Xbox Game Pass Essential: all games available to date

The basic plan of Game Pass already accumulates a library with more than 50 selected titles.

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Xbox Game Pass Essential (formerly Core) has established itself as the most affordable option for players who want to access a curated catalog of games on console and PC, in addition to online multiplayer and cloud gaming. From its launch in 2023 to October 2025, the plan has added experiences of all kinds, from indie games to big-budget productions.

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Although some free-to-play games are linked to Essential because they include rewards and extras within the plan, this list only includes paid games that are actually part of the catalog available to subscribers.

List of games included in Xbox Game Pass Essential (October 2025)

A

• Among Us

• Astroneer

B

• Batman: Arkham Knight

C

• Celeste

• Chivalry 2

• Cities: Skylines

• Cities: Skylines – Remastered

• Control: Ultimate Edition

• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

D

• DayZ

• Dead Cells

• Deep Rock Galactic

• Descenders

• Disney Dreamlight Valley

• Dishonored 2

• DOOM Eternal Standard Edition

F

• Fable Anniversary

• Fallout 4

• Fallout 76

• Firewatch

• Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition

G

• Gang Beasts

• Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition

• Goat Simulator

• Golf With Your Friends

• Grounded

H

• Hades

• Halo 5: Guardians

• Halo Wars 2

• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

• Human Fall Flat

I

• Inside

L

• Limbo

M

• Monster Sanctuary

O

• Ori and the Will of the Wisps

• Overcooked 2

P

• Payday 2: Crimewave Edition

• PowerWash Simulator

• Psychonauts 2

S

• Slay The Spire

• SnowRunner

• Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition

• Stardew Valley

• State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

• Superhot: Mind Control Delete

• Superliminal

T

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

• The Elder Scrolls Online

• Totally Reliable Delivery Service

• Tunic

U

• Unpacking

V

• Vampire Survivors

W

• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

• Wreckfest

As of today, Xbox Game Pass Essential offers over 50 carefully selected games that combine modern classics like Celeste, Xbox Game Studios successes like Grounded and State of Decay 2, and more recent releases like Hades or Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.

Everything suggests that the list will continue to grow in the coming months, with title rotations and new additions that will strengthen the proposal of this basic plan for those looking for an affordable way to play on Xbox.