Over the last few years,Xbox Game Passhas seen hundreds of excellent games come to the service, from first-party exclusives to Indie gems and third-party favorites. But while the output over the last few months has stayed the same in terms of quantity, the quality ofXbox Game Pass' recent gameshasn’t been much to write home about. Aside from one or two games every month, likeHi-Fi Rush,Age of Empires 2, and a handful ofPersonas, Xbox Game Pass has had some lackluster offerings in 2023.
But that could all be about to change. As it stands right now, Xbox Game Pass has just three games confirmed for June 2023, with the only big-name title beingAmnesia: The Bunker. But with theXbox June Showcaseright around the corner, it’s likely that Xbox Game Pass has some surprises up its sleeve this coming month, and there are a few upcoming games that could really turn things around for Xbox Game Pass right now.
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Xbox Game Pass New Game for June 2023: We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie
Set to release on June 02, 2025,We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reveriewould be the perfect way to kick off an impressive month for Xbox Game Pass. A remaster of the second game in theKatamariseries, originally aPlayStation 2 exclusive game,We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverienot only includes the entirety of the original game’s content, but also comes with a handful of new missions and challenges, a new playable character, and a plethora of quality of life improvements. Though there’s been no hint thatWe Love Katamari Rerollwill head to Xbox Game Pass, there is hope, with the first remaster,Katamari Damarcy Rerollhaving been on the service before.
Xbox Game Pass New Game for June 2023: Layers of Fear
Another remaster/remake that would be a perfect addition forXbox Game Pass' June 2023 line-up,Layers of Feartakes Bloober Team’s innovative 2016 psychological horror, and gives it a fresh coat of paint. Using Unreal Engine 5,Layers of Fearis set to be the definitive way to play the cult horror series, with the remastered package including the original, its sequel, and all of its DLC. Back in March 2017,Layers of Fearwas one of the free games with Xbox Live Gold,so the remaster coming to Xbox Game Pass would be a fun way to bring the series full circle.
Xbox Game Pass New Game for June 2023: Park Beyond
One of June 2023’s lesser-known releases,Park Beyondis the next tycoon business sim from Limbic Entertainment, the same studio behindTropico 6. Taking heavy inspiration fromPlanet Coaster,Park Beyondseparates itself from the crowd by putting an emphasis on user creation.Park Beyondlets players truly build the theme park of their dreams, letting them create just about any ride or attraction they can think of by combining a variety of different structures to make one bizarre, horrifying creation. WithPlanet CoasterleavingXbox Game Passall the way back in November 2021, the service has been in desperate need of another theme park tycoon sim, andPark Beyondis the obvious choice this June.
Xbox Game Pass New Game for June 2023: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Xbox Game Pass very rarely gets Xbox 360 games anymore, but it should make an exception just this once. InPlayStation’s latest showcase, Konami announced that aMetal Gear Solidremastered collection would be heading to modern consoles in the Autumn of this year. But Xbox could beat it to the punch by bringing back the 2011Metal Gear Solid HD Collectionfor Xbox Game Pass.
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