{"id":91405,"date":"2025-02-25T01:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T01:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/checkout-these-cool-games-that-just-got-announced-for-game-pass\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T01:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T01:05:40","slug":"checkout-these-cool-games-that-just-got-announced-for-game-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/checkout-these-cool-games-that-just-got-announced-for-game-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Checkout These Cool Games That Just Got Announced For Game Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">It\u2019s looking like a good Game Pass harvest this year, especially because Microsoft\u2019s backlog of big first-party Xbox games like <em>Doom: The Dark Ages<\/em> and <em>Fable <\/em>are coming in 2025. But tons of other cool stuff is headed to the subscription service as well, and a bunch of them were announced during the company\u2019s ID@Xbox showcase on Monday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 gRtQsx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 dccRTD instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"196181,196230,197298\" data-current=\"196181\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 ldLvgq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"196181\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"180\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196181\/196181_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196181\/196181_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196181\/196181_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196181\/196181_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/21718.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The event was <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y8FrLCDS3hY&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y8FrLCDS3hY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an indie cornucopia<\/a><\/span> of new game, trailer, and release date announcements, including a bunch of cool-looking stuff that will be included day-and-date in Game Pass Ultimate and PC in the weeks and months ahead. Here\u2019s everything new announced for the Netflix-like library of games today:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-type=\"BlockQuote\" class=\"sc-8hxd3p-0 cfcqyq\">\n<ul data-type=\"List\" data-style=\"Bullet\" class=\"sc-1lmbno3-0 iPScqk\">\n<li><strong><em>33 Immortals<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; March 18<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Descenders Next <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; April 9<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Blue Prince <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; April 10<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\ufeffTempopo <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; April 17<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Revenge of the Savage Planet <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; May 8<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; TBD 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Tanuki: Pon\u2019s Summer<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; TBD 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ultimate Sheep Racoon <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; TBD <\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Echo Weaver <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">New Game Pass additions weren\u2019t the only interesting news out of the event. Other noteworthy announcements included 2024 hit poker roguelike <em>Balatro<\/em> joining Game Pass today, as well as the top-rated multiplayer gambling horror game <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2835570\/Buckshot_Roulette\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2835570\/Buckshot_Roulette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Buckshot Roulette<\/em><\/a><\/span> joining the service when it gets ported to Xbox in the near future. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">We also got new release windows. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2286600\/HOTEL_BARCELONA\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2286600\/HOTEL_BARCELONA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Hotel Barcelona<\/em><\/a><\/span>, the 2.5D action-platformer collaboration between legendary designers Suda51 and Swery, got a release window of 2025 while <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2949320\/Ratatan\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2949320\/Ratatan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Ratatan<\/em><\/a><\/span>, the spiritual successor to <em>Patapon<\/em>, is coming this year too. In the near-term, <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3025590\/TRON_Catalyst&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3025590\/TRON_Catalyst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Tron: Catalyst<\/em><\/a><\/span>, the upcoming isometric action game from Bithell Games, announced a release date of June 17, with <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3047750\/Herdling\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3047750\/Herdling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Herdin<\/em>g<\/a><\/span>, the atmospheric puzzle game from the <em>FAR: Lone Sails <\/em>team following soon after.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Meanwhile, the beautiful solarpunk road trip van sim <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2681030\/Outbound\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2681030\/Outbound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Outbound<\/em><\/a><\/span> will launch in 2026, which is also when slice-of-life record store sim <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2769240\/Wax_Heads\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2769240\/Wax_Heads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Wax Heads<\/em><\/a><\/span> is scheduled to arrive. Oh, and the ever beautiful-looking <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2572040\/Woodo\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2572040\/Woodo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Woodo<\/em><\/a><\/span>, a cozy game about diorama puzzles, will hit Xbox alongside its PC release. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Finally, the latest ID@Xbox event also had two new premieres. The first was for <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sL25NjOVf7w&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sL25NjOVf7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Rockbeasts<\/em><\/a><\/span>, a narrative-driven music RPG about managing a band of \u201890s up-and-coming rock stars who are also animals. The second was for <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1486450\/The_Lonesome_Guild\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1486450\/The_Lonesome_Guild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Lonesome Guild<\/em><\/a><\/span>, a party-based action-RPG in which you play a ghost guiding a group of whimsical adventurers through a crumbling world. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">But the game that most caught my eye during today\u2019s showcase was <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2184080\/Echo_Weaver\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2184080\/Echo_Weaver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Echo Weaver<\/em><\/a><\/span>. The 2D \u201cMetroidbrainia\u201d was first revealed back in 2024 and it continues to look very neat. You have to uncover secrets and manage the clock to liberate yourself from a glitched time loop. It\u2019s the next game from the creators of the beautiful puzzle adventure <em>The Wild at Heart <\/em>and it looks like it could be something special. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/xbox-game-pass-showcase-descenders-next-33-immortals-1851766248\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s looking like a good Game Pass harvest this year, especially because Microsoft\u2019s backlog of big first-party Xbox games like Doom: The Dark Ages and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}