Xbox Game Pass Adds 3 Games for Core Members and Day One Launch Title

Xbox Game Pass is making four more games available to subscribers, including a day-one launch title and three additions for Core members. Xbox Game Pass Core, which launched in September 2023, replaced Xbox Live Gold and did away with the two free games subscribers received each month. Instead, for the same price, Core offers a catalog of more than 25 games for members to enjoy at their leisure, and the selection of titles changes about two to three times per year.

In addition to the appeal of Xbox Game Pass Core, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers also get access to many titles on launch day. The day one game coming to Game Pass on May 9 is Little Kitty, Big City, an open-world adventure that puts players in the role of an adorable black cat lost in the city. On August 8, subscribers will gain access to SteamWorld Heist 2 on launch day. The turn-based adventure game stars Captain Leeway and his crew as they set out to discover why water has suddenly become deadly.

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Before those two releases, though, Xbox Game Pass subscribers can try out Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes when it launches day one on April 23. A role-playing game directed and produced by Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is already getting great reviews, sitting at a “Strong” rating on OpenCritic and “Generally Favorable” on Metacritic at the time of writing. The Suikoden spiritual successor got its start as a Kickstarter project and is being praised for its epic adventure and huge cast of characters that harken back to the days of classic JRPGs.

Xbox Game Pass End of April 2024

Xbox Game Pass Core is also adding three games on April 23: Deep Rock Galactic, Superhot: Mind Control Delete, and Wreckfest. These titles have already been part of the Xbox Game Pass catalog, but Wreckfest was removed in May 2022, so fans should be happy to see it making a return to the subscription service.

One of the perks (and downsides, depending on how it’s viewed) of Xbox Game Pass is that the games are regularly removed and replaced with new titles. Alongside Have a Nice Death, the unique and whimsical Soulslike game Another Crab’s Treasure will be launching day one on April 30, but Xbox Game Pass will also be losing six games that same day, including Ravenlok and 7 Days to Die.