Microsoft has confirmed the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of February.
Today features first-person shooter Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) and fantasy RPG Tales of Arise (Cloud, Console, and PC). Coming soon on February 22nd is Bluey: The Videogame (Cloud, Console and PC). Based on the very popular children’s TV show, this game earned a 4/10 from IGN. “Bluey: The Video Game may look the part, but with whimsical controls and two hours of gameplay, it’s a dog’s breakfast all around,” we said.
On February 27th, two games arrived on Game Pass: the single-player RPG Maneater (Cloud, Console and PC) and Madden NFL 24 (Cloud), via EA Play. (Madden NFL 24 is now on Game Pass Console and PC.) IGN’s Maneater review gave it a 7/10. We said: “The maneater’s monster shark feeding frenzy is fun but simplistic, and the lack of depth makes it repetitive over time.” As for Madden NFL 24, we gave it a 6 rating. “New animations and improved AI make Madden NFL 24’s on-field action the best it’s ever been, but everything that happens off the field consists of old modes and laggy menus. everything around is down,” we said.
On February 28, Lab Zero’s hand-drawn action RPG platformer Indivisible is added, returning to Game Pass. IGN’s Indivisible review scored it 8.8: “Indivisible manages to combine 2D platforming, exhilarating combat, and a thought-provoking story into one of the most creative RPGs of the year.”
A day later, on February 29, the Sandbox game Space Engineers (Cloud, Console and PC) arrived on Game Pass. Then, moving towards early March, boomer shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console and PC) is making its way to Game Pass. IGN’s Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun review returned a 7/10. “The retro settings and fast-paced arenas are well-suited to the Warhammer 40K setting, but Boltgun lacks grandeur because it runs out of ideas too quickly. Some good level design and nice environments make up for the lack of variety,” we said.
As already announced, Blizzard’s Diablo 4 is coming to Game Pass on March 28, becoming the first game from the developer to hit the subscription service since Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard for $69 billion.
Here’s Xbox Game Pass February 2024 Wave 2 in full:
- Return to Grace (Cloud, Console and PC) – February 20th
- Tales of Arise (Cloud, Console and PC) – February 20th
- Bluey: The Video Game (Cloud, Console & PC) – February 22nd
- Maneater (Cloud, Console and PC) – February 27th
- Madden NFL 24 (Cloud) EA Play – February 27
- Indivisible (Cloud, Console & PC) – February 28th
- Space Engineers (Cloud, Console & PC) – February 29th
- Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console and PC) – March 5th
As usual, Game Pass loses games along with the release of new ones. Madden NFL 22 (Console & PC) and Soul Hackers 2 (Cloud, Console & PC) via EA Play are leaving Game Pass on February 29.
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