TechRaptor writes, "Our Citizen Sleeper Review takes a look at Jump Over the Age's new RPG, and wonders if it has enough strengths to overcome occasional blemishes."
Nine titles are set to leave Xbox Game Pass on April 30, 2026, including Citizen Sleeper, Goat Simulator, and NHL 24.
The Citizen Sleeper developer has stated that Xbox Game Pass is allowing many indie studios to keep going nowadays.
Yeah. It's called industry welfare. When you need to take a handout because you can't stand on your own two feet, and don't believe your game can stand out amongst the crowd and sell, it's literally that.
I'm not against a handout when you need it. But to automatically look for a handout instead of believing in your product and making it sell, I do have a problem with it. Beyond the fact game pass hurts sales, it can also bite you in the ass if Microsoft ever has too many big games or popular games on the service and decides to offer you less money in a contract if they don't think your game is worth the dollars. Or just flat out declines from a lack of interest.
Then what will you do? Fall back on sales? When the base is so used to not buying your product and expects to play it for a few dollars? Run to another platform hoping they are interested in your game or hope they pay you to put the product on their service?
These indies are playing with fire. Getting paid now. But they may not like what happens later.
"welfare", "handouts", "can't stand on your own two feet", "don't believe your game can stand out"
Are we undermining just because his cheque had Gamepass rather than PS+ on it? Bro got paid, bro and his team gets to continue doing what they love.
In a time where major 1st parties are laying off devs left and right I applaud any indie that can keep the lights on, regardless who or how theyre funded.
Exactly- most indies don't have the luxury of deciding where they get this kind of money from, and realistically if any of the big three stepped forward with an offer they'd be foolish to turn it down, especially given most game pass deals don't prevent these games from going elsewhere later down the line.
Tell me you never had a real job without telling me you never had a real job 😂
And that makes it hit even harder
