One Of Metacritic's Top Games Of 2023 Is Available Today On Xbox Game Pass

The Talos Principle 2 is waiting for you

by Fraser Gilbert 2 hours ago

Today marks yet another brand-new addition to Xbox Game Pass, and while some may look at The Talos Principle 2 and immediately gloss over it, you should be aware that it was one of Metacritic's top-rated games of 2023!

Yes, this "thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience" racked up a very impressive average review score of 88 a few years ago, putting it in 21st place for the best-rated games of the year. It also has a "Very Positive" rating over on Steam, and a score of 4.8/5 on the US version of the Xbox Store.

We covered the game in a separate story on Pure Xbox when it came out:

If you're a big puzzle game fan, this is going to be right up your alley — there are a wide range of puzzles to suit all difficulties, along with an engaging story complete with multiple endings.

So, go and give it a try! The Talos Principle 2 is officially available now on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Will you be checking out The Talos Principle 2 on Xbox Game Pass? Tell us in the comments below.

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Balaam_
2 hours ago

Reading this article immediately after the one recently posted about the two games skipping Xbox is like hearing about a problem and then learning one of the explanations as to why that problem exists.

Talos 2 has been out since November 2023. The metacritic score didn't all of a sudden shoot up, as if it was a garbage game at launch and only just now became highly rated. Anyone with an Xbox could have bought it between 2023 and now, but this very article is catering toward the countless players who don’t buy games and instead think ‘I’ll just wait for it to hit gamepass’. Now maybe the two cancelled games from the other article were never going to go into gamepass, but that’s immaterial. This is a systemic problem. People are conditioned to ‘wait for gamepass’ and have shown they’re more than willing to do so, and thus games will inevitably end up skipping the platform in favor of prioritizing other marketplaces that they will see sales and profits in.

TL;DR: You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Either buy the games you want to play to support the studios, or ‘wait for gamepass’—but don’t cry when they skip the platform.

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