The Second Wave of Game Pass Games for April Is Here - Another Crab's Treasure, Have a Nice Death, Orcs Must Die 3, and More

The third Tuesday of the month is here, meaning more titles to Game Pass! 6 games are coming to the service, most of them indie and a good chunk of them as Day 1 titles. Additionally, Core subscribers are getting 3 extra games to play with. Let's get into it!

Quotes (in italic) taken from the article linked above. Pay attention to the platforms for each game (Cloud, Console, and PC), as some titles won't be available for all of them. Some of the games in the above article may have been covered in the previous wave. Games that are part of EA Play are only available to PC and Ultimate subscribers. Games marked as Game Preview are still in active development and this isn't the final version.

Orcs Must Die! 3

Cloud, Console, and PC – April 17

Orcs Must Die! 3 ushers orc-slaying mayhem to a previously unimaginable scale. Solo, or 2-player co-op, arm yourself with a massive arsenal of traps and weapons. Slice, burn, toss, and zap hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning tower defense series.

EA Sports NHL 24

Console – April 18 via EA Play on Game Pass Ultimate

Just in time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL 24 is coming to Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play! Members can experience authentic on-ice action and give their Ultimate Team a boost with the EA Play Mega Players Pack until May 9, containing 30 items, all Gold Players, with at least five 80+ OVR Players for Ultimate Team mode in the game.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Cloud, Console, and PC – April 23 as a Day 1 title

Gather your allies for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, the grand JRPG adventure. Assemble your 6-party team from a cast of over a hundred heroes and shape your destiny in this lush, hand-crafted 2.5D world brimming with war, intrigue, and magic. Manage your town of vibrant characters, play delightful mini-games, and prepare for an unforgettable narrative of boundless charm.

Another Crab’s Treasure

Cloud, Console, and PC – April 25 as a Day 1 title

A soulslike adventure set in a crumbling underwater world. As Kril the hermit crab, you’ll need to wear the trash around you as shells to withstand attacks from enemies many times your size. Embark on an epic treasure hunt to buy back your repossessed shell and discover the dark secrets behind the polluted ocean.

Manor Lords

PC – Game Preview, April 26 as a Day 1 title

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord — the seasons pass, the weather changes and cities rise and fall.

Have A Nice Death

Cloud, Console, and PC – April 30

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord — the seasons pass, the weather changes and cities rise and fall.

Game Pass Core

You can read more about it in our dedicated article, but Game Pass Core is basically the replacement for Xbox Live. It's necessary for online multiplayer (in premium games), and gives you access to a set catalogue of games that seem to also be available for the other subscription tiers. This latest wave adds three new games to Core.

For Game Pass Core members, there are three more games coming to the library on April 23! Become a badass space Dwarf in Deep Rock Galactic, dance the slow-motion ballet of destruction in Superhot: Mind Control Delete, and face total demolition derby madness in Wreckfest.

DLC / Game Updates

• Ark: Survival Ascended - Scorched Earth, Available now
  • Saddle up and stake your claim on the Scorched Earth! Build new Western-style structures like your own rootin’ tootin’ saloon, then tickle the ivories on your own piano for an authentic frontier experience. Hunt for buried treasure with your trusty shovel, tame hardy new creatures to pull your configurable wagon and even hop aboard your own chugging steam train to explore those harsh badlands!
• Conan Exiles: Age of War - Chapter 4, Available now
  • In the new Sacred Hunt, embark on a quest to fell the champions of Jhebbal Sag, Lord of Beasts. Discover a new hub area and uncover a new mystery. Unleash brutality with fatalities. Daze enemies by bringing their health low and then finish them off with a range of savagely animated finishing moves, depending on the weapon you have equipped. If there is glory in gore, you will find it.
• Grounded - Fully Yoked Edition, Available now
  • The ultimate Grounded experience is now bulging with new content that’s sure to get you pumped! Experience new ant queens, new game + mode and an exciting array of new gear. Are you ready to get Fully Yoked?

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks

• Fallout 76 - Vault 33 Survivor Kit, Available now
  • Vault-Tec is happy to offer Vault Dwellers a handy bundle of Wasteland survival and a sturdy Vault 33 Backpack to use in this vast open-world multiplayer entry in the Fallout universe.
• The Elder Scrolls Online - 10th Anniversary Pack #1, Available now
  • Celebrate 10 years of The Elder Scrolls Online with a Perks bundle that includes three Grand Gold Coast Experience Scrolls and 500 Seals of Endeavor. Explore and quest solo or with friends in the award-winning fantasy RPG today. 

Leaving the Service

The following game will leave the service on April 30th. If you have any unfinished business in them or want to give them a shot, this is your last chance.

• 7 Days to Die (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Besiege (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• EA Sports NHL 22 (Console)
• Loot River (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Pikuniku (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Ravenlok (Cloud, Console, and PC)