Microsoft has updated its Xbox Game Pass subscription service to add Eastern Exorcist and Ghostlore to the lineup. Xbox Game Pass has been enjoying regular updates throughout the month of May 2023, ensuring subscribers constantly have something new to play.
The month started out with the addition of Redfall on May 2. Redfall earned mostly negative reviews from fans and critics, but then the better-received Ravenlok followed on May 4. Weird West: Definitive Edition joined the Game Pass lineup on May 8, whereas Shadowrun Trilogy hit PC Game Pass on May 9. Day one Game Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 joined Xbox Game Pass on May 11, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers were treated to FIFA 23 on May 16.
Microsoft is keeping the ball rolling with the addition of Eastern Exorcist and Ghostlore today. Eastern Exorcist is a side-scrolling action-RPG with a distinct art style that has earned mostly positive reviews. Ghostlore, meanwhile, is an action-RPG that takes direct inspiration from Blizzard's Diablo franchise. It has been in early access since last year and has enjoyed a mostly positive reception so far with "Very Positive" ratings on Steam. Better yet, Ghostlore has co-op, so Xbox Game Pass subscribers can try it out with their friends.
The addition of Eastern Exorcist and Ghostlore should keep Xbox Game Pass subscribers plenty busy, but there's even more to look forward to next week. Planet of Lana is joining the Xbox Game Pass lineup on May 23, whereas Cassette Beasts, Massive Chalice, and Railway Empire 2 are being added on May 25. Out of those games, Cassette Beasts may very well be the most notable, as it is one of the highest-rated new video game releases of 2023 so far. Those with PC Game Pass or an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription don't have to wait until next week to try Cassette Beasts for themselves.
The last new Xbox Game Pass game for May 2023 will be the long-awaited Xbox port of Chicory: A Colorful Tale, set to join the lineup on May 30. Like Ghostlore, Chicory: A Colorful Tale has a co-op mode, so fans of co-op games should be especially excited about the new Xbox Game Pass games coming in the second half of May 2023.
Of course, there will be even more new Xbox Game Pass games added in June 2023, though they're mostly a mystery at the time of this writing. While Xbox Game Pass subscribers are still waiting to learn about all the new games coming to the service in June 2023, one of the big ones is definitely Amnesia: The Bunker, a new day one horror game expected to join the lineup on June 6.