Want to explore a fantastical world inspired by the Belle Époque and fight otherworldly creatures? Game Pass subscribers can do all that in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the turn-based RPG available now on the service.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — a CNET Editors’ Choice award pick — offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC or mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription gets you access to a large library of games, with new titles like Avowed added monthly, plus other benefits, such as online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.
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Here are the games Microsoft is adding to Xbox Game Pass soon. You can also play the remastered Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion now on Game Pass.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
Once a year, the Paintress awakens and paints a number. Then, everyone that age vanishes. People put together expeditions to stop the Paintress and keep them from killing more people, but none have ever returned. You’ll step into the shoes of Gustave (voiced by Charlie Cox) as he leads the latest expedition to find the Paintress.
In this turn-based RPG, you’ll explore a fantasy world and fight wild creatures, learn their patterns and time your attacks just right in order to progress. And despite the turn-based combat, you’ll still have to be on your toes as enemy attacks turn combat into real-time encounters.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
In this rebooted first-person shooter, you can continue the story of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as you and a special forces team try to track down a terrorist leader who came into possession of some American-made missiles. You can also take on your friends in immersive online multiplayer battles filled with fast-paced action and lots and lots of guns.
Neon White
Game Pass Standard subscribers can play now.
Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have been able to play this game since July, and Game Pass Standard subscribers can get in on this shooting puzzle platformer soon, too. You play as an assassin handpicked by Hell to compete with other demon slayers for a chance to live in Heaven. Only the fastest, most efficient slayer wins. Your competition seems a little familiar, like you knew them in a past life. Do you, or is it a trick to make you lose?
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play now.
Most people know SpongeBob SquarePants works as a fry cook, but what’s his best friend, Patrick Star, doing while he’s at work? Well, anything he wants to do! In this open-world adventure, you’ll step into the shorts of Patrick, play physics-based games and put on silly costumes for fun. You’ll also see some familiar faces, like SpongeBob, Squidward and other residents of Bikini Bottom.
Crime Scene Cleaner
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
Being in the mob isn’t all gunfights and high-profile negotiations. Someone has to clean up all the mess. And in this game, that someone is you. After the flashy shootouts, the mob calls you in to clean the blood and gunk from the area, like Winston Wolf in Pulp Fiction. Even after the blood is gone, don’t forget to tidy up and straighten out any posters, chairs or other furniture that may have gone askew. Grab your mop and bucket, you’re going to need them.
Tempopo
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
The musical flowers have been scattered across the sky and it’s your job to find them all. In this musical puzzle game, you’ll maneuver through 60 levels by smashing, blocking and pushing your way through obstacles to retrieve the missing flowers. Each flower sings its own tune and the more you rescue, the larger your melodic garden grows.
Towerborne (game preview)
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
The Belfry stands as a symbol of hope and safety in this world and it’s up to you and your companions to defend it from the monsters lurking just outside the walls. You can customize your character, weapons and gear to better fit your play style before venturing out from the Belfry to vanquish the looming terror.
Far Cry 4
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play now.
Travel to the fictitious Himalayan country of Kyrat in this 2014 entry in the Far Cry series. You’ll dive into a civil war between the forces of the country’s dictator, Pagan Min, and a rebel group called the Golden Path. Explore the open-world setting, using various weapons — like bows and flamethrowers — and even ride elephants as you work to bring peace to Kyrat.
Anno 1800
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard can play now.
It’s the dawn of the Industrial Age in this city-building, real-time strategy game, and your choices will define the world. Technology is advancing rapidly and political actors are trying to build world-spanning empires through conquest. It’s up to you how you’ll deal with these challenges. Will you be an innovator and come up with new technologies or will you conquer far-off lands for your own gain? The choice is yours.
Dredge
Available on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard on May 6.
This game is a mix of cozy fishing and Lovecraftian horror and if those two things don’t sound like they work together, trust me they do — I’ve sunk many hours into this game. You’ll outfit your boat with better equipment, explore islands to discover their ancient secrets and scour the ocean for treasures. You’ll also learn that some things are better left hidden.
Games that left Game Pass
While Microsoft is adding those games to Game Pass, it also removed six others from the service. So if you still need finish your main and side quests in these games, you’ll have to buy them separately.
For more on Xbox, check out other games available on Game Pass Ultimate now, read our hands-on review of the gaming service and learn which Game Pass plan is right for you.
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