{"id":43518,"date":"2026-04-11T07:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=43518"},"modified":"2026-04-11T07:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:08:35","slug":"best-xbox-game-pass-games-to-play-this-weekend-april-10-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=43518","title":{"rendered":"Best Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (April 10-12 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"w-heading-options\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>\n    <span>Link copied to clipboard<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"article-header-data\">\n<div class=\"w-article-header-author-img\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-header-author-img\">\n<p>                                            <img src=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fauthors%2F67f3d8a4379e6-Profile%20Pic%202.jpg?fit=crop&amp;w=90&amp;h=90\" alt=\"4\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p>\n                                                                        <time datetime=\"2026-04-10T19:30:18Z\"><span class=\"is-mobile-hidden\">Published<\/span> Apr 10, 2026, 3:30\u202fPM EDT<\/time>\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sell books or shoot spaceships, your choice<\/p>\n<div class=\"heading_image responsive-img img-size-heading-image-full-width   expandable \" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beach-Idle.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Image: Neoludic Games&quot;\" data-is-feature-img=\"true\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beach-Idle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beach-Idle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beach-Idle.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beach-Idle.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" alt=\"A tiny, mobile bookshop is parked in front of a beach.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beach-Idle.jpg?&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beach-Idle.jpg?&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900\"\/>\n        <\/picture><small class=\"item-img-caption\">Image: Neoludic Games<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"content-block-regular\">\n<p>April is a jam-packed month full of new games to check out, like the recently released <em>People of Note<\/em> and the upcoming <em>Pragmata<\/em>. But sometimes the best way to spend a weekend gaming is by revisiting an old favorite, and you&#8217;ll find plenty those on Xbox Game Pass. This week&#8217;s recommendations include your next cozy escape, an underappreciated twin-stick shooter, and one of the best (and cutest) Zeldalikes around.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tiny-bookshop\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">1 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Tiny Bookshop<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<p>As a former bookseller, I was smitten with <em>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 <em>Tiny Bookshop<\/em>, you move to a quaint town on the coast to set up shop. Befriend the locals, sell &#8217;em books, acquire new decorations, and embrace the quiet life. And adopt a dog! That alone makes it a 10\/10. \u2014<em>Austin Manchester<\/em><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"minishoot-39-adventures\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">2 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Minishoot&#8217; Adventures<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, it takes a game a few years for a game to find the recognition it deserves. That&#8217;s the case for <em>Minishoot&#8217; 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&#8217;ve seen a lot more people discover this indie gem that&#8217;s hard not to love. That could be you, if you give it a try this weekend. \u2014<em>Giovanni Colantonio<\/em><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tunic\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">3 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Tunic<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<p>Why stop at one Zeldalike for the weekend? <em>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 <em>Tunic<\/em> is how old-school it is. You collect manual pages throughout, explaining just how to play the game. The catch? They&#8217;re in a made-up language, and it&#8217;s up to you to decipher what they&#8217;re trying to communicate. If you get stuck, though, there are always guides to reference. No shame! \u2014<em>AM<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/best-game-pass-games-april-10-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[5214,258,321,1541,2651,1666,162],"class_list":["post-43518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-april","tag-game","tag-games","tag-pass","tag-play","tag-weekend","tag-xbox","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}