Feeling silly
The newest lineup of Xbox Game Pass titles has been unveiled by Microsoft, and it includes a new life-sim that whisks you away to a Disneyized version of Pelican Town.
Disney Dreamlight Valley is the featured Xbox Game Pass release this month. It’s a light RPG simulator that lets you explore a wonderful area and assist the friendly characters that call it home. It’s a mix between Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and pretty much every iconic Disney IP. Meeting your neighbours, making things, and doing quests will all be on your agenda.
Although Dreamlight Valley may display its inspirations overtly, it also seeks to innovate in a few key areas. It puts a lot of emphasis on the story, giving you a tonne of major adventures and extra jobs to do, all from beloved Disney and Pixar characters. If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can also watch it using Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Metal: Hellsinger is at the other extreme of the tonal range. The demonic FPS, which will also be available on Game Pass this month, is a hybrid of Doom and vintage rhythm games. To the beat of an original heavy metal soundtrack, you’ll be able to shred and tear your way through swarms of horned creatures.
Take up command
In addition, Microsoft said that Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation will be available on Game Pass. With its gigantic armies of robots and frigates for you to clash, this massive-scale RTS mimics the colourfully dramatic battle of Supreme Commander.
It is accompanied by the well-liked mechanical puzzler Opus Magnum, the humorous driving game You Suck at Parking, the locomotive simulator Train Sim World 3, and the strategic rogue-like Despot’s Game. There will also be a kid-friendly shooter called DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace.
All of this month’s Game Pass games will launch at the following times:
- Disney Dreamlight Valley: Founder’s Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – available now
- Opus Magnum (PC) – available now
- Train Sim World 3 (Console and PC) – available now
- Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC) – September 13
- DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 13
- You Suck at Parking (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 14
- Despot’s Game (Console and PC) – September 15
- Metal: Hellsinger (PC and Xbox Series X|S) – September 15
As usual, a bunch of games will also be leaving Microsoft’s subscription service. You’ve got until Thursday, September 15 to finish up the following:
- A Plague Tale: Innocence (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Aragami 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Craftopia (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Final Fantasy XIII (Console and PC)
- Flynn: Son of Crimson (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- I Am Fish (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Lost Words: Beyond the Page (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Mighty Goose (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- SkateBird (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- The Artful Escape (Cloud, Console, and PC)