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Updated · Xbox.com · Jun 3
XBOX Wire Unveils 6 June Indie Selects, Highlighting Horror, Fighters and Cozy Adventures
Updated
Updated · Xbox.com · Jun 3

XBOX Wire Unveils 6 June Indie Selects, Highlighting Horror, Fighters and Cozy Adventures

3 articles · Updated · Xbox.com · Jun 3

Summary

  • Six games anchor XBOX Wire’s June 2026 Indie Selects, spanning narrative sims, fighting games, sci-fi horror, roguelikes, coming-of-age drama and family-friendly exploration.
  • The lineup includes Wax Heads, Invincible VS, Directive 8020, Dungeon Clawler, Until Then and Baby Boris: Adorable Adventures, reflecting ID@XBOX’s push for a broad genre mix.
  • Several picks were framed around accessibility as well as depth: Invincible VS aims to lower fighting-game barriers, while Baby Boris offers a non-violent 4-5 hour exploration game for younger players and families.
  • Other selections lean on distinctive hooks, from Directive 8020’s shape-shifting alien paranoia aboard a colony ship to Dungeon Clawler’s claw-machine twist on deckbuilding and Until Then’s 18-hour story set in the 2010s Philippines.
  • The monthly feature appears in the Indie Select Hub on the Xbox Store and Xbox.com, where curated collections and four rotating themed spotlights are updated each Wednesday.

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