More games are coming to Xbox and PC Game Pass this month
Xbox have announced the next wave of titles that are being added to Xbox and PC Game Pass, some of which are day one releases, others are early access launches and some are classics just getting their chance in the sun once more.
This time we also have a slew of new games that have been given touch support, meaning you can play them on a mobile device without the need for an external controller.
As always though, there are games being removed at the end of the month, but let us look at the new games first.
Dune: Spice Wars (Game Preview) – November 17
PC
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis. ‘The Air & Sand Update is also coming November 17, adding new layers of strategy with military flying units and new buildings, along with improvements across the board.
Ghostlore (Game Preview) – November 17
PC
Ghostlore is an ‘Eastpunk’ Action-RPG where you fight monsters from Southeast-Asian folklore. Inspired by timeless classic ARPG’s such as Diablo 2 and Titan Quest, Ghostlore offers a detailed item and character customization system, procedurally generated maps, and an authentically retro 90’s aesthetic.
Lapin – November 17
(Cloud, Console, and PC)
Available on day one with Game Pass: Lapin is a 2D platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Five rabbits used to live under a park, but construction forced them to leave their beloved hole. Players need to help Liebe and her friends explore the world with precise control. Meet new friends, remember past events, and hop on to the end of the adventure!
Norco – November 17
(Cloud and Console)
The award-winning Southern Gothic point & click narrative adventure game Norco is coming soon to Game Pass, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Your brother Blake has gone missing in the aftermath of your mother’s death. In the hopes of finding him, you must follow a fugitive security android through the refineries, strip malls, and drainage ditches of suburban New Orleans.
Gungrave G.O.R.E – November 22
(Cloud, Console, and PC)
Available on day one with Game Pass: Stylish third-person shooting meets close-range martial arts, creating seamlessly flowing action as you crush your enemies in a gory ballet of bullets. Utilize your unlimited ammo Cerberus pistols and your transformable EVO-coffin to unleash devastating combos in pursuit of maximum damage and style.
Insurgency: Sandstorm – November 29
(Cloud and Console)
Battle in the war-torn environments of a contemporary conflict through a series of intense co-op and PvP multiplayer modes. Feel every bullet and fear every impact in fierce close quarters combat as your team fights toward victory.
Soccer Story – November 29
(Cloud, Console, and PC)
Available on day one with Game Pass: Soccer Story is a physics-driven adventure RPG, where every problem can be solved with your trusty magic ball. Along the way, you’ll need to best bad guys in 1v1s, compete in a range of sports (with your soccer ball, of course), and solve puzzles with your brain and your balls!
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – November 30
PC
Available on day one with PC Game Pass: Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.
As mentioned earlier, a bunch of games that already exist, including the recently released Pentiment, now have touch controls. Which means that if you have an iPhone, Android phone, tablet or any other supported device, you can now play them without an external controller, as long as the device has a touch screen. So yes, if the Samsung Fridges had Game Pass, you could play these games there.
With all this good news though comes the bad, a selection of games are leaving on November 30. As always, should you want to keep the game and you buy it before it leaves, you can save 20% off the purchase price. Here are the games that are being removed.
Archvale (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Deeeer Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Console and PC)
Mind Scanners (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Mortal Shell (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Undungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Warhammer 40,000 Battlesector (Cloud, Console, and PC)
