Xbox Game Pass has added more games to their list for August 2023.
We’re already midway through August, and Xbox has brought a new selection of titles for Game Pass subscribers to enjoy. This time, the lineup includes six newly added games, featuring a mix of indie and other genres.
Occasionally, the urge to venture into untamed landscapes to uncover enigmas, evade grotesque creatures, or even embrace your inner monster arises. If you’re seeking some finely tailored experiences, it’s quite serendipitous that we have precisely those games on the horizon. Let’s delve in and see!
Let’s take a deeper look into the added games for August:
A Short Hike (Cloud, Console & PC) (available):
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. Follow the marked trails or explore the backcountry as you make your way to the summit. Along the way, meet other hikers, discover hidden treasures, and take in the world around you.
Airborne Kingdom (Cloud, Console & PC) (available):
Tales speak of a mythical Airborne Kingdom, a floating metropolis that united all the nations of the world under its banner. One day, it disappeared, leaving its allies alone, and isolated. Decay and decline soon followed, with each left to fend for itself.
Aeons later, a spark of hope emerges: A new floating city takes to the skies, to hopefully rekindle the tales of old and unite the struggling people of the world once more. Reconnect them and usher in a new era of harmony and prosperity.
Broforce Forever (Cloud, Console & PC) (available):
The final update for Broforce offers an improved and expanded campaign with new unlocks, along with six new ultra-patriotic bros, four new democracy-spreading challenge levels, and the ultimate expression of military might – bug fixes!
The best way for a returning player to enjoy this is to play through the entire campaign again. And again. Forever.
Firewatch (Cloud, Console & PC) (17th of August):
The year is 1989. You are a man named Henry who has retreated from his messy life to work as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness. Perched high atop a mountain, it’s your job to look for smoke and keep the wilderness safe.
An especially hot, dry summer has everyone on edge. Your supervisor Delilah is available to you at all times over a small, handheld radio—your only contact with the world you’ve left behind.
Gris (Cloud, Console & PC) (5th of September):
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Limbo (Cloud, Console & PC) (available):
Limbo is a 2D side-scroller, incorporating a physics system that governs environmental objects and the player character. The player guides an unnamed boy through dangerous environments and traps as he searches for his sister.
The developer built the game’s puzzles expecting the player to fail before finding the correct solution. Playdead called the style of play “trial and death”, and used gruesome imagery for the boy’s deaths to steer the player from unworkable solutions.
What is Xbox Game Pass?
Xbox Game Pass is a game subscription service hosted by Microsoft. Being a valid subscription holder gives you access to a massive library of games. There are new games joining Xbox Game Pass regularly.
If the game supports it, you can play it on our Xbox One/ Xbox Series console, or Windows 10, last but not least, Android devices can also enjoy the supported games via xCloud.
Xbox Game Pass also gives subscription holders a number of other perks. There are numerous perks that subscription holders have access to, however, some are only available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.