Xbox Game Pass Confirms 2 More Day One Games for 2023

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New Xbox Game Pass games are revealed in two week batches, but announcements and trailers let fans know ahead of time when they can expect certain titles. And now thanks to a couple of recently-released trailers, Xbox Game Pass subscribers know of at least two more games that they can expect to join the service at some point in 2023.

Xbox Game Pass has confirmed Railway Empire 2 and Dungeons 4 for 2023. Neither game has a solid release date at the time of this writing, but more news on that front should come to light in the months ahead.

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For those who may be unfamiliar with the respective franchises, Railway Empire 2 is a simulation game about trains. The original Railway Empire earned mostly positive reviews at the time of its release, so train enthusiasts and those that simply enjoy simulation games like this should keep an eye on Railway Empire 2. Interestingly, the Railway Empire 2 trailer only mentions Game Pass, Xbox Series X, PS5, PC, and Switch, which could be an indication that PS4 and Xbox One are being left behind with the new entry. That has not been confirmed at the time of this writing, but Game Pass subscribers should expect more and more titles to Series X and PC only as Microsoft's next-generation console becomes more widely-adopted.

Dungeons 4, meanwhile, is the fourth installment in the Dungeons franchise that started in 2011. The first two Dungeons games earned mixed reviews from critics, but Dungeons 3 was better-received, with praise for its co-op integration. The Dungeons games are RTS titles about creating dungeons to protect fantasy genre monsters from heroes, so it flips typical video game story dynamics