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But while there aren’t a lot of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of August 2023, at least two of them are day one releases. This includesThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre, set to join Xbox Game Pass on Friday, August 18 as a day one game, as well asthrowback RPGSea of Stars, which is joining the service on August 29. Award-winning indie gameFirewatchwill be added on August 17.
New Xbox Game Pass Games for August 2023
For anyone out of the loop,The Texas Chain Saw Massacreis a new asymmetrical multiplayer horror game in the vein ofDead by DaylightorFriday the 13th: The Game, but with aTexas Chain Sawtheme. In an interesting twist on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror genre, there are three killers players have to worry about, which can make things especially intense.The Texas Chain Saw Massacregame is online-only, so it being part of Xbox Game Pass should go a long way in ensuring that it has a decent population of players at launch.
Sea of Stars, meanwhile, is a turn-based RPG that pays homage to 16-bit era JRPGs likeChrono Trigger. There’s agreat deal of hype forSea of Stars, and so JRPG fans should be excited that they can play the game through Xbox Game Pass on day one come August 29.
And finally,Firewatchis a game that has actually been a part of the Xbox Game Pass lineup before. It won a number of awards when it first released in 2016. A narrative-driven adventure game,Firewatch’s performances and atmosphereare the main draws. Anyone interested should consider checking it out when it returns to the Xbox Game Pass library on August 17.
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