New Games with Gold for February 2022

On the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, join in an epic adventure in Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse, and speed run to a tight soundtrack in Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield. And for our classic lineup via Backward Compatibility, use your wits and the water to fight your enemies in Hydrophobia, and test your strategic skills in Band of Bugs.

[darthv72]

Hydrphobia... never heard of that one but it looks interesting.

[Teflon02]

I tried when it was given on ps plus like 8 years ago for the same reason. I promise you, it's not worth your time

[darthv72]

thanks for the info.

gee... I guess my not knowing about this really struck a nerve with some people.

[CobraKai]

@darth
Or maybe it’s that you found it interesting. I remember seeing this on 360 and thinking the same tho.

[isarai]

It has interesting water physics, but past that it's very meh.

[robothouserock]

This site is toxic for anything besides lurking. I've been coming here for years and this is probably my first comment in five years.

[Atom666]

I downvoted you to help you feel welcomed.

[robothouserock]

Been on this site for ten years or so, but thanks!

[Traecy]

@Atom666 LMAO!

[x_xavier_x]

I'm pretty sure that they down-voted you because you said that the game "looks interesting". Didn't you know, there's no positivity allowed on N4G... particularly when talking about anything related to Xbox.

[itsmebryan]

It's sad but, true. It's not just Xbox related. I said "Ghost wire looks interesting. I hope it's good" and got a bunch of downvoted. Smh

[Kran]

Sorry to break it to you.

Its not.

[porkChop]

I bought it on Steam for $1.50 and I still felt ripped off.

[Bathory666]

Your not missing anything

[Gamer79]

It's not bad, a bit janky though.

[Thegr81]

I’m sorry but this is pathetically bad. I defend Xbox sometimes but what is this crap??? Lol

[MrChow666]

Yep, this is bad

[roadkillers]

“Just get Gamepass and stfu” - my sentiments exactly. What’s the point of game for gold now.

[gerbintosh]

Can't have GWG looking good when they are pushing game pass. Eventually people will get tired of the garbage games and switch

[babadivad]

The only good thing about Games with Gold is you own the games forever even if you discontinue paying for live. You don't have to worry about it being cycled out like you do with GP. You actually own it.

[dilbig5]

@babadivad

You only keep the 360 games.

[peppeaccardo]

Plain and simple this is how they push people into Gamepass ... one turd after another on GWG !!

[porkChop]

Broken Sword is cool, but the rest are pretty garbage offerings.

[Orchard]

Another terrible month.

They should either improve it or just kill it already and tell people GamePass is where you go to get games via subscription.

[gangsta_red]

GWG hasn't been a factor since GP has been available, it's almost insulting now

[Teflon02]

Just cancel it at this point, don't think anyone will even care, saves ms money and everyone basically uses gamepass now anyways

[sparky77]

Exactly just let it die and save some money for Game Pass deals.

It shocks me every month that they can still find games that I have never heard of before.

[jznrpg]

Or they could offer better games

[Ausbo]

Geez. Games with gold needs to be taken out back behind the barn.

[Relientk77]

This might be one of the worst months of GWG I've ever seen... like wow.

[gerbintosh]

And PS owners still complain about PS Plus games when they have it so much better.

[badz149]

err...usually it's the xbox guys that are complaining about PS+. they even compare PS+ to GP for some reason.

[lonewolf10]

That is grim, for me the saving grace (I already own) is BS 5, love that series.

[SprigganN4G]

Time to eliminate Live Gold Microsoft.

[isarai]

Yikes! 😬

[BrainSyphoned]

Games that I will never play before I die. I did play band of bug a while when I bought it on 360, it is a srpg and that is about all it has going for it. Xbox had a thing about releasing mediocre to bad srpgs on 360, still bitter about the final Vandal Hearts game, not that it is Xbox's fault that Konami sucks.

[Magog]

They may as well just end this promotion. Their focus is clearly gamepass.

[Petebloodyonion]

And for exactly 0$ you can get on the Epic Games store a game like DAEMON X MACHINA
Honestly even the 360 games are from the 1$ bargain bin this month :(

[andy85]

Love broken sword. Wish they would port the old ones to newer consoles

[AnotherGamer]

Broken Sword 5 is actually a pretty good game if you like point and click games. But yeah, this month is pretty disappointing.

[CrimsonWing69]

Well it makes the PS+ games next month look miles better by comparison, so uh… good job, Xbox!

[badz149]

Good guy Phil Spencer, they said.

[CrimsonWing69]

I’m pretty sure it’s Gamepass and I’m almost certain Spartacus is why the PS+ stuff is starting to be the way they are… at least it’s what I’m hoping for.

[northpaws]

Not to start a war here, just we have been hearing how they are a 2 trillions company, why give these craps to Live Gold subscribers? I know they want to push people to Gamepass but this is a little ridiculous.

[badz149]

"a little"??

[Traecy]

Just smh. Just end GWG already.

[Spenok]

And I thought the PS+ games weren't the best. Looks like MS told Sony, "Hold my beer."

[badz149]

more like "hold my turd"

[Elda]

A tired GWG month.

[jznrpg]

A tired GWG 2 years or so

[Elda]

True.

[anast]

Gold and Plus are shoveling it.

[northpaws]

Just FYI, this is what PS Plus got in Jan
- Deep Rock Galactic (PS4 and PS5)
- Dirt 5 (PS4 and PS5)
- Persona 5 Strikers (PS4)

[anast]

FYI, I know. But it's a new month.

[badz149]

@anast

LOL whatever float your boat

[anast]

Thank you and you are welcome.

[Bathory666]

Jesus. They aren’t even trying anymore.

[Bigman4k]

Another trash month

[Stanjara]

Ufff

[AmUnRa]

Dit not see that coming, the PS free gameswhere downplayed like hell (rightfully so)
But as always, what comes around goes around. But..the free games for Xbox are going down the drain.

[Father__Merrin]

Torrid month

[Workshyskiver]

The fact this is the current number 1 story on N4g and there is no story for the big new insight to the Sea of Thieves plans for 2022 tells you all you need to know about this community.