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Fast passage:
- How do I subscribe to PC Game Pass?
- About the Xbox App
- The most interesting PC Game Pass games
- In the dry residue
How do I subscribe to PC Game Pass?
The first thing to do is – check,what region do you have in your Windows settings? To do this, you first need to go to general settings, and in the search window enter “Region settings” and make sure that in the “Country or region” Ukraine is indicated.
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Next, you need to follow this link and click “Join now”.
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Now sign in or create a Microsoft account.
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After logging into your account, you will be returned to the main page, where you need to click “Join now” again. Next, they will offer to issue a welcome offer for 27 UAH.
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Click “Next” and add a payment method. After this, we will be asked to add a credit or debit card.
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The next step is to click“Subscribe”, wait for the payment to go through, and you should see the notification “Thank you for joining”. And now you have successfully subscribed to PC Game Pass. Last – Click “Download Xbox Software”.
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Now you need to install the program and sign in to your Microsoft account. Voila! You have reached the main page of Game Pass.
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About the Xbox App
Now that we have launched the application, it is worth understanding its interface.
The first –Recently Added:games that have recently appeared in PC Game Pass.
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Picks for you– games that the service selects by analyzing what you have played.
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Coming to Game Pass– games that will appear in the library soon.
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Most Popular– the most popular PC Game Pass games.
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EA Play– a separate section containing more than 70 Electronic Arts games.
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Day one release– one of the most interesting sections. Here are all the games that appeared on PC Game Pass at launch.
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leaving soon– games that will soon disappear from the library. The date is immediately indicated so that players have time to complete the game.
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What will you play next– a wheel of fortune that will choose a random game for you.
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Next are sections that are updated each time you enter the application. This time I was offered sections with racing and roguelite games.
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Browse by genre– the last section where games are divided by genre.
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My Library– your library, which contains installed and purchased games, and a section with projects that you added to the “play later” list.
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Community– section with your friends, as well as the feednews, which shows messages from your friends and events that have happened in the games you play. Interestingly, there is a separate subsection with online games.
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Store– a digital store where you can purchase games that are not in the library. Prices here are in hryvnias, so you don’t have to dance with a tambourine to buy something.
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The most interesting PC Game Pass games
Having figured out how it all works, it's worth considering the most interesting games that PC Game Pass has to offer.
A Plague Tale: Requeim: The gaming industry has never seen so many rats
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Little Hugo is the bearer of the unknowna disease with which he can control packs of rats. However, wherever he goes, the boy brings destruction and death with him. To fix this, his older sister Amicia sails with him to a mysterious island, where with the help of a variety of weapons and stealth, brother and sister will break through to their goal.
Genre:Third-Person Adventure
Time to pass:17-20 hours
Release date:October 17, 2022
Developer:Asobo
Rating on Metacritic:82/8.3
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice: Scandinavian psychosis drives a girl crazy
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Celtic warrior Senua goes tothe Scandinavian world to return the soul of his dead lover. But instead, the girl is waiting for battles with creatures, puzzles, memories, a journey through the picturesque Scandinavia and mental disorders that will slowly kill her from the inside. A feature of the game are dozens of voices that sit in the heroine's head and humiliate her in every possible way.
Genre:Third-Person Adventure
Time to pass:7-10 hours
Release date:August 7, 2017
Developer:Ninja Theory
Rating on Metacritic:83/8.1
Hi-Fi RUSH: A young man with a cyberarm to the beat of the music destroys a corporation
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As a result of a dubious experiment in the heartthe Chai boys attached a music player. Now, together with his team, he must destroy the corporation. All battles are synchronized with the music, and only by feeling the beat, you can arrange epic combinations and destroy enemies in locations that are made in the style of cartoons.
Genre:Third-Person Rythm Adventure
Time to pass:11-15 hours
Release date:January 25, 2023
Developer:Tango Gameworks
Rating on Metacritic:89/8.8
Crysis Trilogy: Nanosuit Man Fights Anyone He Can
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The cult series of first-person shooters, whichwill take players to North Korea, New York and various islands. The main character wears a nanosuit that can make him invisible, fast, protected and super strong. Using these abilities and weapons – from machine gun to bow – give you the opportunity to choose your own path through missions. Game Pass does not present Remastered versions, but classic ones. Although even there the graphics look decent these days.
Genre:FPS
Time to pass:30-35 hours
Release date:2007, 2011, 2013
Developer:Crytek
Rating on Metacritic:91/8.1; 86/7.0; 76/6.8
Death's Door: Every day a raven comes to the office and goes to collect the souls of the dead
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An indie game that combines explorationlocations, solving puzzles and battles with fabulous enemies. For the latter, the raven has a melee and a ranged weapon that can be both improved and searched for a new one. Along with this, various characters will meet along the way, who will make the adventure even more interesting with their stories and jokes. By constantly changing actions and a rich picture, the game does not have time to get bored and gives you several hours of an interesting journey, where you have to collect souls in order to have time to close all the deadlines at work.
Genre:Adventure-metroidvania
Time to pass:9-15 hours
Release date:July 20, 2021
Developer:Acid Nerve
Rating on Metacritic:85/8.0
High on Life: Creator of Rick and Morty Decides to Make a Humorous Shooter
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A space shooter in which humanitythreatened by an alien cartel that wants to use humans as drugs. At the beginning, a chatty pistol will be available, but over time, the arsenal will be replenished with a frenzied knife, a frog cannon and a glove that hurls blue creatures. An option for those who are tired of brutal shooters, but just want to run around in exotic jungles and cities inside asteroids.
Genre:FPS
Time to pass:9-18 hours
Release date:December 13, 2022
Developer:Squanch Games
Rating on Metacritic:69/7.5
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: Time to rebuild the Jedi Order after Order 66
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Cal Castis is a young Jedi who succeededsurvive Order 66. Working as a mechanic for the Empire, he was able to hide his Force, but one day Cal was forced to give himself away, and the Inquisitors began the hunt. Kestis's main weapon is a lightsaber and the Force. Combining them, players will destroy stormtroopers, inquisitors, robots and various creatures of the Star Wars universe. And all this happens on several planets: Kashyk, Dathomir, Bogano, Zepho and others, where players will be able to explore semi-open locations and learn more about the universe of the Far Galaxy.
Genre:Third-Person Adventure
Time to pass:17-30
Release date:November 15, 2019
Developer:Respawn Entertainment
Rating on Metacritic:81/7.9
Wolfenstein series: Another man who fights against the Third Reich
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A series of first-person shooters whose eventstake place in an alternate reality where the Third Reich won World War II. Players in the role of BJ Blaskowitz will have to destroy hundreds (if not thousands) of soldiers and restore peace on Earth and beyond, because in addition to Germany, the USA and Great Britain, the protagonist will be brought to Mars, where he will also have to demilitarize. The gameplay feature is the ability to shoot with two hands, so you can simply hold down the left and right mouse buttons and go storm the Nazi bases. It also has a pretty good storyline. In one of the missions, you will even have to visit the same movie theater with Adolf Hitler. Recommended for the passage of Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood and Wolfenstein II.
Genre:FPS
Time to pass:25-30 hours
Release date:2014, 2015, 2017
Developer:Machine Games
Rating on Metacritic:81/8.2; 76/8.0; 86/7.0
Forza Horizon 5: A Mexican Paradise for Racing Simulator Fans
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The game has an open world that has severalfeatures. The first is dynamic weather: a sudden dust storm or tropical storms are a normal occurrence. There are also locations for every taste: deserts, jungles, historical cities, ruins, beaches, canyons and volcanoes. And add a fleet of more than 500 cars, dozens of different tasks, challenges, races, other activities and the EventLab mode, where you can create your own races or modes.
Genre:Racing
Time to pass:20-∞
Release date:November 5, 2021
Developer:Playground Games
Rating on Metacritic:92/8.2
It Takes Two: The best game to play with your soul mate
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Cody and May are a couple on the brinkdivorce. Their daughter, without realizing it, turned her parents into dolls, and now they have to go through an unforgettable adventure, improve their relationship, become people again and return to their daughter. Here, players will find a variety of characters and locations: from an aggressive vacuum cleaner in the family's garage to a war of mice and wasps on a tree in the yard. Each level is new mechanics and modes. There is a level that copies Diablo, and in another you need to arrange a race on frogs. Therefore, it is unlikely to be boring in this game (it was not for nothing that it won the Game of the Year nomination in 2021). It Takes Two can only be played together, but one purchased version of the game or one account with a prepaid PC Game Pass is enough.
Genre:Adventure
Time to pass:10-15 hours
Release date:March 26, 2021
Developer:Hazelight
Rating on Metacritic:89/8.8
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: All 9 movie scenes in one LEGO signature game
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All the places that we saw on the screens during9 Star Wars episodes are now available in one game. The plot here does not tell the events of the films one-on-one, because in Lego games there is always humor, which allows you to take a different look at long-familiar stories. For passionate fans of the saga, after completing missions, you can always return to any planet and explore it calmly in the open world in transport or on your own two feet. In addition to characters from films, there are also characters from TV shows and cartoons. The game can be played alone or with a friend.
Genre:Third-Person Adventure
Time to pass:18-80 hours
Release date:April 5, 2022
Developer:TT Games
Rating on Metacritic:78/7.4
Death Stranding: Post-Apocalyptic America Courier Simulator
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The world of the dead entered the world of the living.The main character Sam Bridges must connect all the survivors and create a single system to unite humanity. In order to realize this, you need to deliver goods. The player needs to constantly scan the area, distribute cargo, choose the right vehicles and weapons, because there will always be enemies who want to rob you. You can also build your own structures: bridges, springboards, shelters that players can use in their passage.
Genre:Open World Adventure
Time to pass:40-100 hours
Release date:July 14, 2020
Developer:Kojima Productions
Rating on Metacritic:86/7.8
The Outer Worlds: Like Fallout, but in a space colony
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Galsion is a space colony wheremegacorporations wanted to create their own utopia. But (as always) everything doesn't go according to plan, and the main character, whom players create themselves, must put things in order. Considering that this is a role-playing game, there are many ways to play The Outer Worlds. No one forbids you to storm the office where an important character sits, but you can also develop your eloquence skill, go to a bar with a security guard, have a drink with him, steal the key and quietly enter the office. And there are plenty of such stories here. Along with this, you can recruit characters to your team, with whom you will have to complete main and additional missions and explore several planets, where there is always something to do.
Genre:First-Person RPG
Time to pass:13-40 hours
Release date:October 25, 2019
Developer:Obsidian Entertainment
Rating on Metacritic:82/7.3
Inside: Big brother is watching you
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Atmospheric platformer, where for the whole game no onewill not say a word, but the music and ambient sounds (barking dogs, rain or gunshots) set the tone for the game. All the characters here are faceless, and the world around is gloomy, where only the main character in a red sweater stands out. Our character still knows how to manage people. This will help while solving puzzles that alternate with intense action moments. What exactly is going on here? It is not known for sure, but in the world of the game there is a mysterious community that can also control others and that is how they took control of the entire population and use it in their inters. So it turns out that the boy himself belongs to this community or is he just their unsuccessful impromptu?
Genre:2D Platformer
Time to pass:4-7 hours
Release date:July 7, 2016
Developer:PLAYDEAD
Rating on Metacritic:87/8.6
Minecraft: Timeless Classic
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A game that needs no introduction– Minecraft, without exaggeration, allows you to do anything. Do you want to survive? Build your own house? Hunt or explore various biomes? No problem! And you can also install fan modifications and turn it all into Call of Duty. The developers are constantly updating the game: new buildings, locations, creatures and options for what else you can do in this sandbox. And let's not forget about the servers with different modes, where you can get together with a whole team and fight with other players all evening. So if you want to go on a pixel journey for two weeks, where there are no restrictions, then why not try Minecraft and invite your friends?
Genre:First-Person Sandbox Adventure
Time to pass:∞
Release date:November 18, 2011
Developer:Mojang
Rating on Metacritic:93/8.1
In the dry residue
Xbox Game Pass is not yet available on consoles in Ukraineavailable, but the appearance of the Ukrainian region on the Xbox website and the release of PC Game Pass is a good sign, although no one except Microsoft knows when to expect Game Pass in Ukraine on Xbox. In general, the appearance of such a service in Ukraine is an opportunity for a new audience to get acquainted with games. After all, buying a subscription for the price of a cup of coffee (30 hryvnia), a person gets access to a library that is constantly updated and offers games of all genres. And experienced gamers can go through what they did not want to buy, and here it is free. And so far, there are no analogues of services with such a large library in Ukraine. In Steam, all games must be purchased, and Epic Games, although it gives out 2 free games a week, but if you did not have time to pick them up, you will not receive them. Also, Game Pass subscribers in the Xbox Store have access to exclusive discounts on games that reach 70%, and a conditional Mortal Kombat 11 can be purchased for 385 hryvnia, and not for 1500. And Sony fans and users of other stores can only dream of AAA games appearing on the first day of the subscription (for example, A Plague Tale: Requiem). So Game Pass will find something to interest any audience.
Gratitude Title
The editors thank Microsoft for kindly providing the subscription activation key for the material