Xbox's Winter Demo Fest arrives next week with a rebranding and fresh access to one of the most interesting indies coming in 2025

Promotional art for Section 13 from Ocean Drive Studio and Kakao Games. A man in a yellow hazmat suit is in the center, with a blonde haired character in a labcoat to the right. A second man in a suit and tie with a pistol aimed just off camera is to the left.

What you need to know

• A little more than a year ago, Ocean Drive Studio unveiled its upcoming top-down twin-stick roguelike shooter, Blackout Protocol.
• Since its launch into Early Access, the game has undergone a rebranding, and Ocean Drive Studio continues to share roadmaps for the game's updates with continued development through 2025.
• Now called Section 13, the game still features the same premise of an internal containment breach at a secretive corporation, with players taking on the role of the employees unlucky enough to be sent to deal with it.
• A demo for Section 13 is set to be accessible via the Xbox Dashboard during the Xbox Indie Winter Games Fest demo event, starting December 10 to December 31.