Summary
TheXbox Game Passlibrary has expanded to includeCricket 24andThe Case of the Golden Idol. The arrival of this duo brings the number of July 2024Xbox Game Passadditions up to four.
Microsoft’s ever-growing subscription service most often adds new games one at a time. But July 2024 is proving to be a bit of a departure from that practice, as it will see the XGP catalog receive no fewer than five dual releases. The first of these duos already debuted on July 3, whenXbox Game Pass addedJourney to the Savage PlanetandNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.
Microsoft is now following up on that move with the release ofCricket 24andThe Case of the Golden Idol, both of which made their way to its subscription library on Tuesday, July 9. Both are available across the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC, in addition to being playable via Xbox Cloud Gaming. Big Ant Studios’Cricket 24allows players to earn up to 1,000Gamerscore pointsby collecting 26 achievements, whereasThe Case of the Golden Idolhas 18 trophies worth 1,350 points in total.
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🆕The Case of the Golden Idol
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Achievement hunting aside,The Case of the Golden Idolis worth playing for anyone who fancies themselves afan of mystery gamesand story-driven experiences. Originally released in October 2022, this 2D adventure tasks players with getting to the bottom of a series of gruesome murders by investigating crime scenes, interrogating witnesses, and ultimately cornering suspects.The Case of the Golden Idolreceived half a dozen accolade nominations, of which it won two. It also amassed near-impeccable reviews, as underlined by its OpenCritic recommendation rate of 96%, as well as its aggregate score of 87, which makes it one of the highest-rated titles currently available on Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox Game Pass Finally Has a Cricket Game Again
Although the Nacon-publishedCricket 24hasn’t received such a stellar critical reception, its player impressions are nothing to scoff at, with the game presently boasting a quadruple-digit number of “Mostly Positive” user reviews on Steam. Its arrival also puts an end to the two-year period during which Xbox Game Pass offered no cricket games to its members, which started with the April 2022 removal ofCricket 22from the service.
At leastseven more titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the next two weeks, starting withNeon WhiteandTchia, both of which are scheduled to debut on July 11. Five other games will also be departing from the service on July 15, including 4X strategySins of a Solar Empire: Rebellionand picturesque city builderThe Wandering Village.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft’s flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you may play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
