INDIES
XBOX GAMES WITH GOLD PREDICTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2018
A couple of indies usually make it onto Games with Gold as well, and our first guess for an inclusion is Thomas Was Alone from developer Mike Bithell. In Thomas Was Alone, you control some simplistic rectangles that are supposed to represent AI entities trying to get to certain areas on each level. It was very well-received for its creative use of narration, and originally released on the Xbox platform in November 2014.
Thomas Was Alone is a likely pick due to both its popularity back in 2014 and the long stretch on time since then. As well, the game is included in Xbox’s Instant Indie Collection: Vol. 1 bundle, wherein another title The Swapper is currently free with a Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft obviously acknowledges this as a noteworthy indie, and therefore would know it would make players happy as an inclusion with Games with Gold.
Another indie that could come in February 2018 is the silly platformer Clustertruck! from tinyBuild that came to Xbox One in 2016. In the game, you jump from truck to truck on super fast highways while trying to avoid whatever obstacles the game wants to throw at you like hammers, lasers, or even flamethrowers. Clustertruck! would be a great inclusion as it’s relatively cheap so it’s not a huge investment from Microsoft to include, but it’s silly and fun enough to please the casual crowd as an inclusion in Games with Gold who might not be as interested in the longer AAA titles like Stick of Truth or Alien: Isolation. Making sure there’s a game for all types of players every month is definitely a thought that Microsoft maintains.
Make sure to check back with Twinfinite in a week or so to see the official release of Games with Gold for February 2018.
