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- high in life is the biggest Game Pass release of 2022, the biggest 3approx Party launch in Game Pass history and the biggest launch of a single player game on Game Pass to date.
- high in life is available now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows and is available as part of Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.
Today we are happy to announce this High About life — The comedy shooter with charismatic talking guns from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland’s Squanch Games – is the biggest Xbox Game Pass release of 2022, the biggest 3approx party Game Pass launch ever and the largest single-player game release in the history of the service. These stats are measured in terms of engagement, based on the number of hours played in the first five days after publication.
“This was the first time we’ve released a game using Game Pass,” said Mike Fridley, Studio Director and COO of Squanch Games, “and we’ve been blown away by the response from players, making us the most popular game on Game Soon over. When Squanch Games started, it was all about making the games we wanted to play, and Game Pass helps us reach the players who want to play those games, too.”
“high in life is an incredibly unique title that we’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” said Matt Percy, general manager of content planning at Xbox. “It’s amazing to see so many Game Pass members jumping in at launch to experience the story of Squanch for themselves ahead of the holidays.”
high in life tells the story of a normal teenager who becomes embroiled in a galactic conflict after an alien cartel discovers that humans can be used as drugs. Of course, the only option is to become a bounty hunter and take down the whole cartel. A mix of classic shooting, light RPG mechanics and outrageous humor. high in life has proved a huge hit with fans around the world.
In a recent podcast interview with Xbox Major Nelson Larry Hryb, co-creator Justin Roiland explained how much there is to be found along the way and encouraged players to travel “off the golden path” to reveal many deeply buried details and to find secrets. Inspired by Roiland’s own gaming interests, including Fallout 3the team did everything possible to prioritize additional voices, animations and details that reflect player choices. To learn more, watch the interview here.
Thank you to the Xbox community and everyone who has joined us on this quest to save this crazy world from the alien cartel. If you’re not among the millions of players already exploring the world of high in life However, you can now download the game on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows, as well as with your Game Pass membership.
high in life
Squanch Games, Inc.
$59.99
PC game pass
Xbox Game Pass
From the co-creator of Rick & Morty and Solar Opposites comes High On Life. Fresh out of high school, with no job and no ambition, you really have nothing to offer until an alien cartel bent on getting high on humanity invades Earth. Now you and a team of charismatic talking guns must heed the hero’s call and become the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen. Travel to a variety of biomes and locations across the cosmos, face off against the nefarious Garmantuous and his gang of thugs, collect loot, meet unique characters, and more in Justin Roiland’s latest comedy adventure!
