Summary
Xbox Game Passtoday addedTin Heartsto its fast-flourishing content library. This release coincides with a new free update forthe charming steampunk puzzlerthat’s likely to get anyone in the holiday mood.
Originally released in spring 2023,Tin Heartsis envisioned as a narrative-driven take on aLemmings-like puzzler. It thus tasks players with helping little toy soldiers navigate through dozens of levels to learn the story of their creator, genius inventor Albert J. Butterworth. Made by Rogue Sun, a studio consisting of formerFabledevelopers from Lionhead,Tin Heartsis the ninth title to hit Xbox Game Pass in December.
Its arrival on Microsoft’s subscription service comes just in time forXbox Game Passmembers to experience a new Christmas update starring Tim McClane. The character is an homage to Bruce Willis’s John McClane fromDie Hard, which Rogue Sun describes as “the greatest Christmas movie ever.” Tim isn’t just a mere reskin of the toy soldiers featured in the base game, as he possesses unique scouting abilities that open up new strategies and shake up the core gameplay loop ofTin Hearts.
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As another reference toDie Hard, Rogue Sun titled this free holiday update Play Hard. The new content isn’t a permanent addition to the game, with publisher Wired Productions noting thatTin Heartsplayers only have until January 10 to experience it. Be that as it may, one month should be plenty of time to beat the base game’s 50 puzzles spanning four acts and save Christmas as Tim McClane. Overall, this freeTin Heartsupdate looks like one of the most memorablevideo game Christmas eventsin recent memory, so it should be worth checking out for any Xbox Game Pass members looking to get into the holiday mood.
Apart from Xbox consoles and PC, the Play Hard content drop forTin Heartsis also available on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5. The PC and PlayStation versions of the game are still planned to be treated to a VR update in early 2024.
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