Xbox Game Pass Additions – August 2021 – Second Edition

This month continues to see some big additions to the Xbox Game Pass service for subscribers including some big new releases and some fan favourites heading to the cloud.

The games to be added for the second half of August are as follows:

Available now 

Humankind – PC – Day One Xbox Game Pass for PC

Available on day one with Xbox Game Pass for PC, Humankind is a historical strategy game where you’ll be re-writing the entire narrative of human history. Combine up to 60 different cultures to create your own civilization and lead your people from the Ancient to the Modern Age.

19th August

Recompile – Xbox Series X|S and PC – Day One Xbox Game Pass

This atmospheric, Metroidvania-inspired hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of the Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities, and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.

Train Sim World 2 – Console and PC

Drive high-speed German rail as you push the throttle in the famous DB ICE 3M out of Köln. Take on the challenge of long freight across Sand Patch Grade using the raw power of the CSX AC4400CW. Master the world-famous London Underground on the Bakerloo Line. All official licenses, all authentically recreated. You’re in the cab and in control.

Twelve Minutes – Console and PC – Day One Xbox Game Pass

Twelve Minutes is an interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Find a way to use the knowledge of what’s coming to change the outcome and break the loop. Featuring the voice acting talents of James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

25th August 

Psychonauts 2 – Console and PC – Day One Xbox Game Pass

Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers, serving up danger, excitement, and laughs in equal measure as players guide Raz on a journey through the minds of friends and foes on a quest to defeat a murderous psychic villain. Xbox Game Pass members can pre-install today to be ready to play on day one, August 25.

26th August 

Myst – Console and PC  – Day One Xbox Game Pass

Welcome to Myst: the starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Explore the deeper connections and uncover a story of ruthless family betrayal.

With so many great games coming to the service, do you have time for anything else?

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