Microsoft has confirmed the list of video games that will be featured with playable demos during Summer Game Fest Play Days 2026.
The selection includes titles from various genres, developed by international studios, ranging from first-person soulslikes to farming simulators with horror elements.
The confirmed titles for the event are as follows:
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Grounded 2: The sequel to the survival title introduces King Dozer, a new lizard boss, and drivable Buggy vehicles for cooperative exploration.
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Soul: An open-world creature-catching game set on the continent of Idyll. Players can transform into Soul through the Twining mechanic to unlock specific abilities.
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Grave Seasons: A farming simulator that integrates detective mechanics. Players must simultaneously manage a farm and prevent murders in the town of Ashenridge.
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Gungrave Gore: Blood Heat: evolution of the combat system from the previous chapter, focused on combos, parries and executions to activate the Demolition Shot.
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Valor Mortis: developed by One More Level, it is a first-person action soulslike set in a fantastical Napoleonic era, combining sword fighting and parkour platforming.
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Erosion: A voxel-based open-world roguelike. Each death of the protagonist advances time by ten years, altering the game's environment and the characters' ages.
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Don't Fret: A first-person survival horror game featuring a sentient guitar inside a music school. The gameplay includes musical puzzles and stealth sections.
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Way to the Woods: Third-person adventure that follows the journey of a deer and a fawn in a post-human world, with light-based mechanics.
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My Arms Are Longer Now: Humorous stealth game in which the player controls an extremely long arm with the aim of carrying out thefts inside a train.
The Summer Game Fest Play Days event will take place June 5–7, 2026, in Los Angeles. The times for the digital presentations and dedicated panels will be announced in Swiss time in the coming weeks.