Highlights
- Evil West has joined the Xbox Game Pass library.
- Some fans have labeled the paranormal western shooter as one of 2022's most underrated games, not least because of its widely praised co-op mode.
- Evil West is the 37th title to reach Xbox Game Pass in 2024.
Xbox Game Pass members can play Evil West with their subscriptions starting today. Developed by Polish studio Flying Wild Hog, the action-packed third-person shooter is the tenth title to reach Xbox Game Pass in March 2024.
Originally unveiled in 2020, Evil West turned quite a lot of heads due to its Darkwatch vibes. The promise of a paranormal western adventure seemed eerily reminiscent of the forgotten 2005 FPS, and the game very much ended up delivering on that front. Pre-release buzz aside, Evil West kind of came and went in November 2022, failing to make a significant mark on the market in spite of solid reviews. This later made some fans of the genre label it as one of the most underrated games of the year.
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Anyone who missed this 2022 title can now experience it via Xbox Game Pass, which added Evil West on March 21. The XGP version of the paranormal western shooter is available on both PC and consoles, and comes with 29 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore points in total. Evil West isn't a particularly long game, with a typical story run being estimated to only take around ten hours. But aficionados of third-person shooters might end up getting more out of it if they are partial to multiplayer, as the game's entire campaign is also playable in co-op.
All New Xbox Game Pass Games in March 2024
- Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - March 5
- PAW Patrol World - March 7
- NBA 2K24 - March 11
- Cloud and console only
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated - March 12
- Control: Ultimate Edition - March 13
- No More Heroes 3 - March 14
- Lightyear Frontier - March 19
- Game Preview
- Day-one release
- MLB The Show 24 - March 19
- Cloud and console only
- Day-one release
- The Quarry - March 20
- Cloud and console only
- Evil West - March 21
- Terra Invicta - March 26
- PC only
- Game Preview
- Diablo 4 - March 28
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged - March 28
- Open Roads - March 28
- Day-one release
The cooperative mode has received widespread praise from the fandom, and is one of the game's most frequently mentioned qualities in its Steam user reviews. Speaking of which, the shooter currently has nearly 6,000 user ratings on Valve's storefront, whose overall number of recommendations puts them above the "Mostly Positive" threshold. While many reviewers have also praised Evil West for its multiplayer component, some have criticized the fact that only the host is able to progress through the story in co-op, while their partner is just there for the ride.
Evil West is the 37th game to reach Microsoft's subscription service since the turn of the year. Four more titles are planned to be added to Xbox Game Pass in March 2024, starting with the sci-fi grand strategy Terra Invicta on March 26. The other three are all set to debut on March 28, which is when Microsoft's content catalog will expand to include Open Roads, Diablo 4, and Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged. Open Roads will also be the third day-one title to reach Xbox Game Pass in March 2024.
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