Xbox Free Games With Gold Game Aground Explained

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Thanks to the success that Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass has achieved in recent years, it's sometimes easy to forget about the publisher's older subscription service. Often in the shadow of its high-profile cousin, and against a backdrop of speculation focused on its future, Xbox Live Gold’s Games With Gold roster is updated each month with new titles for subscribers to sample. For the next month or so, between January 16 and February 15, players can subsequently access a group of new games, including one called Aground.

Available to players who have access to the games with gold lineup, either via Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Aground is a charming indie title that’s worthy of some love and attention. Released initially in early access form all the way back in 2017, before landing on Microsoft's Xbox ecosystem four years later to little fanfare, the creative people behind the title will be hoping that the subscription services can boost its publicity to new heights.

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Aground is the brainchild of Fancy Fish Games and SnoBox Studio, two small indie teams that employ only a handful of talented developers between them. After the release of a free early access version of the game on platforms like Newgrounds towards the tail end of 2017, a Kickstarter initiative was created between the pair in the hopes that their collective vision could be truly realized.

Thanks to the subsequent support of 584 backers, Aground went into full development during the early months of 2018. Even though the fundraising campaign ultimately fell short of its $15,000 console port stretch goal, Aground still launched on Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, when the game came out of