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It’s no secret that Xbox Game Pass is one of the best deals in gaming. It gives you access to hundreds of top titles on PC and Xbox for one subscription fee. What’s more, if you subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate you also get access to the pick of titles on EA Play and cloud gaming, to skip those pesky downloads.
There are some big-name titles on the service from franchises likeForza, Halo, Far CryandFallout,but if you only stick to these big series, you’ll be missing out. Here are 5 games onXbox Game Passyou should be playing but may have missed out on.
1. Cassette Beasts
Now I’m a big lover of the Pokémon games, but we’ve seen a few new names in the monster catching genre appear recently. Of coursePalworldhas been one of the biggest successes of 2024, and is also on Game Pass, but a few months before that a truer Pokemon successor arrived.
Surprisingly, it also has a story far better than it needs to be and an open world with metroidvania elements that is genuinely a joy to explore. A hidden gem.
2. The Outer Worlds
Set in space, this is basically a more narrative-focusedStarfieldand that’s no bad thing. But will you save the galaxy or sell out to the galactic mega corporations in this FPS/RPG hybrid?
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3. Maneater
If you’ve ever watchedJawsand hummed along to the iconic music (so, everyone) thenManeateris the game for you. Play as a bloodthirsty shark out to get revenge on overzealous fishermen.
Most interestingly it reminds me of theTony Hawk’s Pro Skater series of games,with added fins. Each area sees you tasked with new challengers to assert your dominance, be it scaring people off, battling other predators or sinking ships even.
4. Need for Speed: Unbound
Ok, so it’s odd to describe an installment in one of the biggest racing franchises of all time as a hidden gem, butUnboundwas criminally overlooked and is the best game in the franchise for ages.
Full of your regular mix of street racing, and police chases, this is definitely more of an arcade racer but that’s no bad thing at all.Unboundeven has its own sense of style with cartoony animations for drifting and boosting that actually fit the aesthetic well.
Away from the track, if you just want to kit out a car in all kinds of decals and liveries, I’ve yet to find a game as easy to produce something beautiful on as this.
5. Phoenix Point
A game I have poured way too many hours into. AfterXcom 2got me sucked into tactical RPGs I never thought I’d find a similar game to scratch that itch, then along came Phoenix Point.
From one of the creators of the originalXcomthis game wears its influences on its sleeve. But it also adds a host of improvements like more interactive aiming mechanics, the ability to combine two classes on the same soldier and a considerable diplomacy element between missions. Not only do you have to fight off an alien force, but also keep the peace (or not) between three factions with conflicting ambitions and ideologies.
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