Soon you’ll be running a business (where your best employee is apparently a chicken?) or fighting to stay awake while REM rams (creepy sheep-men) attempt to lull you to sleep. It’s nearly impossible to go from point A to point B without getting sidetracked by side missions, minigames, or random snippets of conversation. That, technically, is what the game is about, but you might forget that after you stumble onto the sheer amount of stuff there is to do in Like a Dragon. He then sets out on a mission to figure out what happened. It’s all about Ichiban Kasuga, who’s just been released from an 18-year stint in prison (for a crime he didn’t commit) only to realize his clan is gone, and he’s been betrayed by his idol. If you ever wondered how much random ridiculousness you could fit in a game, Yakuza: Like a Dragon has the answer, and it’s fantastic. It’s a real Xbox Game Pass gem, and more than deserves its spot on this list. Tunic brings back all that sense of a childhood adventure, while also pelting you with challenges that’ll test you whatever your age is. Tunic creator Andrew Shouldice told us how important that mystery is to the game, likening its mischievous mystery to sneaking into an older sibling’s room and loading into somebody else’s saved game.

Two of its greatest strengths are its gorgeous visuals, and the use of a mysterious language, coupled with the fact that you can discover scattered pages of the game’s instruction manual. Tunic is absolutely packed with hidden pathways, mysterious items, and secret shortcuts - as well as more than its own fair share of challenging bosses.

Tunic doesn’t bother with a more traditional type of tutorial, but simply unleashes you into that world to fare as you will. We play as a small fox in a big land full of secrets and mystery. Action-adventure game Tunic was a breath of fresh air when it launched into Xbox Game Pass.

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