Key Takeaways
- Dead Island 2 has been added to PC Game Pass.
- Dambuster Studios' action RPG was originally added to Xbox Game Pass in February 2024, but skipped the service's PC tier due to a temporary exclusivity deal with Epic at the time.
- Dead Island 2 is the final Xbox Game Pass release, coming in October 2024.
PC Game Pass added dead island 2 Add it to your content catalog. This development marks a final Xbox Game Pass launch in October 2024.
dead island 2 It hit the market in April 2023 after years of development hell that saw it change its original developer multiple times. Ahead of its debut, Embracer Group signed a publishing deal with Epic, making the PC version of the action RPG exclusive to the Epic Games Store for a year. This is why dead island 2 PC Game Pass skipped February 2024, when it was originally added to Microsoft's subscription service.
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Since then, dead island 2 It was released on Steam in April 2024, but was largely unavailable to Microsoft subscribers on PC. That's because “mostly” it was technically possible to play on PC if you subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and streamed through Xbox Cloud Gaming. That changes today, October 31st, when the action RPG finally launches on PC Game Pass.
After launch, dead island 2 It received a “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, based on an overall score of 75 and a reviewer recommendation rate of 57%. The first-person ARPG also boasts a “mostly positive” review based on over 6,600 player impressions on Steam. thus, dead island 2 It looks like PC Game Pass is ready to beef up its selection of compelling action RPGs.
Upcoming Xbox Game Pass game release schedule
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game |
Date added |
Game Pass Tier |
platform |
memo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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dead island 2 |
October 31st |
Ultimate, PC |
PC |
Cloud and console versions will be available starting February 2024. |
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StarCraft: Remastered |
November 5th |
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StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection |
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Metal Slug Tactics |
Cloud, Console, PC |
Released on the first day. |
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Goat Simulator Remastered |
November 7th |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
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|
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 |
November 19th |
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Stalker 2: Heart of Cornobyl |
November 20th |
Cloud(?), PC, Series X/S |
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nine souls |
November 26 |
Cloud(?), console, PC |
First day (Xbox version) released. |
|
|
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |
December 9 |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Released on the first day. |
arrive dead island 2 Rounding out the October 2024 lineup of Xbox Game Pass releases with 10 new titles. Going forward, Microsoft's subscription service is set to look like this: StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection November 5th. That day is that day too. Metal Slug Tactics It debuts as the first addition to the content catalog.
Another four titles have already been confirmed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass later in November 2024. The first of them is Goat Simulator RemasteredScheduled to debut on November 7th. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Stalker 2: Heart of Cornobyl Follow-up measures will be taken on the 19th and 20th, respectively. Lastly, 2D Soullike nine souls All Xbox Game Pass releases coming in November 2024 are day 1 titles, meaning they will only be available through PC Game Pass and the Ultimate tier of the service. Same Indiana Jones and the Great CircleIt's set to launch on Xbox Game Pass on December 9th and will likely be the platform's biggest release of the month.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service, offering over 100 game titles to play with a single purchase, making it one of the best value propositions in the Xbox ecosystem to date.
