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Link copied to clipboard Published Apr 10, 2026, 3:30\u202fPM EDT Sell books or shoot spaceships, your choice Image: Neoludic Games April is a jam-packed month full of new games to check out, like the recently released People of Note and the upcoming Pragmata. But sometimes the best way to spend a weekend gaming is by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6637,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[4573,206,77,672,423,4022,315],"class_list":{"0":"post-6636","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pc-gaming","8":"tag-april","9":"tag-game","10":"tag-games","11":"tag-pass","12":"tag-play","13":"tag-weekend","14":"tag-xbox"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n 1 <\/span>
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