17 great games on Google Play Pass for your new 2020 Android phone
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge If you just got a brand-new Android phone for the holidays, you probably want to play some games on your shiny device. Luckily, that's especially easy to do this year with Google's $5-per-month Google Play Pass games and apps subscription service, which offers free access to hundreds of games and apps without pushing ads or demanding in-app purchases.
We've looked through what's available on Play Pass, and the service has a lot of good games to check out. Here are just a few that we recommend. Since all of the games are also available individually - either free with ads and in-app purchases or for specific prices - we've included their Google Play links as well.
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