Limbo, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, and more join Xbox Game Pass in June

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Xbox Game Pass is squeezing in quite a few games before the end of the month.

Xbox Game Pass June 2021
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What you need to know

  • Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that grants users access to hundreds of games across Xbox, PC, and cloud devices.
  • The list of games heading to Xbox Game Pass in the rest of June has been revealed, with nine awesome games on board.
  • The huge list of launch-day Xbox Game Pass titles coming in the next six months hasn't changed the month-to-month additions.
  • Highlights of the list include Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, Worms Rumble, Limbo, Gang Beasts, and more.

Xbox Game Pass is already a truly impressive service for gamers, but it continues to become more so over time. Besides the huge number of games launching into Xbox Game Pass over the next six months, like revealed during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase at E3 2021, Microsoft adds new titles every single month. Xbox has now revealed the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of June, and there are some great games on the list.

Highlights include indie gems like Limbo and Gang Beasts, as well as great games like Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered. There are nine new games in total, which is a big improvement over the much smaller list of games from the first half of June. Keep in mind that eight games are also leaving the service at the end of the month, including fantastic games like Monster Hunt World and Outer Wilds.

The games on this list can head everywhere that Xbox Game Pass is available, including Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. The best games on Xbox Game Pass already include some incredible titles, but new games come all the time to join it. In any case, it might be necessary to think about investing in one of the best external SSDs for Xbox Series X|S to store all of these games. Finally, make sure you never lose track of Xbox Game Pass news by bookmarking our ultimate guide to everything coming to and leaving from Xbox Game Pass.

Coming soon

You can check out all the titles coming soon to Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud gaming below:

Worms Rumble (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — June 23, 2021

Worms Rumble is Worms like you've never played it before, with intense, real-time, arena-based 32 player cross-platform combat. Get ready for multiple game modes where you're only ever a Holy Hand Grenade away from death!

Iron Harvest (PC) — June 24, 2021

Iron Harvest is a real-time strategy game set in the alternate reality of 1920+, just after the end of the Great War. The game lets you control giant dieselpunk mechs, combining epic single-player and co-op campaigns as well as skirmishes with intense action on the battlefield for multiplayer fans.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & PC) via EA Play — June 24, 2021

Feel the thrill of the chase and the rush of escape in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, coming June 24 with Xbox Game Pass for PC and Ultimate via EA Play. It's time to reignite the pursuit.

Prodeus (PC) — June 24, 2021

Get ready to paint the walls red. Featuring a hand-crafted campaign from industry FPS veterans, over-the-top gory visuals, and a built-in community map browser for instantaneous action with nearly limitless levels to play. Prodeus is the retro shooter you've been waiting for.

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 1, 2021

The heroic bear and bird return at last to defend Spiral Mountain from their nemesis Gruntilda. Groundbreaking vehicular platforming awaits in wild new worlds packed with features and faces old and new. Build awe-inspiring vehicles and tackle the Jiggy challenges in any way you see fit!

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 1, 2021

Small heroes, big adventure! Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif in their epic journey to find the Everlasting Sapling! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

Gang Beasts (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 1, 2021

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments set in the mean streets of Beef City. Customize your character and fight enemies in the melee game mode or fight with friends against the gangs of Beef City in the gang game mode.

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 1, 2021

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars is an engaging strategy game set in a dark vampire world in turmoil, combining empire management and turn-based combat with unique card-game elements. Descend into a mythical world filled with horrors and legends – and hurl yourself into a compelling gothic epos paired with a challenging game experience.

Limbo (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 1, 2021

Limbo is an award-winning indie adventure, critically acclaimed for its captivating puzzle design and immersive sound and visuals. Its dark, misty spaces and haunting narrative will stay with you forever.

Leaving soon

You can check out all the titles leaving soon from Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming below:

June 30

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • Mistover (PC)
  • Monster Hunter World (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • Out of the Park Baseball 21 (PC)
  • Outer Wilds (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • Soulcalibur VI (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One)
  • The Messenger (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Xbox Cloud Gaming touch controls

You can check out all the titles gaining touch controls on Xbox Cloud Gaming below:

  • Dirt 5
  • Double Kick Heroes
  • Eastshade
  • Empire of Sin
  • Haven
  • Octopath Traveler
  • Torchlight III
  • Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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