Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Highly-Anticipated Horror Game On June 18

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Xbox Game Pass subscribers looking to change it up in June are in luck becausea horror game with an especially unique setting is set to arrive on the service in the middle of the month. There may already be plenty of terrifying games available on Game Pass, including modern hits like and, but thanks to Microsoft's handy Day One program, fans needn't wait for some of the most highly-anticipated releases. Subscribers will be able to quake with fear alongside everyone else who purchased the game on other platforms.

Per Pure Xbox, Game Pass subscribers with a taste for the macabre can look forward to the release of on June 18. Developed by the popular development studio The Chinese Room, the team behind some excellent narrative adventure games like and, its latest project places players onboard a massive oil rig in the dangerous North Sea. Of course, with such an isolated setting, it stands to reason that something goes terribly wrong and protagonist Caz McLeary is forced to fight a terrifying monster.

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While not explicitly marketed as a Lovecraftian story, the location of an abandoned oil rig in the middle of an icy sea does lend itself to such a genre. As Caz attempts to discover what caused the station to become cut off from the main base of operations, it becomes clear that there's something distinctly inhuman prowling around the decks. The story is largely inspired by John Carpenter's classic horror movie as well as and.

When it comes to fighting off the monster that's attempting to kill off the oil rig's survivors, Caz's options are limited but they're certainly not useless. Navigating the world itself is perilous as the blistering storm outside makes simple traversing the scaffolding and decks dangerous while the more confined interiors feel like traps just waiting to be sprung. The Chinese Room has already proven itself as an