Google Play Pass on Android: $5/mo for 350+ games, apps sans microtransactions
Welcome to the official Google Play Pass announcement.
After an August reveal of its intentions, Google has opened the door on Google Play Pass, a $5/mo subscription service for Android phones that unlocks access to a whopping 350 games and apps. The move follows Apple's much ballyhooed dive into its own mobile gaming subscription service, Apple Arcade, which launched last week at the same monthly price point.
Google's service will go live exclusively on Android phones in the United States on a rolling basis "this week." In order to access Google Play Pass, you'll have to wait for your Android device's Play Store app to update with a new "Play Pass" toggle in its hamburger menu. Once you have access, your account can claim a free 10-day trial and then begin paying only $2/mo for the service's first 12 months, so long as you start paying by October 10.
Google has yet to release a formal list of compatible Play Pass software, but its "games and apps" designation already confirms an effort to step outside the "games only" reputation that its rival Apple Arcade currently enjoys. For now, the revealed list includes popular and critically acclaimed games like Stardew Valley, Terraria, Thimbleweed Park, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, 80 Days, Monument Valley 2, Limbo, Mini Metro, Death Squared, and Hidden Folks, along with productivity apps AccuWeather and Pic Stitch.
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