All games coming and going in October 2021

Every month, Microsoft adds and removes games from its Xbox Game Pass subscription service. The number of new games added to Xbox Game Pass almost always exceeds the number of games deleted, and October 2021 is no exception. Microsoft has already added a handful of games to Xbox Game Pass for the month of October, and it hasn’t even revealed the full list of titles that will be added this month yet.

Microsoft unveils new Xbox Game Pass games in batches. Typically, an announcement is made at the start of the month that highlights new Xbox Game Pass games coming in the next 15 or so days. Then, in the middle of the month, Microsoft unveils the next series of Xbox Game Pass games. For this reason, subscribers still do not have a clear picture of all they can expect to come and go in October, but we know a good deal of it.

RELATED: Xbox Game Pass Gives Marvel’s Avengers A Serious Boost

Here are all the games confirmed to arrive and release Xbox Game Pass in October 2021 so far. Please note that Microsoft will likely reveal another bundle of upcoming games in the coming days, so Xbox Game Pass subscribers should keep that in mind.

List of new Xbox Game Pass games for October 2021

• Phoenix Point (Console) – October 1

• Fully Accurate Battle Simulator (Console / PC / Cloud) – October 5

• The Procession to Calvary (Console / PC / Cloud) – October 7

• Face (Console / PC / Cloud) – October 7

• Back 4 Blood (Console / PC / Cloud) – October 12

• Destiny 2: Beyond the Light (PC) – October 12

• Ring of Pain (Console / PC / Cloud) – October 14

• The Riftbreaker (Console / PC / Cloud) – October 14

• The Good Life (Console / PC / Cloud) – October 15

• Moonglow Bay (Console / PC / Cloud) – October 26

• Age of Empires 4 (PC) – October 28

As of this writing, Microsoft has already added four new games to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service in October. It started the month with the addition of a turn-based strategy game Phoenix Point, which was made by the creator of the original X-COM. Then, on October 5, Microsoft added Fully accurate combat simulator to the range. October 7 saw the addition of The procession to Calvary as well as a horror game Face, the latter being a wise choice for the Halloween season.

October 12 will see Back 4 Blood come on Xbox Game Pass. Subscribers also Ring of Pain to look forward to, as well as the Xbox Game Pass games from day one The fault breaker and The good life, the latter being Swery’s last game. And while Microsoft didn’t reveal the full line of upcoming Xbox Game Pass games in the second half of October, subscribers are already familiar with at least two games they can expect to access the service.

The first is Moon moon bay, an interesting indie fishing game that was originally due to launch earlier this month. The Moon moon bay the release date was pushed back to the last minute, so it’s now coming October 26, but it will still be a Day One Xbox Game Pass when it launches. Then on October 28, Xbox Game Pass PC subscribers can look forward to day one of the game. Age of Empires 4, the latest entry in the beloved real-time strategy franchise.

The majority of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October are available on console, cloud, and PC, however. Age of Empires 4 is an example of a game that only comes to Xbox Game Pass on PC. Xbox Game Pass subscribers on PC can also expect the addition of Destiny 2: Beyond the Light and its other expansions when added on October 12.

Xbox Game Pass games leaving the October 2021 roster

• Gonner2 (Console / PC)

• Heave Ho (PC)

• Katana Zero (Console / PC)

• ScourgeBringer (Console / PC)

• Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (Console / PC)

• Swords of Ditto: The Curse of Momo (PC)

When it comes to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft almost always adds more games than it takes away, and that’s already true for October. Compared to the 11 new Xbox Game Pass games for October 2021 that we know of, Microsoft has only announced six games that will be leaving Xbox Game Pass on October 15. The games coming out of Xbox Game Pass on October 15 consist mostly of indie titles with the exception of Tales of Vesperia: definitive edition, which is a large-scale JRPG located in the Tales of … franchise.

Among the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in October 2021, one of the most highly rated is Katana Zero. Katana Zero is a unique 2D action game with a rewind gimmick. The goal is for players to kill everyone on the screen without getting hit, and the game will revert to the start of the area whenever players fail. It adds an interesting puzzle element and luckily Katana Zero is quite short, so anyone interested in playing it while it’s still available on Xbox Game Pass definitely has time to do so.

MORE: Xbox Game Pass Has Some Great Horror Games To Play This Halloween

Read more

About the Author