Xbox Game Pass Essential Game List

Playlist Team•Dec 18, 2025
Here are all the games included with the Xbox Game Pass Essential (formerly Core) service, an updated version of Games With Gold. Sort by "Recently Added" to see the newest additions to the catalog.

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1.8k hrs

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Among Us
Among Us
Innersloth
Descenders
Descenders
RageSquid
Dishonored 2
Dishonored 2
Arkane
Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal
Id Software
Fable Anniversary
Fable Anniversary
Virtuos Games
Fallout 4
Fallout 4
Bethesda Game Studios
Fallout 76
Fallout 76
Bethesda Game Studios
Forza Horizon 4
Forza Horizon 4
Turn 10 Studios
Gears 5
Gears 5
The Coalition
Grounded
Grounded
Obsidian Entertainment
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 5: Guardians
343 Industries
Halo Wars 2
Halo Wars 2
Creative Assembly
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Ninja Theory
Human Fall Flat
Human Fall Flat
No Brakes Games
Inside
Inside
Playdead
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Moon Studios
Psychonauts 2
Psychonauts 2
Double Fine
State of Decay 2
State of Decay 2
Undead Labs
The Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls Online
ZeniMax Online Studios
Astroneer
Astroneer
System Era Softworks