Xbox Game Pass February 2025 – Wave 1 announced

Ultimate: 7 games going and 3 coming

So really two new games. Avowed and Kindom Two Crowns with A owed being the only addition for PC.

Can anyone share their thoughts on Another Crab's Treasure and its difficulty ? Thanks in advance

Myopath said:Yeah they really have been milking it for months now. So little & make it seem like theres many additions. I guess it wasnt going to be perfect forever.

Interested to try Avowed.

Nothing for me outside maybe "Avowed" a couple years from now. I’ll take it with the "BG3" + "Stardew" wombo combo I inted to put myself through in like a month.

Kingdom Two Crowns was already a part of Games With Gold back in 2019-2020, so, technically, it means only 1 new game (I don't count Avowed as it's well-known for all + not available for my region)

Myopath said:Yeah this new graphic is quite annoying to be honest.

For a second I thought why is Starfield on here then I remembered it's for standard users.

Avowed, by itself, would have made February a great month.

Just Avowed and Madden for me. Think is the first time in a while I haven't bought Madden at launch.

looks awfully mid for the first 18 days into a month... 3 games. At least Avowed looks good

LSF Overdrive said:In terms of difficulty - you can literally turn on one hit kills so it’s ridiculously easy or turn off everything and will make Elden Ring look easy. Most people go for somewhere in the middle I guess. Quite enjoyed it as a game, obviously it’s not as polished as a AAA game but very impressive for the budget. Some very annoying platform bits as the main negative

Good job Microsoft two really new games coming first half. Making the worst deal in gaming a reality. 2025 has been worse the worse year yet for Gamepass and we are not even fully into the 2nd month yet.

Very telling that they are giving PC subscribers Avowed, but not console subscribers... Especially combined with other recent press releases.

LSF Overdrive said:It had no right being as good as it is, as is usual for soulslikes can be pretty frustratung but like the previous reply said yoy can make it as easy or hard as you want, qlso a suprisingly good story with a sort of deep message throughout it, its definitely making me wish we had more creative soulslikes similar to it.

Mr Peanutbubber said:I can't do the whole level up your avatar achievements any more in Madden. I did them all 2 years ago, last year I think I only did one. Was going to do 2 of them but there is simply way too much boring grind there. This year I'm skipping the whole game.

romo7816 said:I wouldnt call 2025 a bad year. Ninja Gaiden really sealed it for me as well as other games that came at the second half of last month.

I am so HYPED for Avowed. Reviews so far look great.

LSF Overdrive said:Its easier than a From Soft souls game. Plus it has an assist system that does not void achievements. You can modify a lot to find the sweet spot for difficulty One of the modifiers gives you a gun that one hit kills everything. So if you are stuck, you can just use that, or use it to quickly farm XP. Once done, turn off the assist and go back to playing.

I enjoyed the game. It was a less hardcore soulslike. It had a cute story that worked on a few levels. Not ground breaking but a welcome change from most souls game. Combat was fun but a bit simplified in terms of builds. It was also a good length, shorter than a souls game but not too short. If you like Souls games or are curious and want a less overwhelming entry, its worth a shot.