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Game Pass expands with more games coming today and throughout the rest of the month

You could almost set your watch to the news that Xbox will release a slew of games into Game Pass for both console and PC. That is again the case here, as a new trio of games are live today, with a host more to come over the next week or so.

With new additions comes new removals and you can find those at the bottom of the list and while not as big as some folks may like, Slime Rancher 2 and Persona 5 Royal are both getting touch controls support, so you can enjoy them anywhere.


Amnesia: Collection – October 20

Cloud, Console, and PC

The collection contains three Amnesia titles: The Dark Descent, A Machine For Pigs, and Justine. Experience the horror that kickstarted the ‘Let’s Play’ revolution; be immersed in three living nightmares that will chill you to the core.

Amnesia: Rebirth – October 20

Cloud, Console, and PC

A harrowing journey through desolation and despair, exploring the limits of human resilience. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters, and solve puzzles.

Phantom Abyss (Game Preview) – October 20

Cloud, Console, and PC

Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers. Be warned, you only get one attempt at each temple and failure or settling for a lesser relic means you will never see that temple again…

Soma – October 20

Cloud, Console, and PC

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes Soma, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The radio is dead, food is running out, and the machines have started to think they are people. Underwater facility PATHOS-II has suffered intolerable isolation and you’re going to have to make some tough decisions. What makes sense? What is left to fight for?

Persona 5 Royal – October 21

Cloud, Console, and PC

Prepare for the award-winning RPG experience in this definitive edition of Persona 5 Royal, featuring a treasure trove of downloadable content included! Don the mask of Joker and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!

Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery – October 27

PC

Play as The Detective in three silly mysteries! Finding clues and questioning suspects is just part of the job for such an experienced frog. Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery is a collection of all three Frog Detective cases.

Gunfire Reborn – October 27

Cloud, Console, and PC

Gunfire is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS action, roguelite gameplay and RPG elements. You’ll play as one of six furry heroes, each with their own unique skills and attacks. As you play though each level, you’ll be faced with challenging enemies and collect powerful loot. The more you play, the more powerful you will become!

Signalis – October 27

Cloud, Console, and PC

Available on day on with Game Pass: Awaken from slumber and explore a surreal retrotech world as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost partner and her lost dreams. Discover terrifying secrets, challenging puzzles, and nightmarish creatures in a tense and melancholic experience of cosmic dread and classic psychological survival horror.


As always, with games being added, that means games are being removed and there are some genres in this group. If you buy the game before it is removed on October 31st, you can save 20% off the full price.

  • Alan Wake: American Nightmare (Console and PC)

  • Backbone (Cloud, Console, and PC)

  • Bassmaster Fishing 2022 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

  • Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC)

  • Project Wingman (Cloud, Console, and PC)

  • Second Extinction (Cloud, Console, and PC)

  • Sniper Elite 4 (Console and Cloud)

  • The Forgotten City (Cloud, Console, and PC)