Xbox has revealed the second batch of games joining Xbox Game Pass for the remainder of April 2026, and it's a much more solid wave of entries compared to the first batch, if only because the games listed are actually new entries to the service and not just a bunch of games previously already available at the Game Pass Ultimate tier moving down to Premium. The new entries include a wave of games launching directly into Xbox Game Pass, including titles previously announced like Double Fine's upcoming Kiln and Poncle's new Vampire Crawlers. It also includes Aphelion, the upcoming sci-fi […]

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Don’t Nod has shared the first gameplay trailer for Aphelion, and it gives a strong and exciting look at what players can expect. The reveal took place during the Convergence Showcase and confirmed that the game is planned to launch in Spring 2026.

The new trailer shows real gameplay and focuses on the journey of Ariane and Thomas, two astronauts from European Space Agency. They are sent to explore Persephone, a strange and uncharted planet at the edge of the solar system. During their mission, things go wrong after a crash, leaving them to survive in a dangerous and unknown world.

In the gameplay, players can see strange anomalies, harsh environments, and an abandoned facility filled with mystery and fear. The trailer also hints at a deadly presence known as the Nemesis, a hostile lifeform that follows the characters and turns exploration into a tense fight for survival. The tone feels dark, slow, and heavy, with danger always close.

Aphelion is a third-person sci-fi action-adventure that mixes exploration, story, and survival. Players will need to scan the planet, uncover clues, and slowly learn what happened on Persephone, all while staying alive.

Aphelion game launch date

The Aphelion game will launch on PC via Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation 5. It will also support Xbox Play Anywhere and will be available on day one through Xbox Game Pass. A retail edition is already open for pre-order on PlayStation 5.

Wccftech recently attended a remote press presentation in which French developer DON'T NOD (Life is Strange, Vampyr, Banishers: Ghost of New Eden, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage) unveiled an extended preview of Aphelion, their upcoming sci-fi narrative-driven adventure game, showcasing two early chapters that introduced the game's hostile alien world and the mechanics that will define the experience. The presentation was led by Dimitri Weideli, executive producer, and Florent Guillaume, creative director, who walked us through gameplay and then answered some questions. In this article: A Desperate Mission Gone Wrong Set in 2062, Aphelion tells the story of astronauts Ariane […]

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