This Low Budget Game Has Defeated Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite on Xbox Game Pass

Published 12/21/2022, 8:15 AM EST

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High on Life is the latest addition to Xbox Game pass. It is a wacky shooter with comedic monologues from a gun. It features big names such as Rick & Morty creator Justin Roiland, J.B. Smoove, Tim Robinson, Betsy Sodaro, Steve Agee, Maurice LaMarche, Maria Bamford, Hal Lublin, Andy Daly, Jon Daly, and many more.

Although the game received some positive reviews for its writing and vibrant visuals, its gameplay was criticized for being too dull. Keeping the critical reviews aside, this latest game has created a huge fan following for itself and has broken an unusual record.

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High on Life game is getting a great response from Xbox Game Pass Users

Apart from the game getting mixed reviews from critics, gamers have a very positive response to this game. So much so that it is currently topping a number of lists. Some are even calling it one of the best-written games of the year. But the biggest list that this game has topped is that of being the most popular game on Xbox game pass, Microsoft’s monthly subscription service.

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For those unaware, this service offers subscribers unlimited access to numerous big-name games. Especially Microsoft’s own first-party games such as Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Gears 5, and Sea of thieves.

And some really big third-party games such as A Plague Tale: Requiem, Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, and Persona 5 Royale. All these big games are currently being dominated by moderately low-budget games like High on Life.

High on Life is currently the most played game on Xbox Game pass. It is not even surprising, given the fact that Justin Roiland has many fans in the gaming community and most of them are all about Rick & Morty.

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This is not Justin Roiland’s first-time making games

Justin Roiland has won the hearts of fans all over the world with his quirky sci-fi comedy Rick & Morty. After his series became popular, he also ventured into making games by opening a game-developing company known as Squanch Games.

Squanch Games has previously released games such as Accounting, and Trover Saves the Universe. Notable, both of them had that recognizable Justin Roiland touch to their humor.

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It is great to see his latest game get such recognition. Let’s see what unique idea he comes up with next.

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Originating from Delhi, Rohit Sejwal is an Esports writer at EssentiallySports who has done MSc in filmmaking. Academics aside, he is an Avid Gamer and has been writing about them every now and then. While RPG games are his forte, Soulsborne games are the ones that he cherishes the most.
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