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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: You Can Play Little Kitty, Big City and More Now

Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play as a mischievous cat or Lara Croft, Tomb Raider now.

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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games that you can play on your Xbox Series X, Series S, Xbox One and PC for $17 a month. A subscription gets you access to a large library of games with new titles added every month (like Diablo 4) plus other benefits, like online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.

Microsoft brought Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and other titles to Game Pass Ultimate in April, and the company added these games to the service in May.

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Little Kitty, Big City

All you really need to know about this game is you play as a cat exploring the city and making friends. Oh, and you can wear hats! A bunny ear hat, an apple hat, a frog hat, just all manner of cute hats. The trailer says you have to find your way back home, but there are a lot of pots on walls that you can tip over. So sure, you can go home, but again, there are lots of pots on walls to tip over. I know what I'll be doing. 

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Microsoft has brought Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition back to Game Pass Ultimate more than a decade after it was released. You control Lara Croft as she embarks on her first expedition to find the lost kingdom of Yamatai when she gets trapped on a dangerous island in the Pacific Ocean. Explore your environment, solve puzzles and scavenge resources to survive and uncover the island's secrets.

Kona 2: Brume

Welcome back to the mysterious Great White North. This sequel continues the story of Kona and drops you back into the shoes of an investigator sent to a rural mining town in Canada. Get ready to trek through a snowy landscape, where you're not quite alone, as you try to uncover the truth of a mist that has enveloped the region. You can also play the original Kona on Game Pass Ultimate now if you want to experience both bone-chilling titles.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

The original award-winning title returns to Game Pass Ultimate about four years after it was removed from the service. You control two brothers -- one with each thumbstick -- as they embark on a journey in order to save their father from death. The brothers will work together to solve puzzles, fight enemies and overcome obstacles in this highly acclaimed fairy-tale adventure. 

Leaving Game Pass in May

While Microsoft added the above games to Game Pass Ultimate, it also removed eight titles. So, if you have any side quests left to finish you'll having to buy these games separately.

For more on Xbox, here's what Diablo 4 on Game Pass likely means for the service, other titles available on Game Pass Ultimate now and everything to know about the gaming service.

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