Arriving in November nearly everyone caught up on the 2022 Game Pass recap, which brought us a slew of great new Xbox and PC titles to join the service. Which of these was your favorite? ?
From first-party delights to big third-party surprises, November saw a handful of new games join the ranks of Game Pass’s best games. Let’s take a look back at arguably the best games…how many times have you played them?
Pentimento
2022 may not have been much in terms of first-party Xbox exclusives, but it may have been lacking in quantity, but the same can’t be said for quality. Proven to be one of the best Xbox games of the year. It’s a historical narrative adventure where your choices help shape the unfolding of the mystery, and the fresh art style and incredible attention to detail make it stand out as a prized treasure. of the game. The enormous amount of love that the small team has put into the entire experience is evident, and the great characters and writing are underpinned by a small storyline that allows players to solve murders and find their way into one of the most accessible of them. You can delve into the details while tasting one of the A lesson in history that graces your console. An understated masterpiece that demands to be savored.
Return to Monkey Island
Fans initially thought industry legend Ron Gilbert was just messing around when he announced his return to the popular Monkey Island series earlier this year. It will be. PC and Switch releases followed shortly after, before a trailer revealed that a return to Monkey Island was very real. Inside the new Game Pass added in November It wasn’t even clear when or if an Xbox launch would be on the cards until the game made a surprise appearance in . The short wait after the initial launch was offset by launching the Xbox subscription service directly. With its comedic backbone largely intact, this surprise return is a definite highlight of Game Pass in November.
Return to Monkey Island
Return to Monkey Island is the unexpected and thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert, continuing the story of the legendary adventure game.
Dune: Spice Wars
PC Game Pass users enjoyed load plates in November. This Early Access 4X strategy game of his is just one of a handful of offerings that outperform their console counterparts. It’s still relatively barebones by genre standards, and many are set for full release, but the basics of a solid strategy game are already in place, so cross your fingers. It will remain on the service for some time after the service ends so that both Spice Wars can evolve to be even better and more players can enjoy the game at its best.
Dune: Spice Wars (Game Preview)
This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time, or it may be released as a final product. Only buy if you are happy with the current state of the unfinished game.
A real-time strategy game with 4X elements from the acclaimed Northgard developer. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and fight for control and control of the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
football manager 2023
Then there’s one for both console and PC players. Both versions of this year’s big soccer management sim are coming to Game Pass in November, replacing last year’s iteration. It would be great to see such a popular sports sim become a Game Pass mainstay, and Sega in general seems to be a big proponent of the service, with several coming in 2022. Add Total War games, Two Point Campus, Persona 5 Royal, and more. Two more Persona titles follow him next month.
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zenith legend
Set in early 20th century Taiwan, this stylish action-platformer puts you in the shoes of a local folk hero. The Legend of Tianding’s flashy combat looks great, but the player count here on TA is relatively low by Game Pass standards, and the tracked player who started the game 8 weeks after being added to the library is his is less than 20,000. This should be around for a while, but hopefully there’s still plenty of time for the player count to grow as this is something completely different than most other things on Game Pass.
zenith legend
The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling action game about the legendary Taiwanese folk hero Liao Tianding. Explore the dazzling streets of the Japanese colonial era in the early 20th century.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tides
Console players are still waiting to join this 40K twist in the popular Vermintide multiplayer format, but PC Game Pass users have been able to join in since the end of November, and it seems to be dropping off pretty nicely. As you can see, the achievement list is pretty demanding. There are many skill-based and situational achievements that require a full team of players who know what they’re doing in their chosen class and can perform well. Team Dynamics — Most of the game achievements in TA are based on unlock rates of 2% or less.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tides
Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty enemies in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series.
Rejection increases as Tertium decreases.
Insurgency: Sandstorm
When we gave our first impressions of Insurgency: Sandstorm late last year, we were blown away by New World Interactive’s realistic FPS. Just a year after launch, he’s on Game Pass, with lots of new players jumping in to see what the fuss is all about. If you enjoy the tension of classic Clancy games and haven’t yet found a modern shooter this dangerous, Sandstorm might just be what you’re looking for…and included with the Game Pass. So see for yourself if it can fill a gap that other modern FPS titles can’t.
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Fight through the war-torn environments of modern conflict through a series of intense co-op and PvP multiplayer modes. Feel every bullet, fear every impact and fight in intense melee combat as your team fights to victory.
We’ll have the final highlights of Game Pass for 2022 coming soon, but for now, we’d love to hear if you’ve had the chance to play any of these games. Let us know in the comments if you plan to!
