Game Pass: July celebrating indie games
Xbox have announced the next wave of games coming to Game Pass across all platforms, including the return of Celeste. Interestingly all the games are from what you would consider indies, which seems a little on the nose for an American company to release in July.
Some titles are available today and the rest of the list are due over the next few weeks. As always however, there will be a number of games being removed at the end of the month, you can scope out that full list at the bottom.
Techtonica (Game Preview) - Out Today
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC
Available on day one with Game Pass: Dig into the sub-surface, bioluminescent world of a rogue alien planet as you explore and construct sprawling factories in Techtonica. Work alone or in co-op to master automation, gather resources, research new technologies, mold the destructible terrain, establish a base of operations, and uncover long-forgotten secrets.
Toem - Out Today
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical Toem in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
The Cave - Out Today
Cloud and Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
The Cave is an adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, each with their own unique personalities, and then descend into the mysterious depths.
Maquette – July 19
Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC
Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge. Maquette makes it possible by twisting the world into itself recursively in an MC Escher-esque fashion.
Figment 2: Creed Valley – July 20
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Nightmares are spreading chaos and have overrun once-peaceful lands. Join Dusty, The Mind’s courage, as you make your way through puzzles, musical boss fights, and unique environments.
The Wandering Village – July 20
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem – July 25
Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a new stand-alone expansion to the world of the classic FPS series. Join the fight against Notorious Mental on a journey through the wild lands of Russia and find your way through this lost chapter of Sam Stone’s adventures.
Venba – July 31
Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC
Available on day one with Game Pass: Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom, who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Players will cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore in this story about family, love, loss, and more.
Celeste – August 1
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Celeste makes a return to the Game Pass library! Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
As always, with the addition of some games, there are those that must be removed and these are those games. If you buy before they go, you can save 20% off the RRP. Here is the list:
Dreamscaper (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Expeditions: Rome (PC)
Marvel’s Avengers (Cloud, Console, and PC)
The Ascent (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Two Point Campus (Cloud, Console, and PC)
