Xbox Game Pass: new features for the end of September 2022 unveiled, with several games on day one

The announcements were rich for the Game Pass last week, between /twitchgaming:ID@Xbox Fall Showcase and the Tokyo Game Show 2022. Several surprise arrivals in the catalog took place at this time, but things are already continuing with the program at the end of September.

It is necessarily led by death loopwhich arrives today on Xbox Series X|S, but also the final version of Grounded, Beacon Pines, Mooncars, The Paw Patrol Grand Prix and Slime Rancher 2 in day oneor the PC version of Valheim. The calendar is also accompanied by a wave of departures and 9 new tactile compatible titles via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Available

  • Deathloop (Cloud, PC & Xbox Series X|S)

In Deathloop, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious time loop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity. As Colt, your only chance to escape is to end the cycle by uncovering intel and assassinating eight key targets before the day begins again. Learn with each cycle, try other routes and approaches, find new weapons and abilities. You must try everything to break the loop. End eternity today on Xbox One, via cloud gaming!

  • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Cloud & Xbox Series X|S)

Already available in PC Game Pass, the game is coming to Cloud Gaming and Xbox Series X|S! With your laser saw, cut through the wreckage of spaceships and recover valuable materials. Be careful where you point these tools! You are at risk of explosive decompression, ignition, electrocution and radiation. Your life is supported by our EverWork technology, but not our profits. Upgrade your equipment, attempt more lucrative contracts, and pay off your billion-credit debt to LYNX Corp!

Shortly

  • SpiderHeck (Console & PC) – September 22

Available upon release in Game Pass: SpiderHeck is a frenetic local co-op brawler where spiders dance their way to death in chaotic battles with laser swords, grenades and even rocket launchers. Everything is good for atomizing enemies. Push your limits as you fight off countless waves of treacherous opponents for hours and hours of single-player fun, or indulge in joyous mayhem during explosive combat against your friends.

  • Beacon Pines (Cloud, Console & PC) – September 22

Available as soon as it is released in Game Pass: Beacon Pines is a cute and spooky adventure that looks like something out of a children’s story in which you will have to use charms to change fate. Something strange is happening at the old warehouse… and Luka and his buddies seem to be the only ones to have noticed. Sneak out at night, make new friends, uncover well-hidden secrets and collect words that will change the course of fate.

  • Slime Rancher 2 (Preview) (Cloud, PC & Xbox Series X|S) – September 22

Available upon release in Game Pass: Relive the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys through the Sea of ​​Slimes to reach Rainbow Island, a land full of ancient mysteries and wriggling new slimes to catch . A new and mysterious world is waiting for you to explore it, as you will hear!

  • Moonscars (Cloud, Console & PC) – September 27

Available as soon as it is released in the Game Pass: Under a merciless moonlight, the argillian Irma the gray fights alone against all to achieve her objective: to find the Sculptor, and solve the mystery of her own existence. Push your limits and learn new abilities to survive in a ruthless non-linear 2D world, where the forces of darkness are ready to do anything to destroy you. In Moonscars, each death is a lesson, and each obstacle overcome will reveal a new truth to you.

  • Grounded – Version 1.0 (Cloud, Console & PC) – September 27

Grounded version 1.0 is coming September 27! Uncover the full story as you explore the garden with up to three of your friends. Learn how you were shrunk to the size of an ant and why you are in the garden, while trying to figure out how to get back to your normal size.

  • Let’s Build A Zoo (Cloud, Console & PC) – September 29

Build your own zoo! Build and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire keepers and veterinarians… Then try your hand at DNA manipulation and get up to 300,000 different animal crosses!

  • Valheim (Preview) (PC) – September 29

A brutal multiplayer game of exploration and survival for up to 10 players, set in a procedurally generated purgatory inspired by Viking culture. Fight, build and accomplish feats, for the glory of Odin!

  • The PAW Patrol Grand Prix (Cloud, Console & PC) – September 30

Available upon release in Game Pass: No track is too big, no driver is too small! The Paw Patrol embarks on a mission of the fastest… to win the Paw Patrol! Travel through iconic locations like the Great Valley, Jake’s Snowboard Center and the Jungle, to see who will be crowned champion.

In case you missed it

  • Amazing Cultivation Simulator (PC) – Available

Go in search of immortality in this strategy and management game inspired by Chinese mythology. Revive your sect and train new followers on the path of cultivation. Search and collect mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects to ensure your spiritual elevation.

Downloadable Content and Updates

  • Xbox app update for PC

It’s time to update your Xbox app on PC! We’ve improved it to launch faster, and we’ve partnered with HowLongToBeat so you can find out how long it will take you to complete most games included in PC Game Pass right from the details of these. To learn more, check out this article, thanks again for all your feedback!

  • Jurassic World Evolution 2: Late Cretaceous Pack – Available

Game Pass members can save up to 10% on this content! Add four incredible prehistoric species to your parks with the Late Cretaceous Pack for Jurassic World Evolution 2. Drawing inspiration from the fascinating Late Cretaceous era, this pack introduces four incredible species that occupied land, sea, and sky ages ago. more than 65 million years old.

  • Sea of ​​Thieves: The Sirens’ Prize – Available until September 29

The stakes are high, it’s time to dive deep and find a way to strengthen Belle and the Pirate Lord for the fights ahead. Descend to sunken temples to unearth ancient treasures in The Siren’s Prize, Sea of ​​Thieves’ seventh limited-time Adventure, available until September 29!

  • Sniper Elite 5: Concealed Target Weapon & Skin Pack – Available

Game Pass members can save up to 10% on this content! Improve your arsenal with this pack containing camouflage equipment and infiltrate more discreetly than ever. The Amongst the Rubble Survival mode map is also available for free in the latest update!

  • Try FIFA 23 for 10 hours via EA Play starting September 27

Kick-off is near! Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to try out FIFA 23 for 10 hours via EA Play starting September 27, several days before its official release! With EA Play, enjoy 10% off digital purchases of EA games and content, exclusive monthly rewards and more.

Benefits of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

  • Deathloop: Hunting Pack – September 21

Roam Blackreef in style with the Horizon skin for Colt and the Athleisure skin for Julianna. And to avoid getting too tired, try the Ultralite rapier!

  • Super Animal Royale: Season 5 Perks Pack – September 27

Spruce up your Super Animal’s wardrobe with the latest set of cosmetics. Take on your opponents in style with an all-new Umbrella, BCG, Outfit, and Sparrow Launcher!

  • Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Kronos Pack – October 6

Nothing is more important than time when serving Kronos. This pack contains a set of equipment, a mount and a spear.

Nine new games compatible with touch controls

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now play 9 more games with touch controls via Xbox Cloud Gaming! You will be able to discover Grounded in its version 1.0 with touch controls, from September 27. Start playing on the Xbox app on Windows PC, the Xbox Game Pass mobile app on Android devices, or from xbox.com/play on your Windows PC or Apple phones and tablets, without the need for a controller. Here is the list of new titles with touch controls:

  • Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition ;
  • Grounded – Version 1.0 (September 27) ;
  • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered ;
  • Road 96 ;
  • Shadowrun Returns ;
  • Shadowrun: Dragonfall ;
  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong ;
  • This War of Mine ;
  • Torment: Tides of Numenera.

They leave us on September 30

The following games will soon be releasing from the Game Pass library. Don’t forget to reroll them one last time to finish what you started, and use the members-only discount to save up to 20% on the purchase of these titles and keep them in your collection. You may have seen that Aragami 2 was on the list of games leaving the service soon when we last announced, but the good news is that Aragami 2 finally remains available to all members, in the cloud, on console and PC.

  • AI: The Somnium Files (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • Astria Ascending (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • Dandy Ace (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • dirt 4 (PC)EA Play
  • dirt-rally (PC)EA Play
  • Going Under (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • Lemnis Gate (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • Slime Rancher (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • Subnautica: Below Zero (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • The Procession to Calvary (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • Unsighted (Cloud, Console & PC)
  • Face (Cloud, Console & PC)

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