What you need to know
- More games will be coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2022.
- This includes Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising, an RPG in which players must save the Greek gods.
- There are also newly launched games like Coffee Talk and Immortality.
More games are heading to Microsoft’s gaming service and as usual there’s a mix of genres to choose from here.
Microsoft shared on Tuesday via Xbox Wire (opens in new tab) that several new titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass in August, including Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising. In this action RPG, players take on the role of a humble hero tasked with saving the Greek gods. Players must solve puzzles, fight against a plethora of monsters and more.
Beyond that adventure, there are also games like Coffee Talk, where you just chat and discuss things with the residents of alternate reality Seattle. Fans of story-driven games will want to try Immortality, Sam Barlow’s latest game.
Here’s the full list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of August 2022:
Midnight Fight Express (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PC) – August 23
A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back to “life” by a mysterious drone that claims they have only until dawn to prevent a criminal takeover across the city. Take part in a brutal and hyper-kinetic fighting ballet, using all the environmental tools and street fighting techniques at your disposal. Improve your skills to defeat the increasing onslaught of bozos, cronies and crime lords.
Exapunks (PC) – August 25
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life. Exapunks is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the makers of Opus Magnum, Shenzhen I/O, TIS-100 and more.
Opus: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC) – August 25
Opus: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition is the definitive edition of the critically acclaimed visual novel-style adventure game, now with all-new voice acting. Dive in and enjoy an intergalactic journey that transcends time through love.
Commandos 3 – HD Remaster (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PC)
Commandos 3 – HD Remaster sends you to the ruthless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined user interface.
Immortality (Xbox Series X|S, PC) – August 30
Marissa Marcel would have been a star. She made three films, but none were ever released… and then Marissa Marcel disappeared. Explore lost footage, make your own way into the mystery and find out what happened to Marissa Marcel in the latest interactive game from Her Story creator Sam Barlow.
Immortals Fenyx Rising (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PC) – August 30
Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx, a new winged demigod on a quest to save the Greek gods. The fate of the world is at stake – you are the last hope of the gods.
Tinykin (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC) – August 30
Milo arrives on Earth to find that he is far too small, that everyone is gone and that not a day has passed since 1991! Team up with the mysterious tinykin and use their unique powers to create ladders, bridges, explosions and more! Find your way home through a sprawling ant-sized metropolis and unravel Earth’s greatest mystery!
New touch controls
Several games on Xbox Cloud Gaming have gained support for touch control. Here’s the list:
- Chorus
- Coffee Talk
- Dragon Age 2
- Dragon Age Origins
- Floppy Knights
- Match point
- MLB The Show 22
- My friend Peppa Pig
- Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls
- Skate
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Super Mega Baseball 3
- TMNT Shredder’s Revenge
- Turbo Golf Racing
- Turnip boy commits tax evasion
- two-point campus
Departure August 31
Several games will be retired at the end of this month, including Hades and What Remains of Edith Finch. If you want to keep them, you have to buy them, and you get a discount if you buy them before they leave the service.
- Elite Dangerous
- Hades
- myst
- NBA 2K22
- Signs of the sojourner
- Ghostsman
- Twelve minutes
- two point hospital
- What’s left of Edith Finch
- World War Z
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