“Botany Manor being on Game Pass is incredibly validating,” says Balloon Studios’ Laure De Mey
It’s always interesting to hear about how Xbox Game Pass partnerships with Microsoft come about, and we asked White to tell us a little more. “We’ve worked with Xbox in the past on a number of titles, and the Xbox team’s shared values of inclusivity, accessibility, and making sure everyone gets to play resonate with our overall mission as a company. In addition to other Game Pass offerings from Whitethorn this year, Botany Manor’s beauty, accessibility, and relaxed atmosphere were a natural fit for the growing catalog of games,” White says.
“Botany Manor being on Game Pass is incredibly validating, especially to sit alongside so many other great titles is pretty exciting,” De Mey continues. “To me personally, the main benefit is a broader exposure to all sorts of audiences, and having all kinds of players discover and hopefully enjoy the game.” We’ve heard similar sentiments from other developers, who praised the Game Pass way of doing things. Spirittea dev Dan Beckerton commented on how Game Pass adding brand new games is “one of the major benefits”, while the Homestead Arcana devs told us how Game Pass “is not only here to stay, but will grow with time”.
De Mey continues, adding, “I love Game Pass for its ability to let players discover games they otherwise wouldn’t necessarily pick up. It’s a great way of exposure for smaller indie games! If a player doesn’t click with a game, there’s no harm done, and they can try out something new.”
Botany Manor is drawing nearer on our list of all the upcoming Game Pass games, and launches into Xbox Game Pass on April 9!
