Xbox Game Pass Adds Two Games Today, Including Day One Release

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February may be on its way out, but Xbox Game Pass is not letting the shortest month slide without some extra goodies for subscribers, adding Merge & Blade and Soul Hackers 2 to its extensive list of games. This follows the release of Atomic Heart on Xbox Game Pass, as well as other February games likeCities: Skylines and Shadow Warrior 3.

Xbox Game Pass is often considered the best value in gaming, and if anything, February proves it. While Xbox Game Pass has had an unusual spread of announcements so far this year, the fact is fans have received twelve games as part of this subscription somehow, with four Xbox Game Pass games confirmed for March 2023.

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Either way, Soul Hackers 2 and Merge & Blade join the PC, Console, and Cloud versions of Xbox Game Pass today. Soul Hackers 2 is an RPG from Atlus, the beloved developer of Persona 5 and other connected franchises, and it sees players, in the shoes of Ringo and Figue, recruit people from rival groups to prevent an upcoming apocalypse. On OpenCritic,Soul Hackers 2 sits at a strong rating with a 75 Top Critic Average and 64% of critics recommending the title.

Meanwhile, Merge & Blade is a day-one release for Xbox Game Pass on consoles. It has been available on PC before, but it launches today for console users, technically making it a day-one title. Merge & Blade is a fantasy puzzle game where players face endless hordes of monsters to retake castles, by using merge mechanics with a squad, autobattler gameplay, and solving puzzles. It has just left early access on PC, so there are no reviews out for it from critics, but the Steam reviews for the game are very positive.

Of course, if neither suits Xbox Game Pass subscribers, it's not a long wait