Minecraft Legends joins Game Pass today, while Tetris Effect Connected is leaving
rockpapershotgun.comGame Pass people likely have their mouths full with this month’s earlier offerings, which included the never-ending Loop Hero and the meaty Goat Simulator. But Microsoft have already announced the next wave of Game Pass additions for April, and there are some even tastier treats on the table.
Coming soon to Game Pass this month:
The big new addition for April is spin-off Minecraft Legends, an action-RTS take on the iconic voxel builder. Despite its charming world and newcomer-friendly design, our Ollie was unimpressed in his review: “Once you've seen one biome, one mount, one piglin outpost, one well-defended base, you've seen them all.” Still, probably worth downloading just for that initial look, anyway.
Other highlights include, well, everything. We already knew Redfall would be heading to Game Pass when it comes out on May 4th, of course, but I'm also pumped for Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly. The first Coffee Talk was a chill hangout barista sim, letting you brew hot drinks for fantasy customers who would slowly warm up to you before dumping all of their trauma at your cafe, and I'm excited for more. Cassette Beasts also looks like a substantial PC version of Pokémon, one that lets you transform into monsters, rather than trapping them in little balls. Finally, The Last Case Of Benedict Fox is another side-scrolling Metroid-like, this time in Lovecraftian clothing.
As always, it’s not all good news. New additions mean there are new leavers, and I’m sad to see this crop of games go.
Leaving Game Pass on April 30th:
As one blocky game comes (Minecraft Legends), another must go (Tetris Effect Connected.) Gosh, I do love your euphoric sights and sounds, Tetris Effect, so, so much. The revamped
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