
Xbox Game Pass has a big year ahead of it, especially with major Xbox exclusives like Redfall, Starfield and Forza Motorsport finally landing on Microsoft's subscription service in 2023.
However, we know about a decent selection of third-party titles launching day one as well, including Stalker 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong, amongst others. It appears that a combination of the two are proving hugely popular on the PC platform Steam prior to launch, showcasing that Xbox has a hugely anticipated upcoming lineup.
As spotted by Xbox superfan Klobrille, five out of the current top ten wishlisted games on Steam right now are a part Xbox's Game Pass lineup in 2023 - including Starfield, to no real surprise. Here's the list at the time of writing:
- Starfield (Xbox Game Pass)
- Dark and Darker
- Party Animals (Xbox Game Pass)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Xbox Game Pass)
- Manor Lords
- Stalker 2 (Xbox Game Pass)
- Frostpunk 2
- The Last Of Us Part 1
- ARK 2 (Xbox Game Pass)
- Hades 2
We are somewhat surprised to see how high Party Animals is charting here, but clearly, that and plenty of other highly anticipated PC titles are going to contribute to a big year for Xbox Game Pass.
Are any of these on your anticipated lists? Let us know down in the comments!
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Sorry for the sarcasm but where is Wouldyoukindly and company now to remind us that Game Pass has the games that nobody wants? You know, the first people to comment in such way on Xbox sites in spite of not liking Xbox 🤣.
@ActionPanther Yeah, he made a comment a few days ago about Game Pass getting the games that nobody wants according to him like Exoprimal. It was one of the first comments made, if not the first. Imagine complaining about getting more games included in a subscription, only reason being some kind of jealousy or fanboyism (obviously). The weirdest thing is to spend the hours on here and thus being quick in showing up to complain. That has my mind confused, because of them writing negative remarks and being first in line.
And when the ABK deal gets done all the titles that will be finally announced …. GP will seriously increase my backlog with great games!
"Hades 2". I don't get what a sequel to a roguelike is. Is it basically just playing it again?
The demand for Party Animals restores part of my faith in humanity, though.
Plenty of great gaming coming to Game Pass. Looking forward to Benedict Fox next month, Redfall the following month and several more before Starfield.
@NEStalgia lmao yes a sequel to a roguelike is funny … each time you die in 2 makes have to complete 1 again….
@NEStalgia Party Animals has BY FAR the most number of followers on Steam of that list (424k) a lot of people hoping that is a hit.
@Banjo- Dont think I’ve ever commented on anything on this site . Honestly forgot I made an account for nintendolife. Not sure why you’re tagging me .
I'm surprised not to see Diablo 4 on this list, I thought diablo was a massive series on PC.
Starfield, Hollow Knight 2 and Stalker 2 is crazy.
@wouldyoukindly It's the other Wouldyoukindly then, with capital letters or whatever.
@Banjo- He is probably over on Push complaining about not getting Starfield on PS5 yet ripping the Creative 2 engine as being horrible. All he does on this site is bring negativity to every thread. That is why I have told him several times that I will be here to correct him. I am not sure why some people are like that. Obviously an insecurity complex.
@Banjo- Makes sense . I actually have game pass so was wondering what I did 😂
@Kaloudz Yeah that one, sorry for the confusion @wouldyoukindly 😜
@ActionPanther It looks so. About Exoprimal, it was off to be the first to comment just to bash the game before anyone had said anything or played it. That's what I meant earlier, to be always negative about Xbox and yet always being around here is strange. He's not the only one to do so but I reminded that thread and I couldn't resist to mention it in the most polite way I'm able to since this article is about Game Pass games topping third-party wishlists.
@cburg For them it's a better deal paying €$£70 for The Last of Us II Remaster Remastered than getting not just Microsoft games but third-party games on Game Pass included in the subscription, I suppose... or perhaps paying for a subscription without first-party games until they are old is better than Game Pass 🤣.
I may be in the minority but I'm letting my game pass lapse. I would have saved money on games just buying the ones I want to play.
@Banjo- No worries ! What’s everyone playing right now ? Anyone else playing though Wo Long ?
@wouldyoukindly Im getting 100% in Maiden of Black Water before starting Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. I also want to play Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch before it leaves Game Pass. I play Sea of Thieves and State of Decay 2 sometimes and retro and racing games.
@wouldyoukindly Wo Long no, I'm pretty bad in games with parry. But I'm playing Monster Hunter Rise atm, and planning to start Ni No Kuni 1 very soon.
@iplaygamesnstuff If you grind reward points you can get game pass for free. Not certain if they've nerfed points slightly this year but I haven't paid for game pass ultimate since I think around October last year. Even use the Firefox browser to search twenty times on bing and launch the game pass app and play jewel on it for the extra points everyday. I'd squeeze stones for points if I could. Every point means not paying for online.
@Banjo- Nice , I really enjoyed Ni no Kuni! Still need to try out some of those Fatal Frame games though.
@fbnaulin I’m struggling with the parry too . I somehow beat Elden ring without successfully pulling off a single parry lol . Monster hunter I really need to try now that it’s on game pass .
@fbnaulin how're you enjoying mh rise?
5/10 and 2 of the others, Hades and Frostpunk, had their first installment on game pass, so there's a chance those make it too, eventually.
@Cherip-the-Ripper It has been pretty good. I'm playing with my brother plus randoms in multiplayer, so that tops to the experience. We are learning more about the sub-systems in High Rank.
@wouldyoukindly Man, I remember reducing the difficulty in Bayonetta 1 mid-game, cause I couldn't "git gud". I'm not a bad player overall, but those games with a lot of parry are a nightmare to me.
@Moonglow ah I see that's would make sense, maybe under Microsoft ownership they will change that in the future.
@wouldyoukindly
I'm playing hi fi rush and Tetris effect
also I'll start it takes two in a very near future
I'm not sure about wo long, don't think that's a good game to start souls-like genre
@relaxplease I was thinking the same. I kind of hope Hades 2 comes to GP, but I may just buy it either way, on xbox or on switch (especially if it launches first on switch again).
I have heard frostpunk was good, but never played. I would be interested in seeing 2 come to gamepass.
But maybe this is just greedy of me with so much already confirmed 🤔
@Wiiiiiiii Hi Fi Rush has such a nice style . You may like bomb rush cyberfunk that is coming out this year.I think something like Elden Ring would be a better intro to souls games . It’s still difficult but has less bottlenecks .
@wouldyoukindly I haven't played any of the Souls games. I'm not sure that they're for me and there are no demos. I also play the Monster Hunter games, especially Tri (back in the day on Wii) and World (Series X) so Rise next @fbnaulin.
@ActionPanther Good job, buddy 😁. Xbox is not perfect and there is no Banjo-Kazooie 😭 but it's the best value and most consumer-friendly platform.
@RentedPanda Frostpunk is pretty good. It's a city builder mostly, with some rts elements. It's pretty hard, you really have to manage resources to make it through the cold. It's still on there, if you're interested. I enjoyed it
I liked Hades, I can recognize it's well made, I just don't really like action roguelikes. After a few runs I'm just not into starting all over, running through the same sections. I like the deckbuilders though, like slay the spire, monster train.
@relaxplease Thanks for the thoughts on Frostpunk. I have been intimidated by the difficulty, but may give it a shot. I thought it had left gamepass.
I played Hades using the God mode, where each death increases your defense, so you can make progress more quickly and complete the story.
If you like deck builders with roguelite elements, Rogue Book is fun. I've not gotten too far, I need to get back into it, but liked what I played. I need to try monster train, loved slay the spire
@Banjo- Yeah fair enough . I wish every game had a short demo especially now with next gen prices .
So much goodness on gp and I'm deep into my backlog, unable to detach from vr and new Zelda in 2 months..... I need clones.
@UltimateOtaku91 @Moonglow gawd, pc gamers hated battle.net when it was launched and became mandatory for Diablo 2. It was sooo bad. And never got better 😂. And that was BEFORE Activision bought them! MS better get rid of it. It's the service that makes origin look good...
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