Don’t miss Lost in Random while it’s on EA Play and Game Pass

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Zoink’s dice-slinging fairy-tale adventure game Lost in Random is now playable through EA Play and Xbox Game Pass, and you shouldn’t miss it! I know there are tons of games coming and going from the various subscription-based libraries. I know our gaming time is limited. But I think this one’s pretty special, and it’s worth giving a chance if you’re subbed.

If you’re a PC Game Pass or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member, you’re good to go. Lost in Random is even playable in your browser via the cloud — mind the data usage, though!

The game’s aesthetic draws from Henry Selick and Tim Burton, so if you feel at home in the worlds of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, or James and the Giant Peach, then it won’t take long for Lost in Random‘s numbered realms to feel strange yet comfy.

The protagonist, Even, is off to explore Onecroft, Two-Town, Threedom, and the rest of Random to rescue her sister from a cold and calculating Queen. Each zone has its own set-in-stone logic, with its own quirky characters, which ended up being a real highlight.

While I could take or leave most card-based games, I actually ended up getting invested in the combat, too. You’ll fight mechanized soldiers alongside your trusty companion Dicey, and while there is real-time slicing and shooting, there’s a deck-building card system to dictate which attacks and abilities you can whip out at any given moment. An example:

You’ll collect more cards as you go along (a great reward for exploring each oddball town to the fullest), and you can stack your deck with duplicates if you’d like; I definitely did!

The way every facet of Lost in Random fits the “dice” theme is icing on top. It’s a really original-feeling place, and I appreciate its mostly