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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors’ Choice Award pick, offers hundreds of games to play across your Xbox Series X, Series S, Xbox One, and PC for $17 per monthWith a subscription, you get access to a large library of games, with new titles added every month, such as the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. You also get other benefits, such as online multiplayer and offers on titles not included in Game Pass.
Microsoft brought My Time at Sandrock and other titles to Game Pass Ultimate in June, and the company is adding these games to the service in July.
Journey to the wild planet
Now available.
More than three years after Microsoft removed it from Game Pass Ultimate, Journey to the Savage Planet is returning to the service. This action-packed adventure puts you in the shoes of Kindred Aerospace, the fourth-ranked interstellar exploration company — a strong recommendation. The company drops you off on an uncharted planet filled with danger, mystery, and some seriously stinky creatures. You’ll need to fight, scavenge, and survive on this planet to determine if it’s habitable for humans.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Now available.
I can’t be the only one wondering who would win in a fight, SpongeBob Squarepants or Invader Zim? If you’re like me, or just love cartoony fighting games, then this title is for you. You can duke it out as your favorite Nickelodeon characters, including Aang, Jimmy Neutron, Garfield, and more. There’s also a roguelike campaign to play through after you’ve defeated your friends and family in this family-friendly brawler.
Cricket 24
Now available.
India won the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Saturday, and fittingly so, because for the first time in the sports game series, you can play as one of India’s professional T20 teams. You can take on other major cricketing nations, including Australia and England, in over 50 detailed, official stadiums from around the world.
The Case of the Golden Idol
Now available.
Put on your detective hat, because there’s been a murder — actually, more like 12. You play as an 18th century detective investigating these murders, which span five decades. You must investigate the crime scenes, uncover the motives behind the killings, and unmask the killer or killers in this mystery game.
Neon white
Available: July 11
This first-person shooting puzzle-platformer is a speedrunner’s dream. You play as an assassin chosen by Hell to battle other demon slayers for a chance to live in Heaven. But only the fastest, most efficient slayer wins. Your opponents seem a little familiar, though, as if you’ve known them in a past life. Do you know them, or is it a ploy to make you lose?
Tchia
Available: July 11
Get ready to explore a tropical archipelago in this action-adventure game. Sail, climb, and slide through the environment in a beautiful, physics-based sandbox experience. Oh, and did I mention you can take control of any animal or object you come across? That means if you want to swim like a turtle, roll like a tire, or float like a beach ball, you can.
Magical delicacy
Available: 16th of July
Cook magical treats, explore a new town, and deliver tasty treats to the locals in this wholesome pixel-art platformer. You play as Flora, who wants to become a real witch, as she sets up shop in a port town filled with whimsical characters and a few mischievous members of hostile covens. But don’t let them get in the way of cooking, shopping, and befriending the locals.
herd
Available: 16th of July
This lighthearted multiplayer game is all about the joy of flight and catching precious flying creatures with your friends. You start out with a small group of hover sheep — will they be birds, fish, snakes? Who knows? — but as you progress and encounter new and exotic creatures, you can charm them into joining your flock.
Game Pass Leaving in July
While Microsoft is adding those eight games to the service in July, it’s also removing five more on July 15, giving you some time to finish your campaign or any side missions before having to purchase those games separately.
For more on Xbox, here’s everything Microsoft announced during the Xbox Summer Showcase, other titles now available on Game Pass Ultimate, and everything you need to know about the gaming service.
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