Some Xbox Game Passsubscribers are taking to the internet to express their frustration with users seemingly randomly review bombing titles on the popular gaming service, particularly regarding indie titles. Xbox Game Pass allows players to pick and download from an ever-evolving library of Xbox and PC titles. The service also offers a review system, so players can see which games they may be interested in. However, some titles are being review bombed by users who seem to not enjoy the selection of titles.
The selection of titles on Xbox Game Pass is vast. There are triple-A titles on the service, such as the recent Deathloop, and there are indie games that reached a wide audience and became fan favorites, such as Hades. However, not all indie games are being supported by users on the service, even with an indie game like Immortality getting high review scores, it appears that some users are not satisfied with the titles on the service and believe there are too many indie games.
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In a Reddit thread created by user Irion15, the user presents their thoughts regarding review bombing on the Xbox Game Pass service, specifically, their thoughts about indie games being review bombed when a new one is put on the service. The user also points out a large flaw in the Xbox Game Pass review system: users do not even need to download or play the game to leave a review. With that in mind and with indie titles already being smaller in budget and more niche, bad reviews from players that have not actually played the game could turn people away from even giving the game a try. With upcoming games like Lies of P being confirmed to be an Xbox Game Pass day one release in 2023, many
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