Summary
September is fast approaching, and it’s time for another monthly refresh of the titles available onXbox Game Pass. Name aside, Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service available to players on PC, Xbox, and other devices capable of online game streaming. It includes hundreds of titles, ranging from Xbox classics to brand-new releases, and its library keeps growing with a handful of fresh titles added each month.
Butsome titles inevitably end up leaving Game Passto make room for all those new releases. Still, there’s a net gain in the number of titles available so far, with only two confirmed to be leaving the service so far. Without further ado, and with all the information available at the time of writing, here’s everything players can expect from Game Pass in September 2024.
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PC
September 24
Age of Mythologywill be followed byFrostpunk 2on September 20. This is likely the most anticipated Game Pass release this month, a sequel to the originalFrostpunk, a city builder set in a bleak, frozen-over world. Blending the best elements of strategy and survival,Frostpunkis a unique game that builds on the many success stories to come out of both genres - and now, it proves inspiration in its own right for the upcoming sequel.
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The last strategy game confirmed for Game Pass this September isAra: History Untold, to be released on September 24.Arahas often been compared to theCivilizationseries, and is under development by former Firaxis employees. It allows players to select from a roster of world leaders with different abilities, and develop their societies via destruction or diplomacy in an alternate history spanning multiple centuries.
As for vehicle sims, Game Pass is getting two this month:Star Truckeron September 3, andTrain Sim World 5on September 17.Train Sim World 5is the latest in a long line of similar games, featuring over 100 different train routes and locomotives for players to conduct.Star Truckerhas a bit of a unique twist: though it plays similarly to any other truck sim, it’s set entirely in an Americana-tinged vision of outer space.
PC, Xbox
September 1
Although rumors abound of a huge month for Game Pass, with 17 titles coming to the service this September, only five have thus far been officially been confirmed. Other games may be announced for departure later in the month, but Game Pass generally gives players a short grace period in case they want to finish their save files or purchase the games at their discounted rates. For now, this is everything players can expect fromXbox Game Passin September 2024.
