Getting a few weeks of gaming in before the winter school holidays start? Just looking for something different to play? If you have an active Xbox Game Pass membership, then you can look forward to a collection of four games being made available onto the subscription service in the first half of 2021. This is a considerably small library of additions compared to previous months, but as they say, quantity does not always equal quality.
The games being added to the service in the next couple of weeks are as follows:
1The Wild At Heart
Available: Right Now
Platforms: Cloud Only
Explore a beautiful, handcrafted world full of charming puzzles, and deep secrets in The Wild at Heart, a whimsical story centered around two children that escape to a fantastical land filled with magical creatures to befriend and an oddball order of guardians who’ve lost their way. Welcome to the Deep Woods.
2For Honor
Available: 3 June 2021
Platforms: Cloud and Console (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S)
War marches across the land of Heathmoor as heroes from rival factions clash in unending visceral battles. Use your finely honed skill to emerge victorious in a variety of thrilling single and brutal multiplayer modes. Grasp destiny in your hands and fight… for honor.
3Backbone
Available: 8 June 2021
Platforms: PC Only
Raccoon detective Howard Lotor is not a hero. He can barely make rent. And yet he has stumbled across something so massive that it will shake the very fabric of society. Stunning visuals, an evocative soundtrack, and a daring narrative bring a dystopian Vancouver, BC inhabited by animals to life in this highly anticipated, post-noir adventure. Get to it, detective.
4Darkest Dungeon
Available: 10 June 2021
Platforms: Cloud, Console (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S), and PC
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes through twisted forests, forgotten warrens, ruined crypts, and beyond. Not only do unimaginable foes await, but stress, famine, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark.
