All Xbox Game Pass releases this month for console, cloud & PC (May 2024)

"It's gonna be May," Justin Timberlake once told us, and the fifth month of 2024 has some new Game Pass games for Xbox and PC players to follow up from last month's arrivals of ARK: Survival Ascended, LEGO 2K Drive, Eiyuden Chronicle and Star Wars Jedi Survivor.

It's still early, though, and we're expecting more announcements to come. For now, here's everything you can play.

Some big names are on their way in May, with titles like Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Immortals of Aveum, and Lords of the Fallen backing up the packed library of games.

This supports the excellent selection that's already been added so far this month, giving you plenty to play if you're feeling lost - or plenty to add to that ever-growing backlog!

Humanity was one of my favourite games released in 2023, so it's amazing that more people will be able to dive into its mind-bending puzzles.

It's also great to see so many day one released join the service this month like Little Kitty Big City, Hauntii, and Galacticare - but the biggest is no doubt Hellblade 2, which is certainly going to draw plenty of attention.

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In addition to these games, you can obtain a variety of perks at the moment with an Xbox Game Pass subscription. If you're curious to know what you can get, here are some of the perks on offer:

• 3 free months of Discord Nitro (valid until June 29, 2024)
• 3 free months of YouTube Premium
• Loot for games including Sea of Thieves, Smite, Exoprimal and more
• Overwatch 2 Season 10 Bundle including three skins

As of the time of writing, the following are leaving on May 15, as per the Xbox blog post:

• Eastern Exorcist (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Eiyuden Chronicle Rising (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Ghostlore (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Just Cause 4 Reloaded (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Norco (Cloud, Console, PC)
• SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Supraland Six Inches Under (Cloud, Console, PC)

There's another batch of games leaving on May 31 too, so make sure to pick these up and complete them before they drop out:

• Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Farworld Pioneers (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Pac-man Museum Plus (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Little Witch in the Woods (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Railway Empire II (Cloud, Console, and PC)

If you're new to the Xbox ecosystem, or just Xbox Game Pass in general, the easiest way to explain the service is that it's a subscription service for games.

Depending on the tier you opt for, you'll get access to a huge number of games, potentially across both Xbox consoles, your Windows PC, and even via your phone using cloud streaming.

Naturally, it wouldn't be worth the price if the games weren't of a certain level of quality, but Microsoft does a great job of curating its library with an array of bangers.

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Aside from first-party releases like Halo Infinite and Starfield, indie darlings like Celeste, and third-party games like Lies of P, there are also additional discounts available and a series of perks like the aforementioned Discord Nitro, starter packs for games like SMITE, and much more.

Perhaps my favourite perks, however, relate to Riot Games and EA.

If you link your Riot account and your Xbox Game Pass subscription, you'll unlock goodies in LoL, TFT, VALORANT, Wild Rift, and even Legends of Runeterra, which I've listed below:

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League of Legends

• All League of Legends Champions on Day One (including all 160+ released so far)
• +20% XP boost

League of Legends: Wild Rift

• All League of Legends Wild Rift Champions on Day One (including all 80+ released so far)
• +20% XP boost

Legends of Runeterra

• All cards in the Foundation set

Teamfight Tactics

• 1-Star Rare Little Legend
• 1 monthly Arena skin

VALORANT

• All Agents on Day One (including new arrival, Clove)
• +20% Match XP boost for Battle Pass and Events

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On the other hand, you also get additional content from EA, including a huge array of games, and additional discounts.

That means that with EA Play included in Game Pass, you'll get access to titles like Battlefield 2042, Dead Space Remake, and the criminally underrated Wild Hearts. There's also a huge number of classic titles included, too, including the Mass Effect Trilogy, Jade Empire, Mirror's Edge and the Crysis games.

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DOOM Eternal is included in all Game Pass plans

Xbox Game Pass, at the time of writing, comes in four tiers of membership:

Xbox Game Pass Core

• $9.99 per month.
• Includes online multiplayer
• Access to a library of 38 titles, including Forza Horizon 4, Halo 5, Hellblade and Fallout 4

Xbox Game Pass Console

• $10.99 per month
• Includes all Core benefits
• Access to Game Pass console library, including Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Dead By Daylight, Deathloop and hundreds more
• Includes EA Play and Riot benefits, as well as other perks

Xbox Game Pass PC

• $9.99 per month.
• Access to Game Pass PC library, including Far Cry 6, Palworld, Crusader Kings 3 and Forza Horizon 5
• Includes EA Play and Riot benefits, as well as other perks

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

• $16.99 per month.
• Includes all benefits of Core, Console and PC plans
• Access to both Console and PC libraries, and access to cloud gaming services on your device of choice

With an ever-changing library, you can always check our Xbox homepage for more updates. While you're choosing your games, why not check out the best monitors for the Xbox Series S, so you can play them in crisp detail?