Microsoft has unveiled the latest batch of titles to be made available as part of its Xbox Game Pass subscription – most of which, including Observer and Outlast, are of a suitably spooky hue for this most malevolent of seasons.
Game Pass subscribers, will for instance, be able to explore the mouldering corridors of a once-lavish apartment block in Layers of Fear developer Blooper Team’s dazzling sci-fi horror Observer. Here, players take on the role of Daniel Lazarski (voiced by Rutger Hauer) – an Observer detective, capable of entering other people’s memories – as he investigates a message from his estranged son.
The slow, creeping dread as the deteriorating building reveals its secrets is wonderfully orchestrated, but the real stand-out moments come when players are plunged into the disorientating, visually striking memories of witnesses and suspects. It’s good stuff!
Source: Eurogamer Xbox's spooky new Game Pass offerings include Observer and Outlast