Preparing a list of what you will be playing during the upcoming Christmas holiday period? You might want to keep an eye on the offerings from Microsoft via the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, with a selection of nine games headed to the platform in the first half of November 2021. From the new version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to the long awaited Forza Horizon 5 – scroll down to see what you could be playing for no additional charge in the coming weeks and months.
Out Now
1Minecraft: Java and Bedrock Editions on PC
Get your computer ready because Minecraft is coming to Game Pass for PC! Play Minecraft: Java Edition and Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Windows 10 and 11 as part of your Xbox Game Pass for PC or Ultimate membership. That also means you can conveniently cross-play with any current Minecraft version, including consoles and mobile! Just launch the same edition as the Minecrafter you want to play with. No need to pick and choose — experience Minecraft on PC in one launcher with Game Pass.
2Unpacking on Cloud, Console and PC
Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: Moving day is here! Unpack like never before in this zen puzzle game where you’ll learn about a character through a variety of moves. Unpacking weaves together a story through the everyday and sentimental belongings you’ll encounter as you decorate and organize each new space throughout the game.
Available Tomorrow
3It Takes Two on Cloud, Console and PC (via EA Play)
Go on a wild co-op adventure with EA Play as It Takes Two joins Xbox Game Pass for PC & Ultimate via The Play List. Discover a metaphorical merging of gameplay and narrative in a light-hearted story of the hardships in getting along. And you can invite a friend to join the adventure with Friend’s Pass!
4Kill It With Fire on Cloud, Console and PC
Kill It with Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage. Assemble your arsenal of increasingly excessive weapons, track spiders across suburbia, and burn everything in your path!
Available 9 November 2021
5Football Manager 2022 on PC
Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: The closest thing to being a real football manager. Football Manager 2022 brings new, progressive ways to find your winning edge, instil your footballing style and earn it on the pitch with your football club. Experience complete football authenticity and unrivalled simulation gaming.
6Football Manager 2022: Xbox Edition on Cloud, Console and PC
Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: Navigate your way to the top of the footballing world as the boss of the world’s greatest football teams in a tailored version of Football Manager that’s been adapted for console play on the biggest stage. Build your dream squad and make the club completely your own as you develop your career to become a managerial great. Plus, Ultimate members can play with Cloud Gaming featuring Xbox touch controls on day one, no controller needed!
7Forza Horizon 5 on Cloud, Console and PC
Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars. Lead breathtaking expeditions across a world of striking contrast and beauty while immersing yourself in a deep campaign with hundreds of challenges that reward you for engaging in the activities you love.
Available 11 November 2021
8Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition on Console
Experience the blockbuster classic, updated for a new generation – now with across-the-board enhancements including Grand Theft Auto V-style controls and targeting, brilliant new lighting and environmental upgrades, high-resolution textures, increased draw distances, and much more.
9One Step from Eden on Console and PC
One Step from Eden combines deck-building and real-time action with rogue-like elements, giving you the chance to carve a path of mercy or destruction. Fight alone or with a friend in co-op as you cast powerful spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, and collect game-changing artifacts. Can you make it to Eden?
