Microsoft’s Xbox team has confirmed that seven additional games will be available as part of its Xbox Game Pass subscription service in the latter half of April 2024, albeit with the caveat that six games will be removed at the end of the month. Scroll down to see whether any game of interest will soon be available as part of the subscription service, or may soon become inaccessible.
Available Now
Harold Halibut
Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’. You can learn more about Harold Halibut in
Orcs Must Die! 3
Cloud, Console, and PC
Orcs Must Die! 3 ushers orc-slaying mayhem to a previously unimaginable scale. Solo, or 2-player co-op, arm yourself with a massive arsenal of traps and weapons. Slice, burn, toss, and zap hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning tower defense series.
Available This Week
EA Sports NHL 24
Console
Just in time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL 24 is coming to Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play! Members can experience authentic on-ice action and give their Ultimate Team a boost with the EA Play Mega Players Pack until May 9, containing 30 items, all Gold Players, with at least five 80+ OVR Players for Ultimate Team mode in the game.
Available Next Week
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
Cloud, Console, and PC
Gather your allies for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, the grand JRPG adventure. Assemble your 6-party team from a cast of over a hundred heroes and shape your destiny in this lush, hand-crafted 2.5D world brimming with war, intrigue, and magic. Manage your town of vibrant characters, play delightful mini-games, and prepare for an unforgettable narrative of boundless charm.
Another Crab’s Treasure
Cloud, Console, and PC
A soulslike adventure set in a crumbling underwater world. As Kril the hermit crab, you’ll need to wear the trash around you as shells to withstand attacks from enemies many times your size. Embark on an epic treasure hunt to buy back your repossessed shell and discover the dark secrets behind the polluted ocean.
Manor Lords
PC
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord — the seasons pass, the weather changes and cities rise and fall.
Available Week After Next
Have A Nice Death
Cloud, Console, and PC
In this darkly charming 2D action roguelike, play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls – and his vacation plans. Grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who’s boss.
Leaving Xbox Game Pass
Out with the older library items and in with the new, unfortunately with seven games being made available in the latter half of April 2024, six games are being removed. The following games will no longer be available to subscribers starting 30 April 2024, unless of course, they own the game:
- 7 Days to Die (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Besiege (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- EA Sports NHL 22 (Console)
- Loot River (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Pikuniku (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Ravenlok (Cloud, Console, and PC)
