Xbox Game Pass brings back shark action-RPG with Maneater today

In an Uno reverse move, Xbox Game Pass adds back Maneater today, after having taken the shark-filled action-RPG out of the service last year.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 27 Feb 2024

If you didn't get the chance to finish up with the Maneater achievements last time it was in the service, you're in luck, as Xbox Game Pass adds back Maneater today! That big ol' list of upcoming Game Pass games continues churning out new additions to the service, and Madden NFL 24 becomes available to play with Xbox Cloud Gaming today too.

Maneater left Game Pass last June, so it's had a relatively long holiday from the service. It's got an estimated completion time of around 10 to 12 hours, so if you're determined to finish up with this one before it leaves the service again, you've got plenty of time to do so. Madden NFL 24, meanwhile, is already available with Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play, but is also available with Xbox Cloud Gaming today.

Maneater re-joins Xbox Game Pass today

Maneater's premise is simple: you start out as a (relatively tiddly) shark and have to get as big as you can by eating everything you can, all to avenge yourself on the fisherman that wronged you. It came out in 2020 but has since had its Xbox Series X|S upgrade and a ray tracing update, so all that shark action will be as glisteningly gory as you might expect.

Madden NFL 24 became available with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play earlier in February. Only 15 of the gamers here on TrueAchievements have finished up with the Madden NFL 24 achievements, while only 13 have finished the Xbox One version, and the rating for both is pretty low. Maneater, meanwhile, tends to swim in and out of Game Pass, and it's unlikely either game will make its way onto our list of the best Xbox Game Pass games if one's liable to disappear again while the other isn't too popular.

Written by Heidi Nicholas

Heidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.