Xbox Game Pass Game With Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews is Getting Co-Op in New Update

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Brotato, an Xbox Game Pass indie game similar to Vampire Survivors, is getting local co-op as part of a free update coming later this year. Brotato first released on Steam last summer and has proven to be quite a hit on the platform. At the time of this writing, Brotato enjoys an «Overwhelmingly Positive» overall review rating on Steam, and it has enjoyed a similarly positive response on Xbox Game Pass as well.

Brotato joined the Xbox Game Pass lineup earlier this year. Its previous availability on PC meant that Brotato was not technically a «day one» game, but it was still added to Game Pass on the very day that it was released for Xbox. The Vampire Survivors-style game is also available on PlayStation and Switch, though users on that platform will have to buy it outright instead of accessing it through a subscription.

While Brotato has earned a great deal of praise, one common criticism has been its lack of local co-op, a defining feature of the game that inspired it. As announced during the Triple-I Initiative livestream, Brotato is adding local co-op this summer as a free update. A specific release date for the highly-anticipated new feature has not been announced at this time, but it will be available to users across all platforms, not just Game Pass.

Local co-op may be the headlining new feature of the upcoming free Brotato update, but there will be more to it than that. Players can also look forward to Brotato balance changes, fixes for some of the game's lingering bugs, and «new content to enrich the gameplay experience.» But that's not all that Brotato fans have to look forward to this summer.

The same day that Brotato gets its big free update, those that like the game can also pick up its first paid DLC. Titled Abyssal Terrors, the first Brotato DLC features more than 10 new characters, more than 10 new weapons, and over 30 items to collect across «20 new challenging waves.» We've already seen how Vampire Survivors DLC has extended the life of that game,