[SUBS, PC, XB1, XSX] Somerville, NORCO - Added to Game Pass @ Xbox.com

Somerville (Cloud, Console and PC on Nov 15th 2022) and NORCO (Cloud and Console on Nov 17th; PC since March 2022) have recently been added to Game Pass for active subscribers:

• Somerville standalone purchase price on Xbox.com / Microsoft Store is A$41.45. Full price on Steam is A$36.50.
• NORCO standalone purchase price on Xbox.com / Microsoft Store is A$22.45. Full price on Steam is A$21.50.

Somerville - Release Trailer video & Game Description

In the wake of catastrophe you must find the means to make your family whole again. Somerville is a Sci-Fi adventure grounded in the intimate repercussions of large scale conflict.

You embark on a journey to find the whereabouts of your family in the wake of an alien invasion.

Live through the personal struggles of a young family separated in the final moments of a global conflict against a hostile alien civilisation. Discover first hand the full impact on others of this catastrophic event.

Explore the devastation left behind by the invading alien force and those who resisted, learning more about their motives and methods the further you journey.

• Solve the puzzles of an altered landscape drenched in alien sediment
• Flee, hide from or negotiate dangerous encounters
• Observe and learn form every alien entity
• Dig deep and find your way to multiple endings, their meaning and significance

NORCO - Official Xbox Release Trailer video & Game Description

NORCO is a text-based point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Your brother Blake has gone missing in the aftermath of your mother's death. In the hopes of finding him, you must follow a fugitive security android through the refineries, strip malls, and drainage ditches of suburban New Orleans.

Immerse yourself in a surreal and uncanny South Louisiana:

NORCO’s painterly and cinematic pixel art draws the player into its quotidian sci-fi world of disappearing swamplands, labyrinthine oil refineries, and other landscapes inspired by the titular town of Norco, Louisiana and other parts of Greater New Orleans. Sink into the rich field recordings and sound design by fmAura and a driving, post-industrial electronic score from Gewgawly I.

Unravel a mystery in a world haunted by the past and threatened by the future:

What starts as a straightforward search for your missing brother quickly spirals into a multigenerational mystery. The lines between salvation, memory, technology, and nature bleed together into a uniquely compelling, contemplative narrative rooted in Southern literature, pulp fiction, and point & click adventure games both classic and contemporary.

Explore alongside sharply drawn characters with deep roots, rich backstories, and complex motives:

A chaotic bayou pirate, bar-stool private detective, escaped security android, and your stuffed childhood monkey will all offer assistance in an eroding and uncertain world. Solve puzzles, fight your way past corporate security goons, and infiltrate an influencer cult squatting an abandoned mall on the outskirts of New Orleans."