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Update: Dead by Daylight will be available at 12:00pm EST or 9:00am PST.
Stadia continues to knock my Chromebook socks off (yes, I’m wearing them, don’t judge me!) with a slew of free games each month. Right when I think they can’t possibly afford to give out any more lest they run out of games in their library, they surprise us with more. For October, Pro subscribers can now claim yet another six free games!
I feel as though I’ve written the same headline tons of times now since they continue the six game trend. It seems like they have a strong management team for their content schedule. A lot of people are comparing Amazon Luna, their newly announced cloud gaming service, to Stadia. While I understand this comparison, it seems like Stadia continues to stand out from the pack and offer incredible value. Let’s take a look at what you get for your ten bucks, shall we?
Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight is a horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape him or her and avoid being killed.
This will be Google’s first game to make use of their new Crowd Choice feature which allows the Youtube Gaming audience to make choices that the streamer must follow through with. Imagine asking your friends about your actions as a crazed killer in-game or as the victim wondering which way to escape. That’s Intense.
Human: Fall Flat
Discover the funniest multiplayer physics puzzle platformer!
In Human: Fall Flat you play as a wobbly human who keeps dreaming about surreal places filled with puzzles where he’s yet to find the exit. Exploration and creativity are key, as every option is welcome!
505 Games
We’ve included the Switch trailer here because, well, Stadia doesn’t put out a trailer for every game, for some reason. Human Fall Flat makes for a great family night or Quarantine game. The physics are wacky and tricky to control and the environmental puzzles require quite a bit of thinking late game.
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE
The third game in the SUPERHOT franchise, MIND CONTROL DELETE gives you more insight into the world of SUPERHOT – more story and signature gameplay. Keep dancing the slow-motion ballet of destruction for longer than ever before.
Stadia – Youtube
We’ve already done a first look gameplay video for SUPERHOT. When SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete first released, we kept asking ourselves why this title wasn’t free to those who bought the base game or got it as a Pro title. Other platforms gave it to their players for free, after all. Now we know why. It would seem the perfect gift for Pro subscribers is more SUPERHOT, am I right?
Lara Croft: Temple of Osiris
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is an all-new adventure that takes place in the Temple of Osiris, hidden deep in the deserts of Egypt. Featuring stunning visuals and a brand-new story, players must work together to explore the temple, defeat hordes of enemies from the Egyptian underworld, solve
Stadia – Youtube
Being the only Tomb Raider game I’ve had to hard pass on, I think I’ll give this a chance for once. You know, because it’s free. I mean, the gameplay doesn’t look super interesting to me, but I love the Tomb Raider series. Stadia seems to as well as we now have every Tomb Raider game in modern history for free.
Celeste
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight, hand-crafted platformer from the creators of multiplayer classic TowerFall. Brave hundreds of challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Stadia – Youtube
With an emotional soundtrack and a lone, frozen quest up a mountain, Madeline’s dash mechanic me of Towerfall (hours of fun!) and it’s no wonder why – both games were created by the same team.
Jotun
Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Explore vast regions of Norse Purgatory to find runes to unleash the jotun, giant Norse elementals.
Stadia – Youtube
Jotun’s hand drawn animations are pretty incredible. The fact that someone painstakingly animated them old school is a feat. Check them out here. A lot of people didn’t initially want to put out the money for Jotun, but now that it’s free for Pro subscribers, I think those who were even slightly interested will be surprised by how fun it is when they finally give it a go.
Games being removed from Stadia Pro
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, The Turing Test and Metro 2033 Redux will be leaving Stadia Pro in a few days, so if you haven’t claimed them yet, do so now! If you’re not interested in them, you should grab them anyways because if you don’t want to see them now, you can simply hide them. If you’re snagging a free trial of Stadia Pro, you’ll still have 29 games to play the moment you sign up. Those games include:
GYLT, Destiny 2: The Collection, SteamWorld Dig 2, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech, SteamWorld Dig, SteamWorld Heist, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, Superhot, Little Nightmares, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Panzer Dragoon: Remake, West of Loathing, Crayta, Orcs Must Die! 3, Strange Brigade, Just Shapes & Beats, Rock of Ages 3: Make and Break, Super Bomberman R Online, Gunsport, Hitman, Hello Neighbor, Metro Last Light Redux, Embr, Dead by Daylight, Human: Fall Flat, SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE, Lara Croft: Temple of Osiris, Celeste, and Jotun
