Those who have been part of the Pure Xbox community for some time now will know how much we love Xbox Game Pass. The subscription service offers up hundreds of quality games in its library across Xbox One and PC, and as a result, it's easy to miss out on some hidden gems from time-to-time.
If you're an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, you've probably at least dipped into various popular games such as Forza Horizon 4, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Sea of Thieves and Red Dead Redemption 2, but how many lesser-known titles have you played, and which of them have you particularly enjoyed?
We want to hear your favourite Xbox Game Pass hidden gems in the comments below. Let us know what you love about them, who you'd recommend them for, and any other information you want to share.
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I haven't finished it yet, but sci-fi thriller Deliver Us The Moon has really hooked me so far. Intriguing storyline with some unique puzzle-centric ideas. Plus the weightless gameplay is fun!
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a brilliant puzzle-platformer if you're into those. You get freedom with Max's "Magic Marker" pen to creatively find solutions to puzzles.
If you like Telltale's Walking Dead games but you haven't played The Walking Dead: Michonne yet, I recommend it. It's a mini-series - three parts in all - and it's completely a standalone game. It starts off a bit slow, but really picks up by the end of the first episode.
Forza Horizon 4 is the obvious game I play alot. As for a more obscure game, the recently added Hyperdot I find myself playing for a spare 5 minutes at a time...
It's easy to pick up and play..
Wandersong is a very charming game that I can highly recommend.
Supermarket shriek is also a good indie.
Lonely Mountains Downhill was a surprise hit for me. It scratches that itch that a Tony Hawk's game would have but it's played at such a relaxing pace that I just find it an absolute joy to jump into even in short spells. There's plenty of challenge as well to keep you coming back for more
Once I am done with Xenoblade I’m going to cave and get me GamePass. Been planning to have a Gears of War marathon soon (never played the series) and would be nice to get all the DLC “free” (a friend gave me all his 360 copies but I would still need to buy the DLC otherwise.)
Plague Tale was surprisingly good. It unfolded very differently than I was expecting.
Minit & Gato Roboto are fun quick little indies that are good pallet cleansers. I'd say the same goes for Superhot & My Friend Pedro, though drastically different experiences.
Slay the Spire- addicting, charming and easy to pic up rougelike card game.
There’s some good suggestions here! I would recommend Rime, Wandersong, and The Gardens Between.
Also A Plague Tale is probably one of my favorite games I’ve played this past year- I picked it up before it came to Gamepass and thought it was a great value!
@FraserG Sorry, not sorry, necroing this thread as I just played Unsighted this weekend and it’s blown me away.
Unsighted is an indie gem, it’s a top down 2D Zelda-like that Xbox is also crossed with metroidvania and a bit of Souls - you die and you lose half your credits and have to return to that point to pick them back up.
But it’s also got some great ideas of it’s own, most notably a time mechanic where everyone in the world is dying and the faster you get through the game the more you can save. If that sounds stressful and you like to take your time exploring like me, then you can completely disable this feature, as I have done, but it ties in closely to the interesting narrative.
I originally only played it only because it was on the weekly Xbox quests/ rewards but soon fell completely into it. One of the first times this feature has worked as intended!
A hidden gem that sadly isn’t getting much attention. It’s got an 84 on Metacritic. If anyone likes the above genres it’s worth a try.
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