Although it’s four months after Christmas, Xbox Game Pass is the gift that keeps on giving. Anyone who was gifted a Game Pass subscription has gotten a ton of games this year, with Xbox Game Pass’ April selection being up there with the best as well. The thing is, April isn’t over, and Xbox Game Pass will reveal more games that will release by the end of the month soon.
For now, though, April 12 is a big day for Game Pass subscribers on PC. Life is Strange: True Colors will be available for consoles, cloud, and PC, while Panzer Corps 2 and The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk will join the PC side. Each of these games puts one of gaming’s most important elements forward—choices—although they each approach it differently.
April 12 PC Game Pass List
Life is Strange: True Colors pushes choices to the forefront, as all Life is Strange titles do. Players will have to solve the mystery of who killed their brother, while managing their ability to sense, feel, and sometimes absorb another’s emotions. It’s obviously not heavily logical, though players can do it that way, but it is important to understand the weight behind each of the emotional choices in Life is Strange: True Colors.
Meanwhile, Panzer Corps 2 is a strategy game—where logical choices are paramount. Players make a General and find themselves commanding battles in World War 2. With turn-based gameplay, players must coordinate and make deliberate decisions based on everything from positioning and combat to weather and equipment. Not to mention, players can choose from 1000 different units, choose how to play (campaign, online, scenario editor), and far more.
Branching away from emotional, storytelling choices and hardcore, strategic ones is The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, a tactical RPG where players have to lead a team through this fantasy universe. With seven classes to choose from, players must coordinate skill trees, abilities, equipment, and companions to tackle turn-based battles, an adaptive difficulty system, enemies requiring different tactics, and dungeons where one wrong choice can make everything go awry.
Again, choices are such an important element of video games no matter what shape or form they take. It seems that PC Game Pass subscribers will have plenty of choices ahead of them on April 12, beginning with which one to play first.
Game Pass subscribers get a handful of free games every month.