All of the Xbox-published games are guaranteed to be day one releases, though Microsoft has offered plenty of third-party games asday one Xbox Game Pass titlesas well. The three day one Xbox Game Pass games coming this week are interesting because they are all third-party games. Anyone interested in playing them on other platforms will have to pay full price, but those on Xbox can access them for nothing more than the cost of an Xbox Game Pass subscription, which shines a big spotlight on the service’s value and how it practically pays for itself.
Here are the three day one games coming to Xbox Game Pass this week.
Day One Xbox Game Pass Games Releasing This Week
Plus,Back 4 Bloodbeing available through Xbox Game Pass should make it a lot easier for people to play the game with their friends, which is important as the solo experience is reportedly less than ideal.Back 4 Bloodsolo players can’t unlock new charactersor earn any significant progress, which is one of the main complaints levied at the game at launch. Turtle Rock Studios is aware of how fans feel about this, though, so hopefully a fix will be on the way. Like other live service games,Back 4 Bloodshould only get better with time, though it will need to establish and maintain a dedicated playerbase first.
The third and final day one Xbox Game Pass game coming this week is a weird one.The Good Lifeis from the creative mind of Swery, and it’s described as a “debt repayment RPG.” In the game, players have to explore the small town of Rainy Woods while solving a murder mystery. It sounds like just the kind of bizarre premise that fans have come to expect from Swery, and its status as a day one Xbox Game Pass game should ensure that a lot more people give it a chance than may have otherwise. The official release date forThe Good Lifeis October 15.
Day One Xbox Game Pass Games Coming Later
There are more day one Xbox Game Pass games coming in October, though Microsoft has yet to reveal all of the games that it’s adding to the service in the second half of the month. These other day one Xbox Game Pass games includeMoonglow Bay, a quirky indie fishing game with a supernatural twist, on October 26, as well asAge of Empires 4, which is exclusive to the PC version of Xbox Game Pass. Those interested in checking outAge of Empires 4on PC can do so once the game launches on October 28.
Looking ahead, Microsoft has also confirmed some other day one Xbox Game Pass games coming in the nextg couple of months. The Xbox Game Pass November 2021 list is headlined byForza Horizon 5, which will launch on November 9. It was also recently confirmed that the console version ofEvil Genius 2: World Dominationwill be a day one Xbox Game Pass game as well, releasing on November 29.
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