Summary

  • Magical Delicacy's high review scores make it one of the top-rated new releases on Xbox Game Pass in 2024.
  • Xbox Game Pass offers a variety of quality games each month, with some exceeding expectations.
  • Subscribers can try out games like Magical Delicacy and make their own judgments.

The newly added Xbox Game Pass game Magical Delicacy is earning rave reviews from critics, making it one of the highest-rated new game releases of 2024. New games are added to Xbox Game Pass every single month, though their quality can vary dramatically. There are times when new Xbox Game Pass games fail to meet expectations, and there are also times when games added to the subscription service turn out to be some of the higher-rated games in their release year.

There have been multiple highly-rated new games added to Xbox Game Pass in 2024 so far, with the highest-rated so far being Persona 3 Reload and its 88 overall rating. Other highly-rated Xbox Game Pass games of 2024 include Botany Manor and its 83 rating, and Go Mecha Ball and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, which both have an 81 rating. The newly-added Magical Delicacy is currently ahead of all those games, and stands as the second highest-rated new Xbox Game Pass game of 2024 to date.

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Magical Delicacy was added to Xbox Game Pass on June 16, and since then, 10 critic reviews have been published for the game. According to review aggregate site OpenCritic, Magical Delicacy has an 84 overall rating based on the reviews counted so far. As more Magical Delicacy reviews are published, there is a chance that the game's score could fluctuate, so Game Pass subscribers should keep that in mind.

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Of course, the beauty of Xbox Game Pass is that subscribers don't have to go by critic reviews. They are free to try the games out and come to a determination for themselves. For those who may be interested in trying Magical Delicacy after seeing its high review scores, the game combines Metroidvania features with cooking game elements, which is a unique combination and one that it seems to nail, if the reviews are any indication.

  • Persona 3 Reload - 88
  • Magical Delicacy - 84
  • Botany Manor - 83
  • Go Mecha Ball - 81
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - 81

Besides Magical Delicacy, there are a few other new Xbox Game Pass games for subscribers to try. Flock was added to Game Pass the same day as Magical Delicacy, while Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn and Dungeons of Hinterberg are coming on July 18. Capcom's Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is coming to Xbox Game Pass on July 19, and it has also earned mostly positive reviews from critics with an 81 overall rating.

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