Update: Xbox has now revealed the rest of the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September (and the beginning of October), as well as the next round of games leaving the service which sadly includes the excellent Beacon Pines.
It’s still a small-ish list of new additions this month, but obviously headline by the day one launches of the likes of Starfield and Lies of P. Also rolling into the service from launch is the chaotic-looking Party Animals as well as Payday 3, Cocoon and The Lamplighter’s League – all games you should probably be paying attention to:
XBOX GAME PASS SEPTEMBER 2023
Gris (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available Now
Gris makes a return to the Game Pass library today! Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Starfield (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – Available Today
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.
We gave Starfield a huge 9/10 in our review, which you can read here.
Solar Ash (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available Now
From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash. Set amidst a surreal dreamscape filled with long-abandoned ruins of great civilizations past, you play as Rei, a Voidrunner determined to stop at nothing to save her planet from falling prey to the Ultravoid’s path of eternal hunger.
Lies of P (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available Now
Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era. You must adapt yourself and your weapons to face untold horrors, untangle the unfathomable secrets of the city’s elites and choose whether to confront predicaments with the truth or weave lies to overcome them on the journey to find yourself.
Party Animals (Cloud and Console) – September 20
Fight with or against your friends in Party Animals! Choose your character from a diverse cast of adorable animals as you battle it out across multiple game modes to be the last one left standing in the ultimate competitive brawler. Paw up, grab a plunger, and get ready to party like an animal.
Payday 3 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – September 21
Payday 3 is the explosive sequel to one of the most popular co-op shooters of the past decade. Since its release, Payday-players have been reveling in the thrill of a perfectly planned and executed heist. That’s what makes Payday a high-octane, co-op FPS experience.
Cocoon (Console and PC) – September 29
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside – Cocoon takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics to unravel a cosmic mystery.
Gotham Knights (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 3
Batman is dead. A new expansive, criminal underworld has swept the streets of Gotham City. It is now up to the Batman Family – Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin – to protect Gotham, bring hope to its citizens, discipline to its cops, and fear to its criminals.
The Lamplighter’s League (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 3
Sneak, steal, and shoot your way through a world of pulp adventure in The Lamplighters League! Globetrot across a variety of exciting locales around the world and outwit your enemies in strategic turn-based combat and, if you play your cards right, you might just save the world.
LEAVING XBOX GAME PASS SEPTEMBER
The following games are leaving the service on September 30th:
- Beacon Pines (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Despot’s Game (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Last Call BBS (PC)
- Moonscars (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Outriders (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Prodeus (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Weird West (Cloud, Console, and PC)
