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Immortals Fenyx Rising, Immortality, and more Zachtronics coming to Game Pass this monthBut sadly, Hades and Edith Finch are leaving this month
But sadly, Hades and Edith Finch are leaving this month
Microsoft have laid out their PC Game Pass plans for the second half of August, adding another eight games to the subscription service across the remaining weeks then removing eight at the end of the month. Additions include Zachtronics hacking game Exapunks and Ubisoft’s child-friendly open world ‘em up Immortals Fenyx Rising. Alas, games going include the wonderfully sad What Remains Of Edith Finch and wonderfully wonderful Hades.
Coffee Talk- Available today
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Released in 2020, Coffee Talk is somewhere between barista simulator and visual novel, a bit like a fantasy take on VA-11 Hall-A. Sin was pleased, affectionately calling it “mellow” in herCoffee Talk review. “It could have been longer, it could have been more substantial and dramatic,” she said. “But it’s a good way to relax for a few hours.” Sadly, lead developer Mohammad Fahmi Hasnipassed away in April.
Midnight Fight Express- August 23 (hitting Game Pass on day one)
It might initially make you think ofHotline Miami, what with the animal masks and ultraviolence, but Midnight Fight Express seems way more of a 3D brawler. I’m interested!
Exapunks- August 25
The third Zachtronics game to hit Game Pass recently, Exapunks is a programming puzzler first released in 2018. Resident hackerman Brendy was a fan.He said, “if your measure of a good puzzle game is that it makes you use paper to figure some things out, then please take comfort from the number-filled grids and nonsense algebra I have scribbled down at 1am. They are full of errors.”
Opus: Echo Of Starsong- August 25
All I know about this visual novel adventure game is that our Katharine said it was one of her favourite games of 2021 (ina post for RPS Supporters). Good enough for me!
Commandos 3 HD Remaster- August 30 (hitting Game Pass on day one)
The real-time tactics game from 2003 returns to once again sabotage and murder Nazis with a squad of highly skilled classes. For folks who missed Commandos for whatever reason, I’ll say it’s one of the series which inspired the excellent Shadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun, if you know that.
Immortality- August 30 (hitting Game Pass on day one)
IMMORTALITY Reveal Trailer - Coming Summer 2022Watch on YouTube
IMMORTALITY Reveal Trailer - Coming Summer 2022
Immortals Fenyx Rising- August 30
Released in 2020, Immortals is Ubisoft’s take on a Breath Of The Wild sorta gentle open-world game built upon Greek mythology (so, like, also, kindaAssassin’s Creed Odysseywith less ultramurder). In ourImmortals Fenyx Rising review, Alice Bee called it “a fun, family-friendly, imaginative action game that can get a bit grindy, but is still here to save your Christmas.” Or your September.
Tinykin- August 30 (hitting Game Pass on day one)
It looks an awful lot like Pikmin inside a giant house, bossing about a mob of wee alien critters to solve puzzles. Pikmin is nice, so that’s nice.
Leaving PC Game Pass on August 31
As Madonna almost sang: games may come, and games may go, and that’s alright, you see. The next round of games to leave PC Game Pass includes some you might not want to miss, so do have a go while you’ve time. What Remains Of Edith Finch is one of the best first-person explore-o-dramas of the mid-tensies, a magical realist tour of a family home to witness their many deaths (seeour review). Supergiant’s action-RPG Hades is also excellent; we called itour favourite game of 2020. AndSpiritfarer is great. And.. ah heck, two weeks isn’t enough time to properly play all these:
