Xbox gets 50 new games this week: what to play first
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- About 50 new games reach Xbox consoles and PC from October 26 to 31.
- Six of them join Xbox Game Pass on the day they launch.
- The biggest names are Croc 2, The Wolf Among Us Remastered, and Mouthwashing.
Xbox players get a very busy week. About 50 new games arrive from October 26 to 31. The games cover Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, and PC.
Six of the games join Game Pass on launch day. That means subscribers can play them at no extra cost. The rest are paid downloads from the Xbox store.
The week mixes big comebacks and small indie games. Croc 2 returns after many years away. The Wolf Among Us gets a fresh remaster.
Horror fans get Mouthwashing and several scary indies.
Release dates can still change, according to Xbox Wire. Check the store page before you buy. The list below follows the dates Xbox and Pure Xbox published.
What happened
Xbox Wire published its weekly list on October 23. It covers new games for October 26 to 30. Pure Xbox published a wider roundup for October 26 to 31. GameGPU counted about 50 games across the full week.
The count covers consoles and PC together. Some games are small indie titles. Some are large, well-known releases.
A few are free upgrades for games players already own.
The week starts on Monday, October 26. Three games arrive that day. The pace then picks up fast. Tuesday brings the biggest single-day batch of the week.
Game Pass is the main story for subscribers. Pure Xbox says six games join the service before the month ends. That is a strong week for a subscription that already holds hundreds of games.
Monday, October 26: a quiet start
Monday opens with three games. Ayasa: Shadows of Silence is a dark horror quest. It tells its story with no spoken words.
Players move through six lands, each tied to one idea.
The ideas are faith, hope, love, greed, indifference, and betrayal. Each land is dark and strange. Choices in the game can change the ending, according to Xbox Wire.
PAO PAO is a cozy town game in early access. Players meet odd characters in a small town. They gather items in the wild.
They can just wander and see what happens each day.
Scramble Knights Online is also in early access. It is a small online adventure for groups of friends. Players take short quests in a shared kingdom.
It joins Game Pass on day one.
If you want a calm start to the week, PAO PAO is the safe pick. If you want a scare, Ayasa is the better choice.
Tuesday, October 27: the biggest day
Tuesday is the busiest day of the week. Eleven games arrive, based on the Pure Xbox list. The headliner is The Séance of Blake Manor.
It joins Game Pass on day one.
The game is set in 1897. A private detective named Declan Ward visits Blake Manor. He looks for a missing woman. He finds a séance and a group of mystics instead.
Players interview suspects in the game. They keep notes on clues and motives. They confront suspects when the facts add up.
It is a slow, clue-based mystery, not an action game.
Dog Man: Bark in Action also arrives Tuesday. It is based on the Dog Man comics. Players can play as 10 comic characters.
Each one has a different power. The villain is Dr. Scum, who mind-controls the city.
Farming Simulator 25: Beans and Alpacas Edition is the big bundle of the day. It packs the main game and a new expansion. It has 4 maps, over 400 machines, and over 150 brands.
New crops and animals join the game too.
Other Tuesday games include Bloom Busters and Sneaky Purr. Bloom Busters is a fast arcade action game. Two players can play it together on one screen.
Sneaky Purr stars Bill, a sneaky cat who steals food pouches.
Cozy Radiation Cleaner is a calm clean-up game. Players hunt 180 radioactive items across 18 regions. The regions range from pine groves to salt flats.
There is also a site called the Silent Reactor.
Bao Bao's Cozy Cleaning Services is another calm pick. It is a gentle 2D pressure-washing game. There are no timers and no stress.
It suits players who want a quiet evening game.
Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy closes the horror side of Tuesday. It is the final part of a horror trilogy. A parent enters a nightmare to save a kidnapped daughter.
The game uses mirrors, moths, and memory powers.
Treasure Tiger is a tense luck-based game. Players get five nights to get rich. They must spin, survive, and keep the windows shut.
The tiger in the game does not play fair.
Wednesday, October 28: builders and brawlers
Wednesday brings a mix of action and building. Fallen City Brawl is a pixel-art street fighting game. Four strangers team up to take back their city streets.
A wolf fights at their side.
House Builder 2 lets players build structures in a bright open world. They buy materials for each job. They drive to each site and build.
It is a simple, hands-on building game.
Karate Survivor is a survival game with martial arts action. It takes ideas from 1980s action films. Players fight waves of foes as a martial arts master.
Primal Planet is a solo-made game with dinosaurs. It mixes survival, crafting, and fast action. The world is lush and full of danger.
It suits players who like exploring strange planets.
SULFUR is a fast first-person shooter with a twist. Players cook food as well as fight. They explore hostile zones and loot what they find.
Hard choices shape each run.
Sno: Ultimate Freeriding is a downhill skiing game. Players carve down mountains that the game builds fresh each run. They can pull off risky tricks for high scores.
It is a short, pure fun pick.
Thursday, October 29: the classic comebacks
Thursday is the day for old favourites. Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos returns. It is the sequel to a classic platform game.
Croc was a multi-million seller in its first run.
The Wolf Among Us Remastered also arrives Thursday. It is a noir story set in Fabletown. Players control Bigby Wolf, a detective with a dark past.
The remaster adds better visuals and modern presentation.
GameGPU reports a special black-and-white film mode for the game. The mode is called Noir Mode. It gives the old story a fresh look.
Mouthwashing joins Game Pass on Thursday. It is a first-person horror game. It follows the dying crew of a wrecked space freighter.
The captain, Curly, is alive but badly hurt. The crew must live with what he did.
Terrible Lizards also joins Game Pass on Thursday. It is set in 1992 at a Route 66 dino park. Staff have vanished from the park.
A voice on a phone asks the player for help. The player's car has died miles from help.
Two more Game Pass titles arrive Thursday. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade joins the service. Plants vs.
Zombies: Replanted joins it too. That makes four Game Pass titles in one day.
Hunting Simulator 3 arrives Thursday as well. Players explore Colorado and the Texas outback. They hunt dozens of wild species on foot or by car.
It is a slow, open-world game.
Metro Redux gets a free next-gen upgrade Thursday. Console players get true 4K at 60 frames per second. Some screens can show upscaled 4K at 120 frames per second.
Light, shadows, and particles look better too.
Friday and Saturday: horror and cozy games
Friday, October 30 brings the last big batch. Queen's Domain is a retro fantasy action game. Players wash up on the Isle of Neasied.
They search for their father. They wield a holy sword called Endu.
The game costs 19.99 dollars on Xbox Wire. A sale price of 16.99 dollars is also listed. Prices can differ by region and store.
Asylum is a first-person horror game set in a mental hospital. Corner Shop: NightShift puts players in a failing shop at night. The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem is a family game for younger players.
Cat Pipes: More Meow is a cozy puzzle game about cats. Players guide warmth to sleepy cats. It is hand-drawn and calm.
It suits a short play session.
Saturday, October 31 brings one more game. Horrorvale is a comedy horror game. Neighbours are zombies in the game.
Monsters deliver the mail. Ghosts hide in bathrooms. It fits Halloween night well.
Why it matters
This week shows how Xbox now works. The store gets many small games each week. Game Pass picks the strongest few for day-one play.
Players who pay for the service get the best value this week.
The six day-one Game Pass games are easy to list. They are Scramble Knights Online and The Séance of Blake Manor. They are Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Mouthwashing.
They are Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted and Terrible Lizards.
That list covers many tastes. It has horror, mystery, action, and family play. A subscriber can try all six without buying any of them.
The paid games matter too. Croc 2 and The Wolf Among Us are for players who love old games. Farming Simulator is for players who want a long game.
House Builder 2 and Primal Planet are for builders and explorers.
Some players also play on more than one device. If you record clips on PC, you can record your gameplay on Windows with no extra software. If you play on Xbox through an emulator setup, check which old console games it can run.
Long phone sessions drain power fast. It helps to know what a power bank can really do before a trip.
What happens next
The full week ends on Saturday, October 31. After that, the next weekly list will follow. Xbox Wire publishes its next-week list each week. Pure Xbox publishes its own roundup too.
Some of this week's games may slip. Xbox Wire warns that release dates can change. A game can move by days or weeks.
Check the store page on launch day if a game matters to you.
Game Pass adds more games each month. The six day-one titles stay in the service for now. They may leave later, as Game Pass games often do.
Play the ones you care about first.
If you only have time for three games, start here. Play The Séance of Blake Manor for a smart mystery. Play Mouthwashing for a short, sharp horror story.
Play Croc 2 if you want a warm, classic platform game.
If you want a calm game instead, pick PAO PAO or Cat Pipes. Both are short and gentle. Both are good after a long day.
The week is large, but you do not need to play it all. Pick one game that fits your mood. Start there, and let the rest wait.
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