Guide
Xbox Game Pass games list for October 2025
A complete list, including Xbox Game Pass Essential games.
Game Pass
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News
Xbox Game Pass price hikes won't affect existing subscribers in some countries "for now", Microsoft confirms
But not the US or UK.
Feature
"The role of the console is shifting" - are rising prices the end for games consoles as we know them?
"There is a groundswell of concern from the industry."
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News
Xbox Game Pass price hike a result of Microsoft becoming "too-big-to-care", says former FTC chair
Following Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Feature
The Big Question | After the Xbox Game Pass price hike, is it time to cancel and start buying games again?
A sub-optimal situation.
Opinion
If Xbox Game Pass dies then we'll have lost one of gaming's best tools for discovery
The big names might make the headlines, but it's the selection of smaller games that make the service so important.
News
Microsoft increases price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, despite record subscription revenue last year
Tier structure shake up.
News
Xbox has made "largest investment in Game Pass to date" this year, countering recent criticism of subscription service's value
"We continue to engage with hundreds of partners each year."
Feature
Report | "It was really hard to publish on Xbox. It was our job to make it easier" - inside Xbox's increasingly vital indie publishing operation
How Xbox chooses its indies, and what it means for the devs.
Feature
Football Manager player numbers are through the roof thanks to subscription platforms like Game Pass and Netflix - series boss Miles Jacobson explains how
"We don't see cannibalisation..."
News
News-in-brief | Here are your Xbox Game Pass games for the end of August
Gears of War: Reloaded, Herdling, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard headline the games hitting Game Pass soon.
News
Arkane Studios founder calls Game Pass "unsustainable model", and one which is "damaging the industry"
"At some point reality has to hit."
News
Cheeky tweet hints at the next big franchise coming to Xbox Game Pass
UPDATE: Spyro Reignited Trilogy confirmed.
News
Here's the next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for August
Atlas Fallen! Core Keeper! Star Trucker!
News
Microsoft limits Xbox Game Pass subscription extensions in certain countries
Likely to deter cheap membership stacking.
News
Dune: Spice Wars to join Xbox Game Pass for console, leak suggests
UPDATE: Microsoft confirms leak.
News
Xbox Game Pass announces November additions, starting with Jusant out today
Plus Thirsty Suitors! Like a Dragon Gaiden! Wild Hearts!