2022 seems to be flying by at the speed of light, doesn’t it? Xbox news hasn’t been as rampant this year compared to 2020-2021 and I feel that constant Activision Blizzard acquisition talks have consumed this year. The last quarter of the year is always particularly pricey when it comes to the gaming market. All developers and publishers want to get in the release window ready for those all-important Christmas buys.
With Xbox though, we have the saving grace of the Xbox Game Pass which is essential to the platform. With a growing library of 400+ titles and an ever-revolving door of day one launches, it makes sense to get yourself amongst it. In this article I’ll be covering everything we know about that is coming to the Xbox family of consoles in October 2022. Below I’ll drop what’s in the schedule with the official synopsis quoted from Xbox/Steam listings. This is accurate at the time of writing and some more Game Pass additions may be announced.
Dakar Desert Rally (Releases 4th October 2022)
Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest and most epic off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. This racer captures the genuine speed and excitement of Amaury Sport Organisation’s largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from the world’s top makers, including motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs. The game offers unique challenges for off-road simulation diehards and casual racing fans alike. Compete in fierce online multiplayer races or navigate the vast wilds in single-player offline.
Dragon Prana (Releases 7th October 2022)
An evil king that threatened the world in the past becomes free from his seal after 120 years. The descendants of the heroes who saved the world have to stand up to fight this new evil. However, will the world overcome the suzerainty and racial pride of humans, elves and dwarves to face this threat? A fantastic retro RPG with top quality nostalgic pixel art and a game system worthy of modern times. Battle with more than 20 classes that can be changed in combat and unlock boards to strengthen stats and learn special skills. The formations are also important to get advantages in turn-based battles. In the end, clear a wide variety of conditions in-game to earn high quality rewards!
Paper Flight – Super Speed Dash (Releases 7th October 2022)
Paper Flight – Super Speed Dash is an interactive game experience that is designed to ease your mind and have fun popping innocent balloons. You jump into the role of a little paper plane that is supposed to rescue the world from little but evil balloon demons by dashing through them. You are free to enjoy the game any way you see fit as the only enemies of the game are balloons which generally are not well known for being too dangerous. The movement is fast but the world itself is somewhat peaceful. This enables you to lean back and enjoy the different levels and the sensation of flying. It is an excellent game for relaxing and blowing off some steam after an exhausting day of hassle.
L.O.L. Surprise! B.Bs Born To Travel (Releases 7th October 2022)
Fans around the world can’t wait to unbox their own L.O.L. Surprise! doll and you’re about to make their dreams come true! Choose your character and collect fabulous L.O.L. Surprise! dolls with glitter, hearts, diamonds and more! With 30 stages in five cities to play, you’ll soon build your own L.O.L. Surprise! collection of characters, collectable dolls, and stickers. Display them in fashion shows and music concerts, and work together in co-operative multiplayer for up to four friends. This outrageous arcade fashion game is full of surprises!
Eville (Releases 11th October 2022) XBOX GAME PASS
Betray your friends- and lie your way to victory. In the multiplayer social deduction game Eville you find yourself in a village riddled by a series of murders. Some say it might have been you – or was it? Convince others you’re not a murderer to stay alive! Take on the role of a Villager or Conspirator and do your deeds when no one is watching. Place wards to observe other players or tread through the village to visit any house and go on a killing spree. It is your task to communicate with other players and prove your innocence. Use your unique role abilities to your advantage and make sure your team survives.
NHL 23 (Releases 11th October 2022)
EA SPORTS NHL 23 is greater together with the introduction of mixed women’s and men’s teams in HUT, and planned for November 2022, the arrival of cross-play for players on the same platform generation in WOC. So grab your friends and gear up for the most connected version of Chel yet.
No More Heroes III (Releases 11th October 2022)
The latest numbered entry in the No More Heroes series… No More Heroes 3 is coming in 2020! Travis Touchdown returns to Santa Destroy after a ten-year absence. There he finds a huge artificial island metropolis floating in the sea, and a mysterious flying object hovering high above. What kind of crazy dangerous assassins will Travis face off against this time?!
PGA Tour 2k23 (Releases 11th October 2022)
Tiger Woods leads a roster of more than 14 male and female pros at launch, including Justin Thomas, Lexi Thompson, Tony Finau, Lydia Ko, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris, Brooke Henderson and more. Players can step into the tee box as one of the pros in Exhibition, multiplayer and Divot Derby play, or go head-to-head with them in a battle to climb the leaderboard and claim the FedExCup in PGA TOUR MyCAREER mode. In addition to the pros, the broadcast-style presentation and commentary team of Rich Beem and Luke Elvy also return, with the addition of English golf pro and broadcaster Henni Koyack. PGA TOUR 2K23 includes 20 licensed courses at launch.
Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars (Releases 11th October 2022)
Embark on a journey full of danger in this action RPG, inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. Explore the breathtaking city of Aphes and forge your way through legions of unique foes and mythical bosses to discover the truth behind the city’s curse.
Unusual Findings (Releases 12th October 2022)
It’s the 80s and the Christmas is coming, Vinny, Nick and Tony are young and their new cable signal descrambler just arrived. That same night while trying to decrypt a pay-per-view adult channel, they pick up the distress signal of an alien spaceship crash-landing in the woods near their town… Things only get weirder as they realize that the towering alien is killing very specific members of their community! Uncover the truth hidden behind the alien invasion… well sort of. Why here? Why is it killing locals? How can the boys stop it? Will they tune in to the adult channel after all? The answers to these and other questions… in Unusual Findings.
Bloodwash (Releases 12th October 2022)
WOMB RIPPER STRIKES AGAIN!!! BLOOD WASH is a giallo-inspired survival horror game with low-poly, PS1-style graphics. Sara is a pregnant college student living with her alcoholic boyfriend in a run-down apartment complex. To make matters worse, a serial killer targeting pregnant women, the Womb Ripper, is terrorizing the city. One night, the washing machine in the basement breaks down. A helpful neighbour tells Sara about a 24-hour laundromat on the outskirts of town. What she finds there might claim her life!
Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram From Hibernia (Releases 12th October 2022)
Wake up the Gaul in you thanks to this brand-new top-down explosive adventure of your favourite Gauls. Get ready for non-stop action, mind-bending puzzle solving, exploration and items to collect in this one-of-a-kind adventure as good as a boar stew! Your journey through Hibernia will span six chapters, each of them filled with Romans and collectables. Be creative! The more combo styles and diverse items you use during the fight, the bigger the surprises! Sure, a hit with that barrel sounds nice, but why not try a tree stump as well? Stronger together! Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram From Hibernia will offer a co-op mode for up to four players on the same screen!
WRC Generations (Releases 13th October 2022)
Rise to all the challenges of the most comprehensive, realistic and demanding rally simulation ever developed. Dive into the heart of the action and drive the cars from the 2022 WRC championship, including the new hybrid models.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Bloody Ties (Releases 13th October 2022)
The Nightrunners were a sign of better things to come. Unfortunately, all good things eventually come to an end, but for you, this is only the beginning. Get ready for the release of Chapter 1: In the Footsteps of a Nightrunner, the biggest free content update since the release. Get ready to meet Harper, a Nightrunner of old. Help him in his efforts to combat the Special Infected that are endangering the people of Villedor.
Saint Kotar (Releases 14th October 2022)
Saint Kotar is a dark psychological adventure set in rural Croatia. It recounts a frightening tale of two godly men on the brink of insanity as they search for a missing woman in an ancient town plagued by devil worship and witchcraft.
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway (Releases 14th October 2022)
Rebuilt and re-imagined from the ground up, Nickelodeon Kart Racers returns – bigger and better than ever! Featuring a fully voice-acted cast of over 40 iconic characters, drift, slide, and boost your way to the finish line on tracks inspired by legendary Nickelodeon shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and more!
Trifox (Releases 14th October 2022)
Trifox, A twin-stick action-adventure game inspired by classic platformers. In Trifox you play as a multitalented hero on a quest to restore his recently invaded and plundered home. Fight your way through swarms of enemies, engage in thrilling boss fights and overcome exciting environmental challenges as you discover that there is more to your quest than meets the eye… Mix and match between three different and unique playstyles. Experiment; combine and discover new ways of dealing with your foes!
SCORN (Releases 14th October 2022) XBOX GAME PASS
Scorn takes place in an open-ended world with different interconnected regions. Each region is a maze-like structure with various rooms and paths to discover. All the storytelling happens in-game, with no cut-scenes to distract you from the grisly reality of the living, breathing world you’re in. But keep your eyes open – the game won’t show you any sympathy if you miss something important on your uneasy travels.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers (Releases 14th October 2022)
Caught out by an unexpected temporal phenomenon, seven ordinary citizens find themselves stranded in a Temporal Seam; they share their imprisonment with a Raider, a menacing enemy from another timeline with overwhelming power. Their only hope for survival is to break out of the Temporal Seam with the Super Time Machine but the Raider is on their backs and getting stronger minute by minute. DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS is a 1-on-7 online asymmetrical action game in which a band of seven everyday humans tries to survive the Raider (a classic DRAGON BALL rival such as Cell and Frieza) who will hunt and evolve into an unstoppable force.
Doctor Who: The Edge Of Reality & The Lonely Assassins (Releases 18th October 2022)
Come face to face with Weeping Angels, Cybermen, Daleks and more! Join the Thirteenth (Jodie Whittaker) and Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) on an epic adventure in space and time in Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality, and team up with Petronella Osgood to solve a chilling found-phone mystery in Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed (Releases 18th October 2022)
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is coming to a platform near you. As a Ghostbuster, join with other Ghostbusters to chase and trap ghosts in museums, prisons, hotels, and more, and capture the ghosts before they can fully haunt the areas. Or, as the Ghost, hide, sneak, surprise, scare, and of course, slime Ghostbusters and civilians until everything has gone completely spooky. Use trickery, deception, and Ectoplasm to gain the upper hand and drive the Ghostbusters out.
Them’s Fightin’ Herds (Releases 18th October 2022)
Them’s Fightin’ Herds is a 2D fighting game featuring a cast of adorable animals designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust. Beneath the cute and cuddly surface, a serious fighter awaits!
A Plague Tale: Requiem (Releases 18th October 2022) XBOX GAME PASS
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
The Last Hero Of Nostalgaia (Releases 19th October 2022)
Nostalgaia, the world of video games, is collapsing backwards into a mysterious pixelation, with every particle of fidelity bleeding away. Oblivion seemingly awaits even our most cherished gaming memories. But as the lighting dims and frames diminish, with the world on the brink of extinction, hope emerges to fight back. As the most hideous pixelated hero to ever spawn in Nostalgaia, you must fight through an army of its mindless inhabitants, while being jeered by a cynical narrator who despises your very existence.
The Last Hero of Nostalgaia is a satirical action adventure, driven by a dark story, set in an incredibly rich and complex world. Featuring hard but fair combat that fans of the genre will relish, along with full character customization, unique battle armor and engaging narrative mechanics rich in lore, The Last Hero of Nostalgaia’s twisted and wicked tale is prepared to send you headfirst into almost certain death around its every vertex.
Batora: Lost Haven (Releases 20th October 2022)
Avril never thought she’d have to step up and be a hero but after a mysterious and devastating event, her world was flipped upside down. With her homeworld on the brink of destruction, Avril has been gifted extraordinary powers and will have to journey across the universe to uncover ancient secrets and reckon with a series of life-changing decisions. Embark on an epic adventure to save Earth in this interplanetary action RPG. Harness the ancient powers of Sun and Moon to take on a variety of unique enemies while solving diverse puzzles and exploring stunning sci-fi worlds, each with its own curious stories, inhabitants, and mysteries.
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef (Releases 20th October 2022)
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
Gas Station Simulator (Releases 20th October 2022)
Gas Station Simulator is all about renovating, expanding and running a gas station along a highway in the middle of a desert. Freedom of choice and multiple approaches to run your business and deal with pressure are key ingredients in this game. Buy an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere and restore it to its former glory. Get rid of debris and broken furniture, fix up the walls, paint and decorate the place to your liking. Just don’t spend all your cash on the looks right away, you bought a gas station after all. Repair the equipment, buy what can’t be repaired and start serving your customers to earn money for further renovations and improvements.
Aery – Last Day Of Earth (Releases 21st October 2022)
“Aery – Last Day of Earth” is a story-driven 3D flight exploration game in which you control a little bird that is on its non-violent journey through time, space, and different dimensions to discover an alternative reality for our planet
Persona 5 Royal (Releases 21st October 2022) XBOX GAME PASS
Prepare for an all-new RPG experience in Persona 5 Royal based in the universe of the award-winning series, Persona! Don the mask of Joker and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Break free from the chains of modern society and stage grand heists to infiltrate the minds of the corrupt and make them change their ways! Persona 5 Royal is packed with new characters, confidants, story depth, new locations to explore, and a new grappling hook mechanic for stealthy access to new areas. With a new semester at Shujin Academy, get ready to strengthen your abilities in the metaverse and in your daily life.
Persona 5 Royal presents a unique visual style and award-nominated composer Shoji Meguro returns with an all-new soundtrack. Explore Tokyo, unlock new Personas, customize your own personal Thieves Den, discover a never-before-seen story arc, cutscenes, alternate endings, and more! Even for the most seasoned Phantom Thieves among us, Persona 5 Royal is a new challenge to defy conventions, discover the power within, and fight for justice. Wear the mask. Reveal your truth.
New Tales From The Borderlands (Releases 21st October 2022)
Take a stand against ruthless corporate overlords in this narrative-driven adventure! Within the perpetually war-torn metropolis of Promethea, you’ll control Anu, Octavio, and Fran on the worst day of their lives. Help these three lovable losers as they endeavour to change the world (and maybe even save it)! Face down a planetary invasion, vicious vault monster, and cold-hearted capitalist in this cinematic thrill ride where what happens next is up to you! Meet a motley cast full of misfits, assassin bots, and talking guns in this race to the top! It’s time to fight back against exploitation and corporate greed. It’s time to make Mayhem your business.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (Releases 25th October 2022)
The horns sound, and the ravens gather. An empire is torn by civil war. Beyond its borders, new kingdoms rise. Gird on your sword, don your armour, summon your followers and ride forth to win glory on the battlefields of Calradia. Establish your hegemony and create a new world out of the ashes of the old. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the eagerly awaited sequel to the acclaimed medieval combat simulator and role-playing game Mount & Blade: Warband. Set 200 years before, it expands both the detailed fighting system and the world of Calradia. Bombard mountain fastnesses with siege engines, establish secret criminal empires in the back alleys of cities, or charge into the thick of chaotic battles in your quest for power.
Miraculous: Rise Of The Sphinx (Releases 25th October 2022)
Paris needs a hero… or two! Hawk Moth and his cronies have hatched a plan to unleash a giant sentimonster on the city, and only superhero crime fighters Ladybug and Cat Noir can squash it before it’s too late. Dive into the magical world of Miraculous and face off against infamous foes from the series, as well as some completely new threats. Level up your abilities to put an end to Hawk Moth’s schemes and save the people of Paris once more.
Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin – Wanderer Of The Rift (Releases 26th October 2022)
Fight your way through the Labyrinth of Dimensions, a dungeon that randomly configures your path to unlock pieces of the story. “Wanderer of the Rift” will introduce a new job, Blue Mage, and special monsters you can fight and summon into battle with the use of a Summoning Stone. In addition to new equipment that unlocks new abilities, a new class of enemies called “Chaotic Monsters” will be added to give the player a more diverse and challenging experience.
Temple Of Horror (Releases 26th October 2022)
Escape the dangerous beings lurking in the dark, dodge countless deadly traps and slowly unruffle the secret of the Temple of Horror while not just trying to survive but to find your way out of this hell. Are you ready?
Signalis (Releases 27th October 2022) XBOX GAME PASS
Awaken from slumber and explore a surreal retro-tech world as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost partner and her lost dreams. Discover terrifying secrets, challenging puzzles, and nightmarish creatures in a tense and melancholic experience of cosmic dread and classic psychological survival horror.
Saturnalia (Releases 27th October 2022)
A game inspired and heavily influenced by the folklore of Sardinia, Italy (a region rich with unique traditions and culture) where you play as four characters, experiencing a deeply connected storyline that ties back to the haunting traditions of an ancient village. Die, and watch the village reconfigure itself into a new form. Solve puzzles and open shortcuts to new areas with tools and items you find along the way, unlocking every piece of the story with different characters, each with its own power and suited for another aspect of exploration and investigation. With a limited supply of matches to light your way and darkness encroaching, can you find your way through the fog to reveal the truth? Or will you be engulfed by the secrets this town doesn’t want you to know?
Star Ocean: The Divine Force (Releases 27th October 2022)
STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE features an original story with two individual narratives and many playable characters, a unique combat system, and the freedom to soar in the skies and explore planets. Featuring a blend of sci-fi and fantasy, this fresh Action RPG has challenging yet thrilling battle experiences, with high-speed movement in 360-degree! Meet Raymond as he crashes onto an unfamiliar planet from his spaceship and is immediately attacked by some unfriendly local wildlife. Coming to his rescue is Laeticia, the crown princess of the Kingdom of Aucerius. Together, those two protagonists will challenge the fate of the Kingdom and their choices will have repercussions all over the galaxies…
Resident Evil Village Gold Edition (Releases 28th October 2022)
Online exclusive title Resident Evil Re: Verse Additional Content Included in the “Winters’ Expansion” Third Person Mode The Mercenaries Additional Orders Shadows of Rose.
Resident Evil Re: Verse (Releases 28th October 2022)
In Resident Evil Re: Verse you can test your skills against other players in four to six-person deathmatch battles. Play as beloved characters from the Resident Evil series and turn the tides of battle with powerful bioweapons. Take part in 5-minute Deathmatches, where the player with the most points wins.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Releases 28th October 2022)
A global squad of iconic veterans and new legends of yet untold clandestine missions, these Operators are set to deliver a new era of Call of Duty when Modern Warfare II releases on October 28, 2022. Initial asset intel brings revelations about key members of Task Force 141, including Team leader Captain John Price, Sergeant Kyle “Gaz” Garrick, Sergeant “Soap” MacTavish, lone-wolf Simon “Ghost” Riley, and Colonel Alejandro Vargas of the Mexican Special Forces.
Resident Evil Village: Winter’s Expansion (Releases 28th October 2022)
New Content in the Winters’ Expansion: – Third-Person Mode – This allows you to enjoy the main game from a third-person perspective. – The Mercenaries Additional Orders – Adds new playable characters and stages. – Shadows of Rose – Introduces a new story with Ethan’s daughter Rose as the protagonist. 16 years have passed since that incident… Ethan’s beloved daughter, Rosemary Winters, is living a healthy life. But struggling to come to terms with her innate special powers, she decides to dive into the world of the Megamycete’s consciousness, or the “realm of consciousness,” to seal them. What she discovers is an extraordinary world far from the reality of the past. A collection of memories of “that village” absorbed by the Megamycete.
Broken Pieces (Releases 31st October 2022)
When Elise and her fiance decided to leave urban life and settle near the French coast, she could not imagine that she would end up completely alone. Now, surrounded by strange phenomena in a dark, post-Cold War climate, Elise will have to investigate and unravel the mysteries surrounding the region of Saint-Exil, its ritualistic cult, and its lighthouse overlooking the coast. Broken Pieces is an action-packed investigative and adventure video game set in France. The game puts you in the shoes of Elise, a woman in her thirties who finds herself in the village of Saint-Exil in an imaginary region reminiscent of Brittany. Following an unexplained paranormal phenomenon, Elise is stuck, completely alone and out of time.
