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Game Pass Essential

57Total Games

Action 26

Adventure 17

Shooter 14

Role Playing 10

Platformer 9

Simulation 7

Family & Kids 5

Strategy 5

Party 4

Racing & Flying 4

Puzzle 4

Fighting 3

Roguelike 3

Card & Board 2

Sports 2

Survival 1

Music & Rhythm 1

Horror 1

Description: 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!

New Releases

Disney Dreamlight Valley

Added: Oct 1

Cities: Skylines Remastered

Added: Oct 1

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Added: Oct 1

Hades

Added: Oct 1

Retro Classics

Added: May 21

Tunic

Added: Mar 26

Monster Sanctuary

Added: Mar 26

Batman: Arkham Knight

Added: Mar 26

StarCraft II: Campaign Collection

Vampire Survivors

Grounded

PowerWash Simulator

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Among Us

Unpacking

Psychonauts 2

Chivalry 2

Control Ultimate Edition

All Games (57)

Name 🔼	Release ↕️	Added ↕️	Leaving ↕️
Among Us	Dec 14th, 2021	N/A	N/A
ASTRONEER	Feb 6th, 2019	N/A	N/A
Batman: Arkham Knight	Jun 23rd, 2015	Mar 26th, 2025	N/A
Celeste	Jan 25th, 2018	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
Control	Aug 27th, 2019	N/A	N/A
Control Ultimate Edition	Sep 10th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	Jun 21st, 2019	N/A	N/A
DayZ	Dec 16th, 2013	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 10th, 2016	N/A	N/A
Disney Dreamlight Valley	Dec 5th, 2023	Oct 1st, 2025	N/A
DOOM Eternal	Mar 20th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Fable Anniversary	Feb 4th, 2014	N/A	N/A
Fallout 4	Nov 10th, 2015	N/A	N/A
Fallout 76	Nov 14th, 2018	N/A	N/A
Firewatch	Feb 9th, 2016	N/A	N/A
Gang Beasts	Dec 12th, 2017	N/A	N/A
Gears 5	Sep 9th, 2019	N/A	N/A
Goat Simulator	Apr 1st, 2014	N/A	N/A
Golf With Your Friends	May 19th, 2020	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	Apr 10th, 2018	N/A	N/A
Human Fall Flat	Jul 22nd, 2016	N/A	N/A
INSIDE	Sep 29th, 2016	N/A	N/A
LIMBO	Jul 21st, 2010	N/A	N/A
Monster Sanctuary	Dec 8th, 2020	Mar 26th, 2025	N/A
Ori and the Will of the Wisps	Mar 11th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Overcooked! 2	Aug 7th, 2018	N/A	N/A
Payday 2	Aug 13th, 2013	N/A	N/A
PowerWash Simulator	Jul 14th, 2022	N/A	N/A
Psychonauts 2	Aug 25th, 2021	N/A	N/A
Retro Classics	May 21st, 2025	May 21st, 2025	N/A
Slay The Spire	Jan 23rd, 2019	N/A	N/A
SnowRunner	Apr 28th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Spiritfarer	Aug 18th, 2020	N/A	N/A
StarCraft II: Campaign Collection	Nov 5th, 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
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE	Jul 16th, 2020	N/A	N/A
Superliminal	Nov 12th, 2019	N/A	N/A
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge	Jun 16th, 2022	N/A	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
Unpacking	Nov 2nd, 2021	N/A	N/A
Vampire Survivors	Oct 20th, 2022	N/A	N/A
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide	Nov 30th, 2022	Oct 1st, 2025	N/A
Wreckfest	Jun 14th, 2018	N/A	N/A

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