Age of Empires 4, The Forgotten City, and more join Xbox Game Pass in October
Xbox Game Pass is expanding with new games and more touch controls.
What you need to know
- Xbox Game Pass is a gaming subscription service that gives players access to hundreds of Xbox and PC games.
- Usually twice a month, Microsoft announces the next batch of games heading to the service over the next few weeks.
- Microsoft just revealed the titles heading to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of Oct. 2021, and it includes games like Age of Empires IV.
- Players will also be able to hop into The Forgotten City, Outriders on PC, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and much more.
It seems that Xbox Game Pass isn't allowed to slow down for even a moment, as Xbox has unveiled the games heading to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of Oct. 2021. There are a lot of fantastic games this time around, giving players plenty to look forward to as we enter the Holidays. Not only that, Xbox is enabling touch controls on over a dozen new games through Xbox Cloud Gaming, bringing the total to over 100 touch-enabled games on the service.
The highlight of this round of games is absolutely Age of Empires IV, but we also have the arrival of Outriders on Xbox Game Pass for PC, The Forgotten City, and many more. This looks to be a pretty busy month for Xbox Game Pass, regardless of where you play.
The games listed here can head anywhere Xbox Game Pass is available, including Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Because of the sheer volume of titles, it can be hard to keep track of all the games coming to and leaving from Xbox Game Pass.
The best Xbox Game Pass games continue to get more competition in the form of new Xbox Game Pass arrivals. Here's everything coming to Xbox Game Pass in the next few weeks.
Coming soon
You can check out all the titles coming soon to Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud gaming below:
Into the Pit (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC) — Oct. 19
Outriders (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC) — Oct. 19
Dragon Ball FighterZ (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — Oct. 21
Echo Generation (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC) — Oct. 21
Everspace 2 (PC) — Oct. 21
Age of Empires IV (PC) — Oct. 28
Alan Wake's American Nightmare (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & PC) — Oct. 28
Backbone (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & PC) — Oct. 28
Bassmaster Fishing 2022 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC) — Oct. 28
Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC) — Oct. 28
The Forgotten City (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC) — Oct. 28
Leaving soon
You can check out all the titles leaving soon from Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming below:
Oct. 31
- Carto (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC)
- Celeste (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC)
- Comanche (PC)
- Eastshade (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC)
- Five Nights at Freddy's (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC)
- Knights & Bikes (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & PC)
- Unruly Heroes (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Cloud Gaming, & PC)
Xbox Cloud Gaming touch controls
You can check out all the titles gaining touch controls on Xbox Cloud Gaming below:
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