I will say though, if the cloud gaming service was available in South Africa, I would have most likely kept my sub.
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Whelp, guess I’ll finally be getting stuck into my Steam, Epic and GOG backlog. That’s an insane increase for PC pass. Luckily I’ll be finished with Silksong before the end of the month - and if not I’ll rather go buy it on Steam for less than a month’s GP sub.
I’ll still consider subbing selectively for a particular release here and there, but at this new price I can’t really afford to keep it as a monthly service. That said, our Netflix sub is roughly the same these days (for the 4K quality) and I don’t think we watch enough to really justify it - but at least I get eBucks back for it.
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I will continue what I have always done, sub to play a specific game where the cost of the game on steam is more than the sub, then unsub. Like outer worlds 2 coming at the end of the month. It will be worth the price to hire it for the month and then never play it again
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Basically a homebrew version of renting games from Blockbusters back in the day!
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Turns out my renewal on 1 Nov comes in before the price shift on the 4th so I’ll at least have 2 months to squeeze out as much gaming as I can of all the releases I’m interested in playing.
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Coming Soon to Game Pass
7 October - 21 October
Guess we can still play some games while we have active subscriptions. The new subscription levels are already being applied to these library additions.
ICYMI: Available Now
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Hogwarts Legacy (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. Embark on a journey through familiar and new locations as you explore and discover magical beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and become the wizard you want to be. -
Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Little Rocket Lab is a cozy, machine building RPG. You play as Morgan, an aspiring engineer! Head home to St. Ambroise to help complete your family’s dream-building a rocket. Help the locals with new machines, be creative, and become the ultimate engineer! That rocket isn’t going to build itself!
Available Today: Wednesday, 8 October
- Supermarket Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Run your own supermarket in this store management game! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Coming Soon: Thursday, 9 October
- Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Available on console and cloud gaming and now coming to Xbox on PC! Gather your party; the RPG saga returns. Immerse yourself in an epic RPG series where every choice matters. Play over 100 hours of adventure in enhanced editions of Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II!
Coming Soon: Tuesday, 14 October
- The Casting of Frank Stone (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Coming Soon: Wednesday, 15 October
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Ball x Pit (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass
Ball x Pit is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes. -
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
The Grinch has a wonderful, awful idea – steal all the presents in Who-ville, using gadgets like his stealthy Santa costume and Candy Cane Lasso. Help him sneak around, freeze creatures with snowballs, and learn the meaning of Christmas along the way, in this festive platformer! -
Eternal Strands (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Now with Game Pass Premium
Eternal Strands is the debut fantasy title from Yellow Brick Games. Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game. -
He Is Coming (Game Preview) (PC)
Now with Game Pass Premium
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler. -
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Now with Game Pass Premium
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black features the high-speed, ninja action of iconic hero Ryu Hayabusa and his deadly Dragon Sword. Embark on a global battle against formidable foes, engage in relentless combat, and play as additional characters Momiji, Ayana and Rachel.
Coming Soon: Thursday, 16 October
- Pax Dei (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
Coming Soon: Friday, 17 October
- Keeper (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is a story told without words, in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding.
Coming Soon: Tuesday, 21 October
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Evil West (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Making a return to the Game Pass library! A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or co-op, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero. -
Ninja Gaiden 4 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
The definitive ninja hack and slash franchise returns with Ninja Gaiden 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in this high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.
Leaving Soon: Wednesday, 15 October
The following games are leaving the Game Pass library in the middle of the month.
- Cocoon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Core Keeper (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC)
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Coming Soon to Game Pass
20 October - 4 November
Hack, slash, powerwash, and manage your way through ninjas, dirt, or spreadsheets with today’s additions to the Game Pass Libraries!
ICYMI: Available Now
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Ninja Gaiden 4 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
The definitive ninja hack and slash franchise returns with Ninja Gaiden 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in this high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat. -
Heroes of Might and Magic II: Gold Edition (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
As the second chapter in the medieval fantasy turn-based strategy series, this edition includes the original game and its expansion, The Price of Loyalty. As the continent of Enroth is torn by civil war, choose your allegiance with six playable factions, recruit mythical creatures, build your kingdom, and lead your armies into battle. -
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete Edition (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
This edition of the legendary turn-based strategy classic combines the base game and its two expansions: Armageddon’s Blade and The Shadow of Death. Choose from nine unique factions and venture across the vibrant lands of Antagarich, where you’ll build your kingdom, lead powerful heroes, and command armies of fantastic creatures in deep, tactical battles.
Available Today: Wednesday, 10 October
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Commandos: Origins (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Now with Game Pass Premium
Commandos: Origins revisits the six iconic commandos from the original series. Witness elite stealth-tactics gameplay, use your team’s unique abilities to execute complex strategies, and combine your forces in 2-player co-op multiplayer. The battlefield is calling. Do you have what it takes? -
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Now with Game Pass Premium
Pursue your aviation career with dynamically generated missions, compete against other pilots, and explore the most detailed digital twin of the world to date. Set out on your global adventure with our largest fleet of aircraft as Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 takes simulation to new heights of authenticity and realism. The sky is calling!
Coming Soon: Thursday, 23 October
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PowerWash Simulator 2 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
PowerWash Simulator is back, bubbling with fresh locations, soap-erior equipment and splashy features. Effortlessly transform soiled surroundings into clean, serene scenes, solo or with pals. Satisfaction is a spray away! -
Bounty Star (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
Bounty Star is an over-the-shoulder 3D action game that marries mech combat and customization with farming and base building. The player takes on the role of a broken but powerful ex-soldier named Clem, a war veteran, talented fighter and expert mech pilot.
Coming Soon: Friday, 24 October
- Super Fantasy Kingdom (Game Preview) (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Coming Soon: Tuesday, 28 October
- Halls of Torment (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the Underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Coming Soon: Wednesday, 29 October
- The Outer Worlds 2 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
The Outer Worlds 2 is the eagerly-awaited sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment (just look at the exciting number of dashes in this sentence!). Time to clear your calendar – get ready for an action-packed adventure with a new crew, new weapons, and new enemies in a new colony!
Coming Soon: Tuesday, 4 November
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1000xResist (PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
1000xResist is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the Allmother, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything. -
Football Manager 26 (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
New foundations set the stage for you to define your football destiny. Built on the Unity engine, FM26 is the legacy, redefined and where storytelling evolves, placing you at the heart of the beautiful game. A reimagined interface and more immersive matchday experience brings you closer to the action and combine to elevate every decision and match-defining moment. -
Football Manager 26 Console (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one with Game Pass!
Delivering effortless, instinctive console control, a redesigned user interface combines with the most immersive matchday experience in series history to bring you closer to every match-defining moment. Build your superstar squad with new transfer tools and bring your footballing vision to life through innovations that deliver enhanced tactical realism.
DLC / Updates
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Minecraft: SoulSteel - Available Now
Race against the clock in SoulSteel – a new multiplayer adventure from Noxcrew! Explore treacherous dungeons in a quest to find parts, craft weapons, and increase their power. Be warned: these dungeons are riddled with puzzles, traps, and mighty mobs hungry for a fight. But don’t overstay your visit, or you’ll risk losing all your hard-earned spoils! -
Sea of Thieves: Season 17 Act 3 – Available now**
A three-way battle begins! Set sail into danger as you raid Flameheart’s upgraded strongholds and claim the loot within – but be ready to take control of the fort, using its defenses to see off waves of ghostly galleons and their invading phantom crews.
In-Game Benefits
- Albion Online: Exclusive Game Pass Reward Package (PC) – Available 30 October
Start your journey in Albion Online in the best possible way with this rewards package exclusive to Xbox Game Pass subscribers! This includes the brand-new Green Knight vanity set, Fame boosts to accelerate your progress, Premium time, and much more. Charge into Albion and make your mark from the start!
Leaving Soon, Friday, 31 October
The following games are leaving the Game Pass library soon. Be sure to pick up where you left off before they go and remember you can save up to 20% off your purchase to keep the fun going!
- Jusant (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Metal Slug Tactics (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Return to Monkey Island (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Do MEWbs still want me to post these as we gradually abandon our Game Pass subscriptions?
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Good question, I’ll have mine until the end of November but will more likely be trying to squeeze in the games I still want to play before the sub ends.
I suppose in future it might be nice to see if anything worth a month’s sub is coming out. But we can pick that up from our news feeds. Up to you sir.
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They help me to stay up to date to be honest, I enjoy em. Thanks for continually doing it.
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Yes please. at least we will see if the price can justify the ridiculous price
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Seconded, the @GregRedd is, by far, the best one on my regular websites. I’m keeping up my sub to at least play outer limits 2.
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Thirded. It’s the only way I keep up with Game Pass happenings and I’m quite excited to see an update to this topic each time.
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I may not have GamePass anymore, but these updates help me understand what I am missing out on!
If it is not too much hassle, please keep it up, @GregRedd
We all owe you at least a cup of coffee 
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Yeah keep em coming. I’m still on gamepass at least so I always check to see whats coming.
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^^^^ What they said ^^^^
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Coming Soon to Game Pass
4 November - 12 November
In Case You Missed It
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Keeper (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is a story told without words, in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding. -
The Outer Worlds 2 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
The Outer Worlds 2 is the eagerly-awaited sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment (just look at the exciting number of dashes in this sentence!). Time to clear your calendar – get ready for an action-packed adventure with a new crew, new weapons, and new enemies in a new colony! -
Ninja Gaiden 4 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on Day One with Game Pass!
The definitive ninja hack and slash franchise returns with Ninja Gaiden 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in this high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat. -
Pacific Drive (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
Pacific Drive is a first-person driving survival game with your car as your only companion. Navigate a surreal reimagining of the Pacific Northwest and face supernatural dangers as you venture into the Olympic Exclusion Zone. Gather precious resources and investigate what’s been left behind in the Zone; unravel a long-forgotten mystery while learning exactly what it takes to survive in this unpredictable, hostile environment.
Coming Soon: Wednesday, 5 November
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Dead Static Drive (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on Day One with Game Pass!
Dead Static Drive is Grand Theft Cthulhu. An indie survival-horror game following a nightmarish road trip across a 1980s Americana, Dead Static Drive blends weird fiction and uncanny Eldritch themes with a spooky unease underlying this small-town life. -
Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Now with Game Pass Premium
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France. Bring a friend – the full campaign can be experienced in co-op.
Coming Soon: Thursday, 6 November
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Egging On (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on Day One with Game Pass!
This game is hard-boiled. Face the challenge of being a real, fragile egg. Escape the hen-house and jump, roll and climb your way through a farm shop, factory, and other perilous environments. With some determination, you might just reach your freedom. -
Whiskerwood (PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on Day One with Game Pass!
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Coming Soon: Friday, 7 November
- Voidtrain (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
Join the crew of an interdimensional express and set off into the mysterious Void. From drifting minefields to glowing horizons, every stop brings new perils and discoveries. Expand your train, craft gear, battle strange creatures, and piece together the hidden history of this uncanny world – solo or with friends.
Coming Soon: Tuesday, 11 November
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Great God Grove (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
The world is ending and the gods are squabbling! Suck up and launch speech bubbles in a wacky world of puzzles, puppets, and weird gods… or the rift will consume us all! With the sky splitting and the gods in disarray, who’s gonna join the Bizzyboys to help save the world from a-pocky-lips??? -
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the first-ever four-player co-op experience with Lara Croft. Players must work together to explore the temple, defeat hordes of enemies from the Egyptian underworld, solve devious puzzles, and avoid deadly traps. -
Pigeon Simulator (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on Day One with Game Pass!
As a small, but esteemed member of the top secret Paranormal Examination and Kontainment unit, it’s your job to locate, identify, neutralize, and extract dangerous anomalies that have begun to terrorize New Squawk City. Team up with up to three other pigeons to purge the city of the cryptid threat and most importantly, meet your quotas in this co-op extraction game!
Coming Soon: Wednesday, 12 November
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Relic Hunters Legend (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
Relic Hunters Legend is a fast-paced looter shooter RPG where teamwork, powerful builds, and epic loot collide. Battle through different types of missions, uncover lost memories of the galaxy, and take down Duke Ducan’s empire, solo or with friends! -
Winter Burrow (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on Day One with Game Pass!
Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game where you play as a mouse returning to your childhood home. Gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake, befriend the forest locals, rebuild your burrow, and try to survive the winter.
DLC / Game Updates
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Age of Empires IV: Dynasties of the East Available today
Dynasties of the East is a bold new expansion for Age of Empires IV, introducing four variant civilizations, each with unique units, tech trees, and strategic flavor inspired by real-world Eastern dynasties. Command the powerful Golden Horde, the ambitious Macedonian Dynasty, the tactical Sengoku Daimyo, and the versatile Tughlaq Dynasty – each offering new ways to master the battlefield. -
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die - Wager’s Gauntlet Update – Available now
The Black Die stirs once more… Wager’s Gauntlet Update is now live! Face weekly challenges, earn stylish rewards, and uncover new weapon enhancements, relics, and ability cards. Ready to roll? -
Stellaris: Console Edition Xbox Series X|S Update – 6 November
The greatest sci-fi 4X game, now in 4K – with better performance, bigger galaxies and more content! Whether you’re exploring the unknown, discovering the mysteries of the cosmos, or conquering it for the glory of your empire, more galactic strategy than ever before awaits you.
In-Game Benefits
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Superball Unlock Heroes and More (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available now
Join Superball with Xbox Game Pass and enjoy a year of exclusive rewards! Instantly unlock 16 heroes. Every season in Year One (5–6 seasons): +10 Battle Pass levels, 500 Nano Gold, and 5 Lucky Cards. -
Sea of Thieves Claim a celebratory Emote! (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available today
For a limited time, dance a jig and celebrate your latest adventure with some fancy feet (or peg) work. Perk content requires Sea of Thieves to use. -
Smite 2 Get the Epic Seraph’s Bow Neith Skin (PC and Xbox Series X|S) – 5 November
Turn the tide with angelic aim. Claim this drop to get Neith’s Epic Seraph’s Bow skin!
Leaving Soon: Saturday, 15 November
- Blacksmith Master (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Football Manager 2024 (PC)
- Football Manager 2024 Console Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Frostpunk (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Spirittea (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chernobyl (Cloud, Console, and PC)
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It kind of sucks that Stalker 2 is being removed so soon. I finished it but would have loved to go back after more fixes and the engine update.
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