More games will be headed to the Xbox Game Pass service for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC in the latter half of this month, with new options ranging from mainstream games to a whole collection of titles developed by smaller studios. If you have an Xbox Game Pass subscription and want to know what is coming and going from the game line-up in coming weeks, scroll down to find out:
1SnowRunner
Available on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC Now
SnowRunner puts you in the driver’s seat of powerful vehicles as you conquer extreme open environments with the most advanced terrain simulation ever. Drive over 40 vehicles from brands such as Ford, Chevrolet, and Freightliner as you leave your mark on an untamed open world
2Secret Neighbor
Available on the PC from 20 May 2021
Secret Neighbor is a suspenseful multiplayer horror game where a group of kids try to rescue their friend from the Neighbor’s creepy basement – the only problem is one of the kids is the Neighbor in disguise.
3The Catch: Carp & Coarse Fishing
Available on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC from 20 May 2021
With 35 species to hunt, you’ll have to work up your strategy and tactics to catch every boss fish. To succeed you’ll need to choose your angling spot, based on time of day, weather conditions and perfect equipment, before casting out to battle and catch these elusive creatures.
4The Wild at Heart
Available on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC from 20 May 2021
Day one with Xbox Game Pass! The Wild at Heart is a whimsical story centred around two children that escape to a fantastical land filled with magical creatures to befriend and an oddball order of guardians who’ve lost their way. Explore a beautiful, handcrafted world full of charming puzzles and deep secrets. Welcome to the Deep Woods.
5Knockout City (EA Play)
Available on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on 21 May 2021
Day one with Xbox Game Pass for PC and Ultimate with EA Play! Calling all brawlers! Team up and duke it out in Knockout City, where epic dodgeball battlers settle the score in team-based multiplayer matches. Throw, catch, pass, dodge, and tackle your way to dodgeball dominance!
6Maneater
Available on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC from 25 May 2021
Maneater is a single-player action RPG, set in the Gulf Coast’s unforgiving waters. Fight to survive in the open ocean, swamps, and rivers with danger lurking at every depth. Your only tools are your wits, your jaws, and an uncanny ability to evolve as you feed.
7Conan Exiles
Available on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S from 27 May 2021
Alone and naked in a hostile land, your first task is simply to survive. Then you must build a stronghold and gather your allies. And from there, you can set out to dominate your enemies. Conan Exiles is a single and multiplayer survival game, set in a massive open-world sandbox with mythical beasts, perilous dungeons, and the freedom to play whichever way you like.
8MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
Available on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S from 27 May 2021
Welcome to the year 3015! It’s a hell of a time to be alive. Humanity has colonized thousands of star systems, war is everywhere, and the battlefields of the future are dominated by hulking machines known as BattleMechs. It’s dangerous work for the elite pilots of these metal monstrosities, but that’s why a power-hungry MechWarrior like you came here, right? If you’re looking to blast, wreck, stomp – and profit – step inside!
9Slime Rancher
Available on the PC from 27 May 2021
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes. With a can-do attitude, plenty of grit, and her trusty vacpack, Beatrix attempts to stake a claim, amass a fortune, and avoid the continual peril that looms from the rolling, jiggling avalanche of slimes around every corner!
10Solasta: Crown of the Magister
Available on the PC from 27 May 2021
Discover the shattered world of Solasta. Explore ruins and dungeons for legendary treasures, learn the truth of an age-old cataclysm, and stop it from happening again. Tailor your squad to your preferred strategy and maximize your party’s abilities in classic tabletop RPG tradition. The choice is yours.
11SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest
Available on the PC from 27 May 2021
Make your mark in the chaotic world of Nortander in SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest. Explore and prosper, build and lead armies, develop your character, and defend the throne in this story of renegades and rebellion.
Unfortunately with these additions to the Xbox Game Pass service, come the standard removals. Microsoft has confirmed that the following six games will be removed from 31 May 2021. If you wish to continue playing these games after this date, you will need to buy them either at retail, digitally or your Xbox Game Pass membership discount to save up to 20% on their price.
- Assetto Corsa (Console)
- Broforce (PC)
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Remix (Console)
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Console)
- Surviving Mars (Console, and PC)
- Void Bastards (Console, and PC)
