Summary
Microsoft has updated itsXbox Game Passsubscription service to addCocoona brand-new, day one game that has earned rave reviews from critics. September 2023 has been an absolutely massive month forXbox Game Pass. In fact, September 2023 may very well be looked back on as one of the absolute biggest month in Xbox Game Pass history. And it’s all thanks to the high profile, critically-acclaimed day one releases that have been hitting the service.
This includes Soulslike gameLies of P, which is one of the better-received Soulslike games not-developed by FromSoftware, as well as Bethesda’s open world sci-fi RPGStarfield.Starfieldhas been a massive success, breaking records for Bethesda and becoming one of the year’s highest-rated games in the process. But whileStarfieldhas earned a respectable 86 overall rating on review aggregate site OpenCritic, the newest Game Pass addition has already surpassed it.
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Cocoonis a brand-new Xbox Game Pass game available today across Xbox consoles and PC. No cloud version is available at the time of this writing, but it’s always possible that could be added later on. In any case,Cocoonhas been absolutely blowing away expectations, sitting at an 88 overall rating at the time of this writing and establishing itself as one of the year’s highest-rated new video game releases.
Cocoon Reviews
To go into too much detail about whatCocoonis about would be to spoil some of the experience for players, but it is effectively a sci-fi adventure puzzle game. Critics have praisedCocoonfor its challenging puzzles and intriguing alien world, with the game earning comparisons to games likeInsideandPortal, which is high praise, to say the least. Anyone curious about the game can check it out with theirXbox Game Pass subscriptionat no added cost, which brings great value to the service.
Cocooncaps off what has been an incredible month for Xbox Game Pass, but things aren’t slowing down any time soon. The new Xbox Game Pass games for October 2023 are looking especially impressive as well, withGotham Knights,The Lamplighters League, the console version ofWarhammer 40,000: Darktide,the PC version ofCities: Skylines 2,Mineko’s Night Market,Headbangers: Rhythm Royale, andJusantall on the way, headlined by the release of the first newForza Motorsportgame in six years. September 2023 has been a big month for Xbox Game Pass, but it’s already looking like October will be giving it a run for its money.
