High on Life Is Xbox Game Pass’ Biggest 2022 Launch, and the Biggest 3rd Party Game Pass Launch Ever

Today, we’re glad to announce that High On Life — the comedy-shooter that includes charismatic speaking weapons from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland’s Squanch Games — is Xbox Game Pass’ greatest launch of 2022, the greatest 3^rd celebration Game Pass launch of all time, and the greatest launch of a single player-only recreation in the service’s historical past. Those stats are measured when it comes to engagement, based mostly on the variety of hours performed in the first 5 days of launch. 

“This was our first time launching a game with Game Pass,” stated Mike Fridley, Studio Director and COO of Squanch Games, “and we’ve been blown away by the response from the players who have made us the most popular game on Game Pass right now. When Squanch Games was first created, it was to make the games we wanted to play – and Game Pass is helping us reach the players that want to play those games too.” 

“High On Life is an incredibly unique title that we’ve been excited about for a long time,” stated Matt Percy, General Manager of Content Planning at Xbox. “It’s fantastic to see so many Game Pass members jump into it at launch to experience Squanch’s story for themselves ahead of the holidays.” 

High On Life tells the story of a daily teenager who will get embroiled in a galactic battle after an alien cartel discovers people can be utilized as medicine. Of course, the solely recourse is to change into a bounty hunter and take the complete cartel down. A combination of basic taking pictures, mild RPG mechanics, and outrageous humor, High on Life has confirmed an enormous hit with followers throughout the world. 

In a latest podcast interview with Larry Hryb, Xbox’s Major Nelson, co-creator Justin Roiland defined how a lot there may be to seek out alongside the means, and inspired gamers to journey “off the golden path” for loads of deeply buried particulars and secrets and techniques. Inspired by Roiland’s personal gaming pursuits, together with Fallout 3, the group went above and past to prioritize further voices, animations, and particulars that mirror participant selections. To study extra, try the interview right here.  

Thank you to the Xbox group and those that have joined us on this quest to avoid wasting this loopy world from the alien cartel. If you aren’t amongst the hundreds of thousands of gamers who’re already exploring the world of High On Life but, you possibly can seize the recreation proper now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows, and together with your Game Pass membership. 

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From the Co-Creator of Rick & Morty and Solar Opposites, comes High On Life.

Fresh out of highschool with no job and no ambition, you’ve actually acquired nothing going for you till an alien cartel that desires to get excessive off humanity invades Earth. Now, you and a group of charismatic speaking weapons should reply the hero’s name and change into the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen.

Travel to quite a lot of biomes and places throughout the cosmos, go up towards the nefarious Garmantuous and his gang of goons, gather loot, meet distinctive characters, and extra, in the newest comedy journey from Justin Roiland!