Stardew Valley, Evil Genius 2 and more confirmed for Game Pass • Eurogamer.net

As part of its decidedly quiet ID @ Xbox indie showcase tonight, Microsoft has confirmed another batch of titles heading to Game Pass from here to a currently unspecified future point, including Stardew Valley and the infamous Evil management sequel. Genius 2.

Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone appeared halfway through tonight’s storefront for a bit of a chat, confirming towards the end of the segment that his beloved village life simulation would be heading to Game Pass for PC and Xbox this fall.

Still awaiting an arrival date for the Game Pass, the adorable Pupperazzi, a first-person photography game that – as you may have already guessed from its title – asks players to taking cute photos (and petting!) of dogs while they are looking after their dog. lives in a colorful vacation paradise. As with most of the material below, details on specific Game Pass platforms were not shared during the show, but I will update the story if any clarifications are forthcoming.

Next up is Evil Genius 2, the business sim sequel from developer Rebellion, which was just announced for Xbox and PlayStation after its PC debut earlier this year. This one follows a similar formula to its cult 2004 predecessor, mixing base build and real-time defense as players oversee the management of their own evil lair to achieve world domination. Expect Evil Genius 2 on Game Pass in “Q4” this year.

For those who prefer firm dates to put in their calendars rather than waves of release windows, we can start with Library of Ruina, a “library battle simulator” that sees players battle library “guests” with a combination of dice and cards to collect books containing the stories of their lives. This one joins the Game Pass today, August 10th.

Rounding out the recently announced Game Pass offerings is the stealth third-person Aragami 2 sequel, which comes to the subscription service as a Day 1 addition on September 17.

As a final note, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous – a new cRPG from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Pathfinder: Kingmaker – has been confirmed to head to Game Pass on March 1 of next year during this livestream. evening. However, Microsoft has since retracted the ad, and says Wrath of the Righteous is not coming to Game Pass “at the moment”.