October is shaping up to be a huge month for Xbox Game Pass, featuring a plethora of day-one releases and a beta for the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, dropping on October 2. From vibrant adventures to brutal hack and slash experiences, here are all the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2025.
1. Cities: Skylines – Remastered – October 1
The ultimate city-builder returns with a fresh coat of paint with Cities: Skylines Remastered, set to drop on Xbox Game Pass. As the mayor of the city, you need to design, build, and manage the city, help thousands of civilians, and turn one small town into a metropolitan hub of your dreams, using resources and making decisions strategically.
Developed by Tantalus Media, Cities: Skylines – Remastered drops on Xbox Game Pass on October 1 for Core subscribers to enjoy.
2. Disney Dreamlight Valley – October 1
Disney Dreamlight Valley is the Disney adventure of your dreams, featuring a life-sim experience with Disney and Pixar heroes and villains. From cooking with Remy to gardening with WALL-E, there’s no end to the quests, story arcs, and rewards to be obtained. Express your own Disney style, forge friendships with Disney and Pixar icons, and embark on a magical journey.
Developed and published by Gameloft, Disney Dreamlight Valley drops on Xbox Game Pass on October 1 for Core subscribers to play.
3. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – October 1
Eliminate hordes of bloodthirsty enemies and creatures in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and take back the city of Tertium in high-stakes, fast-paced, and brutal first-person combat. Choose your character and your own playstyle, go solo or team up with friends, and save Tertium from the brink of collapse in unforgiving and chaotic missions.
Developed and published by Fatshark, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide joins Xbox Game Pass Core on October 1.
4. Sopa – Tale of the Stolen Potato – October 7
Sopa – Tale of the Stolen Potato is a vibrant, heartwarming and wholesome journey coming to Xbox Game Pass with an emotional, unforgettable narrative that makes you feel like a kid again. The game follows the s tory of Miho, who falls into a magical and wondrous world while looking for a potato in the pantry for his grandmother.
Developed by StudioBando, immerse yourself in the South American regions, venture through quests and side-quests to meet quirky and friendly characters when Sopa – Tale of the Stolen Potato comes to Xbox Game Pass and Cloud Gaming (Beta) day one on October 7 for Ultimate and PC subscribers.
5. Little Rocket Lab – October 7
Continuing the trend of wholesome games on Xbox Game Pass in October is Little Rocket Lab, a colorful city-builder that puts you in the shoes of Morgan, an aspiring engineer, to fulfill her family’s wishes – building a rocket ship. Greatness starts from small beginnings, as you build factories, contraptions, and new machines to help the locals and solve St. Ambroise’s problems.
Use your engineering skills to gather resources, incorporate machinery, and make friends to help you out on your journey to build a rocket ship. Developed by Teenage Astronauts and published by No More Robots, Little Rocket Lab reaches for the skies on October 7, day one on Xbox Game Pass.
6. Ball x Pit – October 15
Ball x Pit is a survival roguelite that’s all about base-building, ball-fusing, and brick-breaking against hordes of monsters. With intense, fast-paced roguelite mechanics and base-building elements, Ball x Pit features new realms to explore, a diverse range of enemy types to face, a brand new Ball Fusion system, treasure hunters to rescue, and a bottomless pit of creatures to kill.
Enter a destroyed Ballbylon and rebuild it into New Ballbylon using resources to fuse your ricocheting balls into overpowered weapons and expand the community. Ball x Pit, developed by Kenny Sun and published by Devolver Digital, drops day one on October 15 on Xbox Game Pass.
7. Keeper – October 17
More colorful and vibrant adventures are on the way for Xbox Game Pass next month with Keeper, a third-person, puzzle-solving adventure featuring an unforgettable story told without words. Follow the journey of a lighthouse and its seabird companion in a heartwarming and emotional tale of friendship, wonder, and companionship.
Developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios, Keeper drops day one on Xbox Game Pass on October 17 for PC subscribers.
8. Ninja Gaiden 4 – October 21
The legendary Ryu Hayabusa returns next month with Ninja Gaiden 4, featuring Team NINJA’s most evolved hack and slash combat blended with PlatinumGames’ stylish action gameplay, intense and high-octane combat, and a story that sees the return of the ancient enemy. It’s a fast-paced, cutting-edge adventure that does not hold back with its innovation and brutality.
One of the most anticipated games of the year, Ninja Gaiden 4 will offer an action experience that stays true to the Ninja Gaiden series. Backed by two talented developers, PlatinumGames and Team NINJA, and published by Xbox Game Studios, Ninja Gaiden 4 drops day one on October 21 on Xbox Game Pass.
9. Bounty Star – October 23
Bounty Star is an over-the-shoulder third-person mech shooter that blends mech combat with base building and farming in a bounty hunting experience, following the story of a war veteran, Clem. Pilot a highly customizable battle mech and deal with the dangerous threats and beasts in the region of The Red Expanse.
Mere mech combat and your arsenal of deadly weapons won’t cut it, as you need to build your homestead, cook food, produce ammo, and upgrade your base of operations to keep things running smoothly. Developed by DINOGOD and published by Annapurna Interactive, Bounty Star drops day one on Xbox Game Pass on October 23.
10. Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault – October 23
Head back to vibrant dimensions with Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, an action-RPG with roguelike elements that follows the story of Will, who’s leading a double life as a merchant and a fearless adventurer. Venture into the unknown in search of rare and lucrative treasures, then sell them at your shop for the best deals to maximize your profits.
Build your new home in the vibrant region of Tesna and use your resources to help the townsfolk and get better weapons, armors, resources, and more. Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, developed by Digital Sun and published by 11 bit studios, debuts day one on October 23 on Xbox Game Pass.
11. Super Fantasy Kingdom – October 24
Super Fantasy Kingdom is a vibrant, fantasy, roguelite city-builder that emphasizes protecting your home from hordes of creatures and expanding your base further in a never-ending cycle of life and death. When night falls, the monsters come out of the woods to take what’s yours, and you must carefully and strategically build your kingdom to fend them off effectively.
Super Fantasy Kingdom offers unlimited replayability, unique combinations, and mechanics that make your approach to the game different every time. Developed by Super Fantasy Games and published by Hooded Horse, Super Fantasy Kingdom launches day one on October 24 on Xbox Game Pass for PC subscribers.
12. The Outer Worlds 2 – October 29
The sequel to the award-winning, first-person, sci-fi RPG, The Outer Worlds 2, launches on Xbox Game Pass next month, featuring an action-packed story and adventure on new frontiers with a new crew and new goals to achieve. Create your character with abilities that suit your playstyle, recruit and lead your companions as the commander, and battle new enemies.
Immerse yourself in a deep story with choices and decisions that have a significant impact on the fate of the colonies, which could bring about the destruction of humanity. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios, The Outer Worlds 2 launches on Xbox Game Pass day one on October 29.
Which game are you most excited to try out next month on Game Pass? Let us know in the comments section below.
