Young Suns: A Cozy Sci-Fi Sim Coming To Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass Drops Bonus November Game You Won't Wanna Miss

The Xbox logo floats above the silhouette of a city.

By Chris Carter Published 23 minutes ago Chris is A Gaming Editor at ScreenRant. He has been a professional writer since 2009, and has written for top TV, comics, movie, and video game outlets like Engadget, Polygon, Destructoid, and more. He brings with him an expertise in every game genre, no matter how niche or mainstream. You may know him as the former Managing/Reviews Editor of Destructoid, where he published hundreds of game reviews across every genre, including MMOs, sports games, and Metroidvanias. Find Chris on Twitter @_SRChris. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

Xbox Game Pass giveth and taketh away. Although we're losing a few killer games this month, new ones are popping up often, including a new mystery drop.

Revealed out of nowhere on the Xbox blog, a new game from the Ko_Op team is heading to the service through Game Preview, and sci-fi fans will want to take note.

Xbox Game Pass Dropped A Third Game Out Of The Blue

If You Like Space, Check It Out

Surprise! Xbox Game Pass is getting Young Suns, which is a narrative simulator set in an "optimistic alternate future of space." You'll sport your own spaceship and will help "friendly citizens build a better tomorrow," after being freed from "predatory corporations." In other words, it's like the anti-Cyberpunk 2077.

It's part of a large wave of hopepunk media that's been popping up over the last few years, and is perfectly suited for a cozy experience. Sci-fi settings are often grimdark or haunting in some way, so it's great to play a game that offers a feeling of galactic discovery in a different light.

Interestingly, the developer also explains that the game will be "growing and expanding" with the community, both in terms of mechanics and the narrative. That's part of the reason the game is currently in Game Preview status: it's still in active development.

Changes to the final version of the game include expanded space, additional tools, more interaction, and more minigames, as well as extra biomes, wildlife, NPCs, and cosmetics. It sounds pretty ambitious for an indie studio at the end of the day, but it'll be fascinating to see the game grow over time. If you're interested, the developer has shared a roadmap of what's to come on their official site.

Young Suns Is A Cozy Sci-Fi Sim

You Can't Have Too Many Cozy Games

In Young Suns, you'll live on your spaceship, which you can decorate to your heart's content, similar to a house in Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley. You can also cultivate and craft in your ship, and collect items on your space travels to put in your home. Co-op decoration is also in at launch, so you can join up with up to three other friends for four-player co-op action.

It isn't a massive time sink, either. In fact, the developer recommends checking in for "an hour or two daily" to build your ship and meet new NPCs slowly. In other words, it's a return to that casual Animal Crossing style where you don't have to mainline the game to feel like you're making steady progress.

Young Suns looks like a great cozy winter game to play with family, and the fact that it's on Game Pass will make facilitating multiplayer that much easier.

Microsoft Xbox Series X $585 $636 Save $51 4K Capability Yes Brand Microsoft

$585 at Amazon Expand Collapse

Gaming
Xbox Game Pass

Follow Followed Like Share Facebook X WhatsApp Threads Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Copy link Email Close Thread Sign in to your ScreenRant account

We want to hear from you! Share your opinions in the thread below and remember to keep it respectful.

Be the first to post Images Attachment(s) Please respect our community guidelines. No links, inappropriate language, or spam.

Your comment has not been saved

Send confirmation email

This thread is open for discussion.

Be the first to post your thoughts.