October has been a major month for Microsoft"s Xbox Game Pass service. Its tiers were completely revamped and renamed as part of a shakeup of the subscription program. Much to the dismay of users, pricing was also raised by up to 50% as part of the changes (you can still get it at the old price). After the dust has settled a bit, it looks like Microsoft is going back to the usual new games cadence for Game Pass.
Today, the company unveiled the first wave of the October games drop for Game Pass. These are the titles that will be made available in the coming two weeks, which include Double Fine"s Keeper, Ninja Gaiden 4 from Team Ninja and PlatinumGames, and more.
Here are the newly announced games for each platform:
- Hogwarts Legacy (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available now
- Supermarket Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available now
- Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions (PC) – October 9
- The Casting of Frank Stone (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 14
- Ball x Pit (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 15
- The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 15
- Eternal Strands (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 15
- He Is Coming (Game Preview) (PC) – October 15
- Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 15
- Pax Dei (PC) – October 16
- Keeper (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 17
- Evil West (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 21
- Ninja Gaiden 4 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 21
Don’t forget that almost 50 more games got added to Game Pass last week as well, with most of them coming from the inclusion of Ubisoft+ Classics games in the lineup for Ultimate members.
As new games land, Microsoft will be taking out three on October 15. The leaving games are Cocoon, Core Keeper, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed across cloud, console, and PC.