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Ubisoft start adding indie games to their Ubisoft+ subscription serviceThere’s a free trial running until October 10th
There’s a free trial running until October 10th
Ubisoft’s subscription service doesn’t have the user-base of something like Microsoft’s Game Pass. Now, it seems, the French publishers are hoping that plonking in some indie games among its multitudes of Assassin’s Creeds and Tom Clancy shooters will attract a more varied clientele. They’re also running a free trial period for Ubisoft+ until October 10th, including for lapsed subscribers, so that’s something.5 Reasons Why You Should Give Roller Champions A ChanceLiam was quite enamoured with Ubisoft’s free-to-play skater Roller Champions when he gave it a go.Watch on YouTubeThere’s a total of six indies on Ubisoft+ now. That’s not many at all, but the company says it’ll be adding more games on a “regular basis”. They’ll stick around for at least six months when they do pop up. Two indies have already been kicking about since the start of summer: tower-defence brawlerThe Last Friendand voyeuristic puzzlerA Normal Lost Phone. The latest additions mean you can play medieval comedy adventureAstrologaster, puzzle thrillerEvan’s Remains, turn-based tactics RPGFell Seal: Arbiter’s Markand small-town adventureLakeusing the service.That’s if you’re a subscriber or sign up for the free trial that started over the past weekend, anyway. Register for the trial and you’ll have until October 10th to dunk yourself in whatever vat of Ubisoft games you feel like.Far Cry? Assassin’s Creed?Watch Dogs? If you want to try out the service then you’ll either need to download yet another launcher in the form of Ubisoft Connect, or muck about with a reduced choice of games through Google’s Stadia or Amazon’s Luna streaming services. You can check out the subscription trialhere.Most of the small selection of recently added indies are decent enough games, and still worth a play even after a few years. Brendyhad a laughwith Astrologaster back in 2019, for example, which he called “a short game full of haughty songs and jokes about willies”. Johnenjoyedthe writing of A Normal Lost Phone too, feeling that it bordered on reality thanks to its found phone concept. You might have already played Lake if you’ve been a Game Pass subscriber though, because it’s been on there since December.The free trial for Ubisoft+ runs until October 10th, so you’ve still got plenty of time to try it out. It’s the usual situation where you’ll need to remember to cancel before then to avoid paying a renewal fee.
Ubisoft’s subscription service doesn’t have the user-base of something like Microsoft’s Game Pass. Now, it seems, the French publishers are hoping that plonking in some indie games among its multitudes of Assassin’s Creeds and Tom Clancy shooters will attract a more varied clientele. They’re also running a free trial period for Ubisoft+ until October 10th, including for lapsed subscribers, so that’s something.5 Reasons Why You Should Give Roller Champions A ChanceLiam was quite enamoured with Ubisoft’s free-to-play skater Roller Champions when he gave it a go.Watch on YouTubeThere’s a total of six indies on Ubisoft+ now. That’s not many at all, but the company says it’ll be adding more games on a “regular basis”. They’ll stick around for at least six months when they do pop up. Two indies have already been kicking about since the start of summer: tower-defence brawlerThe Last Friendand voyeuristic puzzlerA Normal Lost Phone. The latest additions mean you can play medieval comedy adventureAstrologaster, puzzle thrillerEvan’s Remains, turn-based tactics RPGFell Seal: Arbiter’s Markand small-town adventureLakeusing the service.That’s if you’re a subscriber or sign up for the free trial that started over the past weekend, anyway. Register for the trial and you’ll have until October 10th to dunk yourself in whatever vat of Ubisoft games you feel like.Far Cry? Assassin’s Creed?Watch Dogs? If you want to try out the service then you’ll either need to download yet another launcher in the form of Ubisoft Connect, or muck about with a reduced choice of games through Google’s Stadia or Amazon’s Luna streaming services. You can check out the subscription trialhere.Most of the small selection of recently added indies are decent enough games, and still worth a play even after a few years. Brendyhad a laughwith Astrologaster back in 2019, for example, which he called “a short game full of haughty songs and jokes about willies”. Johnenjoyedthe writing of A Normal Lost Phone too, feeling that it bordered on reality thanks to its found phone concept. You might have already played Lake if you’ve been a Game Pass subscriber though, because it’s been on there since December.The free trial for Ubisoft+ runs until October 10th, so you’ve still got plenty of time to try it out. It’s the usual situation where you’ll need to remember to cancel before then to avoid paying a renewal fee.
Ubisoft’s subscription service doesn’t have the user-base of something like Microsoft’s Game Pass. Now, it seems, the French publishers are hoping that plonking in some indie games among its multitudes of Assassin’s Creeds and Tom Clancy shooters will attract a more varied clientele. They’re also running a free trial period for Ubisoft+ until October 10th, including for lapsed subscribers, so that’s something.
5 Reasons Why You Should Give Roller Champions A ChanceLiam was quite enamoured with Ubisoft’s free-to-play skater Roller Champions when he gave it a go.Watch on YouTube
5 Reasons Why You Should Give Roller Champions A Chance
There’s a total of six indies on Ubisoft+ now. That’s not many at all, but the company says it’ll be adding more games on a “regular basis”. They’ll stick around for at least six months when they do pop up. Two indies have already been kicking about since the start of summer: tower-defence brawlerThe Last Friendand voyeuristic puzzlerA Normal Lost Phone. The latest additions mean you can play medieval comedy adventureAstrologaster, puzzle thrillerEvan’s Remains, turn-based tactics RPGFell Seal: Arbiter’s Markand small-town adventureLakeusing the service.
That’s if you’re a subscriber or sign up for the free trial that started over the past weekend, anyway. Register for the trial and you’ll have until October 10th to dunk yourself in whatever vat of Ubisoft games you feel like.Far Cry? Assassin’s Creed?Watch Dogs? If you want to try out the service then you’ll either need to download yet another launcher in the form of Ubisoft Connect, or muck about with a reduced choice of games through Google’s Stadia or Amazon’s Luna streaming services. You can check out the subscription trialhere.
Most of the small selection of recently added indies are decent enough games, and still worth a play even after a few years. Brendyhad a laughwith Astrologaster back in 2019, for example, which he called “a short game full of haughty songs and jokes about willies”. Johnenjoyedthe writing of A Normal Lost Phone too, feeling that it bordered on reality thanks to its found phone concept. You might have already played Lake if you’ve been a Game Pass subscriber though, because it’s been on there since December.
The free trial for Ubisoft+ runs until October 10th, so you’ve still got plenty of time to try it out. It’s the usual situation where you’ll need to remember to cancel before then to avoid paying a renewal fee.
