Summary
- Mark August 27 for the new co-op game Core Keeper on Xbox Game Pass.
- Core Keeper is a "mini sandbox adventure" that offers online co-op for up to 8 players.
- Creatures of Ava and SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato are also confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in August, with more rumored.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers needing a new co-op game to play should circle August 27 on their calendars, as that's the day Core Keeper will join the service. At the time of this writing, the Xbox Game Pass August 2024 lineup is looking rather bare, but things are finally starting to fill out.
Besides Core Keeper, there are two other games confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in August 2024 at the time of this writing. One of the new Xbox Game Pass games for August 2024 is Creatures of Ava, a game about rescuing unique creatures on an alien planet suffering from a mysterious plague. Creatures of Ava will be available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers beginning August 7. The other new game confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in August 2024 is SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato, a narrative-driven adventure game with a unique art style that definitely looks like it has a lot of potential.
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Core Keeper marks the third game officially confirmed for the Xbox Game Pass August 2024 lineup. For those unfamiliar with the game, Core Keeper was first released in Steam early access back in 2022. During its time on Steam, Core Keeper has been popular enough to earn a "Very Positive" overall rating. Described as a "mining sandbox adventure," Core Keeper will likely appeal to fans of games like Minecraft and Stardew Valley when it joins Xbox Game Pass on August 27.
New Xbox Game Pass Games for August 2024
- Creatures of Ava - August 7
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy - August 8 (RUMORED)
- Core Keeper - August 27
- SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato - TBA
As far as its co-op support goes, Core Keeper supports up to eight players in online co-op. Core Keeper co-op lets players experience the entire game together, which means mining, crafting, farming, and fighting huge bosses. Core Keeper players even have the option of raising pets. Of course, all of this is available to those who would rather play solo as well, but regardless, Core Keeper seems like it's stuffed with content, and it should be a notable day-one Xbox Game Pass addition in August 2024.
To date, Core Keeper, Creatures of Ava, and SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato are the only games that have been officially confirmed as day one Xbox Game Pass titles for August 2024. However, a reliable leaker, eXtas1s, has claimed that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is coming to Xbox Game Pass on August 8. The same leaker previously leaked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Xbox Game Pass arrival date, and so while leaked info should always be taken with a grain of salt, there is reason to believe that Crash will indeed hit Game Pass on August 8.
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