Xbox Game Pass is a promising deal but does its game library justify the cost of admission?
UPDATE 24.1.2018: Microsoft has announced that going forward, every Xbox One exclusive and Play Anywhere title will be available via Xbox Game Pass, starting with the highly-anticipated epic, Sea of Thieves.
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced it was getting into the subscription game with gaming's answer to Netflix – the Xbox Game Pass. It's a very tantalizing concept: one monthly price of admission for unbridled access to a small selection of the Xbox One's library. We've fully embraced the on-demand model with TV and movies, so it's natural people are starting to consider tossing out their fat stacks of discs for a streamlined subscription model.
Xbox's first stab at this concept doesn't offer the console's entire library, rather a smaller selection of over 100 indie and triple AAA games. While that might not seem like much, it will only set you back $10.95 a month. Not a bad price, when you're average AAA game will cost you anywhere from $60 to $100.
So with that, let's take a look at the list of games on Xbox Game Pass.
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| Game | Genres | Developer |
|---|---|---|
| IDARB | Platformer, Sports | Other Ocean |
| 10 Second Ninja X | Platformer | Four Circle Interactive |
| A Kingdom for Keflings | Family & kids, Strategy, Simulation, Avatar | NinjaBee |
| A World of Keflings | Family & kids, Strategy, Simulation, Avatar | NinjaBee |
| Abzu | Action & Adventure | Giant Squid Studios |
| Age of Booty | Strategy, Simulation, Avatar | Certain Affinity Inc. |
| Agents of Mayhem | Action & Adventure | Volition |
| Ashen | Action & Adventure | Aurora44 |
| Aven Colony | Strategy | Mothership Entertainment |
| Banjo-Kazooie | Classics, Platformer | 4J Studios Ltd. |
| Banjo Kazooie: N n B | Action & Adventure, Platformer, Racing & Flying | Rare |
| Banjo-Tooie | Action & Adventure, Classics | 4J Studios |
| BAYONETTA | Action & Adventure | PlatinumGames |
| BC - Rearmed 2 | Action & Adventure, Platformer | Fatshark AB |
| Below | Action & Adventure | Capybara Games |
| BioShock | Action & Adventure, Shooter | 2K Boston 2K Austraila |
| BioShock 2 | Action & Adventure, Shooter | 2K Marin |
| BioShock Infinite | Shooter | Irrational Games |
| Blood Bowl 2 | Sports, Strategy, Simulation | Cyanide Studio |
| The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 | Action & Adventure | King Art |
| Bomber Crew | Strategy | Runner Duck |
| Borderlands | Shooter | Gearbox Software |
| Bound by Flame | Role Playing | Spiders |
| Braid | Platformer, Puzzle & trivia | Number None Inc. |
| Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons | Action & Adventure | Starbreeze Studios/The Workshop |
| CAPCOM ARCADE CABINET | Classics | CAPCOM CO. LTD. |
| CastleStorm | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | ZEN Studios Ltd. |
| Cities Skylines | Simulation | Colossal Order |
| ClusterTruck | Action, Platformer | Landfall Games |
| Comic Jumper | Action & Adventure, Platformer | Twisted Pixel Games LLC |
| Comix Zone | Classics | Backbone Entertainment |
| Costume Quest 2 | Action & Adventure | Double Fine Productions |
| D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die | Action & Adventure | Access Games |
| Dandara | Platformer | Long Hat House |
| Darksiders Warmastered Edition | Action & Adventure | KAIKO |
| de Blob 2 | Action & Adventure, Platformer | Bluetongue Entertainment |
| Dead Island Definitive Edition | Action & Adventure | Techland |
| Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition | Action & Adventure | Techland |
| Dead Rising 2 | Action & Adventure | Blue Castle Games Inc. |
| Dead Rising 3 | Action & Adventure | Capcom Game Studio Vancouver |
| Deadlight: Director's Cut | Action & Adventure, Platformer | Tequila Works Abstraction Games |
| Defense Grid 2 | Strategy, Simulation | Hidden Path Entertainment |
| Defense Grid | Strategy, Simulation | Hidden Path Entertainment |
| Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition | Action & Adventure | CAPCOM CO. LTD. |
| DIG DUG | Classics | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. |
| DiRT 4 | Racing | Codemasters |
| DiRT Rally | Racing & Flying, Sports, Strategy, Simulation | Codemasters |
| Disneyland Adventures | Adventure | Frontier Developments |
| DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition | Action & Adventure | Ninja Theory |
| DOOM | First-person shooter | iD Software |
| Double Dragon Neon | Other | WayForward |
| DR2: CASE ZERO | Action & Adventure | Blue Castle Games Inc. |
| Euro Fishing | Simulation | Dovetail Games |
| F1 2015 | Racing & Flying | Codemasters |
| Fable III | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | Lionhead Studios |
| Fable II | Role Playing | Microsoft |
| Fallout 3 | Role-Playing | Bethesda Game Studios |
| Farming Simulator 15 | Strategy, Simulation | Giants Software |
| Final Fight: DblImpact | Classics, Fighting | Proper Games |
| FLOCK | Action & Adventure | Proper Games |
| Forza Horizon 4 | Racing | Playground Games |
| Fuzion Frenzy | Action & Adventure | Blitz Games Ltd. |
| Galaga Legions DX | Shooter | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. |
| GAROU MOW | Classics | SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION |
| Gears of War | Shooter | Epic Games Inc. |
| Gears of War 2 | Shooter | Epic Games Inc. |
| Gears of War 3 | Shooter | Epic Games Inc |
| Gears of War 4 | Shooter | The Coalition |
| Gears of War: Judgment | Shooter | Epic Games Inc |
| Gears of War: Ultimate Edition | Shooter | The Coalition |
| Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams | Puzzle Platformer | Black Forest Games |
| GRID 2 | Racing & Flying, Sports | Codemasters Racing |
| Grip: Combat Racing | Racing & Flying | Caged Element |
| Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition | Action & Adventure | DrinkBox Studios |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | Shooter | 343 Industries |
| Halo 5: Guardians | Shooter | 343 Industries |
| Halo Wars: Definitive Edition | Strategy, Simulation | 343 Industries / Behaviour Interactive |
| Halo: Spartan Assault | Action & Adventure, Shooter, MultiPlayerOnlineBattleArena | Vanguard Games |
| Hello Neighbor | First-person, Stealth | Dynamic Pixels |
| Hexic 2 | Puzzle & trivia | Carbonated Games |
| Hitman Season One | Stealth | IO Interactive |
| Homefront: The Revolution | Shooter | Dambuster Studios |
| Hue | Platformer | Fiddlesticks |
| Human Fall Flat | Action & Adventure, Puzzle | No Brakes Games |
| Injustice: Gods Among Us | Fighting | NetherRealm Studios |
| InnerSpace | Adventure | PolyKnight Games |
| Iron Brigade | Action & Adventure, Shooter | Double Fine Productions |
| Jetpac Refuelled | Classics, Platformer | Rare Limited |
| Joe Danger 2: The Movie | Platformer, Racing & Flying | Hello Games |
| Joe Danger Special Edition | Platformer, Racing & Flying | Hello Games |
| Joy Ride Turbo | Family & kids, Racing & Flying, Sports, Avatar | BigPark |
| Kameo | Action & Adventure, Family & kids | Rare Ltd. |
| Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure | Action & Adventure, Family & kids | Asobo Studio |
| Kingdom: New Lands | Simulation, Strategy | Raw Fury |
| Kingdom: Two Crowns | Simulation, Strategy | Raw Fury |
| Knight Squad | Action & Adventure | Chainsawesome Games |
| Laser League | Multiplayer Shooter | Roll7 |
| Late Shift | Adventure | Wales Interactive |
| Layers of Fear | Action & Adventure, Other | Bloober Team |
| LEGO Batman | Action & Adventure, Family & kids | Traveller's Tales (UK) Ltd. |
| LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | Action & Adventure, Family & kids | Traveller's Tales (UK) Ltd. |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga | Action & Adventure, Family & kids | Traveller's Tales (UK) Ltd. |
| LIMBO | Action & Adventure | Playdead Double Eleven |
| Lumo | Platformer | Rising Star Games |
| Mad Max | Action & Adventure | Avalanche Studios |
| Manual Samuel | Adventure | Perfectly Paranormal |
| Mass Effect | Role Playing | BioWare Corp. |
| MASSIVE CHALICE | Strategy, Simulation | Double Fine Productions Inc. |
| Max: The Curse of Brotherhood | Action & Adventure | Pressplay |
| MEGA MAN 10 | Action & Adventure | INTI CREATES Co. LTD. |
| MEGA MAN 9 | Action & Adventure | INTI CREATES Co. LTD. |
| Mega Man Legacy Collection | Platformer | Digital Eclipse |
| Mega Man Legcy Collection 2 | Platformer | Capcom |
| METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES | Action & Adventure, Shooter | Kojima Productions |
| METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN | Action & Adventure | Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Metal Slug 3 | Classics | SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION |
| Metal Slug XX | Classics | SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION |
| Metro 2033: Redux | Shooter | 4A Games |
| Metro: Last Light Redux | Shooter | 4A Games |
| Monaco: What's Yours is Mine | Action & Adventure, Other | Pocketwatch Games |
| Monday Night Combat | Shooter, Strategy, Simulation | Uber Entertainment |
| Mortal Kombat X | Fighting | NetherRealm Studios |
| Moto GP 17 | Racing | Milestone S.r.l |
| Ms. Splosion Man | Action & Adventure, Platformer | Twisted Pixel Games LLC |
| Mutant Year Zero | Strategy, RPG | The Bearded Ladies Consulting |
| MX vs ATV Reflex | Racing & Flying | Rainbow |
| MXGP3 | Racing & Flying | Milestone S.r.l |
| N | Action & Adventure, Platformer | Slick Entertainment Inc. |
| NBA Playgrounds | Sports | Saber Interactive |
| NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM | Classics | SNK Playmore |
| Next Up Hero | Action & Adventure | Digital Continue |
| Observer | Adventure | Bloober Team |
| Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty | Platformer | Just Add Water (Developments) Ltd. |
| OlliOlli | Sports | Carbon |
| OlliOlli 2 XL | Sports | Carbon |
| OnRush | Racing | Codemasters |
| OF: Dragon Rising | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | Codemasters |
| Outlast | Survival Horror | Red Barrels |
| Overcooked | Action | Ghost Town Games |
| Oxenfree | Adventure | Night School Studio |
| PAC-MAN CE DX | Action & Adventure | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. |
| PAC-MAN MUSEUM | Action & Adventure | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. |
| PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION | Shooter | OVERKILL Software |
| Perfect Dark Zero | Action & Adventure, Shooter | Rare Ltd. |
| Pharaonic | Action & Adventure, Fighting, Role Playing | Milkstone Studios |
| PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | Action & Adventure | PUBG Corporation |
| Portal Knights | Action & Adventure | Keen Games |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 | Sports | PES Productions |
| Pumped BMX | Sports | Yeah UsCarbon |
| Quantum Break | Third-person Shooter | Remedy |
| RAGE | First-person shooter | iD Software |
| ReCore: Definitive Edition | Action & adventure | Comcept Inc. Armature Studio LLC |
| Resident Evil | Action & Adventure | CAPCOM CO. LTD. |
| Resident Evil 0 | Action & Adventure | CAPCOM CO. LTD. |
| Resident Evil 6 | Action & Adventure | CAPCOM CO. LTD. |
| Resident Evil Revelations 2 | Survival Horror | CAPCOM CO. LTD. |
| Rise and Shine | Action & Adventure | Super Mega Team |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | Action & Adventure | Crystal Dynamics |
| Robocraft Infinity | Action & Adventure | Freejam Games |
| Rocket League | Sports | Psyonix |
| Ruiner | Shooter | Reikon Games |
| Ryse: Son of Rome | Action & Adventure | Crytek |
| Sacred 3 | Action & Adventure, Role Playing | Keen games |
| Sacred Citadel | Action, Brawler | Southend Interactive |
| Saints Row: Gat out of Hell | Action & Adventure | High Voltage |
| SamMax Beyond Time... | Action & Adventure, Puzzle & trivia | Telltale Games |
| SamMax Save the World | Classics, Puzzle & trivia | Telltale Games |
| Samurai Shodown II | Classics | SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION |
| ScreamRide | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | Frontier |
| Sea of Thieves | Action & Adventure | Rare |
| Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd Co. | Action & Adventure, Classics, Racing & Flying | M2 |
| Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe | Action & Adventure, Classics, Platformer | M2 |
| Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World | Action & Adventure, Classics, Platformer | M2 |
| Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage | Action & Adventure, Classics, Fighting, Platformer | M2 |
| Shadow Complex Remastered | Action & Adventure | Chair Entertainment |
| Shadow Warrior | Shooter | Flying Wild Hog |
| Shantae and the Pirate's Curse | Action & Adventure | WayForward |
| Shantae: Half-Genie Hero | Action & Adventure | WayForward |
| Sheltered | Survival Horror | Unicube |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter | Action & Adventure | Frogwares |
| Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption | Action & Adventure | Darkstar |
| Sky Force Reloaded | Shoot 'em up | Infinite Dreams |
| Snake Pass | Puzzle Platformer | Sumo Digital |
| Sniper Elite 4 | Action & Adventure | Rebellion |
| So Many Me | Action & Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle & trivia | Extend Studio |
| Sonic and Knuckles | Action & Adventure | Sega |
| Sonic CD | Action & Adventure | Sonic Team |
| SOULCALIBUR | Action & Adventure, Classics | NAMCO BANDAI Games America |
| SOULCALIBUR II HD | Fighting | NAMCO BANDAI Studios Inc. |
| Spelunky | Action & Adventure, Platformer | Mossmouth |
| Spintires: Mudrunner | Racing, Simulation | Saber Interactive |
| Split/Second | Racing | Black Rock Studio |
| Splosion Man | Action & Adventure, Platformer | Twisted Pixel Games LLC |
| Stacking | Action & Adventure, Role Playing | Double Fine |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Role Playing | BioWare Corp. |
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Action & Adventure | LucasArts |
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 | Action & Adventure | LucasArts |
| State of Decay: Year-One | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | Undead Labs |
| State of Decay 2 | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | Undead Labs |
| Strange Brigade | Third-person Shooter | Rebellion |
| Strider | Action & Adventure | Double Helix Games |
| Sunset Overdrive | Action & Adventure, Shooter | Insomniac Games |
| Super Lucky's Tale | Action & Adventure | Playful Corp. |
| Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings | Family & kids, Sports, Social | Metalhead Software Inc. |
| SUPER STREETFIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION | Fighting | CAPCOM Co. Ltd. |
| Super Time Force | Action & Adventure, Platformer, Shooter | Capy |
| TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 | Fighting | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. |
| Terraria | Action & Adventure, Platformer, Role Playing | Pipeworks Studio |
| The Bridge | Platformer, Puzzle & trivia | The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild |
| The Bug Butcher | Action & Adventure, Shooter | Awfully Nice Studios |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Role-Playing | Bethesda Game Studios |
| The Escapists | Action & Adventure, Shooter | Team17 |
| The Escapists: The Walking Dead | Action & Adventure, Shooter | Team17 |
| The Final Station | Action & Adventure | Do My Best Games |
| The Flame in the Flood | Action & Adventure | The Molasses Flood |
| The Gardens Between | Puzzle Platformer | The Voxel Agents |
| The Golf Club | Sports | HB Studios |
| The Technomancer | RPG | Spiders |
| KOF98UM | Classics | SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION |
| The Maw | Action & Adventure | Twisted Pixel Games LLC. |
| The Swapper | Action & Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle & trivia | Carbon |
| theHunter: Call of the Wild | Action & Adventure | Expansive Worlds |
| Thief of Thieves: Season One | Adventure | Rival Games Ltd |
| This War of Mine: The Little Ones | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | 11Bit Studios |
| Thomas Was Alone | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | Bithell Games |
| Toy Soldiers | Action & Adventure, Strategy, Simulation | Signal Studios |
| Toy Soldiers: Cold War | Action & Adventure, Other, Shooter, Strategy, Simulation | Signal Studios |
| Ultratron | Action & Adventure | Carbon |
| Unmechanical: Extended | Action & Adventure | Grip Digital |
| Wasteland 2: Director's Cut | RPG | InXile Entertainment |
| World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap | Action & Adventure, Other, Strategy, Simulation | NeocoreGames |
| Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown | Fighting | SEGA |
| Viva Piata | Family & kids | Rare Ltd. |
| Viva Piata: TIP | Family & kids | Rare Ltd. |
| Westerado: Double Barrelled | Action & Adventure | Ostrich Banditos |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | First-person shooter | MachineGames |
| WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship | Racing & Flying | Kylotonn Racing Games |
| WWE 2K16 | Sports | YUKE'S Co. Ltd. |
| XCOM: Enemy Within | Strategy, Simulation | Firaxis Games |
| Zombie Army Trilogy | Third-person Shooter | Rebellion |
| Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection | Family & kids | Asobo |
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