Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors’ Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games that you can play on your Xbox Series X, Series S, Xbox One and PC for $17 a month. A subscription gets you access to a large library of games with new titles added every month (like Diablo 4) plus other benefits, like online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.
Microsoft recently added Little Kitty, Big City to the service, and the company will add these games soon.
Chants of Sennaar
Available: May 15
Language is a vital element of this puzzle adventure game. In Chants of Sennar, you’re tasked with reuniting groups of people who speak different languages, like in the tower of Babel myth. You have to decipher the languages to help solve puzzles and to bring the people back together.
EA Sports NHL 24 (cloud)
Available: May 16
As NHL teams hurtle through the Stanley Cup playoffs, you can too, with the latest installment in this EA Sports franchise. This entry in the series has new gameplay mechanics, including vision passing and an exhaust engine, intended to give you more control over your players and to present new challenges. So if you want to see the Las Vegas Golden Knights win the cup back to back, or you want to make absolutely sure that never happens, this game is for you.
Immortals of Aveum
Available: May 16
This title is a first-person shooter, except you shoot magic rather than bullets. It’s like Bioshock, but instead of special powers in just one hand, you have powers in both hands! Use a magic whip to pull enemies close with one hand and then set them on fire with your other. There are about 25 spells to try, plus a skill tree with about 80 nodes to develop your own play style. Its impressively mo-capped cast includes Gina Torres, of Firefly and Suits fame.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Available: May 21
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Senua’s back. This sequel to the award-winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice drops you back into the harsh climate of Iceland during the Viking Age. And while Senua’s journey to save others is full of myth and storytelling, the developers worked with mental health consultants to portray Senua’s experiences of psychosis authentically.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: Play Senua’s Saga, Lords of the Fallen and More, Soon
