Summary
- Octopath Traveler II is arriving on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow with great reviews.
- Other notable games, like Train Sim World 5 and Immortals, will also be added soon.
- Some games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass on March 31st, so finish them up or purchase them at a discount.
If you're subscribed to the Xbox Game Pass, you'll know that new games are added to the library on a regular basis. This lets you play full games at no additional cost to your subscription fee, and it's a superb way to experience a smorgasbord of games without paying for them. Now, more games are arriving on the catalog, and one of them is a very well-received RPG.
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Octopath Traveler II is coming to Xbox Game Pass tomorrow
As announced on the Xbox Wire, a handful of games are making their way to the platform soon. One of them, Octopath Traveler II, will release tomorrow, and it's a pretty big deal. At the time of writing, it scored 85 on Metacritic for both critic and user reviews, and our own sister site TheGamer gave it a shining 8/10 score. It also published a complete Octopath Traveler II guide you can refer to in case you get stuck.
That's not the only game coming out. Here's a full rundown:
Week of March 17:
33 Immortals (Game Preview), March 18 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Octopath Traveler II, March 19 (Series X|S) – Now with Game Pass Standard
Train Sim World 5, March 19 (Console) – Now with Game Pass Standard
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island, March 20 (Cloud, Console, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Week of March 24:
Blizzard Arcade Collection, March 25 (Console and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard- Includes five classic console games, including Blacktorne, The Lost Vikings, The Lost Vikings 2, Rock N Roll Racing and RPM Racing.
Atomfall, March 27 (Cloud, Console, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Some games are leaving on March 31st
Unfortunately, it's not all good news; some games will be leaving at the end of the month. If you have any of these games still in-progress, you have around two weeks to finish them up or purchase them for a 20% discount:
MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console)
Lil Gator Game (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Open Roads (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Yakuza 0 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Yakuza Kiwami (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Yakuza Like a Dragon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
The Lamplighter’s League (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Monster Hunter Rise (Cloud, Console, and PC)