Xbox have announced the first wave of games coming to Game Pass this October and things are getting confusing, but let’s press on and we will make sure we explain as clearly as we can.

Of course, before we get to what is coming, we need to highlight the leaving games. You have until October 15th to enjoy these titles on either PC Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate. If you opt to buy them before they are removed, you can save 20% off the purchase price.

• Dyson Sphere Program (PC)

• Everspace 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

• From Space (Cloud, Console, and PC)

• F1 Manager 2023 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

• Scorn (Cloud, Console, and PC)

With those going, what is new, well it gets confusing.

As Game Pass Standard now exists, there is a much smaller library of games available to members of that teir, so we are going to list the games by what tier you need to be on to get them. Below is how we will list games going forward, which should hopefully make it clearer.

• Game Pass Ultimate - Yes

• PC Game Pass - Yes

• Game Pass Standard - No

If the game is for console, we will only list the console if its only for one, so if we put Xbox Series X|S, then you know it won’t be playable on Xbox One. Dates will be next to the games title, indicating their availability, if there is no date then its added now.

This month has two titles being added on to Game Pass Standard, having been available on Game Pass Ultimate for a while, so here we go.

MLB The Show 24

• Game Pass Ultimate - Yes

• PC Game Pass - No

• Game Pass Standard - Yes

Swing for the fences, experience game-deciding moments, become a legend and live out your baseball dreams in MLB The Show 24. Everyone has a moment to own. Everyone has a story to tell. Unlock your moment. Own the show.

Open Roads

• Game Pass Ultimate - Yes

• PC Game Pass - No

• Game Pass Standard - Yes

Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.

Sifu

• Game Pass Ultimate - Yes

• PC Game Pass - Yes

• Game Pass Standard - Yes

Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action. Get in the shoes of a Pak Mei disciple on a path to avenge the murder of your family. With countless enemies and no allies, the sheer will to persevere and adapt will be key to unlocking the enigma of becoming Sifu.

Mad Streets – October 7

• Game Pass Ultimate - Yes

• PC Game Pass - No

• Game Pass Standard - Yes

Mad Streets is the kind of game that makes you crack a smile all while punching someone in the face. It’s a physics-based party game meshed with a brawler that feels like an evolution to the genre with a deeper system that allows skilled players to direct their blows for face-crunching KO animations that wouldn’t look out of place in MMA highlights.

Inscryption – October 10

• Game Pass Ultimate - Yes

• PC Game Pass - Yes

• Game Pass Standard - Yes

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets “inscrybed” upon the cards.