Hardspace: Shipbreaker, a new simulation/survival game from developer Blackbird Interactive and Focus Entertainment, has been raking in favorable reviews since it left early access this week, but is it coming to Xbox Game Pass? Screen Rant Hardspace a “solid space salvage sim,“ giving praise to its satisfying progression and customization systems. With so many great reviews and a visibly intriguing premise, it’s a tempting package, but not everyone is willing to take a chance on a new game. But that’s a much easier choice to make if the title is on Game Pass.
Hardspace: Shipbreaker has a setup that’s enough to grab the attention of any science-fiction fan. It’s set years in the future, and humanity has been elevated to a space-faring race. As humankind ascends to the stars, however, life on Earth has slowly become more intolerable and less sustainable, with many desperate for money. In search of honest work, countless humans enlist in the employ of mega-corporation Lynx Salvage, breaking down decrepit ships for valuable materials.
It looks like Hardspace: Shipbreaker is part of gaming’s next open-world pursuit: space. It joins other upcoming galactic games like Starfield endeavoring to enter the final frontier. Starfield is confirmed to be on Game Pass when it releases, and there’s a good chance that other space-bound titles will end up on Xbox’s wildly popular on-demand games platform as well. With that said, there may be some confusion about Hardspace: Shipbreaker‘s arrival to Game Pass, as it’s not part of Xbox’s growing family of exclusive titles.
For now, Hardspace Shipbreaker is a PC exclusive, so console players will have to sit the experience out for now. However, PC players with a Game Pass subscription will be happy to learn that Hardspace: Shipbreaker has been made available on Xbox Game Pass PC. Xbox and Focus Entertainment clearly weren’t interested in wasting any time, either, as the game was placed on the service on May 24, the same day it left early access. As such, Hardspace joins games like Trek to Yomi as a Game Pass May launch title.
This month has been a solid one for those subscribed to Microsoft’s on-demand service. Contemporary indies with plenty of buzz like Little Witch In the Woods was just added to Game Pass, alongside big-budget action titles like Sniper Elite 5. Other simulation games such as Farming Simulator 2022 have joined the May lineup as well, making the selection even more robust and impressive. Hardspace: Shipbreaker‘s thoughtful, first-person gameplay is perfect for PC gaming, so those with the right hardware and tastes might want to give the title a try on Game Pass.
