Xbox Game Pass October 2023 lineup headlined by one of 2023's scariest games

17 October 2023 , 13:27

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The Dead Space remake only launched in January this year, but will already come to Game Pass very soon (Image: Electronic Arts)

Microsoft has confirmed the second half of the Xbox Game Pass October 2023 lineup, with EA's Dead Space remake arriving less than a year after its January 2023 launch.

Alongside 2023's Like a Dragon: Ishin! releasing on Xbox Game Pass today, Xbox has announced that another early 2023 title will be hitting Xbox Game Pass later this month. EA's remake of Dead Space will be arriving on the service for Xbox Series X|S and PC owners on Thursday, October 26 – just in time for Halloween. The game is a full-on remake of the 2008 classic, built upon an already amazing title that made it so much better – and scarier – it got a five-star rating in our review. Ironically this also happens to be the same month where the game's spiritual successor – the Callisto Protocol – arrived in the PS Plus October 2023 lineup.

This month also brings us three titles that are launching on day one to Xbox Game Pass. First up is Cities Skylines 2, which launches on Tuesday, October 24 only on PC (the console edition has sadly been delayed until 2024). After that is a double-bill on Halloween with the mountain climbing adventure Jusant, and the quirky 30-pidgeon battle royale – Headbangers: Rhythm Royale which we had the chance to preview at Gamescom.

Xbox Game Pass October 2023 games

The following is the full list of Xbox Game Pass titles for the rest of October 2023 as confirmed by Microsoft on the Xbox Wire:

• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (console PC cloud) – available now
• F1 Manager 2023 (console, PC, cloud) – October 19
• Cities: Skylines 2 (PC) – October 24
• Dead Space (Xbox Series X|S, PC, cloud) – October 26
• Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (console, cloud) – October 26
• Mineko's Night Market (console, PC, cloud) – October 26
• Headbangers: Rhythm Royale (console, PC, cloud) – October 31
• Jusant (console, PC, cloud) – October 31

These titles will remain on Xbox Game Pass for the foreseeable future (most games usually last a full year), the first batch of November titles should be announced around October 31, 2023 when the final announced games release.

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Games leaving Xbox Game Pass in October 2023

Microsoft also confirmed that the following titles are set to leave Xbox Game Pass on October 31, 2023:

• Gunfire Reborn
• Kill it With Fire
• Persona 5 Royal
• Signalis
• Solasta Crown of the Magister

As always with Xbox Game Pass you get a discount of at least 20% on all of these games before they leave. We'd Recommend Persona 5 Royal, which is one of the single greatest RPGs of all time.

Scott McCrae