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Updated: May 25,2023
The 29 best games on Game Pass.
Many games are huge. Others are endless. Some are so exciting that they swallow our news feeds whole. That’s where Polygon’s What to Play comes in: We curate the best, most innovative, and most intriguing games on every platform, so you can spend less time searching, and more time playing.
2022 was yet another banner year for Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service, and only one month into 2023, that trend shows no signs of slowing down.
Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable made their debut on Xbox consoles, and Tango Gameworks’ surprise release Hi-Fi Rush told a cathartic rock n’ roll story at just the right time. What’s more, GoldenEye 007 has reemerged, filling a strongly felt absence in Rare Replay Collection . That’s a lot of “free” video gaming to be done!
With the sheer size and the bounty of choice it offers, Game Pass can be a bit overwhelming to digest. But we’re here to help. Here are the 29 PC and Xbox Game Pass games that you should be checking out if you subscribe to Microsoft’s flagship service.
[ Ed. note: This list was last updated on Jan. 27, 2023. It will be updated as new games come to the service.]
Hi-Fi Rush.
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Rhythm games, for players who prefer to shoot, dodge, punch, and jump on their own time, can be a tough sell. But such is not the case with Hi-Fi Rush , the action game from Ghostwire: Tokyo developer Tango Gameworks. It provides an array of visual cues to help rhythmically challenged players, but crucially, it doesn’t require that protagonist Chai attacks according to the game’s metronome. Instead, its rhythm elements are an optional layer to interact with, offering score chasers something to aspire to. For everyone else, the game’s vibrant world, rock n’ roll storytelling, and entrancing traversal stand well enough on their own. It’s a cathartic triumph of a game. —Mike Mahardy.
Hi-Fi Rush is available via Game Pass on Windows PC and Xbox Series X.
Signalis.
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For as good as the original Resident Evil games are, they’ve been hard to recommend for a couple decades now. Their fixed camera angles, intimate locales, and focus on survival made for a palpable sense of dread, but their cumbersome control schemes and opaque, often infuriating puzzle structure can make all but the most patient modern players quit. They hold a special place in my heart, and I’ve devoured their numerous remakes and remasters whenever they see the light of day. But let’s face it: They’re outdated.
Signalis , on the other hand, is brand-new, and it shows. Its controls are (mostly) smooth; its puzzles are intuitive; it’s downright eerie. It puts you in the robotic shoes of a reawakened android as she searches for her counterpart in a wintry, forsaken base. Ammo is limited and deranged enemies won’t hesitate to rush you with butcher knives. Its unforgiving atmosphere and PlayStation 1-era graphics belie a modern, clever approach to one of our most revered — and intense – genres. — Mike Mahardy.
Signalis is available on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X via Game Pass.
A Plague Tale: Requiem.
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Video games have an endless fascination with protectors. Whether it be a man escorting his proxy daughter through an apocalyptic America, a father guiding his son through the trials of mythical Armageddon, or a government agent sent to retrieve the president’s daughter from a remote Spanish village, this is a medium obsessed with those who have been deemed guardians. And despite the pedigree of the above examples, I have encountered few “escort” stories as stunning as that of A Plague Tale: Requiem .
Set shortly after A Plague Tale: Innocence , Requiem finds protagonist Amicia and her younger brother Hugo during a brief reprieve from the Macula, the sinister plague that gives Hugo vicious powers, but is also eating him from the inside. The respite comes to an end, of course, propelling the duo on a journey across the French countryside, through rat-infested tunnels, and across the rooftops of plague-ridden slums. Pacing is crucial in third-person adventures, and Requiem ’s expert flow of puzzles, stealth sequences, horrifying set-pieces, and brutal combat scenarios is pacing at its best. — Mike Mahardy.
A Plague Tale: Requiem is available on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X via Game Pass.
Persona 5 Royal.
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Persona 5 Royal takes one of the best and longest JRPGs of the past decade and tacks another major story chapter on the end. Normally, the idea of spending another 20+ hours in a game that already takes 100+ hours would sound like nightmare, but with Persona it’s more like that one time your parents were two hours late to pick you up at a friend’s house.
Royal adds a new Phantom Thief for you to battle alongside. But in typically Persona fashion, that new party member doesn’t matter nearly as much as the relationship they come with it. An extra 20 hours in Royal is another 20 hours spent getting to know your best friends, a great cast of beloved characters that act as both confidant and turn-based chess pieces. And, of course, there are new non-combat friends to make as well, all of which feel just as fleshed out as the original cast.
Persona 5 is already an excellent RPG filled with awesome dungeons and a delightful story. But it’s also that rare breed of game that never feels like too much, even as it balloons to multiple days worth of in-game time. So it’s no surprise that Royal makes a great game even better by simply adding more. —Ryan Gilliam.
Persona 5 Royal is available on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X via Game Pass.
Tinykin.
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Tinykin is one of the best collect-a-thon platformers since the golden age of the Nintendo 64.
You play as a young astronaut, of sorts, who is trapped inside a normal human house. The catch here is that you’re only about the size of an ant, and you use even smaller creatures called Tinykin to help you get around.
As you adventure through the house you’ll command your Tinykin to help complete various tasks, like creating a disco bathtub rave for some resident bugs, rescuing a small critter from inside a piano, or baking a delicious treat with a host of hard-to-find ingredients. Each type of Tinykin has a unique function, and it’s your job to solve puzzles with their variety of skills.
If this sounds reminiscent of Nintendo’s Pikmin series, that’s because it is. But unlike Pikmin, there is no combat in Tinykin , which allows you to focus entirely on exploration and collectibles. —Ryan Gilliam.
It’s one of the most peaceful games you can pick up on Game Pass, and one of the best games of 2022.
Tinykin is available on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X via Game Pass.
PowerWash Simulator.
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PowerWash Simulator is the perfect game to sit on your couch and space off to. As the name suggests, you’re a professional power washer, and your job is to use your washing tools to obliterate grease, grime, and goop off of vehicles, buildings, and even entire playgrounds.
There are some minor upgrade and currency systems, but PowerWash Simulator mostly takes a minimalistic approach — you power wash stuff, no more, no less. Sure, you can take special jobs where you wash something wild like a Mars rover, but it’s really just about making things clean. And while it might sound like boring yard work, it’s actually quite meditative.
Blasting the black film off of a colorful slide provided me with one of the biggest serotonin bursts I’ve gotten from any piece of media in years. It’s a delightful, peaceful game that never fails to relax me after a long week. —Ryan Gilliam.
PowerWash Simulator is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Watch Dogs 2.
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Watch Dogs 2 isn’t just the best installment in Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs trilogy, it’s one of the best open-world games the studio has put out in years.
Watch Dogs 2 takes you to San Francisco and puts you in the shoes of Marcus Holloway, a hacker who works with a hacktivist group called DedSec. You’ll use your drone and RC car to hack things from a distance, or sneak around and remote hack objects with your phone. And when things get too dangerous, you can pull out your stun gun or eight-ball-on-a-rope to deal some serious damage.
Watch Dogs 2 ’s writing doesn’t always do it any favors when it tries to get serious or make a point about the dystopian police-state future its characters were dreading living in, but its heroes add enough character to the game that even the idiot in the emoji-eyes helmet is lovable. —Ryan Gilliam.
Watch Dogs 2 is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is already a classic Turtles brawler. If you could’ve overheard bunch of kids talking about their dream TMNT game while playing the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade cabinet at a local pizza bar in 1989, or Turtles in Time in 1991, this is the Turtles game they’d be imagining.
But over 30 years later, Shredder’s Revenge implements some features that distinguish it from the days of the coin operated arcade. There’s a world map, side-quests, new heroes, experience points, and online matchmaking that help modernize the throwback trappings. Shredder’s Revenge manages to balance itself nicely between the world of retro and revamp.
With only 16 “episodes,” it’s the perfect Game Pass game to jump into with some pals at a sleepover — as long as there’s pizza, of course. —Ryan Gilliam.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Assassin’s Creed Origins.
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Assassin’s Creed Origins has always been good — but it was only in hindsight, three years after its release, that I began to consider it great .
It’s a phenomenal concoction of historical tourism, sci-fi storytelling, and open-ended combat. It also displays a confidence that the more recent Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla can only partially match. Whereas the two most recent entries embrace the insecure ethos of “content” that has so defined the last decade of open-world games, Origins is content to leave vast swaths of its world empty and to let things burn slowly, in ways both narrative and explorative. Its map unfurls over deserts, mountains, oases, and sun-swept cities slowly being buried in sand, all while its two central figures (Bayek and Aya) navigate one of video games’ most compelling romances. It’s not completely averse to daily challenges and cosmetic DLC packs. But it’s the rare open-world game that trusts my attention span. It understands that pastoral beauty and tragic storytelling, successfully interwoven, are worth more than any number of distractions its successors can throw at me. — Mike Mahardy.
Assassin’s Creed Origins is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Citizen Sleeper.
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Citizen Sleeper is a hyper-stylized tabletop-like RPG set in space. In a capitalist society, you find yourself stuck on a space station. You’ll need to manage your time, energy, and relationships to survive the collapse of the corporatocracy and the anarchy that follows. You’ll roll dice and make decisions to get paid and help those around you.
Aside from its interesting setting, Citizen Sleeper making features a vibrant cast of impactful characters, making each interaction memorable. It follows an excellent trend of table-top inspired games to encourage you to find your own objectives, and to revel in the story when things fall apart. It’s packed with tense decisions, great writing, and striking visuals. —Ryan Gilliam.
Citizen Sleeper is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Umurangi Generation.
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Umurangi Generation is a photography game set in the “shitty future.” Players can go around taking pictures of the environment, and pick up on story beats by observing their surroundings in a melancholy city.
Taking pictures of the game’s bizarre but intriguing art style keeps the game interesting, but it’s the story and setting that makes Umurangi Generation memorable. It’s set in a city that’s occupied by militarized mechs sent by the government. As a photographer, you’re taking pictures with friends, yes, but also documenting a brutal future about resistance, oppression, and an epidemic.
It’s beautifully done, and hits close to home with its biting social commentary. —Ryan Gilliam.
Umurangi Generation is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Vampire Survivors.
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Vampire Survivors wants you to “become the bullet hell.”
The only control you have over the game is what character you select, what items you choose during your run, and where your character moves. Depending on your weapons of choice, knives, whips, flames, magic bolts, bibles, or holy water fly out of your character in every direction, decimating hordes or pixelated movie monsters, earning you cash for your next adventure.
Though extremely simple on its face, Vampire Survivors is one of the best games of 2022. It perfectly walks the line between peaceful and stressful, requiring the perfect amount of attention for success. It also facilitates growth through skill and through roguelite progression, ensuring that each run is a bit different from your last. —Ryan Gilliam.
Vampire Survivors is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Halo : The Master Chief Collection.
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The Xbox brand might never have taken off without the Halo series, the first-person shooters that helped to popularize local competitive multiplayer on consoles before taking the party online after the launch of Xbox Live. The Master Chief Collection package includes multiple Halo games, all of which have been updated to keep them enjoyable for modern audiences.
But what’s so striking about the collection is how many ways there are to play. You can go through the campaigns by yourself. If you want to play with a friend but don’t want to compete, there is co-op, allowing you to share the games’ stories with a partner, either online or through split-screen play. If you do want to compete, you can do it locally against up to three other players on the same TV, or take things online to challenge the wider community.
These are some of the best first-person shooters ever released, and they’re worth revisiting and enjoying, no matter how you decide to play them. Sharing these games with my children through local co-op has been an amazing journey, and this package includes so many games, each of which is filled with different modes and options. It’s hard to imagine ever getting bored or uninstalling the collection once it’s on your hard drive.
This is a part of gaming history that continues to feel relevant, and very much alive. —Ben Kuchera.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Slay the Spire.
In Slay the Spire , I play as one of three unique characters, in order to fight my way through a randomly generated map filled with battles, treasure chests, and RPG-like encounters. Combat is similar to that of a turn-based RPG, but instead of selecting attacks and spells from a menu, I draw cards from each character’s specific pool of cards. These cards allow me to attack, defend, cast spells, or use special abilities. Each character has their own set of cards, making their play styles radically different.
I also learned to buck my expectations for the kinds of decks I should build. The key to deck-building games is constructing a thematic deck where each card complements the others. In card games like Magic: The Gathering , this is easy enough to do, since you do all your planning before a match — not in the moment, like in Slay the Spire . Since I’m given a random set of cards to build a deck from at the end of each encounter, I can’t go into any run with a certain deck-building goal in mind. I have to quickly decide on long-term deck designs based on what cards are available to me after a battle. The trick with Slay the Spire is to think more creatively and proactively than the typical card game requires. —Jeff Ramos.
Slay the Spire is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Among Us.
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Among Us was originally released in 2018, but it took the events of 2020 to make it a phenomenon. You can play with up to 10 players, running around each level trying to finish tasks while an imposter (or several) tries to kill everyone else without being found out. It’s basically a goofy take on The Thing , but weaponized as a social game with multiple levels of strategy. How the imposter tries to get away with it, and talk their way out of it when emergency meetings are called, is half the fun.
There’s something amazing about the idea that there are so many games out there, so many titles across so many platforms, that the near-perfect game for every situation seems to already exist . somewhere. In this case, it was found and rescued from relative obscurity, and there’s even a free-to-play iOS and Android version that can connect with PC players if you want to get a crew together.
The thought of all those hidden gems, just waiting to be given a second chance, is comforting in a time when so many people are finding it hard to continue to be creative, or have hope at all.
Among Us helped show us that relief may come from unexpected places, and the game has been keeping players occupied, and laughing, ever since it took off in the summer of 2020. —Ben Kuchera.
Among Us is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Tetris Effect: Connected.
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Tetris Effect: Connected is another game that offers so many ways to play, and it’s also one that’s easy to match with folks who might be intimidated by most other games.
The core game is pure Tetris : Flip the pieces, create solid horizontal lines across the board, and watch them disappear as you try to deal with the falling shapes before your tower reaches the top. But the campaign brings in beautiful music and pulsing, shifting visual effects that help bring the experience to new heights of relaxation and satisfaction. It’s Tetris with a pulse, both literally and figuratively.
This version of the game comes with a suite of online modes so you can play with or against others to prove your skill or practice your fundamentals. You can play purely for the relaxation of the music and visuals if you’d like, or you can adjust the game’s options until the experience is pared down to pure ability and reaction time. How you play, and what you get out of it, is up to you. Tetris Effect: Connected is a platform as much as a single game, giving you many ways of enjoying one of the best puzzle games ever created.
Tetris Effect: Connected can show off what your home theater can do in terms of image quality and sound system, sure, but it also teaches that truly inspired game design doesn’t have an expiration date. There may be better versions of Tetris released in the future, but it’s going to be hard to top this one. —Ben Kuchera.
Tetris Effect: Connected is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Minecraft.
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Minecraft is a game in which everything looks like it’s made out of large, square blocks, and you can harvest materials and use them to build whatever you’d like out of those blocks.
There isn’t much left to say about Minecraft that hasn’t already been said, but the game remains popular online, and it has the ability to keep my children occupied in a way no other game can match, in my experience. They ignore the survival mode and go straight for creative, treating it like a split-screen world in which they can build anything they’d like, without worrying about whether they’re going to run out of Lego bricks.
It’s a game that can be meditative when played alone and social when shared with others, and there are mountains of user-created content to sift through and explore. Like the rest of the games on this list, Minecraft is very easy to get into, but you may find it tricky to leave. —Ben Kuchera.
Minecraft is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Stardew Valley.
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Stardew Valley is quaint, but in the best way possible.
You start the game by inheriting a farm from your grandfather, and you then move to a sleepy town to take over the diminishing acres. For the next 10, 20, 50, 100-plus hours, you work to turn that farm into a modern utopia.
This is easily the most relaxing game on Game Pass. All you do is plant seeds, care for animals, mine some rocks, and befriend the villagers. There’s plenty of drama to be had — with the Wal-Mart-like JojaMart and an army of slimes trying to stop you from mining — but at the end of the day, you’re still going to pass out in your farmhouse and get ready to plant more strawberries the next morning. —Ryan Gilliam.
Stardew Valley is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Age of Empires 4.
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Age of Empires 4 serves as a reminder of what came before. It’s a classic real-time strategy game on PC that pits historic empires against one another. It has several campaigns, narrated like history documentaries, as well as online skirmishes so you can battle against friends.
But there are loads of other historic RTS games out there. What makes Age of Empires 4 special is that it came out in 2021. It’s a game designed to remind players what they loved about RTS games when they were all the rage over a decade ago, but it trades out aged sprites for glorious visuals and smooth performance. —Ryan Gilliam.
Age of Empires 4 is available via Game Pass on Windows PC.
Nobody Saves the World.
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Nobody Saves the World is a delightful RPG from DrinkBox Studios, the indie team behind the Guacamelee games. You play as a bizarre, white husk with the unique ability to transform into a variety of creatures. By completing quests, you’ll improve the forms you have and unlock even more.
Nobody Saves the World is weird and funny. It’s silly and colorful. And it’s got an excellent gameplay loop. Each form plays differently, and you can use abilities and bonuses from other forms to further customize your playstyle. You’ll need to experiment to find wacky ability combinations and defeat enemies or solve puzzles.
DrinkBox has built something really special with Nobody Saves the World , and it’s the perfect Game Pass game to pick up for a weekend. —Ryan Gilliam.
Nobody Saves the World is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Doom (2016)
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2016’s Doom builds off of one of the oldest franchises in gaming history with speed, acrobatics, and an absolutely killer soundtrack. Doomguy moves extremely quickly, swapping between a variety of guns, grenades, melee attacks, and a giant chainsaw to blow up demons off of Mars.
The game is bloody, metal as hell, and surprisingly funny. Doom makes you feel like a god, capable of clearing any hurdle the game could throw at you, and it doesn’t offer a single dull level in its lengthy campaign. —Ryan Gilliam.
Doom (2016) is available via Game Pass on Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
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The Mass Effect franchise was gigantic for the Xbox 360 era, but it didn’t transfer to future platforms well — purchasing and downloading the entire story became confusing and expensive when moving to the Xbox One and Xbox Series X. But 2021’s Legendary Edition finally made the entire Mass Effect trilogy accessible in one package.
The story follows Commander Shepard, a futuristic military hero, who’s tasked with gathering a collection of alien misfits for a variety of missions. Each game is wonderfully crafted, with stand-alone stories and breakout characters that don’t rely on the series’ wider narrative. As a trilogy, the games build on each other with meaningful choices that carry over to the next entry, giving weight to your choices.
The Legendary Edition is the way to experience Mass Effect, and it’s a must-play whether you’re on your first run to save the galaxy or your fifth. —Ryan Gilliam.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Spelunky 2.
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Spelunky 2 is the follow-up to one of the most beloved roguelikes ever made. The sequel is still a treasure-seeking, ultra-hard adventure, but takes place on the moon instead of on Earth. You’ll run through a variety of biomes nabbing treasure, whipping enemies, and trying not to get killed by a variety of traps.
Spelunky is hard, and its very sensitive controls can be hard to get used to. But those two aspects of the game come together to form a satisfying loop that punishes the player as often as it rewards them. Those moments of success make you feel like you’re getting away with something — like Indiana Jones sliding under a door in the nick of time, but still managing to grab his hat. —Ryan Gilliam.
Spelunky 2 is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Outer Wilds.
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Outer Wilds is a giant mystery, and the less that’s said about it, the better.
The gist is that your small solar system ends and restarts every 22 minutes. Your job is to discover why that’s happening, and put the clues together so you can attempt to stop it.
Outer Wilds is a game all about information gathering. There are no experience points or combat, only knowledge. But that knowledge will propel you to bizarre and interesting places. And once you’re finally done, you’ll wish you could erase it all from your memory and play it again. —Ryan Gilliam.
Outer Wilds is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition.
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The Elder Scrolls 5 , better known as just Skyrim , is a classic. And while you can play it on almost any console or device known to humankind at this point, it’s still worth playing on Game Pass if you’ve never given it a chance, or are just craving another journey in its sprawling world.
Like most Bethesda RPGs, Skyrim is a first-person game with a giant, living world. There are dungeons to crawl, stories to uncover, and a variety of guilds to join. But you can also go off the beaten path and discover your own fun in Skyrim — it rewards you for being curious. It’s the kind of Game Pass game that you can play for hundreds of hours and never get bored. —Ryan Gilliam.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Forza Horizon 5.
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Forza Horizon 5 is the latest racing game to land on Xbox and Game Pass. It’s a visual feast filled with some of the most realistic-looking cars you’ve ever seen. But anyone who loves any of these Forza games will tell you that the Horizon series is so much more than its graphics.
Horizon 5 takes place in a fictionalized Mexico, and gives you the freedom to drive around a massive map in whatever car you want. You can drive a nice sports car while off-roading, or drive a hummer off a massive ramp.
Forza Horizon 5 gives you the freedom and choice to drive how and where you want inside a legion of incredible cars. —Ryan Gilliam.
Forza Horizon 5 is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Hitman World of Assassination.
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Hitman , Hitman 2 , and Hitman 3 are some of the best sandbox puzzle games ever made. As Agent 47, you’ll climb buildings, sneak around parties, and murder spies and debutantes with all manner of tools. Hitman World of Assassination includes the campaigns from all three of the games in IO Interactive’s recent World of Assassination trilogy, giving you more than a dozen maps to play on. Just last week, it also added Freelancer mode, which functions like a roguelike as Agent 47 kills his way through four major crime syndicates, fleshing out his safehouse as he goes.
The Hitman series may be about violence and murder, but it manages to stay lighthearted and fun with its wild physics and silly scenarios. It’s the perfect series to goof around in if you feel like being stealthy, or just want to see what happens when you drop a giant chandelier on a crowd of snobby jerks. —Ryan Gilliam.
Hitman Trilogy is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Death’s Door.
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Death’s Door is a cute little Soulslike game. You play as a raven who works as a kind of grim reaper for the bureaucratic arm of the afterlife. It’s your job to adventure in the world and claim the lives of a handful of bosses. The world of Death’s Door is charming, as are its characters, with excellent dungeons to explore and puzzles to solve. There are also giant enemies who will test both your skills and patience.
Still, Death’s Door has a friendly air around it. It wants you to succeed, and does a nice job easing you along with easy-to-read enemy and boss patterns. It’s a great, challenging Game Pass game to cut your teeth on before venturing into even more difficult titles. —Ryan Gilliam.
Death’s Door is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Guardians of the Galaxy is a game that shouldn’t work at all. But in a world saturated with Marvel content and already popular versions of these characters, Guardians of the Galaxy manages to tell a heartfelt story that gives each Guardian plenty of space to breathe.
As an action game, Guardians of the Galaxy is fun enough, letting you fly through the air on Star Lord’s jet boots and shoot your iconic double pistols. However, just like the story, the game shines most when the team is all working together. As Star Lord, you can command Drax to stun an enemy, or Rocket to blow up an entire group.
Guardians of the Galaxy succeeds over other group-based Marvel games because it gives you a single player experience that’s still focused on friends. In combat and in conversation, every member of the Guardians has a part to play, and it makes for one of the most memorable comic book games out there. —Ryan Gilliam.
Guardians of the Galaxy is available via Game Pass on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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List of Games with Gold.
First announced during E3 2013, the Games with Gold program offers free Xbox 360 games to users who have an Xbox Live Gold subscription. The program was extended to the Xbox One a year later. Starting October 2022, the program no longer offers games for the Xbox 360.
Contents.
Xbox 360 and Original Xbox Games [ ]
Players with active Xbox Live Gold memberships (excluding trial memberships and "Free Gold" weekends) may download the games during their respective availability periods. When downloaded, the game belongs to the user even if they subsequently drop their Xbox Live Gold membership. Two titles are released a month, with the exception of June 2014 (which saw a third game released alongside the second to celebrate the one year anniversary of the program), April 2015 (which saw the release of four games, two in each half) and December 2015 (which saw a third game released alongside the second). The first game is free to download from the first of the month until the fifteenth, and then the second is available to download from the sixteenth until the end of the month.
Future Games with Gold releases for Xbox 360 are also made available for Xbox One through its backward compatibility system, which first started in November 2015.
2013 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
Replaced by Joy Ride Turbo in Japan.
Replaced by Lost Planet 2 in Germany and Biohazard Code: Veronica in Japan.
2014 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
Replaced by Viva Piñata in Japan.
2015 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
2016 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
2017 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
2018 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
Replaced by The Maw in Japan.
2019 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
Replaced by The Maw in Japan.
Replaced by Ms. 'Splosion Ma n in Japan.
Replaced by Ms. Splosion Man in Japan and South Africa.
2020 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
2021 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
Replaced by Red Faction: Armageddon in Korea and The Maw in Japan.
2022 [ ]
Xbox One X Enhanced.
Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S [ ]
Beginning in July 2015, Microsoft announced the expansion of the Games With Gold program to officially offer two games each month for the Xbox One, just like with the Xbox 360. Each game will be offered for a full month, with one game being available from the 1st of the month until the last day of the month and the second game being available from the 16th of the month until the 15th of the following month. This was a change from previous policy: when the program had begun including Xbox One games, it had started with two games, rotating them so that each month included one new game and one game that had been offered the month before.
2014 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 1 Halo: Spartan Assault June 3, 2014 July 31, 2014 2 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood June 3, 2014 July 31, 2014 3 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition July 2, 2014 July 31, 2014 4 Crimson Dragon August 1, 2014 October 31, 2014 5 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut August 1, 2014 August 31, 2014 6 Super Time Force September 1, 2014 September 30, 2014 7 Chariot October 1, 2014 November 30, 2014 8 Völgarr the Viking November 1, 2014 December 31, 2014 Replaced by the full version of Powerstar Golf in Germany, Russia, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil.
Can be downloaded to Australian Xbox LIVE accounts via Xbox.com marketplace.
2015 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 10 D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die January 1, 2015 January 30, 2015 11 #IDARB February 1, 2015 March 31, 2015 12 Rayman Legends March 1, 2015 April 30, 2015 Replaced by Max: The Curse of Brotherhood in Japan. 13 Pool Nation FX April 1, 2015 June 30, 2015 Unavailable in Japan. 14 Child of Light April 1, 2015 April 30, 2015 15 CastleStorm: Definitive Edition May 1, 2015 May 31, 2015 Replaced by Max: The Curse of Brotherhood in Japan. 16 Massive Chalice June 1, 2015 July 15, 2015 17 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag July 1, 2015 July 31, 2015 Replaced by Halo: Spartan Assault in Japan. 18 So Many Me July 16, 2015 August 15, 2015 19 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes August 1, 2015 August 31, 2015 20 How To Survive: Storm Warning Edition August 16, 2015 September 15, 2015 21 The Deer God September 1, 2015 September 30, 2015 22 Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition September 16, 2015 October 15, 2015 Replaced by Max: The Curse of Brotherhood in Japan. 23 Valiant Hearts: The Great War October 1, 2015 October 31, 2015 24 The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season October 16, 2015 November 15, 2015 All 5 episodes, plus 400 Days, are included.
Replaced by LocoCycle in Japan.
2016 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 29 Killer Instinct Season 1 Ultra Edition January 1, 2016 January 31, 2016 Yes Also included Killer Instinct Classic. 30 Zheros January 16, 2016 February 15, 2016 31 Hand of Fate February 1, 2016 February 29, 2016 32 Styx: Master of Shadows February 16, 2016 March 15, 2016 33 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments March 1, 2016 March 31, 2016 34 Lords of the Fallen March 16, 2016 April 15, 2016 35 The Wolf Among Us April 1, 2016 April 30, 2016 All 5 episodes are included. 36 Sunset Overdrive April 16, 2016 May 15, 2016 37 Defense Grid 2 May 1, 2016 May 31, 2016 Replaced by Kalimba in Japan. 38 Costume Quest 2 May 16, 2016 June 15, 2016 Replaced by SlashDash in Japan, South Africa and Singapore. 39 Goat Simulator June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016 Yes The Australian Xbox Store lists this game as leaving Games With Gold on June 15, and not staying until June 30, as stated by Major Nelson on his blog. 40 The Crew June 16, 2016 July 15, 2016 41 The Banner Saga 2 July 1, 2016 July 31, 2016 Replaced by Max: The Curse of Brotherhood in Japan. 42 Tumblestone July 16, 2016 August 15, 2016 43 Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate August 1, 2016 August 31, 2016 The English, Japanese, Hong Kong/Taiwan and Chinese versions were all free for Gold members on their respective stores. 44 WWE 2K16 August 16, 2016 September 15, 2016 Replaced by The Banner Saga 2 in Japan. 45 Earthlock: Festival of Magic September 1, 2016 September 30, 2016 46 Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China September 16, 2016 October 15, 2016 47 Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings October 1, 2016 October 31, 2016 48 The Escapists October 16, 2016 November 15, 2016 49 Super Dungeon Bros November 1, 2016 November 30, 2016 50 Murdered: Soul Suspect November 16, 2016 December 15, 2016 51 Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition December 1, 2016 December 31, 2016 Replaced by Kalimb a in Germany and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood in Japan. 52 Outlast December 16, 2016 January 15, 2017 Replaced by Kalimba in Japan.
2017 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 53 World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap January 1, 2017 January 31, 2017 54 Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra Edition January 16, 2017 February 15, 2017 Also included Killer Instinct 2 Classic. 55 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime February 1, 2017 February 28, 2017 56 Project CARS February 16, 2017 March 15, 2017 57 Layers of Fear March 1, 2017 March 31, 2017 58 Evolve: Ultimate Edition March 16, 2017 April 15, 2017 59 Ryse: Son of Rome April 1, 2017 April 30, 2017 60 The Walking Dead: Season Two April 16, 2017 May 15, 2017 All 5 episodes are included.
Replaced by Max: The Curse of Brotherhood in Japan and The Banner Saga 2 in South Korea.
Replaced by Kalimba in Japan and South Korea.
Replaced by Magic 2015 in Japan and South Korea.
2018 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 77 The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III January 1, 2018 January 31, 2018 Yes Replaced by Kalimba in South Korea. 78 Zombi January 16, 2018 February 15, 2018 Replaced by the full version of Powerstar Golf in South Korea. 79 Shadow Warrior February 1, 2018 February 28, 2018 Replaced by Cobalt in South Korea and Kalimba in Japan. 80 Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India February 16, 2018 March 15, 2018 81 Trials of the Blood Dragon March 1, 2018 March 31, 2018 82 Superhot March 16, 2018 April 15, 2018 Planned to be replaced by Kalimba in Japan and Taiwan and The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III in South Korea. 83 The Witness April 1, 2018 April 30, 2018 84 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate April 16, 2018 May 15, 2018 85 Super Mega Baseball 2 May 1, 2018 May 31, 2018 Yes 86 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain May 16, 2018 June 15, 2018 Replaced by Kalimba in South Korea. 87 Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia June 1, 2018 June 30, 2018 88 Smite June 16, 2018 July 15, 2018 Yes Gold bundle for use with free-to-play Smite.
Replaced by Kalimba in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
2019 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 101 Celeste January 1, 2019 January 31, 2019 Replaced by Cobalt in India. 102 WRC 6 January 16, 2019 February 15, 2019 Replaced by Race the Sun in South Korea and Japan. 103 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon February 1, 2019 February 28, 2019 Replaced by Race the Sun in Australia and Cobalt in New Zealand. 104 Super Bomberman R February 16, 2019 March 15, 2019 105 Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion March 1, 2019 March 31, 2019 Replaced by Race the Sun in Japan and Cobalt in South Korea and Taiwan. 106 Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 March 16, 2019 April 15, 2019 107 The Technomancer April 1, 2019 April 30, 2019 108 Outcast: Second Contact April 16, 2019 May 15, 2019 Replaced by Race the Sun in Japan. 109 Marooners May 1, 2019 May 31, 2019 110 The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour May 16, 2019 June 15, 2019 Yes 111 NHL 19 June 1, 2019 June 30, 2019 Yes Replaced by Race the Sun in Singapore. 112 Rivals of Aether June 16, 2019 July 15, 2019 Replaced by Cobalt in Japan. 113 INSIDE July 1, 2019 July 31, 2019 Replaced by Race the Sun in Japan. 114 Big Crown: Showdown July 16, 2019 August 15, 2019 Yes Replaced by Cobalt in Japan. 115 Gears of War 4 August 1, 2019 August 31, 2019 Yes 116 Forza Motorsport 6 August 16, 2019 September 15, 2019 Includes the Forza 10th anniversary car pack. 117 Hitman: The Complete First Season September 1, 2019 September 30, 2019 Yes Base game was free for all Xbox Live members, but Episodes 1-6, along with the Summer Bonus Episode, were all free to Gold members.
Replaced by Cobalt in Hong Kong/Macau, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
2020 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 125 Styx: Shards of Darkness January 1, 2020 January 31, 2020 126 Batman: The Telltale Series January 16, 2020 February 15, 2020 Episode 1 was free for all Xbox Live members as the base game, but Episodes 2–5 were all free for Gold members. 127 TT Isle of Man February 1, 2020 February 29, 2020 Yes 128 Call of Cthulhu February 16, 2020 March 15, 2020 Yes Replaced with Revenant Dogma in Japan. 129 Batman: The Enemy Within March 1, 2020 March 31, 2020 Complete Season, episodes 1 - 5. Replaced with Asdivine Hearts in Japan. 130 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero March 16, 2020 April 15, 2020 131 Project CARS 2 April 1, 2020 April 30, 2020 Yes Replaced with Asdivine Hearts II in Japan. 132 Knights of Pen and Paper Bundle April 16, 2020 May 15, 2020 Bundle included " Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Deluxier Edition " and " Knights of Pen and Paper 2 Deluxiest Edition " free for all Gold members. 133 V-Rally 4 May 1, 2020 May 31, 2020 Yes 134 Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr May 16, 2020 June 15, 2020 Yes 135 Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse June 1, 2020 June 30, 2020 136 Coffee Talk June 16, 2020 July 15, 2020 137 WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship July 1, 2020 July 31, 2020 138 Dunk Lords July 16, 2020 August 15, 2020 139 Portal Knights August 1, 2020 August 31, 2020 Yes 140 Override: Mech City Brawl August 16, 2020 September 15, 2020 Yes 141 Tom Clancy’s The Division September 1, 2020 September 30, 2020 Yes 142 The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 September 16, 2020 October 15, 2020 143 Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut October 01, 2020 October 31, 2020 144 Maid of Sker October 16, 2020 November 15, 2020 Yes Replaced with Trine 4 in Korea 145 Aragami: Shadow Edition November 1, 2020 November 30, 2020 146 Swimsanity! November 16, 2020 December 15, 2020 147 The Raven Remastered December 01, 2020 December 31, 2020 148 Bleed 2 December 16, 2020 January 16, 2021.
2021 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 149 Little Nightmares January 1, 2021 January 31, 2021 Replaced by Trine 4 in Japan 150 Dead Rising January 16, 2021 February 15, 2021 Replaced by Trine 4 in Germany 151 Gears 5 February 1, 2021 February 28, 2021 Yes Yes 152 Resident Evil February 1, 2021 February 28, 2021 153 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition February 16, 2021 March 15, 2021 154 Warface: Breakout March 1, 2021 March 31, 2021 155 Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse March 16, 2021 April 15, 2021 Yes 156 Vikings: Wolves of Midgard April 1, 2021 April 30, 2021 Replaced by All-Star Fruit Racing in South Korea. 157 Truck Racing Championship April 16, 2021 May 15, 2021 Yes 158 Armello May 1, 2021 May 30, 2021 159 Dungeons 3 May 16, 2021 June 15, 2021 160 The King's Bird June 1, 2021 June 30, 2021 161 Shadows: Awakening June 16, 2021 July 15, 2021 162 Planet Alpha July 1, 2021 July 31, 2021 Yes 163 Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break July 16, 2021 August 15, 2021 Replaced by Trine 4 in Saudi Arabia 164 Darksiders III August 1, 2021 August 31, 2021 Yes 165 Yooka-Laylee August 16, 2021 September 15, 2021 166 Warhammer: Chaosbane September 1, 2021 September 30, 2021 167 Mulaka September 16, 2021 October 15, 2021 168 Aaero October 01, 2021 October 31, 2021 Yes 169 Hover October 16, 2021 November 15, 2021 Yes 170 Moving Out November 01, 2021 November 30, 2021 171 Kingdom Two Crowns November 16, 2021 December 15, 2021 Yes 172 The Escapists 2 December 01, 2021 December 31, 2021 173 Tropico 5 – Penultimate Edition December 16, 2021 January 15, 2022 Replaced by The King's Bird in Taiwan, Children of Zodiarcs in Japan, and Binary Stars in South Korea.
2022 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 174 NeuroVoider January 01, 2022 January 31, 2022 175 Aground January 16, 2022 February 15, 2022 176 Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse February 1, 2022 February 28, 2022 177 Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield February 16, 2022 March 15, 2022 Yes Yes 178 The Flame in the Flood March 1, 2022 March 31, 2022 179 Street Power Football March 16, 2022 April 15, 2022 180 Another Sight April 1, 2022 April 30, 2022 Yes 181 Hue April 16, 2022 May 15, 2022 Replaced by A Knight's Quest in Japan. 182 Yoku’s Island Express May 1, 2022 May 31, 2022 183 The Inner World – The Last Wind Monk May 16, 2022 June 15, 2022 184 Aven Colony June 01, 2022 June 30, 2022 185 Project Highrise: Architect’s Edition June 16, 2022 July 15, 2022 186 Beasts of Maravilla Island July 01, 2022 July 31, 2022 Yes 187 Relicta July 16, 2022 August 15, 2022 Yes Yes 189 Calico August 1, 2022 August 31, 2022 Yes 190 ScourgeBringer August 16, 2022 September 16, 2022 191 Gods Will Fall September 1, 2022 September 30, 2022 192 Double Kick Heroes September 16, 2022 October 15, 2022 193 Windbound October 1, 2022 October 31, 2022 194 Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition October 16, 2022 November 15, 2022 Yes 195 Praetorians - HD Remaster November 1, 2022 November 30, 2022 196 Dead End Job November 16, 2022 December 15, 2022 Replaced with Before I Forget in Japan and Korea 197 Colt Canyon December 1, 2022 December 31, 2022 Replaced with A Knight's Quest in Japan 198 Bladed Fury December 16, 2022 January 15, 2023.
2023 [ ]
Game Date Added Date Removed Xbox One X Enhanced Optimized for Xbox Series X/S Notes 199 Iris Fall January 01, 2023 January 31, 2023 200 Autonauts January 16, 2023 February 15, 2023 Yes 201 For the King February 1, 2023 February 28, 2023 202 Guts N Goals February 16, 2023 March 15, 2023.
How to get free games on your Xbox One through Xbox Live and Game Pass.
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You can get free games on your Xbox One with a Xbox Live Gold subscription, and even more games with Game Pass. Some Xbox games are free to download, but you'll need to pay a monthly fee to keep playing them. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Video games can be expensive, especially if you're on a budget. Fortunately, systems like the Xbox One offer a slew of great games that can be enjoyed for free.
You won't be able to download these right away, however. To get any free games on your Xbox One, you'll need to have a Xbox Live Gold subscription, which costs $59.99 for a year, or $9.99 for a single month.
If you want even more games, you'll need to sign up for Xbox Game Pass, which offers you more than 100 different games to play for an extra $9.99 a month.
You don't need to have both subscriptions, but you can sign up for both Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for a discounted $14.99 per month.
Check out the products mentioned in this article:
Xbox One X (From $499.99 at Best Buy)
Xbox One Live 12-month Gold Pass (From $59.99 at Best Buy)
Xbox One 6-month Game Pass (From $59.99 at Best Buy)
How to get free games on Xbox One with Xbox Live Gold.
1. In order to be able to download free games, you must first log into your Xbox Live account using your Xbox One.
2. After you've logged in, navigate to the "Store" tab on the upper-right side of the screen. Press A, or just press Down using the left stick.
3. Scroll through the list until you reach a button that says "Browse games." Press A.
4. Scroll through until you find a section called "Top free games." Just above this section, on the right side of the screen, there should be a button that says "Show all." Select "Show all" and press A. This will show you all of the free games available instead of just a small selection.
There are many ways to find free games in the Store, but the method mentioned here is a concrete way to view all the games available for free at a given time. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider.
5. Select the game you want to download and press A.
6. On the next screen, a trailer for the game might start playing automatically. Navigate downward and select a button labeled "Get," then press A. Your new game should begin downloading automatically.
Once it downloads, you'll be good to go.
How to get free games on Xbox One through Game Pass.
Game Pass is a service that offers even more free games for you to download. New games are released on Game Pass throughout the year, so check back often.
1. Log into your Xbox Live account. You don't need Xbox Live Gold.
2. Navigate to the "Store" tab in the upper-right and press the A button.
3. Navigate to "Deals" and press A.
4. In the next menu, there's a section called "Try for Free." These are the games exclusively available for free for Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass members.
Free games are labeled "Free," whereas free trials of games that must later be paid for will have a price listed. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider.
5. In the "Try for Free" section, on the right side of the screen, there should be a button labeled "Show all." Select this button and press A.
6. Select the free game you want to download and press A.
7. On the next screen, navigate to the "Get" button and press A. The game should begin downloading automatically.
When you are browsing for a free game, pay attention to the details of the games you want. Some games are free to play initially, but may require a paid subscription after a trial period, or may contain microtransactions.
The 10 Best Free Xbox One Games.
From fast-paced fighters and shooters to engrossing online role-playing titles, here are our favorite free games for Xbox One.
The 10 Best Free Xbox One Games.
You already spent a good chunk of change on your Xbox One, especially if you splurged on a 4K-ready Xbox One X. Why spend any more just to play great games?
The Xbox Store is loaded with excellent free-to-play titles, whether you're in the mood for instant multiplayer mayhem or you want to get lost in a massive fantasy world. From fast-paced fighters and shooters to engrossing online role-playing experiences, here are our favorite free games for Xbox One.
Credit: Digital Extremes.
Killer Instinct.
Killer Instinct builds on the frenetic fighting and patented Combo Breaker system of the 1994 original, resulting in one of the flashiest and most strategically rich brawlers you can find on any platform. The free version of Killer Instinct gives you access to a single character, with the individual changing weekly. You can also purchase fighters or fighter packs a la carte. But even if you don't drop a dime, you'll be able to enjoy the bevy of modes and features that have been added to Microsoft's flagship fighter since launch, including online play and 4K enhancements for Xbox One X.
Fortnite Battle Royale.
If you're curious about PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds but don't feel like dropping $30 on it, Fortnite Battle Royale delivers similar survival thrills for zero dollars. Like Battlegrounds, Fortnite Battle Royale has 100 players drop onto an island to scavenge resources and fight for survival until there's only one player or team left standing. But there's a twist: You can also build fortifications just like in the core Fortnite game, which gives you a ton of extra strategic options in terms of both offense and defense. Fortnite Battle Royale is also unique due to its zany, vibrant art style, which you can enjoy in 4K on the Xbox One X.
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Phantom Dust.
A revival of the 2004 cult Xbox classic, Phantom Dust is a unique action/strategy hybrid that blends real-time combat with the depth of a collectible card game. This title lets you battle in huge, highly destructible arenas, where you can mix and match hundreds of unique skills that let you summon everything from flaming swords to walls of ice as you try to outsmart your opponent. You can play through the game's entire 15-hour story and unlock a ton of cards for absolutely free, though you can also spend money to beef up your collection.
Neverwinter.
Neverwinter brings Dungeons & Dragons to life in video game form, taking some of the most iconic characters and worlds of the classic pen-and-paper role-playing game and distilling them into an addictive, epic online experience. This free RPG offers rich character customization, awe-inspiring worlds and action-based combat that's fully optimized for a controller. If you're looking for something in the vein of World of Warcraft on your Xbox or simply want a fun fantasy adventure to get lost in with your friends, Neverwinter is well worth a look.
Credit: Perfect World Entertainment.
World of Tanks.
If the name didn't already give it away, World of Tanks is a massive tank-combat simulator that allows you to engage in epic 15-on-15 battles with some of history's most iconic armored vehicles. This intense vehicular shooter features over 450 real-world tanks to control across more than 80 maps, each of which sports its own unique weather and terrain effects. World of Tanks still enjoys a steady stream of major content updates, and it offers full 4K support for Xbox One X owners.
Gigantic.
Gigantic is a refreshing, accessible take on the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre, offering up intense third-person action instead of excessive clicking and complicated menus. As the name suggests, this vibrant team shooter pits teams of five against the other side's Guardian, a towering, mythical being that can turn the tide of a match with its powerful attacks. You can compete online without spending a penny and can unlock the game's heroes through in-game currency, though you can pay up for cosmetics and instant access to characters.
Fallout Shelter.
Fallout Shelter took mobile gamers by storm when it launched in 2015, and now, you can experience it from your couch. This life simulator lets you build the ultimate nuclear vault in Bethesda's charming postapocalyptic universe, where you'll customize your dwellers, forge relationships, and even fend off the occasional attack from monsters and looters. Fallout Shelter supports cross-play between Xbox One and Windows 10 devices, allowing you to enjoy your vault-management addiction wherever you go.
Gwent.
Gwent is a stand-alone version of everyone's favorite mini game from The Witcher 3, allowing you to collect and battle with a ton of different cards inspired by CD Projekt Red's rich fantasy universe. Gwent puts an emphasis on accessibility and skill over complexity and sheer luck, making this game worth checking out even if you're not a Witcher aficionado. It's also an Xbox Play Anywhere title, meaning you can keep your progress across Xbox One and PC.
Credit: CD Projekt.
Warframe.
One of the longest-running online console shooters out there, Warframe lets you kick ass as a variety of different space ninjas in stunning sci-fi environments. Not sold yet? This RPG-flavored shooter has some of the best developer support out there, with a seemingly never-ending stream of new events and content drops that give you and your friends plenty of excuses to keep blasting away at aliens for better loot. With tons of satisfying guns, bows and swords that you can wield in both cooperative and competitive gameplay, Warframe is an excellent free alternative to the likes of Destiny — and just a great game in its own right.
Credit: Digital Extremes.
DC Universe Online.
If you've ever fantasized about living in the DC Comics universe, this is the game for you. DC Universe Online lets you create your own hero or villain using a variety of power and appearance options, then take that character through a rich story line in which you'll interact with DC icons such as Superman, Batman and Lex Luthor. This massively multiplayer online game is always adding new content, and its action-focused combat makes it equally inviting for both genre vets and casual comic fans.
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