New Xbox Game Pass games (March 2024): What's coming, leaving soon

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Time for new Xbox Game Pass games! (Image credit: Matt Brown | Windows Central)

It's a new month, which means new Xbox Game Pass games! 

Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and the all-encompassing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate each provide numerous perks to subscribers, including unlimited access to the best Xbox Game Pass games and many more. It's often considered to be one of the greatest values in the video game industry, and Xbox is intent on driving that idea home with new additions to the services every single month.

Xbox Game Pass is available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One consoles. PC Game Pass is available on Windows PCs. Xbox Cloud Gaming grants remote access to hundreds of titles on practically any device through streaming. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, as the name implies, is the quintessential subscription that includes all the aforementioned services, online multiplayer, exclusive perks, and EA Play access. With new games arriving all the time, it can be easy to lose track of new additions.

Here's every single game leaving the service, as well as all the new Xbox Game Pass games right now. If you want the complete list, be sure to bookmark our ultimate guide to every game on Xbox Game Pass. This list isn't as applicable to Xbox Game Pass Core and its curated library of Xbox games, but you can still keep up to date with all the titles available in the main Xbox Game Pass catalog.

Note: Bold text indicates the game in question is coming to that platform, but is already available on other platforms through Xbox Game Pass.

Xbox Game Pass: Best new games this month

Say hi to the best recent Xbox Game Pass games. You'll rarely go wrong with the diverse selection of games on Xbox Game Pass, but there are always a handful of titles that stand above the rest — including, but not limited to, exceptional indie games, addictive multiplayer games, expansive AAA games, and Microsoft's first-party titles and projects. These are the best new games that have recently arrived on Xbox Game Pass that you shouldn't hesitate to play.

Evil West

  • Available: Mar. 21 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Evil West flew under the radar for a lot of people, and now those people are being given the perfect opportunity to discover this gorgeous, visceral, blood-drenched adventure title via Xbox Game Pass. It's a third-person action-adventure game swimming in gore and supernatural abilities, pitting players against hordes of bloodthirsty vampires, ghouls, and monsters.

In our Evil West impressions, our Jez Corden lamented the iffy performance and all-too-familiar story, but relished the brutal combat, gorgeous animations, and the near-oceans of blood and gore you create in your wake. It's a fantastically fun action-adventure game that those with God of War or Gears of War itches should strongly consider picking up and playing.

The Quarry

  • Available: Mar. 20 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

The Quarry isn't a nail-biting survival-horror adventure in the style of Resident Evil or The Evil Within; it isn't going to send you scrambling for the nearest light source or force you to lie awake for hours, searching every shadow in your room. Instead, it's a love letter to the campy, to horror that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's creepy and may get you a few times, but overall the Quarry is an entertaining, approachable narrative-driven horror game.

In our The Quarry review, we praised the game for its visuals, arching narrative, character performances, and choice-based gameplay. It doesn't land every beat and some elements can distract from the horrifying vibes, but overall The Quarry is definitely a fun horror game worth playing. Now, it's also included as a part of Xbox Game Pass.

Control Ultimate Edition

  • Available: Mar. 13 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Control has actually been on Xbox Game Pass in the past, but now it's back and better than ever. Players can return to this action-packed entry in the wider Alan Wake universe via the Ultimate Edition, which includes all the post-launch updates and DLC for the original game in one complete package. It's frankly an incredible game, and it's made even better if you play it before jumping into Alan Wake 2.

I recently played Control for the first time, and absolutely loved the paranatural third-person shooter gameplay, the stunningly rendered and physics-twisting world, and the intriguing narrative subtly tying into the events of Alan Wake. It's not a short game and it's certainly not perfect (I experienced a few crashes and performance issues), but it's certainly a whole lot of fun.

Xbox Game Pass: Full list of new games

The long-awaited co-op survival game is finally here. (Image credit: FRAME BREAK)

It can be easy to lose track of all the new games coming to Xbox Game Pass, so we've compiled the full list for your convenience. In this section of our Xbox Game Pass guide, learn what games have been released on Xbox Game Pass recently, when they became available, and what platforms on which they're available.

Mar. 21

  • Evil West (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Mar. 20

  • The Quarry (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Mar. 19

  • Lightyear Frontier (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • MLB The Show 2024 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Mar. 14

  • No More Heroes 3 (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Mar. 13

  • Control Ultimate Edition (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Xbox Game Pass: Full schedule of games coming soon

Another entry in the Eiyuden Chronicle franchise releasing day one on Game Pass. (Image credit: 505 Games)

Microsoft loves to give Xbox Game Pass subscribers plenty of time to prepare for upcoming additions by announcing them early. This section of our Xbox Game Pass will help you keep track of all the games coming to Xbox Game Pass shortly, so you can decide what you want to play and whether you need to free up some space.

Mar. 26

  • Terra Invicta (Windows PC)

Mar. 28

  • Diablo IV (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Windows PC)
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • Open Roads (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Apr. 1

  • Ark: Survival Ascended (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Apr. 2

  • F1 23 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • Superhot: Mind Control Delete (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Apr. 9

  • Botany Manor (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One)

Apr. 24

  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Xbox Game Pass: List of games leaving soon

Hot Wheels Unleashed was a great arcade racer for Hot Wheels fans, but it's about to be replaced. (Image credit: Milestone S.r.l.)

For the most part, more games join Xbox Game Pass than leave. However, most games do leave the service eventually, so Microsoft likes to give players a heads up if they haven't gotten around to playing that game yet. Keep an eye on this section of our Xbox Game Pass guide for games you still want to play. If you see a game you've played and loved, be sure to purchase it with your Xbox Game Pass discount so you can keep it forever.

Mar. 31

  • Hot Wheels Unleashed (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • Infinite Guitars (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)
  • MLB The Show 23 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Xbox Game Pass: All known upcoming launch games

(Image credit: Source: Xbox Game Studios)

Microsoft gives us updates on games heading to Xbox Game Pass a few weeks before those games become available, usually twice a month. However, Xbox and ID@Xbox events toss aside this expectation to announce a flurry of games that are hitting Xbox Game Pass day and date, meaning they're launching into the service when they land on Xbox platforms. That means day one access to all of these games for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, including some of the best upcoming Xbox games.

Many of these games are far enough out that they don't even have a release date, and we're not certain exactly which platforms they'll come to through Xbox Game Pass. Still, this list in our Xbox Game Pass guide will give you an idea of what to look out for in the future of Xbox Game Pass. We'll constantly update this list as we get new information about release dates, when games become available, and what platforms are getting them.

The following events, as well as upcoming Xbox Game Studios games, have been added to this section, including Xbox Games Showcase 2023:

Xbox Partner Preview — Mar. 2024

  • Frostpunk 2 (Windows PC) — July 25, 2024
  • Creatures of Ava (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • The Alters (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Sleight of Hand (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2025

Xbox Tokyo Game Show — Sept. 2023

  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — April 24, 2024

Annapurna Interactive Showcase — June 2023

  • Bounty Star (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — 2024
  • Flock (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — 2024
  • Ghost Bike (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — 2024
  • to a T (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — Unknown release date

Xbox Games Showcase — June 2023

  • Galacticare (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Cities: Skylines 2 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized) — Spring 2024
  • Harold Halibut (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — Early 2024
  • Little Kitty, Big City (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — Early 2024
  • Still Wakes the Deep (Xbox Series X|S) — Early 2024
  • 33 Immmortals (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Another Crab's Treasure (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — 2024
  • Avowed (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Dungeons of Hinterberg (Xbox Series X|S) — 2024
  • Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Towerborne (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Clockwork Revolution (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • Fable (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • Neon White (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — Unknown release date
  • South of Midnight (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — Unknown release date

Xbox Tokyo Game Show — Sept. 2022

  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — April 24, 2024

Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase — June 2022

  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — Sept. 5, 2024
  • Ara: History Untold (Windows PC) — 2024
  • Ereban: Shadow Legacy (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — 2024
  • Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — 2024
  • Ark 2 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — Unknown release date
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — Unknown release date

Summer Game Fest — June 2022

  • Routine (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Windows PC) — Unknown release date

ID@Xbox Showcase — Mar. 2022

  • Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) — 2024

Xbox @ Gamescom — Aug. 2021

  • Bushiden (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — 2024

Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase — June 2021

  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — April 24, 2024
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Windows PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — Sept. 5, 2024
  • REPLACED (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, Xbox One, & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Contraband (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • The Outer Worlds 2 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date

ID@Xbox Games Showcase — Mar. 2021

  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Sept. 5, 2024
  • Dead Static Drive (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Windows PC) — 2024
  • She Dreams Elsewhere (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • Way to the Woods (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — Unknown release date

Xbox Game Studios & Bethesda Softworks upcoming games

  • Age of Mythology: Retold (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Ara: History Untold (Windows PC) — 2024
  • Avowed (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Towerborne (Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC) — 2024
  • Clockwork Revolution (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • Contraband (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • Everwild (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • Fable (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • Perfect Dark (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • South of Midnight (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • State of Decay 3 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date
  • The Outer Worlds 2 (Xbox Series X|S Optimized & Windows PC) — Unknown release date

Xbox Game Pass adds new games all the time, but there's already a vast selection of high-quality titles available for gamers to play. Check out our list of best Xbox Game Pass games for some fantastic ideas on what you should play next. You can also pick up one of the best external SSDs for Xbox Series X|S to ensure you always have enough storage for all these games.

Zachary Boddy
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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter @BoddyZachary.

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