Xbox’s October Game Pass and Id@xbox Showcase Highlights

WHO:

XBOX Wire - *Dodo Duckie* is among the Xbox Game Pass additions.

Game Informer - *Mr. Records* features George, who runs a record store, and his dog Buzz.

XBOX Wire - *Mr. Records* follows George as he connects with customers through music and the stories behind their records.

XBOX Wire - *Rustown* is developed by Plotrick.

XBOX Wire - *ZERO PARADES: Director’s Cut* is developed by ZA/UM.

Game Informer - *Magenta Down* follows a crew trying to survive on an exoplanet while scavenging resources and enduring injury and radiation.

Game Informer - *Love is a Roguelike* stars rogue space marshal Rex and his partner Lakshmi, who try to recover Lakshmi’s shattered memories while trapped in a time loop.

Game Informer - *Mr. Magpie’s Harmless Card Game* has players gamble their lives for cash in a corporate office and avoid Jerry cards.

Game Informer - *Waveling Island* lets players capture, train, and battle creatures, befriend island residents, and rebuild the island.

Game Informer - *Paper Shredder* tasks players with destroying confidential company documents for a $1 million payout, with support from a “Happiness Manager.”

Game Informer - *Vanran* is a Souls-like RPG about a human rebelling against captors in the Demon Realm.

Game Informer - *Graytail* follows a detective searching for a missing female pilot, gathering clues, solving puzzles, and taking medication for a persistent headache.

XBOX Wire - *Love is a Roguelite* combines turn-based tactics, deckbuilding, and dating-sim elements; its LoveSync system features 16 romantic pairings.

XBOX Wire - *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* includes a first look at Bigby’s redesigned werewolf form in its story trailer.

XBOX Wire - *ZERO PARADES: Director’s Cut* stars Hershel Wilk, a spy recalled for one last chance at redemption.

Eurogamer.net - Microsoft revealed the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games. Featured games include *The Séance of Blake Manor*, *Mouthwashing*, and *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade*.

Eurogamer.net - Matt Wales called *The Séance of Blake Manor* a “fantastically atmospheric” and “incredibly tense” adventure; the game ranked 19th on Eurogamer’s favorite-games list.

Eurogamer.net - Katherine described *Mouthwashing* as “a wildly inventive horror game that plays with the boundaries of time and space to exhilarating effect.”

Game Informer - 2 Ton Studios, creators of *Unto the End*, announced *Magenta Down*; Glee-Cheese Studio presented *Mr. Records*; Titan1Studios described *Love is a Roguelike* as “50 First Dates meets Edge of Tomorrow.”

Game Informer - *Mr. Magpie’s Harmless Card Game* features Mr. Magpie, a puppet voiced by Matt Mercer.

XBOX Wire - ID@Xbox and IGN presented an indie-games showcase; CRITICAL REFLEX titles featured included *Arctic Eggs*, *Mouthwashing*, and *No, I’m Not a Human*.

XBOX Wire - *Rustown* was developed by Plotrick; its protagonist is Jian.

WHAT:

Game Informer - *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC, in addition to PlayStation 5 and Xbox.

XBOX Wire - *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* will also launch on Xbox One.

XBOX Wire - *ZERO PARADES: Director’s Cut* will include full English voice-over.

XBOX Wire - *Rustown* supports Xbox Play Anywhere.

XBOX Wire - *Paper Shredder* supports Xbox Play Anywhere.

XBOX Wire - *Mr. Magpie’s Harmless Card Game* is coming to Game Pass and supports Xbox Play Anywhere.

XBOX Wire - *Graytail* supports Xbox Play Anywhere.

Game Informer - *Croak* is a hand-drawn 2D platformer starring the Frog Prince; its movement includes rolling into a ball to bounce between objects.

Game Informer - *Chronoscript: The Endless End* is a hand-drawn search-action game about an editor trapped inside an unfinished manuscript.

Game Informer - *Mr. Magpie’s Harmless Card Game* is a deckbuilder in which players flip cards, build synergies, and try to climb a corporate ladder.

Game Informer - *Graytail* includes combat with more than eight weapons, including a cane, umbrella, and crossbow.

XBOX Wire - *Chronoscript: The Endless End* features an Immortal Vampire and her Editor.

XBOX Wire - *Red Kiss* is coming to Xbox Series X|S and supports Xbox Play Anywhere.

Game Informer - *Zero Parades: Director’s Cut* adds new scenes totaling over 40,000 words, a new dramatic encounter, voice-over improvements, new clothing items, a new death screen, and inventory filtering.

Game Informer - *Shrek 2 Remastered* is also coming to PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

XBOX Wire - *Scramble Knights Online* is an MMO-lite action RPG in which players explore Terracott as knights-in-training, complete quests, and forge gear from loot.

XBOX Wire - *No, I’m Not a Human* has players interrogate strangers at their door to identify shape-shifting impostors.

Game Informer - *Shrek 2 Remastered* supports solo or co-op play for up to four players, locally or online; it adds improved visuals, Photo Mode, and instant character swapping.

XBOX Wire - *Chronoscript: The Endless End* features enemies called the Ruined, described as twisted remnants of people who died in the waking world; players grow stronger through exploration and combat.

XBOX Wire - *Croak* includes boss fights, hidden collectibles, distinct traversal abilities, and an online speedrunning leaderboard.

XBOX Wire - *Mr. Records* uses vinyl records to take players through musical platforming worlds, while sales unlock customer stories and friendships.

XBOX Wire - *Paper Shredder* is an incremental game involving shredding, sweeping, and upgrading to destroy piles of confidential records.

XBOX Wire - *Rustown* is a stealth adventure in which players avoid danger without fighting.

XBOX Wire - *ZERO PARADES: Director’s Cut* includes Backstage Mode and full English voice-over.

XBOX Wire - *Shrek 2 Remastered* preorders offer up to 20% off to Xbox Game Pass members and 10% off to non-members through November 9.

XBOX Wire - *Mouthwashing* is also coming to Xbox One; *No, I’m Not a Human* is coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

XBOX Wire - *Shrek 2 Remastered* includes Cheat Mode, and its preorder offers up to 20% off for Xbox Game Pass members and 10% off for non-members.

Eurogamer.net - The second Game Pass wave includes *Sandustry*, *Dodo Duckie*, *Scramble Knights Online*, *The Séance of Blake Manor*, *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade*, *Mouthwashing*, *Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted*, *Terrible Lizards*, and *Pit of Goblin*. The article lists their service tiers and platforms, including Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass, cloud, console, PC, and handheld.

Eurogamer.net - *The Séance of Blake Manor* is a supernatural detective mystery set around a young woman’s disappearance in remote Ireland in 1879. *Mouthwashing* is a first-person, PS1-style horror story aboard a spacefaring ship. *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade* is an enhanced version of the first part of the *Remake* trilogy.

Eurogamer.net - Games listed as leaving Game Pass on October 31 include *Day of the Tentacle Remastered*, *Dead Static Drive*, *Deep Rock Galactic*, *Full Throttle Remastered*, *Grim Fandango Remastered*, *Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris*, *Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga*, *Wartales*, and *Wildgate*. *Football Manager 26* and its Console Edition are listed as leaving November 10.

Game Informer - The showcase recap announced or featured games including *Magenta Down*, *Croak*, *Mr. Records*, *Chronoscript: The Endless End*, *Love is a Roguelike*, *Drill Keeper*, *Mr. Magpie’s Harmless Card Game*, *Waveling Island*, *A Game About Digging A Hole Together*, *Scramble Knights Online*, *Paper Shredder*, *Vanran*, *Rustown*, *Red Kiss*, *Graytail*, *Zero Parades: Director’s Cut*, *The Wolf Among Us Remastered*, and *Shrek 2 Remastered*.

XBOX Wire - *Arctic Eggs* became available for purchase on Xbox Series X|S; *Shrek 2 Remastered* became available for pre-order on Xbox Series X|S.

XBOX Wire - *A Game About Digging a Hole Together* supports up to four players, who dig, gather and sell resources, upgrade equipment, and seek buried treasure. *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* includes enhanced visuals, upgraded animation and audio, Noir Mode, bonus content, and restored playable deleted scenes.

WHERE:

XBOX Wire - *A Game About Digging a Hole Together* is set on a beach.

XBOX Wire - *Graytail*’s missing pilot vanished somewhere in the Pacific; the detective and pilot’s daughter investigate the island.

XBOX Wire - *Arctic Eggs* is set in a surreal Antarctic city.

XBOX Wire - *Graytail*’s missing pilot vanished somewhere in the Pacific.

Game Informer - *Magenta Down* is set on a harsh exoplanet; *Waveling Island* is set on a tropical island, where players can construct and decorate buildings.

XBOX Wire - *Scramble Knights Online* takes place in the shared online kingdom of Terracott; *Graytail*’s missing pilot vanished somewhere in the Pacific.

Eurogamer.net - *The Séance of Blake Manor* takes place in a remote part of Ireland; *Mouthwashing* is set aboard a ship traveling through space.

Game Informer - *Love is a Roguelike* is set on an asteroid; *Red Kiss* is set in Cold War-era Berlin; *Waveling Island* takes place on a tropical island.

XBOX Wire - *Chronoscript: The Endless End* features a 3D residence and 2D illustrated manuscript worlds; *Rustown* is set in a city where survivors of the “idiot virus” live.

WHEN:

Game Informer - *Paper Shredder* is scheduled for winter 2026; *Rustown* is scheduled for June 30, 2027.

XBOX Wire - *No, I’m Not a Human* is scheduled to arrive in 2027.

Eurogamer.net - Game Pass additions are listed for October 21, October 22, October 27, October 29, and November 3; *Pit of Goblin* is listed for November 3. Departures are listed for October 31 and November 10.

Game Informer - Announced release windows range from winter 2026 to November 2027. Specific dates include *Scramble Knights Online* on October 26, *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* on October 29, *Zero Parades: Director’s Cut* on November 3, *Shrek 2 Remastered* on November 10, and *A Game About Digging A Hole Together* on December 4.

XBOX Wire - *Mouthwashing* and *Scramble Knights Online* are listed for October 29 and October 26, respectively; *Shrek 2 Remastered* for November 10; *A Game About Digging a Hole Together* for December 4, 2026. Other announced windows include 2027, summer 2027, early 2027, spring 2027, fall 2027, and November 2027.

WHY:

XBOX Wire - Jian goes to Rustown after receiving a letter from her father, who disappeared three years earlier and whom she thought was dead; her search reveals conflict and prejudice as well as mutual care among residents.

Game Informer - In *Rustown*, Jian travels to find answers after receiving a letter from her father, who had disappeared.

XBOX Wire - The *A Game About Digging a Hole Together* players dig for treasure said to be buried beneath the beach.

HOW:

XBOX Wire - *Drill Keeper* is coming to Xbox Game Pass.

XBOX Wire - *Mr. Magpie’s Harmless Card Game* supports Xbox Play Anywhere.

XBOX Wire - *Drill Keeper* lets players design labyrinthine pathways and traps, and experiment with multiple heroes and factions.

XBOX Wire - *Chronoscript: The Endless End* moves between a 3D residence and 2D illustrated manuscript worlds.

XBOX Wire - *Red Kiss* introduces the vampire character Fritz, who has recently been resurrected.

XBOX Wire - *Rustown* is set five years after the “idiot virus” pandemic; survivors with lasting cognitive difficulties have gathered in the city.

Game Informer - *Drill Keeper* has players defend a Planetary Drill by building fortresses and other defenses while stripping destructible worlds for resources.

XBOX Wire - *Graytail* players investigate with the missing pilot’s daughter, using a cane and motorbike.

XBOX Wire - *Red Kiss* players build vampire agents’ trust and manipulate events in a tactical narrative RPG.

XBOX Wire - *VANRAN* features close-range combat, brutal boss encounters, and attacks on weak points of colossal monsters.

Game Informer - *Croak* uses tongue-grappling and bouncing movement; *Drill Keeper* combines deck-building and tower defense; *Scramble Knights Online* centers on cooperative exploration, quests, dungeons, monsters, and loot.

XBOX Wire - Many featured games support Xbox Play Anywhere, allowing play across console and PC at no additional cost. *Croak* is described as day-one Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere; *Scramble Knights Online* is described as launching on Game Pass.

(UPDATED October 22, 2026 10:11 UTC)

Microsoft has revealed a second wave of Xbox Game Pass additions, including *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade*, the horror game *Mouthwashing*, and supernatural mystery *The Séance of Blake Manor*. Other arrivals include *Dodo Duckie* and the MMO-style action RPG *Scramble Knights Online*, while several games are set to leave the service on October 31. An indie showcase also highlighted titles across a wide range of genres. *Magenta Down* follows a crew struggling to survive on an exoplanet, while *Love is a Roguelike* blends tactics, deckbuilding, and romance in a time-loop story. *Mr. Records* turns vinyl and customer stories into musical platforming. *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* is coming to Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, with a trailer revealing Bigby’s redesigned werewolf form. *Shrek 2 Remastered* is also planned for multiple platforms, with solo and co-op play for up to four people.

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(UPDATED October 22, 2026 03:09 UTC)

Microsoft has revealed the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games, while ID@Xbox and IGN showcased a broad lineup of indie titles. Game Pass additions include *The Séance of Blake Manor*, a supernatural detective mystery, the time-bending horror game *Mouthwashing*, and *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade*. The wave also features *Scramble Knights Online*, *Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted* and several other games. Meanwhile, the indie showcase introduced projects ranging from *Magenta Down*, about a crew struggling to survive on an exoplanet, to *Mr. Records*, where vinyl unlocks musical worlds and customer stories. Other highlights include *Croak*, a hand-drawn platformer, and *Graytail*, a detective adventure with combat and puzzles. *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* showed Bigby’s redesigned werewolf form, while *Shrek 2 Remastered* adds co-op for up to four players, improved visuals and Photo Mode. Game Pass listings also include upcoming departures, among them *Football Manager 26* on November 10.

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(UPDATED October 21, 2026 23:14 UTC)

Microsoft has unveiled the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games, including *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade*, *Mouthwashing*, and the supernatural mystery *The Séance of Blake Manor*, set in remote Ireland. An ID@Xbox and IGN showcase also spotlighted a broad lineup of indie games, from the creature-collecting adventure *Waveling Island* to *Magenta Down*, about a crew battling hazards on an exoplanet. *Mr. Records* turns vinyl into musical platforming worlds, while *Paper Shredder* has players destroying confidential files for a million-dollar payout. *Zero Parades: Director’s Cut* adds more than 40,000 words of new scenes, alongside voice-over improvements and other features. *Shrek 2 Remastered* is headed to current platforms with co-op for up to four players, improved visuals, and Cheat Mode. Its Xbox preorders offer discounts through November 9. Meanwhile, several games are scheduled to leave Game Pass on October 31, including *Deep Rock Galactic* and *Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga*.

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(UPDATED October 21, 2026 19:15 UTC)

Microsoft has revealed a new wave of Xbox Game Pass games, including *The Séance of Blake Manor*, *Mouthwashing* and *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade*. The lineup also includes *Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted*, *Scramble Knights Online* and several smaller titles, across different Game Pass tiers and platforms. *The Séance of Blake Manor* is a supernatural mystery about a disappearance in remote Ireland, while *Mouthwashing* is a space-set horror story. Several games are also leaving the service: most depart October 31, while *Football Manager 26* and its Console Edition leave November 10. An ID@Xbox and IGN showcase highlighted upcoming indie games, including *Magenta Down*, about survival on a dangerous exoplanet, and *Mr. Records*, where music helps a shopkeeper connect with customers. The showcase also featured *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* and *Shrek 2 Remastered*, which adds co-op, improved visuals and character swapping. Shrek preorders offer discounts through November 9.

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(UPDATED October 21, 2026 18:11 UTC)

Microsoft has revealed the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games, including *The Séance of Blake Manor*, *Mouthwashing* and *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade*. The lineup also includes *Sandustry*, *Dodo Duckie*, *Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted* and other titles, with availability across Game Pass tiers and platforms. Several games are scheduled to leave the service, including *Deep Rock Galactic* and *Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga* on October 31, followed by *Football Manager 26* on November 10. An ID@Xbox and IGN showcase also spotlighted a wide range of independent games. Among them, *Magenta Down* follows a crew struggling to survive on an irradiated exoplanet, while *Love is a Roguelike* blends tactical combat, deckbuilding and romance. *Waveling Island* focuses on creature battles and rebuilding, and *Paper Shredder* sends players after a million-dollar payout. Upcoming releases include *The Wolf Among Us Remastered* on October 29 and *Shrek 2 Remastered* on November 10.

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(UPDATED October 21, 2026 17:22 UTC)

Microsoft has revealed the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games, including *The Séance of Blake Manor*, *Mouthwashing* and *Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade*. The lineup also features *Sandustry*, *Dodo Duckie*, *Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted* and several other games, arriving across multiple platforms and service tiers. *The Séance of Blake Manor* is a supernatural detective mystery set in 1879, while *Mouthwashing* is a first-person horror story aboard a spaceship. An ID@Xbox and IGN showcase also spotlighted indie titles, including *Arctic Eggs*, *Croak* and *No, I’m Not a Human*. Among other announcements, *Rustown* follows Jian as she searches for answers about her missing father. *A Game About Digging a Hole Together* supports up to four players digging for buried treasure. Several games will leave Game Pass on October 31, with *Football Manager 26* leaving on November 10.