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71Available Games

Adventure 44 Indie 32 Shooter 19 Simulator 17 Strategy 15 Platform 14 Arcade 8 Puzzle 8 Tactical 5 Racing 5 Fighting 3 Sport 3

Xbox Game Pass Essential delivers 50+ games on Xbox console, PC, and supported devices, plus online console multiplayer and in-game benefits. Does not include new release titles on day one. Check out the latest games on Game Pass Essential. What's leaving, upcoming releases, and a full list of titles!

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New Releases

The Bard's Tale Trilogy(2018)

Added: Jul 22

Conker: Live & Reloaded(2005)

Added: Jul 22

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge box art

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge(2003)

Added: Jul 22

Fuzion Frenzy(2001)

Added: Jul 22

Medieval Dynasty(2021)

Added: Dec 3

World War Z: Aftermath(2021)

Added: Dec 3

Superball(2025)

Added: Oct 28

Disney Dreamlight Valley(2023)

Added: Oct 1

Cities: Skylines - Remastered(2023)

Added: Oct 1

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide(2022)

Added: Oct 1

Hades(2020)

Added: Oct 1

Tunic(2022)

Added: Mar 26

Monster Sanctuary(2020)

Added: Mar 26

Batman: Arkham Knight(2015)

Added: Mar 26

StarCraft II: Campaign Collection box art

StarCraft II: Campaign Collection(2024)

Grounded(2022)

Vampire Survivors(2022)

Psychonauts 2(2021)

Leaving Soon

Neon Abyss(2020)

Leaves: Aug 31

Available Games (71)

Name 🔼	Release ↕️	Added ↕️	Leaving ↕️
Among Us	Jun 15th, 2018	N/A	N/A
Astroneer	Feb 6th, 2019	N/A	N/A
Batman: Arkham Knight	Jun 23rd, 2015	Mar 26th, 2025	N/A
Battletoads	Aug 20th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Blinx: The Time Sweeper	Oct 7th, 2002	N/A	N/A
Chivalry 2	Jun 8th, 2021	N/A	N/A
Cities: Skylines	Mar 10th, 2015	N/A	N/A
Cities: Skylines - Remastered	Feb 15th, 2023	Oct 1st, 2025	N/A
Conker: Live & Reloaded	Jun 21st, 2005	Jul 22nd, 2026	N/A
Control	Aug 27th, 2019	N/A	N/A
Control: Ultimate Edition	Aug 27th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Costume Quest	Oct 19th, 2010	N/A	N/A
Costume Quest 2	Oct 7th, 2014	N/A	N/A
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	Jun 21st, 2019	N/A	N/A
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge	Oct 21st, 2003	Jul 22nd, 2026	N/A
DayZ	Dec 13th, 2018	N/A	N/A
Dead Cells	Aug 6th, 2018	N/A	N/A
Deep Rock Galactic	May 13th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Descenders	May 7th, 2019	N/A	N/A
Dishonored 2	Nov 11th, 2016	N/A	N/A
Disney Dreamlight Valley	Dec 5th, 2023	Oct 1st, 2025	N/A
Doom Eternal	Mar 19th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Fable Anniversary	Feb 4th, 2014	N/A	N/A
Fallout 4	Nov 9th, 2015	N/A	N/A
Fallout 76	Nov 14th, 2018	N/A	N/A
Full Throttle Remastered	Apr 18th, 2017	N/A	N/A
Fuzion Frenzy	Nov 15th, 2001	Jul 22nd, 2026	N/A
Gang Beasts	Dec 12th, 2017	N/A	N/A
Gears 5	Sep 9th, 2019	N/A	N/A
Grounded	Sep 27th, 2022	N/A	N/A
Hades	Sep 17th, 2020	Oct 1st, 2025	N/A
Halo 5: Guardians	Oct 27th, 2015	N/A	N/A
Halo Wars 2	Feb 21st, 2017	N/A	N/A
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	Aug 7th, 2017	N/A	N/A
Human: Fall Flat	Jul 22nd, 2016	N/A	N/A
Inside	Jun 29th, 2016	N/A	N/A
Iron Brigade	Jun 22nd, 2011	N/A	N/A
Jetpac Refuelled	Mar 28th, 2007	N/A	N/A
Kameo: Elements of Power	Nov 22nd, 2005	N/A	N/A
Limbo	Jul 21st, 2010	N/A	N/A
Massive Chalice	Jun 1st, 2015	N/A	N/A
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood	Dec 20th, 2013	N/A	N/A
Medieval Dynasty	Sep 23rd, 2021	Dec 3rd, 2025	N/A
Monster Sanctuary	Dec 7th, 2020	Mar 26th, 2025	N/A
Neon Abyss	Jul 13th, 2020	N/A	Aug 31st, 2026
Ori and the Will of the Wisps	Mar 10th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Overcooked! 2	Aug 7th, 2018	N/A	N/A
Perfect Dark Zero	Nov 17th, 2005	N/A	N/A
Psychonauts 2	Aug 24th, 2021	N/A	N/A
Shadowrun Returns	Jul 25th, 2013	N/A	N/A
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut	Sep 18th, 2014	N/A	N/A
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition	Aug 20th, 2015	N/A	N/A
SnowRunner	Apr 28th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Spiritfarer	Aug 18th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Stacking	Feb 8th, 2011	N/A	N/A
StarCraft II: Campaign Collection	Nov 4th, 2024	N/A	N/A
StarCraft: Remastered	Aug 14th, 2017	N/A	N/A
Stardew Valley	Feb 26th, 2016	N/A	N/A
State of Decay 2	May 22nd, 2018	N/A	N/A
Superball	Oct 28th, 2025	Oct 28th, 2025	N/A
SuperHot: Mind Control Delete	Jul 16th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Superliminal	Nov 12th, 2019	N/A	N/A
The Bard's Tale Trilogy	Aug 14th, 2018	Jul 22nd, 2026	N/A
The Elder Scrolls Online	Apr 4th, 2014	N/A	N/A
Totally Reliable Delivery Service	Apr 1st, 2020	N/A	N/A
Tunic	Mar 16th, 2022	Mar 26th, 2025	N/A
Vampire Survivors	Feb 1st, 2022	N/A	N/A
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide	Nov 30th, 2022	Oct 1st, 2025	N/A
Warhammer: Vermintide 2	Mar 8th, 2018	N/A	N/A
World War Z: Aftermath	Sep 21st, 2021	Dec 3rd, 2025	N/A
Wreckfest	Jun 14th, 2018	N/A	N/A