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Our monthly update on new games being added to PlayStation Plus, Xbox Game Pass and other subscription services.
The following hand-picked games are either part of a subscription services at the time this articles gets published or were made available recently.
Anthropomorphic bird-girl Claire spends her summer in Hawk Peak Provincial Park with Aunt May. Your goal is to scale the eponymous mountain Hawk Peak. For this she needs golden feathers, which she can exchange for money in the visitors shop or find in the freely exploreable game world. Another way to get the popular feathers that enable Claire to jump multiple times as well as to sprint and glide through the air longer is to do smaller side quests for the colorful cast of characters she meets on her journey. Claire can beat the high score in beachstickball, a variant of beach volleyball with sticks, or win a speedboat race made up of a couple of checkpoints. Fishes you catch in a mini-game can be sold. Water collected in a bucket from hot springs causes flowers to sprout that catapult you into the air. Some fast travel points can also be uncovered at buried mine shafts.
Your skills can also be improved. In the course of the adventure you can find running shoes and a compass that will make orientation a little easier. The dialogues are witty and the pixel art presentation adds its own charm. Mark Sparling’s cheerful melodies support the player’s actions. If you’re looking for a laid-back 1-2 hour adventure, then you should give A Short Hike by Adam Robinson-Yu a try. The game has been available since 2019 for PC, since 2020 for Switch, since 2021 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and since August 3rd, 2023 it’s been included in Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.
It’s easy to lose track of new games being added to the countless subscription services. Catch the latest titles below. All information is subject to change. We try to update this post as soon as new titles get announced.
PlayStation Plus Essential
€8.99/£6.99/$9.99 per month. Included in PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium. Playable on PlayStation 5/PlayStation 4. Available from August 1st – September 4th, 2023.
PlayStation Plus Extra
€13.99/£10.99/$14.99 US-Dollar per month. Included in PlayStation Plus Premium. Playable on PlayStation 5/PlayStation 4. Available since August 15th, 2023.
Left PlayStation Plus Extra on August 15th, 2023:
PlayStation Plus Premium
€16.99/£13.49/$17.99 per month. Playable on PlayStation 5/PlayStation 4. Available since August 15th, 2023.
Xbox Games with Gold
€6.99/£6.99/$9.99 per month. Included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Playable on Xbox Series/One.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass: €10.99/£9.99/$10.99 per month each, PC Game Pass: €9.99/£7.99/$9.99, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (Xbox Game Pass + PC Game Pass + Games with Gold): €14.99/£12.99/$16.99 per month. Playable on Xbox Series/One.
Left Xbox Game Pass Ultimate:
Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo Switch Online: €3.99/£3.49/$3.99 per month or €19.99/17.99/$19.99 per year. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: €39.99/£34.99/$49.99 per year.
EA Play
EA Play: €3.99/£3.99/$4.99 per month. Included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. EA Play Pro: €14.99/£14.99/$14.99. Available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One.
Ubisoft+
€14.99/£12.99/$14.99 per month, available on PC. Ubisoft+ Multi Access: €17.99/£14.99/$17.99, available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Amazon Luna.
Humble Choice
€9.99/£8.99 Pfund/$11.99 per month. Available on PC from August 1st – September 4th, 2023.
Prime Gaming
€8.99/£8.99/$14.99 per month. Available on PC.
We captured the screenshots of A Short Hike on PC. Xbox and PlayStation provided us with access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Plus Premium.
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