Xbox Game Pass Is Starting To Add Games Without Announcing Them

Everyone loves a good surprise, like the cozy village maker Townscaper or robot shooter Generation Zero

Xbox Game Pass has slowly become one of the best deals in video games, offering players a large library of new and old titles across PC and Xbox at a pretty decent price. And now Microsoft has started tossing in surprise games, like Generation Zero and Townscaper, with no announcement or teaser, making for pleasant surprises when checking what’s on Game Pass each week. (Spoilers! -Ed.)

Yesterday, Microsoft announced all the new games coming to Xbox Game Pass this December. It’s a good list, featuring some big games and bangers, including Halo Infinite and Stardew Valley. Yet, if you log in to Game Pass today, you’ll notice that the lovely city builder Townscaper, which was not part of that December list, is also available to play via the service. It’s yet another example of Microsoft sneaking in a surprise game into its popular subscription service.

This happened just a few days ago with Generation Zero, a first-person survival-focused shooter first released in 2019. It popped up on Game Pass on November 30, with no announcement or teaser from Xbox or Microsoft. Eventually, the company let folks know that the game was part of its Game Pass library, but its appearance was a genuine surprise at the time.

Townscaper followed a similar route, appearing on Game Pass today with no formal announcement from Microsoft ahead of time. I’m certainly not complaining! Townscaper is a perfectly cozy December surprise.

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