The latest Xbox Game Pass update added the full version of Everspace 2 for PC Game Pass subscribers, and Iron Brigade for console and cloud users. The two games are the latest to join the Xbox Game Pass lineup in April 2023, with a new game added earlier this week.
April 2023’s new Xbox Game Pass titles are off to a strong start thanks to the addition of Loop Hero on April 4. Loop Hero is a unique RPG where the hero controls himself and the player manipulates the world around him. It launched to mostly positive reviews and turned out to be a surprise hit in 2021, often hailed as one of the best new games of the year. While it wasn’t billed as an Xbox Game Pass Day 1 game, one could still argue that it fit the bill, since Loop Hero made its way to Game Pass the same day it debuted on Xbox.
Everspace 2 is another Xbox game that wasn’t marketed as a “day one launch,” but its full release still qualifies as it. Anyone with a PC Game Pass subscription or an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription can check out the full release of Everspace 2 starting today. Meanwhile, console and cloud users can try Iron Brigade, an older game originally released for the Xbox 360 in 2011 before coming to PC in 2012.
List of new Xbox Game Pass titles for April 2023
Loop Hero – Available Now Everspace 2 (PC Only) – April 6 Iron Brigade – April 6 Ghostwire: Tokyo – April 12 NHL 23 (Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Only) – 4 13 April Minecraft Legends – 18 April Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus Butterfly – 20 April Homestead Arcana – 21 April The Last Case of Nedict Fox – 27 April Iron Brigade No sooner coming to Xbox Game Pass The lineup is a bit surprising. After all, Iron Brigade was developed and published by Microsoft-owned Double Fine Studios. Some Double Fine titles are still missing from the Xbox Game Pass lineup, but perhaps they’ll follow in Iron Brigade’s footsteps and join the subscription service in the near future.
While it remains to be seen whether more Double Fine titles will come to Xbox Game Pass, subscribers do know some other games they can look forward to in April 2023. Ghostwire: Tokyo is coming to Xbox Game Pass on April 12, NHL 23 is coming to Game Pass Ultimate on April 13, and Minecraft Legends on April 18. Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus Butterfly is coming to Game Pass on April 20th, and The Last Case of Benedict Fox is coming on April 27th.
It was also recently confirmed that farming/living sim Homestead Arcana is coming to Xbox Game Pass on April 21st. However, the full game roster for the second half of April 2023 has yet to be announced, so it’s possible Xbox Game Pass subscribers have more to look forward to this month.