Everything Coming to and Leaving Xbox Game Pass in October 2021 Part 2

Xbox recently revealed the next batch of games coming to the very popular service Xbox Game Pass. The list of titles is insane with Dragon Ball FighterZ, The Forgotten City, Everspace 2, Outriders, and Age of Empires IV all being on it. You can find the full list below, and let us know what you’re most excited for?

• Dragon Ball FighterZ (Cloud and Console) – October 21

  • Unleash the ultimate power from within in Dragon Ball FighterZ! Experience epic fights, destructible stages, and famous events ripped from the Dragon Ball anime. Create your team from a huge cast of your favorite characters and battle it out in epic 3v3 fights! This is the fighting extravaganza born from what makes the series so loved and famous.

• Echo Generation (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – October 21

  • Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: Spooky mysteries abound as you lead your ragtag gang to take on monsters and mechs to save your hometown. Unlock unique skills for your party through comic books and prepare for active turn-based battles and boss fights that will keep you on your toes! By the developers of Riverbond, dive into another stunning voxel adventure and face off with the extraterrestrials to find the true meaning of home in Echo Generation.

• Everspace 2 (Game Preview) (PC) ID@Xbox – October 21

  • Everspace 2 is a fast-paced, single-player spaceship shooter featuring meaningful exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Follow its predecessor’s events and experience the continuation of a thoughtful sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils!

• Age of Empires IV (PC) – October 28

  • Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: One of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the center of epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV brings an evolved real-time strategy game to a new generation.

• Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (Console and PC) – October 28

  • In this standalone experience, Alan Wake fights the herald of darkness, the evil Mr. Scratch! A thrilling storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower, and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode make this a must for Alan Wake veterans, and the perfect jumping off point for new players!

• Backbone (Console) ID@Xbox – October 28

  • Raccoon detective Howard Lotor is not a hero. He can barely make rent. And yet he has stumbled across something so massive that it will shake the very fabric of society. Stunning visuals, an evocative soundtrack, and a daring narrative bring a dystopian Vancouver, BC inhabited by animals to life in this highly anticipated, post-noir adventure. Get to it, detective.

• Bassmaster Fishing 2022 (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – October 28

  • Available on day one with Xbox Game Pass: Experience the thrill of competitive bass fishing in Bassmaster Fishing 2022! Compete as 10 Elite Series anglers, such as cover star Scott Martin, back-to-back Bassmaster Classic Champion Hank Cherry, or create your own angler to achieve angling immortality by winning the coveted Bassmaster Classic.

• Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 28

  • A nihilistic action platformer roguelike. Obscure in both gameplay and theme, Nongunz is a riddle that demands sacrifice. Each run sees you parting from a black and white graveyard into an ever-changing gothic dungeon full of nightmares fleshed out of human viscera. Surviving not only requires skill but style.

• The Forgotten City (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 28

  • Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Only by questioning an intertwined community of colorful characters, cleverly exploiting the time loop, and making difficult moral choices can you hope to solve this epic mystery.

In addition, the following 13 games have been updated to have touch controls available.

• Art of Rally

• Boyfriend Dungeon

• Crown Trick

• Curse of the Dead Gods

• Gears Tactics

• Lethal League Blaze

• Signs of the Sojourner

• The Ascent

• Train Sim World 2

• Yakuza 0

• Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

• Yakuza Kiwami

• Yakuza Kiwami 2

Sadly, some games are leaving the service. Here’s your last call. If you want to purchase any of them, remember you get 20% off if you subscribe to Xbox Game Pass.

• Carto (Cloud, Console, and PC)

• Celeste (Cloud, Console, and PC)

• Comanche (PC)

• Eastshade (Cloud, Console, and PC)

• Five Nights at Freddy’s (Cloud, Console, and PC)

• Knights & Bikes (Console and PC)

• Unruly Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC)