Microsoft has revealed the full Xbox Game Pass April 2023 free games lineup, with the announcement of the second wave of titles.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers now know what's still on its way this month as Microsoft has confirmed the final seven titles joining the service in April 2023. Minecraft fans are in for a treat as the brand new spinoff Minecraft Legends is out now on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox and PC. Minecraft Legends ditches the classic Minecraft formula for tactical Real Time Strategy gameplay, in which you must command the various mobs of Minecraft to protect the Overworld from the Nether's piglin invasion.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers on PC get an exclusive treat this month as the Pokemon-esque Cassette Beasts arrives on Wednesday, April 26, launching straight into Xbox Game Pass at no extra cost. A day later on Thursday, April 27, The Last Case of Benedict Fox rounds out the Xbox Game Pass April 2023 lineup. This H.P. Lovecraft-inspired Metroidvania hosts a gorgeous early 20th-century aesthetic that stands out amongst the crowded genre.
Sadly, we also know what games are Leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2023. We've already lost eight titles earlier in the month, but on Sunday, April 30, we bid farewell to five more including the phenomenal Tetris Effect Connected and hidden gem Dragon Quest Builders 2 – both personal favourites of mine. At least we'll have Redfall to keep us busy a couple of days later on Tuesday, May 2.
Xbox Game Pass April 2023 free games
Here's the Xbox Game Pass April 2023 lineup in full. We'll update this list as more games are announced:
Goat Simulator – available now (console, PC, cloud)
Everspace 2 – available now (PC)
Iron Brigade – available now (console, cloud)
Loop Hero – available now (console, PC, cloud)
Ghostwire: Tokyo – available now (Xbox Series X|S, PC, cloud)
NHL 23 – available now (console)
Minecraft Legends – available now (console, PC, cloud)
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly – April 20 (console, PC, cloud)
Medieval Dynasty – April 20 (Xbox One)
Homestead Arcana – April 21 (console, PC, cloud)
Cassette Beasts – April 26 (PC)
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition – April 27 (console, PC, cloud)
The Last Case of Benedict Fox – April 27 (Xbox Series X|S, PC)
Leaving Xbox Game Pass April 2023
13 games are confirmed to be leave Xbox Game Pass this month, the following titles have left the service already:
Life is Strange: True Colors
Rainbow Six Extraction
Moonglow Bay
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos - Chicken Edition
The Long Dark
The Riftbreaker
Quantum Break
Panzer Corps 2
The following titles are set to leave Xbox Game Pass on Sunday, April, 30:
- Bugsnax
- Destroy All Humans!
- Dragon Quest Builders 2
- Tetris Effect: Connected
- Unsouled
And of course, you can always play the Xbox Game Pass March 2023 games for the time being, including Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom and Valheim.
