Atlas Fallen (Available on Game Pass)
Atlas Fallen is close to being damned good. It is let down by a lack of variety in enemy encounters, poor side quests, and dreadful writing. Still, the combat quickly becomes damned fun and with the option of co-op, it’s well worth checking out if you want some God of Crackdown-style action platforming adventures.
MechWarrior 5: Clans (Available on Game Pass)
If you’re an existing BattleTech or MechWarrior fan, I think you’ll adore this latest entry in the franchise. If your preference is centred around the more simulator-like aspects of the series, that adoration will be mostly reserved for MechWarrior 5: Clans excellent narrative.
Either way, the game delivers a full 5 player co-op experience, so there’s more than enough bang for your buck with this one.
And that’s our list! That’s a total of 37 titles, all playable in co-op, with most of them available as part of your Game Pass subscription. But as this is an Xbox focused list, let’s sneak in just one more…
Towerborne (Early Access, coming Game Pass in 2025)
Now there’s a slight caveat – Towerborne isn’t available on Xbox until early 2025, and while it’ll be on Game Preview via Game Pass – it’s not there yet.
In the world of Towerborne, you play as an ‘Ace’, tasked with protecting the last remnants of humanity following the destruction of the City of Numbers. You and up to 4 friends can help protect civilisation in this frenetic side-scrolling brawler.
What we said in our review: Towerborne is slick, chaotic, gorgeous and above all – fun. I have high hopes that with an eager community and the team at Stoic at the helm, listening and reacting, and above all working with that community, Towerborne can grow – from a unique and interesting game into something genre-defining, and proving perhaps, that new live-service games can succeed, even now.
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