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Xbox Game Pass: 18 awesome Xbox and PC games to play right now – CNET [CNET]
The Xbox Series X|S are alive, in the wild and, for some reason, being vaped into. Both consoles, the powerful X and the smaller, cheaper S, launched on Nov. 10 after months of anticipation. There will be a bunch of new games to buy, and over 100 you’ll be able to play on Game Pass for $10.
If you’re already a member of Game Pass, Microsoft’s attempt to create a Netflix for games, you know how crazy a deal it is. Along with Project xCloud, it’s a pillar of Microsoft’s next-generation philosophy for gaming, and one that’s likely to expand throughout the Xbox Series X’s life cycle.
The service has over 100 games, with more being added each month. And it’s not just quantity. There are dozens of excellent titles, both AAA and indie, for you to delve into for $10 a month (or $15 if you get Game Pass Ultimate, which lets you select games to play on PC too). And its list of games has impressively expanded since Nov. 10, when titles from EA Play join the service for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
If you’re new to the service, or on the fence about joining, here are 18 games to play right away.
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Doom Eternal is one of Xbox Game Pass’ newer games, hitting the service in October. It’s a sequel to 2016’s Doom, a reboot of the classic shooter franchise. It involves killing lots and lots (and lots) of demons. The game was well received upon its March release, getting an 8/10 from our sister site GameSpot.
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Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition
If you’re after a shooter, this is a good place to start. Rainbow Six Siege was released in 2015, but don’t let that turn you off. It was designed to be an esports game, and has been updated and evolved over the years. A squad-based shooter, it has a vibrant online community to this day.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
As far as non-first person shooters go, Forza is arguably Microsoft’s biggest and best exclusive franchise. Forza Horizon 4 takes place out in a world based on Great Britain, and received huge acclaim upon its 2018 release. It’s soon to be joined by Forza Motorsport 7, in which you race on a track rather than the open road. That title hits Game Pass on Oct. 8.
Dead Cells
Speaking of imaginative games, The Outer Worlds is an RPG from Obsidian, the gang behind Fallout New Vegas, and it’s a winner. It’s set in an alternative universe where Theodore Roosevelt didn’t regulate big US firms in the early 20th century, which led to them… colonizing the galaxy, obviously. So in essence, it’s Fallout in space. Game Pass Ultimate users can play it on both PC and Xbox.
Untitled Goose Game
Destiny 2 is a hugely popular loot shooter developed by Bungie, the gang that brought you the original Halo. It’s not new though, having hit the Xbox One in 2017. Now is a perfect time to jump in — or back in — to Destiny 2 though, with a franchise-changing (according to Bungie) expansion, Beyond Light, launching in November.
Oxenfree
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller originally released for PC, Mac and Xbox One in 2016 and since ported to iOS and Android, among other platforms. It’ll take you less than five hours to beat, but it’s a memorable tale worth experiencing.
Celeste
Celeste is one of the biggest and most loved indie games of the last few years. It’s superficially a platform game about climbing a mountain, but, as noted in GameSpot’s 9/10 review, the less you know about the themes and true meaning of the game before playing, the better.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Master Chief Collection is a remastered package that includes Halo 1, 2 and 3, ODST, Rach and Halo 4. Yep, that’s a lot of Halo. The game was criticized upon release for poor online multiplayer and technical glitches, but patches have since fixed those problems. This is a great way to prepare yourself for Halo: Infinite next year.
Wasteland 3
Wasteland 3 is an isometric RPG. That description really doesn’t do it justice in any sense though, as this postapocalyptic game is filled with an admirable mix of both tension, quirk and charm. It’s set in 22nd century Colorado, and includes both psycho clowns and a cult dedicated to Ronald Reagan. What more do you need?
What Remains of Edith Finch
This is the perfect game for a service like Game Pass. What Remains of Edith Finch is a two-hour title that you’ll finish in one sit through. It’s hard to describe the gameplay in a way that does it justice, so I’ll just say that it’s a haunting exploration of the history of the Finch family. Play it.
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5
This is a good one for people who never owned a PlayStation 2. Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 features almost every game in the franchise: Kingdom Hearts, Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 2, Birth By Sleep, and watchable versions of DS game 358/2 Days (don’t ask) and mobile game Coded. If you give the series a go and get into it, Kingdom Hearts III is also on Game Pass.
Tekken 7
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