Xbox Game Pass Gets Seven More Games Soon, Removes Seven Others

In October, Microsoft added Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to Game Pass the same day it was released, and that entry in the series had the biggest opening weekend of any Call of Duty game. Now, Microsoft is set to bring a new Metal Slug game and the goofy Goat Simulator game to Game Pass soon.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — a CNET Editors’ Choice award pick — offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, 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 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 added every month, plus other benefits, such as online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.

Here are all the titles Game Pass subscribers can play soon. You can also check out the games Microsoft added to the service in October.

Metal Slug Tactics

Available now.

The latest Metal Slug game explodes onto Game Pass on the same day it’s released. But while past Metal Slug entries were filled with side-scrolling action, Metal Slug Tactics is a turn-based tactics game with RPG and rogue-lite elements. So you’ll be able to upgrade your characters and weapons to conquer the battlefield.

Go Mecha Ball (console)

Available: Nov. 6

This wild roguelike game comes to Game Pass Standard after landing on Game Pass Ultimate in February. In this title, you blast through arcade-style levels using a combination of pinball-style physics and an arsenal of weapons. You’ll also have to upgrade your mech along the way to take on waves of enemies and huge boss battles.

Harold Halibut (console)

Available: Nov. 6

This narrative game focused on friendship is coming to Game Pass Standard. You play the titular Harold as he explores a retro-futuristic world under an alien ocean. Harold’s world is full of weird, wonderful and diverse people and fish, each with a unique story. While exploring Harold’s claymation world, you learn more about its inhabitants as you try to find the meaning of “home.”

The Rewinder (console)

Available: Nov. 6

In this pixel art adventure game based on Chinese mythology, you play as a “rewinder,” someone who can enter people’s memories and influence their actions. You’re dispatched to a village to investigate why a spirit couldn’t be reincarnated only to find the village deserted. Uncover the mystery of the village and learn what happened there seven years ago.

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (console)

Available: Nov. 6

This quirky adventure game filled with roguelite elements, heists and your daily recommended amount of vegetables is coming to Game Pass Standard. You play as the titular Turnip Boy as he teams up with the Pickled Gang as they shake down hostages, steal valuables and plan what’s likely the strangest heist you’ve ever seen.

Goat Simulator Remastered

Available: Nov. 7

Chaos. That’s the best way to describe this game. You play as a goat and your mission is total destruction of everything in sight. Can’t stand the look of that car? Run it off the road. Don’t like town hall’s placement? Demolish it. Want that kid’s ice cream? Eat it. Do what you want in this sandbox-style game where anything is possible.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Available: Nov. 19

Get ready to take to the skies in the latest installment of Microsoft Flight Simulator. You can pursue your own aviation career, compete against pilots from around the world and explore a detailed digital twin of the real world. So take your seat in the cockpit captain, air traffic control is giving you the green light.

Games leaving Game Pass soon

While Microsoft is adding those seven games to different Game Pass tiers, the company is also removing seven games from the service on Nov. 15. So you still have some time left to finish your campaign or any side quests before you have to buy these games separately.

Dicey Dungeons
Dungeons 4
Goat Simulator (PC)
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Persona 5 Tactica
Somerville

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.