Desperados 3

THQ Nordic’s Desperados 3 is a unique game in the fact that it uses its popular Wild West themes to create a compelling stealth experience. As one of five playable characters, Desperados 3 offers a wide variety of weapons and skills to conquer the many different combat scenarios it presents players with. It plays primarily like a tactics game, and you can either take your enemies head-on or employ more creative strategies which usually involve stealth. Another important point worth mentioning is that the game is a prequel to Desperados 2 and as such fans would, of course, have to know the basic plot before jumping into the game.

Among the many announcements at Inside Xbox was that Warhorse Studios’ Kingdom Come: Deliverance would be joining the Xbox Game Pass roster this month. It’s out on August 22nd but that’s not all. Capcom’s Devil May Cry 5 and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition are also available on the service as of yesterday.

Aside from previously announced games like The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep – Director’s Cut (August 27th) and Blair Witch (August 30th, with a new trailer revealed recently), we also have Stellaris: Console Edition. The space grand strategy title is also available today and will arrive for Game Pass on PC soon. Then there’s Ape Out, the puzzle brawler from Gabe Cuzzillo which sees players rampaging through environments as a giant ape.

If that wasn’t enough, players can expect Motion Twin’s critically acclaimed Dead Cells to release by September 5th for Game Pass. So far, a very solid line-up of titles coming to the service in the next few weeks. This, of course, doesn’t include the release of Gears 5, launching for Xbox Game Pass and worldwide on September 10th for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC.

We've received a lot of questions regarding Devil May Cry 5 in the last few weeks. the answer is yes + Stellaris: Console Edition + Age of Empires: DE pic.twitter.com/3CzeiQg97B

— Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) August 19, 2019

Devolver Digital’s Ape Out released recently and offered the kind of satisfying mayhem that only an ape escaping from imprisonment and murdering dozens of guards could. However, more than the action, it’s the music in the game which is getting a lot of attention. The percussion-heavy soundtrack reacts to the player’s actions quite well. Almost a little too well at times.

Thus did the publisher release a new trailer, which discusses the game’s “reactive music system”. Think of a simulated drummer behind the scenes who’s responding to your actions, speeding up and slowing down depending on the tempo of the action. With thousands of samples to draw from and unique sounds for each area, Ape Out promises a unique experience in each playthrough.

Though it could be viewed as a Hotline Miami clone, Ape Out still offers a compelling and stress-relieving gameplay loop. There’s just something so satisfying about shoving a guard into a wall and watching him splatter. Plus it looks so incredibly stylish. Ape Out is out now for PC and Nintendo Switch.