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Game Pass Library Additions | 16 May - 30 May
Football fans rejoice - FIFA 23 is finally available on Game Pass. We’ve also got a couple of Day One Releases to look forward to, and a few indie games that look really good.
Available Today - Tuesday, 16 May
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FIFA 23 (Console and PC) EA Play
The World’s Game is available today with PC Game Pass & Ultimate via EA Play. Hit the pitch today, plus claim monthly FIFA 23 member rewards. Experience HyperMotion2 Technology on Xbox Series X|S that delivers even more gameplay realism, the addition of women’s club teams, and more.
Coming Soon - Thursday, 18 May
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Eastern Exorcist (Console and PC)
This is a fictitious eastern world with an infestation of vicious demon monsters. Play as a skilled exorcist against chaotic evil to fight your way through the brutal world, and experience unforeseen entanglements of complex beings. -
Ghostlore (Console)
Currently available with PC Game Pass and coming to Xbox consoles.
Ghostlore is an ‘Eastpunk’ Action-RPG where you fight monsters from Southeast-Asian folklore. Inspired by timeless classic ARPG’s such as Diablo 2 and Titan Quest, Ghostlore offers a detailed item and character customization system, procedurally generated maps, and an authentically retro 90’s aesthetic.
Coming Soon - Tuesday, 23 May
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Planet of Lana (Console and PC)
Available Day One with Game Pass
Planet of Lana is coming soon to Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. In this cinematic puzzle adventure, Lana and her companion Mui go on a voyage of discovery that will take them across the strange and magical world they call their home.
Coming Soon - Thursday, 25 May
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Cassette Beasts (Console)
Recently added to PC Game Pass and now coming to Xbox consoles.
Bring your cassette player and get ready to press play! Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles as you adventure into the open-world RPG, Cassette Beasts. Get ready to experience an incredible retro vibe with unique innovations to the genre. -
Massive Chalice (Cloud and Console)
Massive Chalice is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you’ll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300-year war. -
Railway Empire 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Available Day One with Game Pass
All aboard the express train to riches and fame in Railway Empire 2! Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors as you connect cities and companies with an ever-expanding network of rail lines, bridges, and tunnels. (I’m working on an article about the game - stay tuned.)
Coming Soon - Tuesday, 30 May
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Console and PC)
Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a top-down adventure game in a coloring book world where you can draw on anything. Use your painting powers to explore new places, solve puzzles, help your friends, and change the world!
Leaving Soon - Wednesday, 31 May
As always, there are a few games leaving the Game Pass library at the end of the month.
- Europa Universalis (PC)
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- FIFA 21 (Console and PC) EA Play
- Floppy Knights (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Lawn Mowing Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC)
The next Game Pass announcements may happen on either 31 May or on 7 June. But the big Xbox Showcase event is scheduled for 11 June so don’t expect too much in the way of new additions, whenever it does happen.
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Surprise addition to the Game Pass library today.
Supraland: Six Inches Under
Supraland: Six Inches Under wasn’t really meant to exist—at least not like this. Initially conceived as a DLC pack for the puzzle-filled sandbox adventure Supraland, creator David Münnich and his team improvised, experimented, re-scoped, and re-envisioned Six Inches Under into a bigger, fully standalone follow-up designed for anyone to dig into, whether they’ve played the first game or not. What’s even better, that creation is available to play starting today on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and through Xbox Game Pass!
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Awesome! I loved Supraland, been meaning to get the DLC so this is great
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Coming Soon to Game Pass
30 May - 13 June
Simulators, slayers, horror and hypnospace, stacking and super cutes. Here’s the 8 library additions for the first half of June, including 3 Day One Releases.
ICYMI - Available Now
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Supraland: Six Inches Under (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Dig beneath the surface of Supraland: Six Inches Under, a first-person adventure full of puzzles, exploration, gags, and secrets to discover. Find your own way through an interconnected underground world in this standalone follow-up to the beloved original.
Available Today - Tuesday, 30 May
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a top-down adventure game in a coloring book world where you can draw on anything. Use your painting powers to explore new places, solve puzzles, help your friends, and change the world! -
Farworld Pioneers (Console and PC)
Day One with Game Pass
Explore the universe in this open-world, sci-fi sandbox. Expand, exploit, and adventure alone or with friends in multiplayer servers of up to 32 players. How you play is up to you: Craft, build, mine, and farm peacefully together… or strap an electric death rifle to your back and take on the galaxy!
Coming Soon - Thursday, 1 June
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Roll up your sleeves and immerse yourself in the highly realistic garage environment of Car Mechanic Simulator 2021. Start as a fresh owner of a car garage and work your way towards a service empire. Get ready to get your hands dirty and work on 4000+ unique parts and over 72 different cars. -
Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Day One with Game Pass
So you got what it takes to be a X Slayer?! 7 weapons, blood and gore, twisted music by Seepage & Psyko Syndikate, and maps where you can blow up everything. It’s awesome. -
The Big Con (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose who to grift and how to make your scratch as you sneak around, don disguises, and pick pockets in this comedic crime adventure. Ride the radical ’90s wave in all its plaid and payphone glory! Do crime, make money, and have fun.
Coming Soon - Tuesday, 6 June
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Amnesia: The Bunker (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a desolate WW1 Bunker. Face the oppressing terrors stalking the dark corridors. Search for and use the tools and weapons at your disposal, while keeping the lights on at all costs. Overcome fear, persevere, and make your way out alive. -
Hypnospace Outlaw (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Making a return to the Game Pass library, Hypnospace Outlaw is a ’90s internet simulator in which you scour Hypnospace’s wide variety of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers, while also keeping an eye on your inbox, avoiding viruses and adware, and downloading a plethora of apps that may or may not be useful.
Coming Soon - Thursday, 8 June
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Rune Factory 4 Special (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before! Venture outside the town gates to explore dangerous dungeons. Use swords, spears, staves, and other weapons and magic to personalize your battle tactics as formidable monsters await in trap-laden dungeons. -
Stacking (Cloud and Console)
From Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions, explore a vintage world inhabited by living Russian stacking dolls as you jump into more than 100 unique dolls and use their special abilities to solve a wide variety of puzzles & challenges.
Coming Soon - Tuesday, 13 June
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Dordogne (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Day one with Game Pass
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Leaving Soon - Thursday, 15 June
The following games are leaving Game Soon. Use your GP Subscriber discount to save up to 20% on them to keep them in your library if you want - but do it before they go.
- Bridge Constructor Portal (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Chorus (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Maneater (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Mortal Shell (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Serious Sam 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC)
The next set of Game Pass announcements should happen on Tuesday, 13 June. BUT, the big Xbox/Bethesda Showcase thing happens on Sunday, 11 June, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see a few surprise additions to the library during that…
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I think I will give this a go instead of D4 
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I’m going with Dordogne as my D4 alternative - much more suited to my speed 
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Will Flight Simulator 2024 just be upgrade to the existing game?
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Way too many great games available on day 1. I won’t get enough time to play them all - I don’t even have time to play a single game now.
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It was answered in the other thread. It’s a stand alone sequel.
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Yeah I’m still waiting for them to include more time in the day in the subscription.
Maybe you can shift your company to a 4 day work week 
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Lets all try this 4 day week this week! Lets all strike on Friday and stay home! 
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lol good one
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We already have a hybrid of that. Our people work 9 hour days (which they’ve pretty much always done) and then either get 2 Fridays off a month, or one 4-day weekend.
Sadly, the wife and I never use this privilege, as we’re always too busy to take a day off.
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Coming Soon to Game Pass
20 June - 4 July
Hey, look at that - past the second half of the month already, and it’s Tuesday. That means it’s Game Pass library addditions time again. This round we’ve got fast cars and arcade machines, swords and fairies, book walkers and mountain kings all joining both the PC and Console libraries over the next two weeks. (Note that a couple of the console additions are only on Series X|S.) Let’s take a look…
Coming Soon - Thursday, 22 June
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Need for Speed Unbound (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) EA Play
Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play members can start their race to the top as Need for Speed Unbound joins The Play List on June 22. Tear up the streets with friends and experience new ways to compare and compete with the squad in Lakeshore Online. Duck the cops to earn your way to dope new upgrades, and smash new events and Daily Challenges for the chance to gain XP, Bank, and a new Mercedes-Maybach S 680 (2021). -
The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales (Console and PC)
Available on Day One with Game Pass
The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor’s Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.
Coming Soon - Tuesday, 27 June
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Bramble: The Mountain King (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Bramble: The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavor to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble’s many hideous creatures. -
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
The tough rabbit is making his way to Xbox Game Pass. Enjoy a seamless adventure, a combat experience that has been well received by players, and dive into the Dieselpunk world of F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch. Stay fluffy and stay furious!
Coming Soon - Thursday, 29 June
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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Console and PC)
Your farming life begins in Mineral Town, a charming village surrounded by nature. You’ve returned after many years to restore your late grandfather’s farm to its former glory. Care for crops, livestock, and more as your very own story of seasons unfold.
Coming Soon - Monday, 3 July
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Arcade Paradise (Console and PC)
Welcome to Arcade Paradise, the 90’s-fuelled retro arcade adventure. Rather than washing rags for a living, you decide to turn the family laundromat into the ultimate arcade. Play, profit, and purchase new arcade machines, with over 35 to choose from, to build your very own Arcade Paradise!
Coming Soon - Wednesday, 5 July
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Sword and Fairy: Together Forever (Console and PC)
Enter a realm that blends ancient mythology with traditional Asian aesthetics in Sword and Fairy: Together Forever! Weaving its tale between the three clans of Human, Deity, and Demon, it puts you in command of a memorable party of characters, each with unique personalities, motives, skills, strengths, and weaknesses.
Leaving Soon - Friday, 30 June
The following games are leaving Game Soon. Use your GP Subscriber discount to save up to 20% on them to keep them in your library if you want - but do it before they go.
- DJMax Respect V (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Empire of Sin (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Matchpoint – Tennis Championships (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Olija (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Omori (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Road 96 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
The next set of Game Pass announcements should happen on Tuesday, 4 July.
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Game Pass price increases coming in July. 
Guess it was inevitable. Still cheaper than the original prices we had though.
Looks like Game Pass Ultimate will go from R119pm to R129pm and Game Pass Console will increase from the current R79pm to R85pm. No changes expected for Game Pass PC subscribers - should stay at R79pm for the moment. Can’t find any info on changes to Game Pass Family pricing, so am assuming it also stays at current rate of R199pm.
The Verge article also mentions that the Series X console will be getting a price increase “in most countries in August apart from the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia” and that this price increase “will largely match the price hike Sony announced for the PS5 last year, with the Xbox Series X moving to £479.99 in the UK, €549.99 across most European markets, CAD $649.99 in Canada, and AUD $799.99 in Australia starting August 1st.”
What that translates to here in SA I’m not sure because no one seems to sell consoles at the MS recommended pricing anyway. But it will probably mean that retailers will put the Series X consoles price up regardless, so if you’re currently thinking about adding a Series X to your console collection, you may want to act before August.
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I was wondering what might happen to the South African pricing. I can live with a R10 increase though.
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Coming to Game Pass
5 July - 18 July
Just when you’d started to forget about it… GTAV is back! (But only for the Console Crew.) There’s other stuff for the PC bros.
Available Today - Thursday, 5 July
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Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud and Console)
When a young street hustler, a retired bank robber, and a terrifying psychopath find themselves entangled with some of the most frightening and deranged elements of the criminal underworld, the U.S. government, and the entertainment industry, they must pull off a series of dangerous heists to survive in a ruthless city in which they can trust nobody — least of all each other. Includes both the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X|S versions of Grand Theft Auto V.
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Sword and Fairy: Together Forever (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Enter a realm that blends ancient mythology with traditional Asian aesthetics in Sword and Fairy: Together Forever! Weaving its tale between the three clans of Human, Deity, and Demon, it puts you in command of a memorable party of characters, each with unique personalities, motives, skills, strengths, and weaknesses.
Coming Soon - Friday, 6 July
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McPixel 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.
Coming Soon - Tuesday, 11 July
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Common’hood (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Common’hood is a squatter settlement simulation game with highly customizable base building tools. Gather salvage materials, grow your own food, research new technology, craft new tools, and build a new home. Common’hood invites you to explore and discover unique characters that will go from strangers to family, helping the community overcome the shortage of food and shelter. -
Insurgency: Sandstorm (PC)
Battle in the war-torn environments of a contemporary conflict through a series of intense co-op and PvP multiplayer modes. Feel every bullet and fear every impact in fierce close quarters combat as your team fights toward victory.
Coming Soon - Friday, 14 July
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Exoprimal (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Day One with Game Pass
Every month is T. Rex awareness month in Exoprimal! Squad up and take down hordes of dinosaurs in a series of endless wargames run by the artificial intelligence Leviathan. Blending PvE and PvP combat with a variety of objectives and powerful exosuits to pilot, no two matches of Exoprimal play out the same.
Coming Soon - Tuesday, 18 July
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Techtonica (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Day One with Game Pass
Dig into the sub-surface, bioluminescent world of a rogue alien planet as you explore and construct sprawling factories in Techtonica. Work alone or in co-op to master automation, gather resources, research new technologies, mold the destructible terrain, establish a base of operations, and uncover long-forgotten secrets.
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The Cave (Cloud and Console)
The Cave is an adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, each with their own unique personalities, and then descend into the mysterious depths.
Leaving Soon - Saturday, 15 July
- Exo One (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Spelunky 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Look out for more Game Pass goodness on Tuesday, 18 July.
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