Including a game that made our Top 10 Games of 2019 list, the excellent and moody sci-fi Observation. Plus, the retro goodness of The Messenger, which plays like a modern 8-bit Ninja Gaidan and a 16-bit Super Metroid - and is funny to boot. Hit the jump to see what's coming over the next couple of days.

Night Call (Console, ID@Xbox) – June 24
As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you’re many things to different people: friend, confidant, counselor, voyeur. You have the keen ability to get people to talk; and that’s exactly what you’ll need to do. In seven nights, a corrupt detective plans to pin a series of murders on you unless you can aid the investigation. Pick up passengers, listen to their stories, and gather clues to solve a mystery in three unique cases.

Observation (Console & PC, ID@Xbox) – June 25
A sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M. Players assume the role of S.A.M. by operating the station’s control systems, cameras, and tools to assist Emma in discovering what is happening to the station, the vanished crew, and S.A.M. himself.

Streets of Rogue (Console, ID@Xbox) – June 25
A rogue-lite about player choice, freedom, and anarchic fun. Taking inspiration from fast-paced top-down rogue-lites, that adds free-form, experimentation-driven, emergent gameplay elements of immersive sims and RPGs. Rather than taking place in a dungeon, the game is set in a functioning, procedurally generated city, where complex AI informs denizens from all walks of life who are going about their daily activities.

The Messenger (Console, ID@Xbox) – June 25
Already available on PC, welcome to Console! As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

And as a nice little bonus Microsoft has put together this video covering some of the cool indies you can play right now on Xbox Game Pass - from the recently released West of Dead (stay tuned for our review) to the locally developed gem Moving Out and the truly massive No Man's Sky.



One of the coolest aspects of Xbox Game Pass is the ability to check out both critically acclaimed titles and those that might not be on your radar. And if you haven't yet played Observation, be sure to make that a priority.