18 titles coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One this year

One of the biggest criticisms facing Microsoft is the lack of games, particularly exclusives, available for the Xbox. During the company’s E3 press conference, Microsoft addressed that criticism head on, revealing a total of 41 games coming to Xbox Game Pass at some point in the future.

Of that list, 11 — mostly all from Bethesda — were made available during the press conference, with an additional 18 slated to arrive day one this year. The games making their debut on Xbox Game Pass this year are:

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance – June 22, 2021
Microsoft Flight Simulator – July 27, 2021
The Ascent – July 29, 2021
Hades – August 13, 2021
Twelve Minutes – August 19, 2021
Psychoncauts 2 – August 25, 2021
Aragami 2 – September 17, 2021
Sable – September 23, 2021
The Gunk – September 2021
Back 4 Blood – October 12, 2021
Age of Empires IV – October 28, 2021
Forza Horizon 5 – November 9 , 2021
Halo Infinite – Holiday 2021
Shredders – December 2021
Scorn – 2021
Hello Neighbor 2 – 2021
The Anacrusis – 2021
Among Us – 2021

Not all of these games are Xbox exclusive, but Microsoft has a huge advantage over Sony in that all of these games will be released day one on Xbox Game Pass. That means anyone with a subscription to the service will be able to play them for free.