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Xbox Game Passremains one of the best deals in gaming, opening up a library of hundreds of games for a monthly fee to anyone who has a subscription, not to mentionXboxexclusives the day they launch. The rotation is refreshed every month too, and the first titles coming to Game Pass in October 2024 have now been revealed. Everything coming to the subscription service, along with links to their store pages as they’re added, can be found below. Plus, scroll to the bottom if you want to know what will be leaving Game Pass this month so you can play any departing titles before it’s too late.
Everything added to Game Pass last month, and the months before that will remain on the subscription service until stated otherwise. Xbox reveals which games are leaving each month and they will be listed at the bottom of this article when revealed.
MLB The Show 24
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MLB The Show, baseball’s leading annual video game series, is back again for 2024. Featuring updated rosters and new features, MLB The Show 24 is the closest thing to the real thing beyond picking up a bat and heading to the big leagues yourself.
So many sport sim series are now following the blueprint that sees the current game come to Game Pass ahead of the new installment’s release that there’s basically a new one added to Game Pass every single month. This October, it’s MLB The Show’s turn. The baseball series will be getting a new game in March next year, and in anticipation of that,MLB The Show 24is coming to Game Pass. The goal of this tactic is to get new and lapsed fans playing to the point that they want to buy the next game as soon as it is released. A tactic that must work since, as noted, pretty much every major sport sim series is doing this now.
Open Roads
Mother and daughter Opal and Tess embark on a road trip together, a chance for them to improve their imperfect relationship. Effectively an interactive movie from Annapurna, Open Roads players make the decisions to determine which direction this story goes.
Open Roads comes to Game Pass this month, giving a whole new audience the chance to embark on a mother-daughter road trip as they try to unravel a mystery about their grandmother who is no longer around to provide them with answers. One ofAnnapurna’s most underrated games, here’s hoping the recent issues at the studio can be resolved so we get more titles like this from them.
Sifu
Sifu is a martial arts brawler that aims to capture the feeling of classic Hong Kong action movies. It uses a detailed combat system modeled on Bak Mei kung fu, with a unique ageing mechanic to determine power and frailty.
Sifuis a game that distills the kung-fu experience in a video game quite unlike anything else in the modern era, and on October 2 it comes to Game Pass. A very busy day for the subscription service with some top titles coming its way, but this one stands above the others. The action is fast-paced, gripping, and challenging as you assume the role of a disciple whose family has been murdered and it’s up to you, and you alone, to avenge them. Think John Wick except instead of a dog, it’s a family, and Wick’s guns have been replaced with kung-fu prowess.
No, not everything coming to Game Pass this month will be added to the service on October 2. After a five-day reprieve, Mad Streets will join the three games above, along with everything else in the Game Pass library. Perhaps lesser known than what we’ve covered so far, Mad Streets is where fighting game meets party game. Compete against others in minigames as well as beating them up in a title that is easy to pick up and play but extremely rewarding for those who want to stick around and master it.
Inscryption
Inscryption is a deckbuilding title from Daniel Mullins Games, featuring roguelike gameplay and a found-footage based plot. You play as a vlogger who finds a copu of the titular video game, being drawn into a terrifying mystery in the process.
Whether part of a bigger game like Queen’s Blood or its own thing likeBalatro, card games have been a big deal in 2024. If you love both of those examples but you’re looking for something a little different,Inscryptioncomes to Game Pass on October 10. A card game crossed with an escape room with a big old dash of horror, this delightfully dark experience will be ready and waiting to swallow up your time this month if you have Game Pass.
Leaving Game Pass
As great as Game Pass is with a massive library of titles to choose from and new stuff added every month, stuff needs to make room for those new arrivals. That means a few games will be leaving Game Pass this month and once they’re gone, you will need to buy them should you want to carry on playing. The five titles below will be leaving Game Pass on October 15 so play them while you can, and there will be more departures announced later this month.
Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s subscription service, offering hundreds of games for modern Xbox consoles and PC, all for a regular monthly fee.
FAQ
How Much Is An Xbox Game Pass Subscription?
The lowest tier of Game Pass on console costs $9.99 per month, but you will need Ultimate if you want access to its full library of games.
Are Xbox Game Pass Games Free Forever?
No, when you download a game from Game Pass it doesn’t make it yours to keep forever. you may only continue to play that game for free as long as it’s on Game Pass, and as long as your Game Pass subscription is active.
