October 2025 is Now Ridiculously Stacked for Xbox Game Pass

Summary

• Three major games have already been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in October 2025.
• Keeper, Ninja Gaiden 4, and The Outer Worlds 2 are all coming to Game Pass that month.
• More games are coming to Game Pass in October, but have yet to be announced.

Thanks to the Xbox Games Showcase, October 2025 is now looking like it will be an incredibly exciting month for Xbox Game Pass. With an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, Xbox gamers get instant access to a massive library of games, as well as brand-new, day one releases that debut on the service.

Many would agree that 2025 has been one of the best years in Xbox Game Pass history. The first half of the year featured critically-acclaimed new additions like Blue Prince and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 along with surprise shadow drops like The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. The second half of 2025 is starting to take shape when it comes to Xbox Game Pass, with October 2025 already looking especially impressive.

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The recent Xbox Games Showcase was full of exciting Xbox Game Pass announcements, and by the end of it, it became clear that October 2025 is going to be one to remember for the subscription service. Three major Xbox Game Pass games were confirmed for October 2025, with Keeper, Ninja Gaiden 4, and The Outer Worlds 2 all launching that month. Xbox Game Pass subscribers can mark their calendars for October 17, October 21, and October 29, respectively.

New Xbox Game Pass Games Coming in October 2025

• Keeper – October 17
• Ninja Gaiden 4 – October 21
• The Outer Worlds 2 – October 29

Keeper is the new game from Double Fine, the acclaimed studio behind games like Psychonauts and Brutal Legend. It’s a visually-striking puzzle/adventure game where players take on the role of a living lighthouse. Ninja Gaiden 4, meanwhile, is the long-awaited fourth numbered installment in the action-packed 3D Ninja Gaiden games. And finally, The Outer Worlds 2 is a new sci-fi RPG from Obsidian that should greatly appeal to fans of the studio’s other first-person games.

Getting three major day one games in a single month will ensure that October 2025 is a particularly exciting month for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. But chances are there will be even more games added to the service in October that haven’t been revealed yet. New Xbox Game Pass games are added and confirmed on a regular basis, and fans won’t know the full scope of what to expect from October until the month itself rolls around.

October is still months away, but there are still plenty of exciting day one Xbox Game Pass games to look forward to in the near future as well. Xbox Game Pass has a number of heavy hitters on the way for June 2025, including FBC: Firebreak and Rematch, while Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers are coming in July. Gears of War: Reloaded will join Game Pass in August. The new game additions really aren’t slowing down and should add up to make 2025 one of the absolute-best years in Game Pass history.