Microsoft's Xbox app for Windows PC is getting one of its largest-ever updates today, with the firm adding 400 PC games to the client. Additionally, it's also getting an official Home menu screen that should make it easier for users to quickly access a variety of useful options and tabs. General manager of content curation and programs at Xbox Chris Charla announced the update on Wednesday morning in a blog post, revealing some of the titles added to the software as well as what players can expect from the new Home menu.
Microsoft says bringing these 400 games to the app is part of an effort "to bring all PC games with Xbox features into the Xbox app," and notes that while many use the app strictly to play titles available on Xbox Game Pass, it's also a good tool "to find cool Xbox games that aren’t available with Game Pass." These games aren't new releases; rather, they're titles that weren't previously available to purchase or play on the app. Some of the games this release wave brought to the platform include "dozens of games" from mobile game developers Kemco and Kairosoft, Yacht Club Games' beloved retro platformer Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, the Jackbox Party Pack multiplayer party game, and The Invincible, a 2023 sci-fi adventure/walking simulator release from Stalwart Industries and 11 bit studios.
