Welcome to the PC Game Pass Suggestions series. Every two weeks, we look through the huge Game Pass library to find the most interesting hidden gems and big new games that are truly worth your time.
If you are new here, what is Game Pass? Think of it as “Netflix for video games.” It is a service that gives you unlimited access to hundreds of great games for one monthly fee. It’s a great way to try new types of games and find unexpected favorites without spending extra money.
Hades II: The Heavy Burden of Family
You play as Melinoë, the Princess of the Underworld and sister to Zagreus (Remember him, the dude from the first game?). Chronos, the Titan of Time, escaped his prison and captured Melinoë’s family. Your goal is to have her fight her way into the Underworld and up to the surface. Will you be able to save her family? We don’t know. What we do know is you will have hell-of-a-time trying.
Hades II, much like it’s predecesor, is a fast, challenging action game where you explore dungeons. You dash from room to room. You deal with enemies by using an arsenal of weapons while also using magic to launch huge, charged attacks. Along the way, you collect powers from the Greek gods to create wild combat combos. Between your fights, you spend collected items to brew permanent upgrades. You do this to make the dying as less frequent as possible. The more you play, the stronger and smarter you become. You learn enemies paterns and you adjust your strategies properly. It’s a grind for sure, but it’s a grind worth doing.
The game looks beautiful. It mixes hand-painted Greek mythology backgrounds with dark witchcraft themes. The sound is just as good and it features amazing music and wonderful voice acting. There’s always some pleasant surprise to discover between the runs. Hades II is everything the first game was, and more.
Vampire Crawlers: The Thrill of Breaking the Rules
If you haven’t been living under a rock, then you’ve heard of Vampire Survivors, the game that launched a thousand clones. This new title from the same devs drops the familiar heroes into a dark, multi-floor dungeon. It keeps the original spooky feel but motivates you to push deeper into the dark to collect weird treasures. Yup, you need that power—otherwise, you won’t survive the endless onslaught of monsters for long.
Also, this is a very fast card game. You don’t shoot here automatically. Nope. You use cards to play slowly and carefully, or to rush through your turns at top speed. Whatever you decide, triggering huge attacks that clear the whole screen is immensely satisfying.
It perfectly captures the classic, pixel-art look, sound and design of the original game, so if you were a fan of that game you’ll feel right at home here.
Kiln: The Joy of Making and Breaking
Kiln lets you play as a competitive little spirit in a bright world made entirely of clay. Your spirit lives inside clay pots, vases, and jugs. But just existing isn’t enough. So you try to make something beautiful with your friends. What’s better than that you ask? Well, you can then immediately take it into an arena to smash it to pieces.
As an online multiplayer fighting game, Kiln is split into two parts. As we’ve said above, first you sit at a realistic pottery wheel and you shape and paint your own clay pot. It matters whether you make it tall, wide, or tiny. Those parameters change your health, speed, and attacks. Once your pot is baked and ready, you enter team arenas to fight. The goal here usually is to break enemy pots, collect the water they drop, and put out the other team’s fire to win. The digital clay actually seems heavy and wet on the wheel. It’s a fun game and you’ll be missing out if you don’t check it out with your friends.
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