Highlights
- Space Engineers is joining Xbox Game Pass later today, just one day following its fifth anniversary.
- The indie sandbox is one of the highest-rated space construction games ever made, based on its 91,000-plus "Very Positive" Steam reviews.
- Xbox Game Pass added 14 new titles in February, averaging 0.5 releases per day. 5 more games are already confirmed to be coming to the service in March.
Xbox Game Pass is scheduled to add Space Engineers to its content catalog later today, February 29. This will be the final February addition to the platform and the 14th new title overall to reach Xbox Game Pass during the shortest month of 2024.
Developed by Czech studio Keen Software House, Space Engineers is an ambitious sandbox experience that allows players to build a wide variety of structures, tools, ships, and other vehicles while exploring the final frontier. With over 91,000 "Very Positive" reviews on Steam, this indie title is one of the highest-rated space-themed construction games ever made.
Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Should Keep an Eye on March 5
Next Tuesday, March 5 is shaping up to be a big day for subscribers of Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service across PC and consoles.
Space Engineers Celebrates 5th Anniversary With Xbox Game Pass Debut
A day following its five-year release anniversary, the beloved sandbox game is now set to land on Xbox Game Pass in the coming hours. Space Engineers still hasn't reached Microsoft's subscription library as of this writing, circa 7am ET on February 29, but that's nothing out of the ordinary; although the platform often updates its catalog around midnight, there isn't really a set time for when new titles are added to Xbox Game Pass.
All New Xbox Game Pass Games in February 2024
- Persona 3 Reload - February 2
- Anuchard - February 6
- Train Sim World 4 - February 7
- Madden NFL 24 - February 8
- PC Game Pass and Ultimate tiers only.
- Console and PC only; the Cloud version became available on February 27.
- Resident Evil 3 - February 13
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - February 14
- A Little To The Left - February 15
- PlateUp! - February 15
- Return to Grace - February 20
- Tales of Arise - February 20
- Inkulinati 1.0 - February 22
- Not a new addition per se, but a full-fledged release; it's been in Game Preview since January 2023.
- Bluey: The Videogame - February 22
- Maneater - February 27
- Indivisible - February 28
- Space Engineers - February 29
Space Engineers still hasn't been added to Xbox Game Pass as of 7am ET on February 29, but is scheduled to reach the service by the end of the day.
The impending arrival of Space Engineers will round out an incredibly strong month for Xbox Game Pass. Although Microsoft's subscribers have long been used to enjoying a fairly steady influx of releases, the company has managed to shift into an even higher gear since the turn of February, averaging 0.5 new Xbox Game Pass releases per day. Apart from Space Engineers and 13 other titles that reached the service over the past four weeks, February also saw turn-based strategy Inkulinati leave Microsoft's Game Preview program and get treated to a full-fledged launch.
Looking at the immediate future, the next confirmed XGP addition is scheduled for March 5, when Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun will be added to the platform's ever-growing content library. Four more Xbox Game Pass releases have been announced for March 2024, including Diablo 4. The popular ARPG will be the first Activision Blizzard title to reach the service since Microsoft acquired the company to the tune of $68.7 billion back in October.
The list of upcoming March additions to Xbox Game Pass also includes MLB The Show 24, the next installment in the well-known series of baseball sims. Despite being developed by PlayStation-owned San Diego Studio, MLB The Show 24 will be a day-one release on Xbox Game Pass, which was also true for its three immediate predecessors.
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 can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.