It's a new month, which means new Xbox Game Pass games!
Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and the all-encompassing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate each provide numerous perks to subscribers, including unlimited access to the best Xbox Game Pass games and many more. It's often considered to be one of the greatest values in the video game industry, and Xbox is intent on driving that idea home with new additions to the services every single month.
Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard is available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One consoles. PC Game Pass is available on Windows PCs. Xbox Cloud Gaming grants remote access to hundreds of titles on practically any device through streaming. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, as the name implies, is the quintessential subscription that includes all the aforementioned services, online multiplayer, exclusive perks, and EA Play access. With new games arriving all the time, it can be easy to lose track of new additions.
Here's every single game leaving the service, as well as all the new Xbox Game Pass games right now. If you want the complete list, be sure to bookmark our ultimate guide to every game on Xbox Game Pass. This list isn't as applicable to Xbox Game Pass Core and its curated library of Xbox games, but you can still keep up to date with all the titles available in the main Xbox Game Pass catalog. For more information on Xbox Game Pass and the differences between each tier, you can check out our in-depth Xbox Game Pass FAQ.
Recent updates
Nov. 4, 2024 — Updated to ensure everything is accurate and in the right position. Also added all the upcoming additions from the first half of Nov. 2024, all the games leaving on Nov. 15, and the five confirmed Game Pass additions from the Xbox Partner Preview.
Xbox Game Pass: Best new games this month
Say hi to the best recent Xbox Game Pass games. You'll rarely go wrong with the diverse selection of games on Xbox Game Pass, but there are always a handful of titles that stand above the rest — including, but not limited to, exceptional indie games, addictive multiplayer games, expansive AAA games, and Microsoft's first-party titles and projects. These are the best new games that have recently arrived on Xbox Game Pass that you shouldn't hesitate to play.
Dead Island 2
- Available: Oct. 31 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
It only took a decade, but we finally have our sequel to one of the most infamous zombie-bashing franchises. Dead Island 2 is a surprisingly excellent follow-up despite its troubled development, and provides mindless, oddly satisfying fun with its brutal combat, spectacular gore effects, and goofy humor.
In our Dead Island 2 review, Samuel Tolbert concluded "Dead Island 2 is everything a Dead Island fan could ask for. Between its addicting combat mechanics, excellent character and gear progression systems, hilariously satirical writing, and goretastic presentation, this long-awaited sequel has proven it was worth the wait." This game has actually been on Game Pass, but now it's expanding to PC (and I figured some of you could use the reminder that you still have time to go play Dead Island 2 and bash some zombie brains).
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Available: Oct. 25 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Ultimate, PC)
It's finally here. The latest Call of Duty title and the first to launch under the Xbox umbrella is a day one addition to Xbox Game Pass. We don't have our Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review up quite yet, but sentiments are already very positive from the community, critics, and the Windows Central team alike. With a stellar campaign, old school zombies, and fast-paced multiplayer, Black Ops 6 is one of the best Call of Duty game we've seen in a long time.
Black Ops 6 is only available via the Ultimate and PC tiers of Xbox Game Pass, but this is still the most accessible Call of Duty yet — both in terms of how easy it is to access and its literal accessibility settings. If you're planning on jumping in, we do have a few tips to help improve your experience in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, as Skill Based Matchmaking has returned (much to the dismay of the community) and some game modes might test your patience. Still, I know I'm having fun (most of the time).
Ara: History Untold
- Available: Sept. 24 — Windows PC (Ultimate & PC)
I'm sensing a theme with the latest batch of additions to our best Xbox Game Pass picks, with the service going on something of a strategy streak lately. Ara: History Untold is a brand-new franchise published by Xbox Game Studios in the popular and competitive 4X grand strategy genre, with studio Oxide Games aiming to innovate with new features, gameplay mechanics, and approaches.
In my Ara: History Untold review, I compared the game frequently to the Civilization franchise, with Ara coming out on top in the end. I concluded that, "It's a gorgeous and polished turn-based strategy game that hooks you with "one more turn" and keeps you hooked with its flexible and varied strategy gameplay." Ara: History Untold embraces player creativity with dynamic prestige and crafting systems, helping it stand out even when surrounded by genre legends.
The game isn't entirely perfect, as I wished for more political and narrative depth and fewer food shortages in the final act, but Ara: History Untold has a very bright future ahead of it. The game is now available on Windows PC through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, and while an Xbox console port isn't out of the question in the future, nothing has been confirmed yet.
Xbox Game Pass: Full list of new games
It can be easy to lose track of all the new games coming to Xbox Game Pass, so we've compiled the full list for your convenience. In this section of our Xbox Game Pass guide, learn what games have been released on Xbox Game Pass recently, when they became available, and what platforms on which they're available.
Nov. 4
- Botany Manor — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
Oct. 31
- Dead Island 2 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
Oct. 25
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Ultimate, PC)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Ultimate, PC)
- Call of Duty: Warzone — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Ultimate, PC)
Oct. 17
- Core Keeper — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
- Donut County — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
- MechWarrior 5: Clans — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Ultimate, PC)
Oct. 16
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
Xbox Game Pass: Full schedule of games coming soon
Microsoft loves to give Xbox Game Pass subscribers plenty of time to prepare for upcoming additions by announcing them early. This section of our Xbox Game Pass will help you keep track of all the games coming to Xbox Game Pass shortly, so you can decide what you want to play and whether you need to free up some space.
Nov. 5
- Metal Slug Tactics — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Ultimate, PC)
- StarCraft Remastered — Windows PC (Ultimate, PC)
- StarCraft II Campaign Collection — Windows PC (Ultimate, PC)
Nov. 6
- Go Mecha Ball — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
- Harold Halibut — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
- The Rewinder — — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
- Turnip Boy Robs a Bank — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Standard, Ultimate, PC)
Nov. 7
- Goat Simulator Remastered — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Ultimate, PC)
Nov. 19
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming (Ultimate, PC)
Nov. 20
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
Nov. 26
- Football Manager 25 — Windows PC
- Football Manager 25 Console — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One & Windows PC
Xbox Game Pass: List of games leaving soon
For the most part, more games join Xbox Game Pass than leave. However, most games do leave the service eventually, so Microsoft likes to give players a heads up if they haven't gotten around to playing that game yet. Keep an eye on this section of our Xbox Game Pass guide for games you still want to play. If you see a game you've played and loved, be sure to purchase it with your Xbox Game Pass discount so you can keep it forever.
Nov. 15
- Dicey Dungeons — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
- Dungeons 4 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Goat Simulator — PC
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Persona 5 Tactica — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Somerville — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Game Pass: All known upcoming launch games
Microsoft gives us updates on games heading to Xbox Game Pass a few weeks before those games become available, usually twice a month. However, Xbox and ID@Xbox events toss aside this expectation to announce a flurry of games that are hitting Xbox Game Pass day and date, meaning they're launching into the service when they land on Xbox platforms. That means day one access to all of these games for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, including some of the best upcoming Xbox games.
Many of these games are far enough out that they don't even have a release date, and we're not certain exactly which platforms they'll come to through Xbox Game Pass. Still, this list in our Xbox Game Pass guide will give you an idea of what to look out for in the future of Xbox Game Pass. We'll constantly update this list as we get new information about release dates, when games become available, and what platforms are getting them.
The following events, as well as upcoming Xbox Game Studios games, have been added to this section, including Xbox Games Showcase 2023:
- Xbox Partner Preview — Oct. 2024
- Xbox Games Showcase — June 2024
- Xbox Partner Preview — Mar. 2024
- Annapurna Interactive Showcase — June 2023
- Xbox Games Showcase — June 2023
- Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase — June 2022
- Summer Game Fest — June 2022
- Xbox @ Gamescom — Aug. 2021
- Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase — E3 2021
- ID@Xbox Games Showcase — Mar. 2021
Xbox Partner Preview — Oct. 2024
- Eternal Strands — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2025
- FBC: Firebreak — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2025
- Subnautica 2 — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2025
- Wheel World — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2025
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2025
Xbox Games Showcase — June 2024
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Nov. 19, 2024
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Nov. 20, 2024
- Indiana Jones & The Great Circle — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Dec. 9, 2024
- Avowed — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Feb. 18, 2025
- REPLACED — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Windows PC in 2025
- Atomfall — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- DOOM: The Dark Ages — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- Fable — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- Mixtape — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- South of Midnight — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- Winter Burrow — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Windows PC in 2025
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- Gears of War: E-Day — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- Perfect Dark — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- State of Decay 3 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
Xbox Partner Preview — Mar. 2024
- The Alters — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2024
- Sleight of Hand — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2025
Annapurna Interactive Showcase — June 2023
- Wheel World — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2025
- Bounty Star — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Windows PC in 2025
- to a T — Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One
Xbox Games Showcase — June 2023
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Nov. 19, 2024
- Avowed — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Feb. 18, 2025
- Cities: Skylines 2 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2024
- 33 Immortals — Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC in 2024
- Towerborne — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2024
- Fable — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- South of Midnight — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- Clockwork Revolution — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase — June 2022
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Nov. 20, 2024
- Ark 2 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Ereban: Shadow Legacy — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Hollow Knight: Silksong — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
Summer Game Fest — June 2022
- Routine — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox @ Gamescom — Aug. 2021
- Bushiden — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming in Nov. 2024
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase — June 2021
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Nov. 20, 2024
- REPLACED — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Windows PC in 2025
- Contraband — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- The Outer Worlds 2 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
ID@Xbox Games Showcase — Mar. 2021
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Nov. 20, 2024
- Dead Static Drive — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Windows PC in 2024
- She Dreams Elsewhere — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Windows PC
- Way to the Woods — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Game Studios & Bethesda Softworks upcoming games
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Nov. 19, 2024
- Indiana Jones & The Great Circle — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Dec. 9, 2024
- Avowed — Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming on Feb. 18, 2025
- Towerborne — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2024
- DOOM: The Dark Ages — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- Fable — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- South of Midnight — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC in 2025
- Clockwork Revolution — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- Contraband — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- Everwild — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- Gears of War: E-Day — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- Perfect Dark — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- State of Decay 3 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
- The Outer Worlds 2 — Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC
