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Xbox Game Passmembers can playKona 2: Brumeas part of their subscription starting today, May 7. The moody adventure game is the second title to reachXbox Game Passsince the turn of the month.
Developed by Canadian studio Parabole,Kona 2: Brumeis an adventure game set in the ’70s Québec. It is somewhat reminiscent ofStephen King’sThe Mist, tasking players with getting to the bottom of a mystery surrounding a mist that has enveloped a mining village in Northern Québec.
About a week ahead of its seven-month release anniversary,Kona 2: Brumehas reached Microsoft’s popular gaming subscription service. As is the case with the vast majority of Xbox Game Pass titles, this particular arrival is available to both PC and Xbox console users. Its addition to Microsoft’s ever-growing on-demand game library has been communicated a week in advance, as part of theXbox Game Pass May 2024 Wave 1 lineup announcement.
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Returning title that was last available in January 2020
Day-one release
Between its Metacritic Metascore of 79 and “Mostly Positive” Steam user reviews, this release appears poised to expand the selection ofhigh-quality story-driven games on Xbox Game Pass.Kona 2: Brumemay also appeal to achievement hunters, not least because it offers 39 trophies worth 1,000 Gamerscore points in total. According to crowdsourced data compiled by HowLongToBeat.com, nabbing all of the game’s achievements is a 13-hour affair.
Much like its name suggests,Kona 2: Brumeis a sequel, which continues the story of Parabole’s 2017 adventure gameKona. Its predecessor already had a year-long stint on Microsoft’s subscription service ending March 2021,only to return to Xbox Game Pass back in April 2024. Playing the first entry in the series, which takes around six hours to beat, is highly recommend before delving intoKona 2: Brume.
This release is just the start of the Xbox Game Pass catalog additions for May 2024, with Microsoft previously confirming four more titles that are set to reach its on-demand game library over the course of this month. The first of those is Double Dagger Studio’sLittle Kitty, Big City, an open-world action adventure scheduled to reach Xbox Game Pass as a day-one release on May 9. The critically acclaimed adventure gameBrothers: A Tale of Two Sonswill be hot on its heels five days later, followed bySenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2andHauntii, which are set to hit Xbox Game Pass on the 21st and 23rd of May, respectively.
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