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Microsoft has announced nine more games coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard, PC, and Cloud.

The list of games includes Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, Starsand Island, Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, Young Suns, and Shelldiver.

Read all the latest Xbox Game Pass information below:

Egging On (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – August 18Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

This game is hard-boiled. Face the challenge of being a real, fragile egg. Escape the henhouse and jump, roll and climb your way through a farm shop, factory, and other perilous environments. With some determination, you might just reach your freedom.

Vapor World: Over the Mind (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 19Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

Available on day one with XBOX Game Pass! Lost in darkness, a boy drawn into a twisted dream, no way out. Vapor World: Over The Mind is a narrative-driven souls-like platformer focused on deflection combat. Descend into a shattered mind seeking lost memories. Face the dark, beautiful world born of sorrow and regret.

BlazBlue Entropy Effect X (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, and PC) – August 19Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

Experience a roguelite action game set in the BlazBlue universe, featuring striking 2D visuals, stylish combat, and precise, responsive controls. Platinum joins the battle in a free major content update for BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, available now on XBOX Series X|S.

Relooted (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, and PC) – August 19Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

Reclaim real African artifacts from western museums in this Africanfuturist heist game. Recruit crew members, plan escape routes, acquire the precious cargo, and bounce out of the joint as fast as you can.

Starsand Island (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, and PC) – August 20Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

Return to the tranquil embrace of Starsand Island. Here, immerse yourself in a serene pastoral lifestyle: slow-paced days spent bonding with adorable capybaras, cats, and dogs, savoring the thrill of bountiful fishing, exploring the mystical Moonlit Forest, or simply soaking in the island’s untouched beauty.

Aerial_Knight’s DropShot (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – August 25Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

Source: Read the original article on www.vgchartz.com